How Mumbai Indians Can Finish Top Of IPL 2025 Points Table?
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Mumbai Indians have done remarkably well after starting their IPL 2025 campaign with four defeats in five matches.
With just two matches remaining in the IPL 2025, none of the four teams that have made the playoffs – Gujarat Titans, Punjab Kings, Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Mumbai Indians – has managed to clinch a top two berth. After a defeat to Chennai Super Kings in what was their last league match of the competition, GT, the current table-toppers, will not top the table and the best they can now hope for is a second spot, but it's something not in their hands now as they require other results to go in their favour.
Which means the remaining three teams – PBKS, RCB and MI – are all in the fray to top the table. It has been quite a remarkable turnaround for MI, the five-time IPL champions, after they began their season with four defeats in five matches.
The Hardik Pandya-led side has since lost just one match as they stormed into the playoffs. Currently with 16 points from 13 matches, they will next face PBKS, and the winner will definitely ensure a top-two finish.
Here's how MI can top the table
MI have a superb net run-rate (NRR) of 1.292, which is the best among all 10 teams of the season so far. They now face PBKS in Jaipur on Monday. With GT losing their last two matches, they cannot finish at the top of the standings. So, the winner of MI vs PBKS will replace the Shubman Gill-led GT at the number one position.
The loser though will drop out of the top-two race.
MI will get to 18 points and, thanks to a better NRR than GT (0.254), they will take the top spot. And to stay there, MI will hope RCB, who have 17 points, lose to Lucknow Super Giants in their final league match. A win for RCB though will push MI to the second spot since the Rajat Patidar-led franchise will take their tally to 19 points.
A defeat for MI, though, will keep them to the fourth spot.
The teams that occupy the first two spots after the end of the IPL league stage, square off in the first Qualifier. The winner of this match gets a direct entry into the final while the loser then faces the winner of the Eliminator in the second qualifier or, in other words, gets a second chance at making the title clash.
The teams finishing third and fourth square off in the Eliminator.
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