The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 is the 18th season of the world's most popular and richest T20 cricket league. The tournament is set to take place from March 22 to May 25 across 13 cities in India. The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) clinched the IPL title in the previous season with a dominant 8-wicket victory over the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in 2024.
IPL Playoffs format
Introduced in the 2011 season, the IPL Playoffs rewards consistency and meritocracy as the top-two ranked teams get two chances to qualify for the summit clash instead of a sudden death, as is the case in traditional semi-finals.
Basically, the top-2 two teams from the league stage play Qualifier 01, the winner of which qualifies for the finals. The third and fourth-placed teams compete in the Eliminator match. The losing team from Qualifier 1 faces the winner of the Eliminator in Qualifier 2, with the winner securing a place in the final.
IPL 2025 Playoffs venue
According to reports, the venues for the 2025 Playoffs have been announced as follows:
| Date | Playoff Match | Venue |
| May 20, 2025 | Qualifier 1 | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad |
| May 21, 2025 | Eliminator | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad |
| May 21, 2025 | Qualifier 2 | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| May 23, 2025 | Final | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
All-time IPL Playoffs
The following table is a list of all the playoff results in the IPL, as of March 24, 2025:
| Season | Date | Playoff match | Teams | Result |
| 2024 | 21 May | Qualifier 1 | SRH vs KKR | KKR won by 8 wickets |
| 2024 | 22 May | Eliminator | RCB vs RR | RR won by 4 wickets |
| 2024 | 24 May | Qualifier 2 | SRH vs RR | SRH won by 36 runs |
| 2024 | 26 May | Final | KKR vs SRH | KKR won by 8 wickets |
| 2023 | 23 May | Qualifier 1 | CSK vs GT | CSK won by 15 runs |
| 2023 | 24 May | Eliminator | MI vs LSG | MI won by 81 runs |
| 2023 | 26 May | Qualifier 2 | GT vs MI | GT won by 62 runs |
| 2023 | 28 May | Final | GT vs CSK | CSK won by 5 wickets |
| 2022 | 24 May | Qualifier 1 | GT vs RR | GT won by 7 wickets |
| 2022 | 25 May | Eliminator | LSG vs RCB | RCB won by 14 runs |
| 2022 | 27 May | Qualifier 2 | RR vs RCB | RR won by 7 wickets |
| 2022 | 29 May | Final | GT vs RR | GT won by 7 wickets |
| 2021 | 10 October | Qualifier 1 | DC* vs CSK | CSK won by 4 wickets |
| 2021 | 11 October | Eliminator | RCB vs KKR | KKR won by 4 wickets |
| 2021 | 13 October | Qualifier 2 | DC* vs KKR | KKR won by 3 wickets |
| 2021 | 15 October | Final | CSK vs KKR | CSK won by 27 runs |
| 2020 | 5 November | Qualifier 1 | MI vs DC* | MI won by 57 runs |
| 2020 | 6 November | Eliminator | SRH vs RCB | SRH won by 6 wickets |
| 2020 | 8 November | Qualifier 2 | DC* vs SRH | DC* won by 17 runs |
| 2020 | 10 November | Final | MI vs DC* | MI won by 5 wickets |
| 2019 | 7 May | Qualifier 1 | MI vs. CSK | MI won by 6 wickets |
| 2019 | 8 May | Eliminator | DC* vs. SRH | DC* won by 2 wickets |
| 2019 | 10 May | Qualifier 2 | CSK vs. DC* | CSK won by 6 wickets |
| 2019 | 12 May | Final | MI vs. CSK | MI won by 1 run |
| 2018 | 22 May | Qualifier 1 | SRH vs. CSK | CSK won by 2 wickets |
| 2018 | 23 May | Eliminator | KKR vs. RR | KKR won by 25 runs |
| 2018 | 25 May | Qualifier 2 | SRH vs. KKR | SRH won by 14 runs |
| 2018 | 27 May | Final | CSK vs. SRH | CSK won by 8 wickets |
| 2017 | 16 May | Qualifier 1 | MI vs. RPS | RPS won by 20 runs |
| 2017 | 17 May | Eliminator | SRH vs. KKR | KKR won by 7 wickets (D/L) |
| 2017 | 19 May | Qualifier 2 | MI vs. KKR | MI won by 6 wickets |
| 2017 | 21 May | Final | RPS vs. MI | MI won by 1 run |
| 2016 | 24 May | Qualifier 1 | GL vs. RCB | RCB won by 4 wickets |
| 2016 | 25 May | Eliminator | SRH vs. KKR | SRH won by 22 runs |
| 2016 | 27 May | Qualifier 2 | GL vs. SRH | SRH won by 4 wickets |
| 2016 | 29 May | Final | RCB vs. SRH | SRH won by 8 runs |
| 2015 | 19 May | Qualifier 1 | CSK vs. MI | MI won by 25 runs |
| 2015 | 20 May | Eliminator | RCB vs. RR | RCB won by 71 runs |
| 2015 | 22 May | Qualifier 2 | CSK vs. RCB | CSK won by 3 wickets |
| 2015 | 24 May | Final | MI vs. CSK | MI won by 41 runs |
| 2014 | 28 May | Qualifier 1 | KXIP vs. KKR | KKR won by 28 runs |
| 2014 | 28 May | Eliminator | CSK vs. MI | CSK won by 7 wickets |
| 2014 | 30 May | Qualifier 2 | KXIP vs. CSK | KXIP won by 24 runs |
| 2014 | 1 June | Final | KKR vs. KXIP | KKR won by 3 wickets |
| 2013 | 21 May | Qualifier 1 | CSK vs. MI | CSK won by 48 runs |
| 2013 | 22 May | Eliminator | RR vs. SRH | RR won by 4 wickets |
| 2013 | 24 May | Qualifier 2 | MI vs. RR | MI won by 4 wickets |
| 2013 | 26 May | Final | CSK vs. MI | MI won by 23 runs |
| 2012 | 22 May | Qualifier 1 | DD vs. KKR | KKR won by 18 runs |
| 2012 | 23 May | Eliminator | MI vs. CSK | CSK won by 38 runs |
| 2012 | 25 May | Qualifier 2 | CSK vs. DD | CSK won by 86 runs |
| 2012 | 27 May | Final | CSK vs. KKR | KKR won by 5 wickets |
| 2011 | 24 May | Qualifier 1 | RCB vs. CSK | CSK won by 6 wickets |
| 2011 | 25 May | Eliminator | MI vs. KKR | MI won by 4 wickets |
| 2011 | 27 May | Qualifier 2 | MI vs. RCB | RCB won by 43 runs |
| 2011 | 28 May | Final | CSK vs. RCB | CSK won by 58 runs |
Check out the full schedule of IPL 2023 here.
FAQs on IPL Playoffs Format
A. The teams that finish in the top 4 spots of the points table of that particular season of the IPL qualify for the playoffs stage. The teams are ranked based on the points they collect in the league stage. In case of a tie on the number of points, the team with a higher net run rate is placed higher on the table.
A. There is no particular number of points required to qualify for the IPL Playoffs. The four teams with most points at the end of the league stage in that season are eligible to play the remainder of the tournament.
A. A total of 4 teams qualify for the playoffs each season.
A. The decision of venues is taken by the BCCI depending on the various factors like availability of grounds, crowd advantage and a few more unrevealed factors. However, the final is normally played at the home ground of previous seasons' winning team.
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