Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) played well and beat Lucknow Super Giants by six wickets, eliminating them from contention for a place in the playoffs. Abhishek Sharma and Heinrich Klaasen’s excellent batting made it simple for SRH to reach their target of 206 runs. Abhishek’s fantastic batting in the power play helped the team quickly chase the target.
After that, Klaasen played well, making 47 off 28, so there were no problems in the middle phase of the innings. SRH easily achieved the target, giving them their fourth season victory. Due to this defeat, the Lucknow Super Giants ended their tournament campaign with just five wins from the 12 games. While they performed well with the bat, the Super Giants did not achieve their goals, as the league remained tightly contested. Following this result, SRH had nine points from 12 games and were still positioned eighth.
Royal Rajasthan and Super Kings are in the final two, as neither has gotten more than six points and has no chance of making the playoffs. Moreover, the dominance of the Gujarat Titans was confirmed when they thrashed the Delhi Capitals on Sunday. As a result of the victory, their NRR jumped to +0.795, and they moved to the top of the table with 18 points. At this stage, their win streak has nearly made it impossible for them not to finish among the top two teams before the playoffs. Shortly after, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Punjab Kings also made the playoffs with 17 points after 12 matches.
RCB ranks second because they have the better NRR, with +0.482 compared to Punjab Kings’ +0.389. While Mumbai Indians are still in contention with extra matches, Delhi Capitals, Kolkata Knight Riders and LSG need a few more victories to enter the playoffs. The IPL 2025 Points Table shows the teams’ progress up to May 19. The table displays how teams are ranked based on their positions, matches played, match wins, losses, points earned and net run rate.
Gujarat Titans 12 9 3 18 +0.795 Royal Challengers Bengaluru have a +0.482 rating. 3 Punjab Kings 12 8 3 17 0.389 4 Mumbai Indians 12 7 5 14 1.156 5 Delhi Capitals 12 6 5 13 That gives them +0.260 Kolkata Knight Riders 5 12 13 6 +0.193 Eight place: Lucknow Super Giants (E) 12 5 7 10 -0.506 8 Sunrisers Hyderabad (E) 12 4 7 9 -1.005 Rajasthan Royals (F) 13 3 10 6 -0.701 Chennai Beleaguered (C) 16 3 6 4 -1.026 In the last games of the league, everyone will pay close attention to who clinches the last playoff slot and who earns the top-two position for the Qualifier 1 benefit.
