IPL 2025 Playoffs Scenario: Which will be the top 2 team of playoffs? Opportunity to reach top near Mumbai

New Delhi. The Indian Premier League is about to end against the 2025 league stage. There are only two matches left before the playoffs and the team reaching the top will be decided after this. Gujarat Titans, Punjab Kings, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians have confirmed the place for the playoffs, but it has not been decided which teams will be in the top 2. After the defeat in their last league match against Chennai Super Kings, Table Toppers Gujarat has been decided to withdraw from the first place. Now they can only expect the second place but it is not in their hands because they have to depend on the result of the rest of the teams.

At this time, if you look at the points table, then the team of Gujarat is first and Punjab Kings is second. Royal Challengers Bangalore is third while Mumbai’s team is in fourth place. The defeat of Gujarat and Punjab team in the last match has changed the top 2 equation. Gujarat, who dominated the entire tournament, has lost the last two matches. This means that the remaining three teams – PBKS, RCB and MI are all in the race to top the table.

Five -time IPL champion Mumbai returns have been excellent. The team started their season with four defeats in five matches. Hardik Pandya -led team has lost only one match and reached the playoffs. With 16 points in 13 matches, they will play the next match against PBKS and the winner will surely make it to the top two.

How can Mumbai top the table

Mumbai Indians have NET Run-RER (NRR) 1.292, which is best among all 10 teams of this season. They will now face PBKS in Jaipur on Monday. Due to Gujarat Titans losing his last two matches, he cannot stay on top in standing. The team that won the match between Mumbai and Punjab will replace Shubman Gill’s GT from the first place.

The losing team will be out of the top two race

Mumbai currently has 16 points and if managed to defeat Punjab, we will reach 18 points. Due to better net run rate than Gujarat (0.254), you will occupy the top. However, after this, the team will be hopeful that RCB loses Lucknow Super Giants in their final league match. RCB has 17 points and can win the last match and get the top position by taking 19 points.

Mumbai’s defeat will put him in fourth place

At the end of the IPL league stage, teams living in the first top two are face to face in the first qualifier. The team that won this match will make it to the finals directly. The losers will have to face the winter winter team in another qualifier. There is a second chance to make a place in the title match. The third and fourth-ranked teams are face to face in the eliminator.