IPL 2025 Playoffs Situation© BCCI/Sportzpics
Reigning champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have crashed out of the playoffs race within the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 after their sport in opposition to Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) was washed out as a result of rain. Not a single ball was bowled within the first sport following the resumption of IPL 2025, as heavy and protracted rain saved the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium underneath covers all through Saturday night. Consequently, each RCB and KKR get one level every. Because of this 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 least a type 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. Nonetheless, 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 all the way down to net-run-rate.
KKR have endured a disappointing season. After romping to a dominant title win in 2024, the lads 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 underneath new captain Ajinkya Rahane.
An deserted dwelling 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.
In the meantime, Gujarat Titans and Punjab Kings are additionally one win away from securing qualification to the playoffs, whereas Mumbai Indians want two wins to positively guarantee development.
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