The Indian Premier League 2025, have reached towards its penultimate stage where Top 4 teams including the likes of- Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Gujarat Titans and Punjab Kings.
The Qualifier 1 match will be held between Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Punjab Kings today in Mullanpur Punjab.
The Eliminator match will be played between Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Titans where the loser of this contest will be ultimately knocked out of the tournament.
The winner of this eliminator match will face loser of Qualifier 1 played between Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Punjab kings.
Ultimately two winners will face other in the final on June 3rd 2025 to decide the eventual winner.
Here in this article, we will reveal 5 Best Things Happened so far in the Marquee event so far in Detail to be shared in the below format:
1.Unstoppable Rise of Punjab Kings:
The Punjab Kings rise in IPL 2025 have been phenomenal, and credit should be given to coaching staff working hard behind the scenes which include- Ricky Ponting as Head Coach, Brad Haddin as an assistant coach, James Hopes as Bowling coach where they have contributed big time for the marque event.
Punjab Kings captain, Shreyas Iyer deserve credit for the brilliant mindset transformation, in order to make sure Punjab Kings stay afloat in the competition.
Punjab Kings have been brilliant in terms of assigning responsibility to each and every player where they can express themselves to the best of their ability.
Punjab Kings top order, middle order and bottom order all looks sorted along with tremendous comeback in the game, and they are one of the most strongest contenders to win IPL title.
2. Unstoppable Cricket from Royal Challengers Bangalore:
This year IPL edition, will be remembered for another team Royal Challengers Bangalore, who have been exceptional where they adopted modern t20I template.
There was change in leadership for Royal Challengers Bangalore where Rajat Patidar was appointed as captain, and he changed the way how they approached entire IPL.
Royal Challengers Bangalore batting and bowling have all the bases covered, in all three departments which include- Batting prowess including the likes of Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Tim David and Liam Livingstone.
The bowling departments looks brilliantly covered- Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Deyal and Josh Hazelwood who tormented opposition batters in the crunch phase of the game.
Royal Challengers Bangalore are another favorite team to win IPL title.
3. Brilliant Consistency from Mumbai Indians:
Mumbai Indians are certainly one of the most successful teams in IPL where they have managed to win 5 IPL titles and if they manage to win another title they will surpass their record, which they currently share with Chennai Super Kings 5 IPL titles.
The unreal consistency from Mumbai Indians makes them strongest contender to win IPL title.
Mumbai Indians post Bumrah’s return have looked like an absolute beast on the field where they have won back to back games for Mumbai.
Jasprit Bumrah so far have clinched 17 wickets in IPL 2025 edition.
If you look at the entire squad they have contributed in their own way which include- Rohit Sharma as an impact player, Hardik Pandya brilliant contribution as an all rounder.
The bowling unit comprising of Trent Boult and Mitchell Santner is simply exceptional.
There is a very popular saying about Mumbai Indians “The moment they enter in Playoffs you can’t stop them” you never know Mumbai could most probably win their next IPL title.
4. Right Players receiving Due Credit:
This IPL 2025, will be remembered for some of the players who hogged limelight for all right reasons.
Shreyas Iyer who won IPL 2024 title for Kolkata Knight Riders didn’t get due credit as every talk was around Gautam Gambhir played an important role in making KKR win.
Iyer after his redemption in Champions Trophy where he was adjudged second highest run getter of the tournament where he scored 268 runs trailing behind Rachin Ravindra.
Hardik Pandya who faced all the criticism last year after he took over captaincy from Rohit Sharma and Fans didn’t like this fact and ultimately Mumbai collapsed last year failing to reach in Playoffs.
They have successfully qualified for this year IPL, credit should be given Pandya for his brilliant tactical decision making.
5. IPL 2025 Close Encounter and Some of the Best teams failed to Qualify:
The Indian Premier League 2025, have witnessed some of the closest encounter, where one Super Over game was played between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals which was won by Capitals, where they managed to win that match due to individual brilliance from KL Rahul and Mitchell Starc.
Indian Premier League 2025, have been one of the most successful in terms of most exciting contest, cricket on display have been top notch.
Indian Premier League 2025 season 18, have extended due to prolong period of time after 2 months due to India-Pakistan war and the final which was suppose to be played on 25th May 2025 it will be played on 3rd June 2025.
Most experts have predicted either Punjab Kings or Royal Challengers Bangalore deserve to win this contest especially the way they have approached entire IPL where these two teams have been phenomenal.
Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore, are brilliant when it comes to displaying modern day cricket template and fearless mindset which is critical to win IPL.
Get Ready to witness Qualifier 1 Contest between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore today in Mullanpur subsequently followed by Eliminator match between Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians to decide the second finalist and the winner will be coined on 3rd June 2025.
You can witness all the matches live on Star Sports Channel and the same will be streamed on Jiohotstar app.
You can also witness the update of these matches on our official Social Media Platform.
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q-1: How many Runs Virat Kohli scored so far in Indian Premier League 2025?
Answer: Virat Kohli
Q-2: How many IPL titles won by Mumbai Indians so far?
Answer: 5 IPL titles
Q-3: On which Channel and Social Media Platform and OTT Platform you can witness IPL 2025 matches live especially in Qualifiers and Eliminators?
Answer: Star Sports Channel and Disney+Hotstar app and our social media pages will also update stuff about IPL 2025.
