The Points Table Ipl is the definitive judge, impartially distinguishing between teams’ abilities. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t thrills and spills along the way – such as Rajasthan Royals and Shane Warne meeting up at Wankhede Stadium in 2014 or RCB overturning their net run rate deficit to make the 2024 playoffs!
| Pos. | Team | P | W | L | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RCB | 14 | 9 | 5 | 18 | +0.783 |
| 2 | GT | 14 | 9 | 5 | 18 | +0.695 |
| 3 | SRH | 14 | 9 | 5 | 18 | +0.524 |
| 4 | RR | 14 | 8 | 6 | 16 | +0.189 |
| 5 | PBKS | 14 | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | DC | 14 | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | MI | 14 | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | KKR | 14 | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | LSG | 14 | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | CSK | 14 | — | — | — | — |
| Match | Date | Teams | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Final | May 31 | Gujarat Titans vs RCB | RCB won by 5 wickets |
| Qualifier 2 | May 29 | Rajasthan Royals vs Gujarat Titans | GT won by 7 wickets |
| Eliminator | May 27 | Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | RR won by 47 runs |
| Qualifier 1 | May 26 | RCB vs Gujarat Titans | RCB won by 92 runs |
| Match 70 | May 24 | Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders | DC won by 40 runs |
| Match 69 | May 24 | Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians | RR won by 30 runs |
| Match 68 | May 23 | Lucknow Super Giants vs Punjab Kings | PBKS won by 7 wickets |
| Match 67 | May 22 | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs RCB | SRH won by 55 runs |
| Match 66 | May 21 | Gujarat Titans vs Chennai Super Kings | GT won by 89 runs |
| Match 65 | May 20 | Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders | KKR won by 4 wickets |
Rankings
At IPL season, fans and teams alike closely scrutinize the points table as an impartial unbiased arbiter of who are the top teams and which four qualifie for playoff races. Furthermore, close playoff races often bring excitement due to fine margins deciding who qualifies.
The rules are straightforward; each win earns two points while defeats accrue none. Ties are broken using net run rate; therefore teams need to focus on more than just winning games in order to achieve higher rankings.
With playoffs rapidly approaching, it is crucial that teams understand how every match impacts their chances of reaching the top four. Our new Impact Analysis feature leverages our sophisticated Match Prediction and Monte Carlo Simulation engines to show exactly how potential outcomes impact each team’s qualification chances.
Simply enter results of upcoming matches and our tool will calculate delta probabilities; additionally it has history tracking features as well as WhatsApp share functionality so your fan group can easily share information.
Playoffs
The playoffs are a single-elimination tournament with the higher seed receiving home field advantage and hosting all matches leading up to the championship final at an agreed upon site.
The winner of this competition advances into the Premiership league as its bottom team while in previous seasons an extra play-off match would also take place between the lowest ranked Premiership club and the top team from Championship, with its winner assuming that they meet Premiership criteria (if necessary).
Before 2009-10, the top six teams played home-and-away matches while those ranked 7-14th were divided into two groups and placed into double round-robin tournaments with each other; three of these groups earned European tickets while their fourth-ranked team faced off against their fifth-ranked counterpart to battle for one more European ticket in a knockout match against them for final spot in each group.
The current Elite League playoff format resembles that used in the Top 14: in the first two rounds, home-ice advantage goes to the team with the better regular season record; thereafter it shifts according to seeding in subsequent rounds.
Furthermore, all series are best-of-7 from round one; champions automatically advance while runners-up enter a one-off play-off for promotion to Pro D2. Starting in 2009 at neutral sites rather than four team playoffs were used for promotion between rounds two and three of Pro D2.
Eliminator
The Points Table Ipl has long provided plenty of excitement while offering a clear way to evaluate teams’ strengths and weaknesses. It helps determine which teams are performing consistently and which are struggling. Finishing in the top four typically secures a place in the playoffs, while the Eliminator gives teams another opportunity to progress toward the final.
As of 2026, RCB lead the Points Table, with Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians also competing strongly based on their points and net run rate. The final league-stage results ultimately determine the teams that qualify for the Eliminator and other playoff stages.
Also Read : Ipl Points Table 2026
