IPL 2025 Playoffs: Full Schedule, Teams, Qualifier Scenarios, Live Streaming Details, and More
The Indian Premier League (IPL) has reached its final leg, with the top four teams marching towards the playoffs and the remaining six teams being eliminated. According to a report by Livemint, the playoffs are set to begin soon, and here is an updated schedule with matches, dates, and venues, along with other details like live streaming, qualifier scenarios, and full squads.
The top four teams that have qualified for the playoffs are Punjab Kings, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Gujarat Titans, and Mumbai Indians. As per the report by Livemint, the standings are as follows:
| Rank | Team | Matches | Win | Loss | NR | NRR | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Punjab Kings (Q) | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0.372 | 19 |
| 2 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Q) | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0.301 | 19 |
| 3 | Gujarat Titans (Q) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0.254 | 18 |
| 4 | Mumbai Indians (Q) | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1.292 | 16 |
The qualification scenarios are as follows: the top two teams, Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru, have an advantage over the other two teams, Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians. The top two teams will face each other in Qualifier 1, with the winner advancing directly to the final and the loser getting another chance in Qualifier 2. The other two teams need to win two back-to-back games to seal their berths for the final clash.
The schedule for the IPL 2025 playoffs, as reported by Livemint, is as follows:
- Qualifier 1: Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru – Thursday, 29 May (Mullanpur, Punjab)
- Eliminator: Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians – Friday, 30 May (Mullanpur, Punjab)
- Qualifier 2: Loser of Qualifier 1 vs Winner of Eliminator – Sunday, 1 June (Ahmedabad, Gujarat)
- Final clash: Winner of Qualifier 1 vs Winner of Qualifier 2 – Tuesday, 3 June (Ahmedabad, Gujarat)
The full squads for each team, as per the Livemint report, are as follows:
- Punjab Kings: Harnoor Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Priyansh Arya, Pyla Avinash, Shashank Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Aaron Hardie, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Owen, Musheer Khan, Suryansh Shedge, Josh Inglis, Prabhsimran Singh, Vishnu Vinod, Arshdeep Singh, Harpreet Brar, Kuldeep Sen, Kyle Jamieson, Praveen Dubey, Vyshak Vijay Kumar, Xavier Bartlett, Yash Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal.
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Mayank Agarwal, Rajat Patidar, Swastik Chikara, Tim David, Virat Kohli, Krunal Pandya, Liam Livingstone, Manoj Bhandage, Mohit Rathee, Romario Shepherd, Swapnil Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Phil Salt, Tim Seifert, Abhinandan Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Blessing Muzarabani, Josh Hazlewood, Nuwan Thushara, Rasikh Salam, Suyash Sharma, Yash Dayal.
- Gujarat Titans: Sai Sudharsan, Shahrukh Khan, Sherfane Rutherford, Shubman Gill, Arshad Khan, Dasun Shanaka, Karim Janat, Mahipal Lomror, Nishant Sindhu, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Washington Sundar, Anuj Rawat, Jos Buttler, Kumar Kushagra, Kusal Mendis, Gerald Coetzee, Gurnoor Brar, Ishant Sharma, Jayant Yadav, Kagiso Rabada, Kulwant Khejroliya, Manav Suthar, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Sai Kishore.
- Mumbai Indians: Bevon Jacobs, Charith Asalanka, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Corbin Bosch, Hardik Pandya, Mitchell Santner, Naman Dhir, Raj Bawa, Will Jacks, Jonny Bairstow, Robin Minz, Ryan Rickelton, Krishnan Shrijith, Allah Ghazanfar, Arjun Tendulkar, Ashwani Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Karn Sharma, Lizaad Williams, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Raghu Sharma, Reece Topley, Richard Gleeson, Satyanarayana Raju, Trent Boult, Vignesh Puthur.
The live streaming details, as reported by Livemint, are as follows: Star Sports is the official broadcaster of IPL 2025. The live telecast of matches will be available on Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 HD, Star Sports 1 Hindi, Star Sports 1 Hindi HD, Star Sports 2, Star Sports 2 HD, Star Sports 2 Hindi, Star Sports 2 Hindi HD, Star Sports Khel, and Star Sports 3. Additionally, a live streaming of all the matches will be available online on the JioHotstar website and application.
