IPL 2025: Punjab or RCB … Will one of these two teams be champions? This special coincidence has been going on for 14 years – IPL 2025 Punjab Kings or RCB SURE to become the champion this special coincidence has been going on for 14 years NTCPAS

Indian Premier League 2025 has reached its final stage and all eyes are now on the playoff matches. This time, Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have made a brilliant performance in the league stage and made it to the top-2 of the mark. The two are to be competed on Thursday. Any team that wins in this match will reach the final. At the same time, the losing team will get another chance for the final. However, the interesting thing is that a special coincidence has been seen continuously in the history of IPL and that the teams who have been in the top-2 at the end of the league stage have become the champion most of the times.

Top-2 teams have been trophy 13 times

The last 14 seasons of the IPL have been where the teams living in the top-2 have won the trophy. Only once in 2016, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) won this title even while finishing third. In this context, both Punjab Kings and RCB have a big opportunity to win the trophy based on the historic trend. Punjab finished first in the points table this time, while RCB finished second and entered the playoffs.

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Qualifier-1 winning team became champion 11 times

Actually, the system with qualifier and eliminator started in IPL from 2011. Since then, there is only Mumbai Indians, who has become the champion even after losing qualifier-1. Mumbai Indians have done this feat twice in 2013 and 2107, where it has won the final title even after defeat in Qualifier-1.

But in the IPL history, 11 times in the last 14 years, the same team has won the IPL title, who has won the Qualifier-1 match. That is, the team that will win the team in RCB and Punjab will be with it.

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Know the important coincidence of qualifier rind

The system with qualifier and eliminator started from 2011. Since then, there is only Mumbai Indians, who has become a champion after losing qualifier-1.

– A team playing eliminator only once has become the champion. This achievement was achieved by Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2016.

– 11 times qualifier-1 winning team has won the title in that season. During this time Chennai won 4 and Mumbai won the title 3 times, while Kolkata Knight Riders won the title once and Gujarat Titans.

Why this title is important for Punjab-RCB

Let us know that for the first time after 2014, Punjab Kings have made it to the playoffs and this time the team seems to be completely changed. Punjab Kings have emerged as a balanced, confident and united unit in Shresay Iyer’s captaincy and coaching of Ricky Ponting.

On the other hand, RCB, which has been living on the trust of “this time or next time” for years. Virat Kohli’s tremendous form and players like Jitesh Sharma in the middle order are giving balance to the team.

Winning teams so far in IPL: