3 IPL Playoffs Scenario For Qualifier 1: While the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) had already been out of the playoffs race—not least that they were guaranteed to finish in the 10th position, taking the wooden spoon for the first time in their IPL history—they received plenty of support from fans apart from CSK fans in their tussle against the Gujarat Titans (GT) as they closed out their season.
CSK ended their disastrous IPL 2025 season with a massive win over the Titans. MS Dhoni’s side won the GT vs CSK encounter on Sunday in Ahmedabad by a whopping 83 runs, which is the biggest defeat in terms of runs for GT.
This was the last league game for both teams, and though CSK won the match and their fans took it as a consolation win that promised some positives to take in the next season, this victory of CSK’s was celebrated equally by the fans of three other franchises: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), Punjab Kings (PBKS), and Mumbai Indians (MI).
This is because GT’s loss means that all these other three franchises that have qualified for the playoffs—RCB, PBKS, and MI—need a win in their last league game to secure a top-two finish; their fate is back in their own hands heading into the last couple of days of the league stage.
This is the current points table situation. GT are still at the top with 18 points, but have no more matches left to play. PBKS are second and RCB are third, both with 17 points each, and MI follow them with 16 points—these three have a game in hand.
Their remaining matches are PBKS vs MI on Monday in Jaipur and RCB vs LSG on Tuesday in Lucknow.
How Can RCB, MI, PBKS Finish In Top Two After GT’s Loss Against CSK, 3 IPL Playoffs Scenario For Qualifier 1
- The winner of the MI vs PBKS match is certain to finish in the top two and qualify for Qualifier 1.
- If RCB beat LSG, they will also finish in the top two and enter Qualifier 1.
- If RCB lose against LSG, GT will finish in the second position and reach Qualifier 1.
- If MI vs PBKS match ends without a result, meaning both share one point each (PBKS will get to 18 in this case and their NRR is lower than GT), then GT will qualify for Qualifier 1, and depending on RCB’s result against LSG, one of RCB and PBKS will meet GT in Qualifier 1.
- If RCB’s match gets washed out, then the winner of MI vs PBKS and GT will qualify for Qualifier 1.
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