IPL 2025 Playoffs:
Punjab and RCB will clash in the first qualifier, Gujarat and Mumbai will battle in the eliminator.
IPL 2025:
After 70 league matches, now it is the turn of the IPL 2025 playoffs, which will start from May 29. The four teams that have reached the IPL 2025 playoffs are Punjab Kings, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians.
Table Points.
Now only the playoff matches of the league are to be played. Last night, on 27 May, RCB achieved a thrilling victory against Lucknow and has secured the second position in the points table.
Now the team will have to play Qualifier 1 against Punjab Kings. Apart from this, Gujarat and Mumbai are going to face each other in the eliminator match. Let us know when and where the matches will be played between the two teams.
The first qualifier match will be played between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore on Thursday at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Punjab Kings topped the points table in the league stage. On Tuesday, RCB defeated Lucknow by 6 wickets to finish second.
The winning team Direct entered the final Match.
Let us tell you that Punjab Kings entered the first qualifier for the first time. At the same time, RCB, which performed brilliantly in the current season, is considered a strong contender for the title. In such a situation, an exciting match is expected between the two teams.
The winner of the first qualifier between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore will enter the final directly. After this, the winning team will prepare for the final to be held on June 3. The losing team will get a second chance to reach the final. They will play the second qualifier.
Head to Head: GT vs MI.
After this, the eliminator match will be played between Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians on 30 May. This match will be a do or die situation for both the teams. Because the winning team will go to the second qualifier, while the losing team's journey will end. That is, the losing team will be out of the tournament.
Gujarat Titans performed well in the current IPL, but their performance has declined in the last few matches. It will not be easy for them to defeat the five-time champion Mumbai Indians. Therefore, this match will also be exciting.
Who will face each other in Qualifier 2.
Let us tell you that the team that loses in the first qualifier will face the winner of the eliminator in the second qualifier. Whoever wins this match will enter the final. The first and second qualifiers in the playoffs will be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad while the eliminator match will be played in Mullanpur.
Qualifier 1 will be played between: RCB-PBKS.
RCB defeated LSG in the last match of the league and earned 19 points, after which the team confirmed its place in the top-2. Punjab was already at the top with 19 points. Although Mumbai and Gujarat also had a chance, but Mumbai lost to Punjab and then Gujarat had to face defeat twice in a row at the hands of Lucknow and Chennai. In such a situation, now the qualifier match between RCB and PBKS will be played on 29 May in New Chandigarh.
Top-2 teams will have two chances.
The top-2 teams in the points table of IPL 2025 will have two chances to reach the final. If a team loses, it will have to play Qualifier 2. For example, if Punjab loses Qualifier 1 against RCB, then the team has a chance to play Qualifier 2. The team winning Qualifier 1 will reach the final directly. Whereas the team losing Qualifier 1 will have to play Qualifier 2 against the team winning the Eliminator.
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