IPL 2025 Ranking All 10 Teams Probability to Qualify for Playoffs
RCB and Delhi Capitals, the favorites in our ranking of all 10 teams chances to qualify for the Playoffs of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.
The 2025 edition of Indian Premier League is almost at the halfway stage, and we have to say, this has to one of the most competitive tournaments in the history of the IPL. The fact that we are almost at the halfway stage, and the first and the last team is seperated by just 6 points shows how competitive this tournament has been so far. We have seen that CSK, SRH, and RR haven’t been good this season, but they have still managed to win 2 games, and have lost a few games by a whisker.
The first half of the IPL is generally where teams experiment a lot with regards to their playing 11. While some teams find the ideal combination in the first 1-2 matches, there are a few teams who take 5-6 matches to get their desired combination. While quality teams like CSK, SRH, and MI may be strangling in the bottom half of the points table currently, second-half is where things change, and quality teams comeback harder.
The IPL is designed in such a way that each team has to play 14 matches, irrespective of whether they are already qualified or eliminated from the Playoffs race. Hence, the excitement in the tournament is usually persisted till the end of the tournament. So, with each team still having almost 7-8 matches left, let’s analyze the pending fixtures, and look at the ranking of all 10 teams, in their race to qualify for the Playoffs of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.
IPL 2025 Ranking All 10 Teams Chances to Qualify for Playoffs
#10: Rajasthan Royals (RR)
Current Points: 4 // Pending Fixtures: LSG (h), RCB (a), GT (h), MI (h), KKR (a), CSK (a) & PBKS (h) // Predicted Points: 10
RR are currently 7th in the points table with just 2 wins from 7 games. RR have a quality side, but poor batting-order changes, and surprising bowling changes have seen them lose a few close contests. There is quality in the team still, and they have four home matches and three away matches pending. Analyzing the fixtures, expect them to win 2-3 matches, and end up at 8-10 points. The away matches against KKR, CSK, and RCB, and home match against MI will be the most difficult ones for them.
#9: Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
Current Points: 4 // Pending Fixtures: MI (a), SRH (h), PBKS (h), RCB (a), KKR (a), RR (h) & GT (a) // Predicted Points: 10
If there is one team where nothing has worked for them this season, it has to be the Chennai Super Kings. Given the team plays traditional watchful T20 cricket, things haven’t gone in their favor. Add to this the form of their players, and loss of their Captain, Ruturaj Gaikwad. The road to playoffs definitely looks difficult for the CSK team, but still expect them to win at least 3 matches from here to end on 10 points.
#8: Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
Current Points: 4 // Pending Fixtures: MI (h), CSK (a), GT (a), DC (h), KKR (h), RCB (a) & LSG (a) // Predicted Points: 12
If there is one team that has disappointed the most in this IPL, it is the SRH team. With such huge potential in the side, the team has not managed to win a lot of games, and are currently in 9th position with 2 wins from 7 games. However, there is solid potential in the team, and given they play Hero-zero type of cricket, expect them to do well in 3-4 matches from here on to end on 12 points.
#7: Gujarat Titans (GT)
Current Points: 8 // Pending Fixtures: DC (h), KKR (a), RR (a), SRH (h), MI (a), DC (a), LSG (h) & CSK (h) // Predicted Points: 14
Gujarat Titans are currently 2nd in the points table, but the road hasn’t been smooth for them so far. They have performed well in the bowling department, and the top-order has been excellent. The dependance on the top-order might harm them in pressure matches. They have won 2 at home, and 2 away from home so far. Their key matches will be against KKR, SRH, MI, and LSG. Overall, expect GT to win 3 from here to end up on 14 points.
#6: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
Current Points: 6 // Pending Fixtures: GT (h), PBKS (h), DC (a), RR (h), CSK (h), SRH (a) & RCB (a) // Predicted Points: 14
The defending champions, KKR haven’t had the best of IPL so far with just 3 wins from 7 games. While there is huge potential in this team, they have goofed up in the batting on a few occasions. With 7 more matches pending including 4 at home, expect KRK to win 4 matches from here to end on 14 points. While home matches may not be an issue for them if spin-friendly pitches are prepared, away matches against DC, SRH, and RCB will be very crucial.
#5: Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)
Current Points: 8 // Pending Fixtures: RR (a), DC (h), MI (a), PBKS (a), RCB (h), GT (h) & SRH (h) // Predicted Points: 14
The LSG team under the leadership of Rishabh Pant has had a good tournament so far with 4 wins from 7 games. While things have gone in favor of LSG on a few occasions, they might be a in tricky place with respect to their Playoffs qualification. With 7 more matches pending, expect LSG to win 3 of those 7 games to end up on 14 points. They may still qualify at 14 points, but the team might face tough competition from PBKS, KKR, and GT, who could also be in a similar stage as LSG in terms of qualification.
#4: Punjab Kings (PBKS)
Current Points: 8 // Pending Fixtures: RCB (a), RCB (h), KKR (a), CSK (a), LSG (h), DC (h), MI (h) & RR (a) // Predicted Points: 14
The PBKS team has been like a breath of fresh air under the leadership of Shreyas Iyer. Iyer has led the team beautifully, and it also reflects in the points table with 4 wins from 6 games. While PBKS have a fresh approach for this season, they do have the problems of their own, and with inexperience in their batting, it can be tricky in pressure situations as we had seen against KKR. Expect PBKS to win 3 matches from here with their most difficult matches being against KKR, CSK, LSG & MI.
#3: Mumbai Indians (MI)
Current Points: 6 // Pending Fixtures: CSK (h), SRH (a), LSG (h), RR (a), GT (h), PBKS (a) & DC (h) // Predicted Points: 16
After starting miserably, the Mumbai Indians have made a good comeback in their last few matches, and are currently 7th with 3 wins from 7 games. Match-on-match, the MI team has seen improvement in their performance, and have almost got their ideal playing 11. With 7 more games pending, expect MI to come hard at teams, and win at least 5 of those games to end on 16 points. They still have a strong playing 11, and given they handle pressure situations, expect MI to be one of the favorites from here to qualify for the Playoffs.
#2: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)
Current Points: 8 // Pending Fixtures: PBKS (h), PBKS (a), RR (h), DC (a), CSK (h), LSG (a) SRH (h) & KKR (h) // Predicted Points: 18
The RCB team is third on the points table with 8 points from 6 games. The team has played above their weights, and have lost two close matches so far. Given they won all four matches away from home should be encouraging signs for them. Expect RCB to make a good comeback at home for here on, and overall win 5 of their remaining 8 fixtures to end on 18 points. They most difficult fixtures for RCB include DC, LSG, and KKR.
#1: Delhi Capitals (DC)
Current Points: 10 // Pending Fixtures: GT (a), LSG (a), RCB (h), KKR (h), SRH (a), PBKS (a), GT (h) & MI (a) // Predicted Points: 18
Delhi Capitals have been the most impressive team so far in the competition, and they have 5 wins from 6 games. While they have wins by their side, two of their wins have been very close, and that shows their journey hasn’t been so smooth. With important matches against KKR, SRH, and MI pending, expect DC to win 4 more matches from here on to end on 18 points, and be the table toppers.
So, that’s about the ranking of all 10 teams best playoffs qualification chances for IPL 2025. Predicting the table is one of the most difficult things to do as every match is unique, and the team that does well on that particular day wins the match. Having said that, there are no major weakness in any team, and that should only increase the competitiveness of the tournament. Hence, expect this tournament to go down the wire, and barring the top 2 teams, we can expect 14 points as the qualification cut-off for this year’s IPL.
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