The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 has crossed the round-robin stage with the four teams Punjab Kings (PBKS), Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), Gujarat Titans (GT) and Mumbai Indians (MI) advancing to the playoffs.

PBKS, who concluded as table-toppers, will take on RCB in Mullanpur on May 29 while GT and MI will battle against each other in the Eliminator to be played at the same venue on May 30.

In Qualifier 1, PBKS and will look to give their best as the winning side of this game will reach the final directly. Both teams didn't play as per their supporters' expectations for the last few years but in this IPL edition, they've performed extraordinarily and their disciplined shows helped them to end the league round at the top spots of the tally. This time, these two teams won't miss the opportunity to solidify their chances to lift the distinguished trophy, therefore, they will look to play a fierce brand of cricket to punch their tickets for Ahmedabad, which will host the final on June 3.

What will happen if Qualifier 1 gets washed out?

However, if rain intervenes the game and washes out the encounter between PBKS and RCB, Punjab will reach the final comfortably as they finished at the top of the points table with 19 points gained through nine victories and a washed-out game in 14 outings. Challengers will take on the winners of Eliminator in Qualifier 2 to be held in Ahmedabad on June 1. RCB also earned the similar number of points with their nine wins and a washed-out match against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). However, emerged superior to RCB after the conclusion of the league stage as Iyer's side pipped Bengaluru in terms of net run rate.

Following the league round, PBKS possessed the net run rate of +0.372 while Challengers registered the figures of +0.301. IPL doesn't have reserve days for the first two playoffs matches therefore, the league standings of the teams decide their fate in case of no-result games.