IPL 2025 Playoffs Scenario© BCCI/Sportzpics
Reigning champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have crashed out of the playoffs race within the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 after their recreation in opposition to Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) was washed out as a result of rain. Not a single ball was bowled within the first recreation following the resumption of IPL 2025, as heavy and protracted rain saved the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium below covers all through Saturday night. As a consequence, each RCB and KKR get one level every. This signifies that KKR can attain a most of 14 factors, which will not be sufficient to safe them a playoffs spot.
With fourth-placed Mumbai Indians (MI) and fifth-placed Delhi Capitals (DC) going through one another later within the season, it ensures that at the very least a kind of two groups will certainly end above KKR.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru, in the meantime, edge nearer to a playoffs spot. The no consequence takes RCB to 17 factors and provisionally on high of the IPL 2025 desk. However, a mathematical miracle might nonetheless see them eradicated.
If RCB lose their remaining two matches, DC win two matches, PBKS win one and MI win each, it might depart three groups on 17 factors, and qualification would come right down to net-run-rate.
KKR have endured a disappointing season. After romping to a dominant title win in 2024, the boys in purple misplaced three essential cogs on the mega public sale, within the type of captain Shreyas Iyer, pacer Mitchell Starc and opener Phil Salt. KKR have suffered from inconsistency all through the season. They misplaced 5 of their first eight matches below new captain Ajinkya Rahane.
An deserted residence match in opposition to Punjab Kings dealt an enormous blow to KKR earlier within the season, and now it’s yet one more deserted match that has seen them get knocked out.
Meanwhile, Gujarat Titans and Punjab Kings are additionally one win away from securing qualification to the playoffs, whereas Mumbai Indians want two wins to undoubtedly guarantee development.
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