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In the Indian Premier League (IPL 2025), 49 matches of league stage are over. On Wednesday, Punjab Kings defeated Chennai Super Kings by 5 wickets. With this, CSK also got out of the playoffs race. On the other hand, PBKS entered the top-2 teams.
Current situation of points table …
Chennai out of playoff race
Chennai scored 190 runs at the Chepock Stadium on Wednesday. Punjab Kings achieved targets at the loss of 6 wickets in 19.4 overs.
- Chennai lost 8th in 10 matches. The team is at number 10 with 4 points from just 2 wins and was out of the playoff race. Chennai will now reach 12 points even after winning the remaining four matches, which is not enough to qualify.
- Punjab won the sixth match in 10 matches. The team reached the second number with 3 necklaces and 1 inconclusive match with 13 points. Now the team has to win only 2 out of 4 matches to qualify on their own.
Rajasthan will have to win all matches In IPL today, RR will match Mi. Rajasthan Royals are at number 8 with 3 wins and 7 defeats in 10 matches. After winning today’s match, the team will maintain hopes of reaching the playoffs. RR will have to win the remaining 3 matches again and keep their run rate better than the rest of the teams. However, if Rajasthan loses today, it will be out of the playoff race. Then will not benefit even by winning the remaining match.
Mumbai can reach the top Mumbai Indians have 6 wins and 4 defeats in 10 matches. After winning today’s match, the team will reach number-1 with 14 points. If Mumbai lost today, the team will have to win the remaining three matches to make a place in the playoffs on their own.
Orange cap can reach Surya
Gujarat’s Sai Sudarshan is number one in the top run scorer of the tournament, he has 456 runs in 9 matches. After him, Virat Kohli of RCB has scored 443 runs. Suryakumar Yadav of Mi can get an orange cap by scoring 30 runs today. RR’s Yashasvi Jaiswal also has a chance to reach the top by scoring 31 runs.
Hazelwood still has a purple cap
RCB’s Josh Hazlewood is the top wicket with 18 wickets. The famous Krishna of Gujarat remains second with 17 wickets. Noor Ahmed reached third with 15 wickets. Today, Trent Bolt of Mumbai can come in third place with 3 wickets.
Puran hit the most sixes
LSG’s Nicholas Puran is the most six -hit batter in the 18th season. They have hit 34 sixes so far. After him, Suryakumar Yadav has hit 23 and Priyansh Arya has hit 22 sixes.