Delhi: The Indian Premier League (IPL) is now only 23 matches left in the 2025 league stage and the playoff race is getting exciting day by day. Currently, the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) topped the points table with 14 points and has almost confirmed its place in the playoffs. Bangalore now needs another win to reach the final four.
Gujarat Titans (GT), which lost to Rajasthan Royals (RR) on Monday, is still strong in the playoff race with 12 points. Mumbai Indians (Mi) also seems to be a strong contender with similar marks.
Punjab Kings (11 points) and Lucknow Super Giants (10 digits) are also maintaining their expectations. On the other hand, the expectations of Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) are now almost water again, while the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) playoffs have almost closed.
Rajasthan Royals have also kept their playoff hopes alive by defeating Gujarat Titans on Monday in Jaipur. At the same time, Delhi Capitals (DC) and defending winner Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are still in the race to qualify, however, they have difficult matches in front of them.
Delhi Capitals (12 points)
Delhi Capitals, playing under the captaincy of Akshar Patel, had to face defeat against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the last match. However, the team does not need to panic at the moment. Delhi has so far scored 12 points in 9 matches and will have to register only 2 wins in the remaining 5 matches to make it to the playoffs. If Delhi wants to finish the top two places, then they have to win 3 or 4 matches.
Kolkata Knight Riders (7 points)
Kolkata Knight Riders’ last match against Punjab Kings was canceled due to rain, which made their situation a bit difficult. KKR now has 7 points in 9 matches in his account. If the team wins all the remaining 5 matches, then it will have 17 points, which will be sufficient to make a place in the playoffs. But, if they lose a single match, they will have a maximum of 15 points, which may prove to be insufficient for the playoffs this season.
Rajasthan Royals (6 digits)
Rajasthan Royals have maintained their hopes in the playoff race by registering a stunning victory over the Gujarat Titans. However, he has a tough challenge now. RR has so far scored 6 points in 10 matches and they will have to win their remaining four matches to reach the playoffs, so that they can reach 14 points. Even after this, they will have to depend on the results of other teams.
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