IPL 2025 has entered its last phase. 3 teams are already out of the playoff race, but the interesting thing is that till now not a single team has confirmed its place in the last-4. The league stage matches are about to end, so the playoff race has become exciting. If we look at the current state of the points table, then the place of three teams in the playoffs seems almost confirmed. Know here how much hope is left for which team to go to the playoffs.
3 teams are out
A total of ten teams are participating in IPL 2025, out of which three have been eliminated from the playoff race. The names of these 3 teams are chennai Super Kings (CSK), Sunrisers hyderabad (SRH) and rajasthan Royals (RR). However, these three teams can spoil the playoff equation of other teams by winning the next matches.
These 3 teams have confirmed their place in the playoffs!
At present, RCB is closest to making it to the playoffs, which has 16 points and it still has 3 league stage matches left. Even if royal challengers Bangalore loses all the remaining three matches, it will still have a chance to go to the playoffs. On the other hand, if RCB registers one more win, then its place in the last-4 will be confirmed. The second name is punjab Kings, which has 15 points in 11 matches. If this team captained by shreyas iyer registers even one win in the remaining 3 matches, then its place in the playoffs will also be almost confirmed.
The third team closest to going to the playoffs is gujarat Titans, which has got 14 points in 10 matches. gujarat can not only go to the playoffs but it also has a golden opportunity to become the table topper. gujarat can reach 22 points by winning all its remaining matches.
Sword hanging over 4 teams
There is a competition between four teams for the fourth place in the playoffs. mumbai Indians, kolkata Knight Riders, lucknow Super Giants and delhi Capitals are fighting for the fourth place. At present, if points, remaining matches and net run rate are considered as the basis, then MI seems to be the fourth team to go to the playoffs. If mumbai wins even one of the remaining 3 matches, then its place in the playoffs will be almost confirmed.
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