Delhi: The Indian Premier League (IPL) has so far held 58 matches in 2025. However, so far no team has been able to qualify for the playoffs. At the same time, four teams have been out of the tournament. Today, i.e. Sunday, May 18, the situation can change completely. After today’s two matches, three teams can reach the playoffs.
Former Team India opener and expert Akash Chopra has explained this entire playoff equation in easy language. In the first match, Rajasthan Royals (RR) will face Punjab Kings (PBKS) and in the second match Delhi Capitals (DC) will fight Gujarat Titans (GT). Both matches are very important because after today the picture of the points table can be clear.
Current condition of points table
RCB defeated KKR and made it to the top with 17 points. Gujarat Titans is second with 16 points. Punjab Kings have 15 points and are in third place. At number four is Mumbai Indians (Mi), who has 14 points. Delhi Capitals are at number five with 13 points. The team of Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) is still in the race, but they have only 10 points and are at number seven.
If Rajasthan and Gujarat wins today…
According to Akash Chopra, if the Rajasthan team defeats Punjab, then RCB will get a playoff ticket. On the other hand, if GT defeats Delhi, Shubman Gill’s team will qualify directly. In this situation, RCB will have 17 points and 18 points of GT. Both teams will reach the next round.
If Punjab and Gujarat wins then…
If PBKs beat Rajasthan and defeat Gujarat Delhi, then RCB, GT and PBKS will get the playoff tickets. In this situation, both Bengaluru and Punjab will have 17-17 points, while Gujarat will have 18 points. All three teams will qualify.
If both Punjab and Delhi win…
If both the matches of Punjab and Delhi win today, then no team will get a firm playoff ticket yet. Punjab will have 17 points in account and 15 points in Delhi. Then the rest of the teams will have to wait for the next matches to qualify.
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