✅ Qualified Teams (Top 3 So Far):
- Gujarat Titans (GT) – 18 points
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) – 17 points
- Punjab Kings (PBKS) – 17 points
All three teams have two matches remaining, offering a strong chance to secure a Top 2 finish and qualify directly for Qualifier 1.
🔥 Match 1: PBKS vs Rajasthan Royals – PBKS win by 11 runs
📌 PBKS Innings – 219/5
- Nehal Wadhera: 70 (37), 5 fours, 5 sixes
- Shashank Singh: 59* (30), 5 fours, 3 sixes
- Azmatullah Omarzai: 21* (3), 3 fours, 1 six
- Tushar Deshpande: 2/37 (RR)
📌 RR Innings – 209/7
- Yashasvi Jaiswal: 50 (25)
- Vaibhav Suryavanshi: 40 (15)
- Dhruv Jurel: 53 (31)
- Harpreet Brar: 3/22 (Player of the Match)
- Marco Jansen & Omarzai: 2 wickets each
📈 PBKS move to 3rd with 17 points, ensuring playoff qualification.
🔥 Match 2: GT vs DC – GT win by 10 wickets
📌 DC Innings – 199/3
- KL Rahul: 112* (65), 14 fours, 4 sixes (5th ton of IPL 2025)
- Abishek Porel: 30 (19)
- Axar Patel: 25 (16)
- Tristan Stubbs: 21* (10)
🎯 GT bowlers: Sai Kishore, Arshad Khan, and Prasidh Krishna took a wicket each.
📌 GT Chase – 200/0 in 19 overs
- Sai Sudharsan: 108* (61), 12 fours, 4 sixes (Player of the Match & Orange Cap leader)
- Shubman Gill: 93* (53), 3 fours, 7 sixes
📈 GT top the table with 18 points. Sudharsan leads Orange Cap with 617 runs from 12 innings.
📊 Points Table Snapshot (Top 7)
| Rank | Team | Matches | Points | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1️⃣ | GT | 12 | 18 | — |
| 2️⃣ | RCB | 12 | 17 | — |
| 3️⃣ | PBKS | 12 | 17 | — |
| 4️⃣ | MI | 12 | 14 | — |
| 5️⃣ | DC | 12 | 13 | — |
| 6️⃣ | RR | 12 | 12 | — |
| 7️⃣ | LSG | 11 | 10 | — |
🗓️ Remaining Key Fixtures (Playoff Impact)
🔺 Gujarat Titans:
- vs LSG – May 22 (Ahmedabad)
- vs CSK – TBD (Ahmedabad)
🔺 RCB:
- vs SRH – May 23 (Bengaluru)
- vs LSG – May 27 (Lucknow)
🔺 PBKS:
- vs DC – May 24 (Jaipur)
- vs MI – May 26 (Jaipur)
🔺 Delhi Capitals:
- vs MI – May 21 (Wankhede)
- vs PBKS – May 24 (Jaipur)
🔺 Mumbai Indians:
- vs DC – May 21 (Wankhede)
- vs PBKS – May 26 (Jaipur)
🔺 Lucknow Super Giants:
- vs GT – May 22 (Ahmedabad)
- vs RCB – May 27 (Lucknow)
⚠️ Playoff Scenario Watch
- MI (14 pts) and DC (13 pts) are still alive but must win their remaining matches.
- LSG (10 pts) need to win both upcoming matches and hope for favourable NRR results.
- RR (12 pts) must win both remaining matches and depend on others’ results.