The IPL 2025 play-offs picture is complete as five-time champions Mumbai Indians sealed the remaining last-four spot with a commanding 59-run win over Delhi Capitals in a crucial encounter at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday.
With this result, DC, who have 13 points from as many games, have been eliminated from the race to the play-offs.
This will be Mumbai's 11th play-offs appearance in the 18-year-old league.
Gujarat Titans, Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings have already qualified for the play-offs.
Apart from DC, Chennai Super Kings, Rajasthan Royals, Lucknow Super Giants, Sunrisers Hyderabad, and Kolkata Knight Riders are also out of contention.
Here's a team-wise breakdown of the qualification scenarios:
Gujarat Titans
Gujarat Titans continued their incredible run in IPL 2025 as they trounced Delhi Capitals by 10 wickets to qualify for the play-offs with two games to spare.
This is the third time in four seasons that 2022 champions Titans have progressed to the play-offs.
Titans are top of the standings with nine wins from 12 matches.
They will be looking to win their final two games against Lucknow Super Giants and Chennai Super Kings and finish among the top two.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Titans' victory also ensured RCB's qualification to the play-offs stage.
Having earned one point after their match against KKR was abandoned because of rain, RCB are second in the standings with 17 points from 12 matches.
They face Sunrisers Hyderabad (May 23) and Lucknow Super Giants (May 27) in their last two matches.
Punjab Kings
Punjab Kings qualified for their first IPL play-off in 11 years.
Under coach Ricky Ponting and captain Shreyas Iyer, PBKS are enjoying one of their best IPL campaigns, with eight wins from 12 matches and one washout (vs KKR).
They announced themselves as one of the title favourites after beating Rajasthan Royals by 10 runs.
This is only their third play-offs, having made it to the last-four stage in 2008 and 2014.
They will take on Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians in their last two games.
Mumbai Indians
After a slow start, MI have bounced back with six wins in a row and qualified for the play-offs in style with a thumping win over fellow hopefuls Delhi Capitals.
It was a must-win match for Mumbai against DC and they rose to the occasion when it mattered the most.
With veterans Jasprit Bumrah, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, and Hardik Pandya hitting form, MI look dangerous.
Despite qualifying just once in the last four seasons and not winning the title since 2020, MI are peaking at the right time. Hardik and Co. will be vying for a top-two finish when they take on Punjab Kings in their last league match on May 26.
Delhi Capitals
Delhi Capitals' hopes of advancing to the play-offs were dashed after suffering a 59-run defeat at the hands of Mumbai.
DC started the season brightly with five wins from their first six games but have stumbled thereafter with just one victory from their last six matches, while their game against Sunrisers Hyderabad was abandoned because of rain.
They have one match remaining, against Punjab Kings, but even if they win that game, their maximum possible points (15) would not be enough to surpass MI.
Kolkata Knight Riders
Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders became the fourth team to be knocked out of IPL 2025.
Their fate was sealed after their match against RCB was washed out without a ball being bowled in Bengaluru. They are placed sixth with 12 points from 13 games, including two abandoned games because of rain.
They will face Sunrisers Hyderabad in their last match on May 25.
Lucknow Super Giants
LSG's play-off hopes vanished following the six-wicket defeat to SRH.
With captain Rishabh Pant out of form and international stars struggling, LSG have just five wins from 12 games.
Having won only once in their last six, they will have their task cut out when they face table-toppers GT and RCB in their remaining two fixtures.
Rajasthan Royals
2008 champions Rajasthan Royals were the second team to drop out playoffs after CSK. Though they handsomely beat CSK in their last game of the season, it proved to be too little, too late.
Despite some exciting performances from openers Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal, Royals have managed just four wins from 14 matches.
Captain Sanju Samson's absence for most of the season and poor bowling performances hurt their chances.
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Last season's runners-up Sunrisers Hyderabad are out of the play-off race.
Their misfiring batting unit has let them down, as they managed to win just four of 12 matches while one game was washed out.
They will be playing for pride when the take on RCB, who have already qualified for the play-offs, and KKR, who are out of contention, in their remaining two games.
Chennai Super Kings
CSK have had one of their worst seasons and will miss the play-offs for the second year running.
Their auction strategy backfired, and injuries to captain Ruturaj Gaikwad made things worse.
Even the return of the legendary Mahendra Singh Dhoni to the captaincy couldn't turn things around.
With just three wins from 13 matches, they are set for their worst-ever finish. Their previous low was in 2022 with four wins from 14 games.
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