The Indian Premier League (IPL) is giving a final week filled with 2025 drama, the playoff berth has already been sealed-but the fight for the important top-two spots is still widespread. As the wind is blowing on the league stage, four qualified teams – Gujarat Titans, Punjab Kings, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians – are in a terrible race for a strategic profit in the playoffs.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!Despite qualifying early, all four teams have faltered since then. Since the top-four places were sealed, five of the seven final league matches have been played, and three of the top four teams are shown in four-GT, PBKS and RCB-un-out, defeated each time. Who is that IPL player?The Gujarat Titans, who were sitting comfortably at the top with 18 points and a healthy net run rate, had to face two back-to-back necklaces, remembering the opportunity to seal a top-two finish.Standing after match 68:1. Gujarat Titans – 18 PTS (0 Match left)2. Punjab Kings – 17 PTS (NRR Advantage)3. RCB – 17 PT4. Mumbai Indian – 16 PTThere are two matches left in the league stage – PBKS vs. MI on Monday (May 26) and RCB vs LSG on Tuesday (May 27) – each ball will be serious implications for playoff seeding in bowling.
Top-two qualification landscape:Gujarat Titans (18 PT)
- No match left.
- If both RCB and PBK lose their final matches, the top two will end.
Punjab Kings (17 PT)
- Remaining match: VS MI on Monday
- A win secures a top-two finish, if RCB loses, it is potentially topped.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (17 PT)
- Remaining matches: VS LSG on Tuesday
- Vijay guarantees a top-two finish regardless of other results.
Mumbai Indians (16 PT)
- Remaining Match: VS PBK
- A win motivates them for 18 digits, possibly sufficient for top-two finish based on NRR.
Why top two cases:Finishing in the top two means a straight entry for qualifier 1, offering two opportunities to reach the final – a massive strategic edge. For teams slipping on the third or fourth, it is a sudden death in the eliminator.The bets cannot be too much. With every side capable of finishing anywhere in the top four, the last two league matches promise intensive plays, strategic fights and playoff-shaped moments.
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