IPL 2025 Top-Two Finish Scenario For GT, RCB, PBKS, And MI: While the top four teams for the IPL playoffs this season had been finalised a few days ago, their eventual standings i. e. who will finish in the top two, is not yet decided as we move into the last four matches of the league stage.
Three of the last four league stage games will see the top four sides clash and battle for a top-two finish. The four teams who have qualified for the playoffs of IPL 2025 are Gujarat Titans (GT), Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Mumbai Indians (MI).
Until a few days ago, it seemed likely that GT and RCB would finish in the top two, and they would be followed by MI and PBKS. However, the results in the last games of these teams have made the last round of matches in the league phase really interesting, with plenty at Stake.
The playoffs team would want to finish in the top two as the top two sides meet in Qualifier 1, where, while the winner enters the final, the loser still gets one more opportunity to reach the final by playing the winner of the Eliminator, which is the clash between the third and fourth placed teams.
All four teams have played 13 games each. Ahead of GT’s last league match, which is on Sunday afternoon against CSK in Ahmedabad, GT are at the top of the table with 18 points. They are followed by PBKS and RCB, both with 17 points each, and MI have 16 points. This means that all four teams have the chance of finishing in the top two.
In their last games, GT will play CSK on Sunday, PBKS and MI will meet on Monday, and RCB will play the final league match on Tuesday against LSG.
IPL 2025 Top-Two Finish Scenario For GT, RCB, PBKS, And MI
Gujarat Titans (Points: 18, net run rate: 0.602) Remaining match: vs CSK
If GT win against CSK, they will end up with 20 points and will certainly finish at the top of the points table. But if they lose, they could drop out of the top two as two of RCB, PBKS, and MI can move ahead of them by winning their last matches; MI have a much better NRR than GT.
GT can still finish in the second position if they lose to CSK and end up with 18 points, if RCB lose their match against LSG and remain on 17 points.
Punjab Kings (Points: 17, net run rate: 0.327) Remaining match: vs MI
PBKS lost their previous match to Delhi Capitals, and that has hurt them. With 17 points now, PBKS must defeat MI to remain in contention for a top two, which would take them to 19 points. If GT lose to CSK and PBKS beat MI, then PBKS will finish in the top two.
But, if GT beat CSK, and even if PBKS beat MI, then PBKS will have to hope that either RCB lose to LSG or RCB don’t beat LSG by a big enough margin that they could overtake them on NRR.
RCB (Points: 17, net run rate: 0.255) Remaining match: vs LSG
RCB will play the 70th match of the league stage, so they will know the exact equation they need to finish in the top two. If GT and PBKS lose their matches, then RCB only need to beat LSG for a top-two finish.
If GT beat CSK and PBKS beat MI, then RCB will have to defeat LSG by a big margin that would boost their NRR over PBKS. If either GT or PBKS lose their game, then RCB need to only win against LSG to seal a top-two spot.
Mumbai Indians (Points: 16, net run rate: 1.292) Remaining match: vs PBKS
MI still have a chance of finishing in the top two. For that, MI have to beat PBKS and pray that either GT or RCB lose their last match, then MI will end up in the top two. if GT lose to CSK, then MI will have to only beat PBKS as their NRR is better than GT’s. If GT beat CSK, then MI will have to beat PBKS and hope that LSG beat RCB.
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