As a league stage Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 Finally, coming, the status of qualified teams is still unspecified, which is increasing the conspiracy of the tournament. On 26 May, the match between Mumbai Indians (MI) and Punjab Kings (PBK) will be a decisive for one of the Spot of Qualifier 1. The loser of the match will play the eliminator.
Speaking about the merit landscape, former India cricketer Akash Chopra shared his prediction for the playoffs. According to the former player, Mi and RCB will play qualifier 1, while GT and PBK Eliminator will play.
Meanwhile, RCB has its last league match against LSG on 27 May, and if they win the game, they will play in qualifier 1. To come true for Akash Chopra's predictions, MI and RCB will have to win their upcoming matches.
“Mumbai wants to win this match, and if they win, they would end in the top two. It could not seem to happen. It could not happen at all, but all other teams have dropped so many matches that it seems that it can happen now. If they leave this match too, they will not be eligible (for Qualifier 1).
“I think the scales are bent towards Mumbai as the team looks better. They are moving like a juggling. They find it a little difficult to stop. I think Mumbai and RCB will end as the top two, and the final will also be Mumbai-RCB,” Chopra said.
This IPL 2025 has become quite exciting in the last few days as qualified teams lost their previous matches against eliminated teams. Therefore, the upcoming league-stage matches will be complicated to watch the audience.
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