The IPL 2025 season starts from March 22, while its final match will be played on 25 May. This time it is the 18th season of the tournament, whose first match will be played between defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore. The two are expected to have a tough competition, but the match may also be canceled due to the risk of rain. In such a situation, it is important for the audience to know before this match that what will happen if the match is tied or canceled? Apart from this, today we will tell you about the playoffs, point system and important rules of the league stage of IPL 2025.
What will happen if the match becomes equal or canceled?
10 teams are participating in IPL 2025. Each team will be given 2 points for winning. But if for some reason the match has to be canceled and the result does not come out, then 1-1 points will be distributed between the two teams. At the same time, if the match is tied, the result of the match will be removed from the super over and the winning team will get 2 points. Thus, after 14 matches played during the league phase, the top-4 teams will qualify for the playoffs. At the same time, if the points table has equal marks equal to two or more teams, then the top-4 and playoff will be decided on the basis of net run rate.
Why not play a team twice against the same opponent?
Now let’s also tell the rules of the league phase. All 10 teams participating in IPL 2025 will face all their rivals in the tournament. But they will fight only 5 opponents 2-2 times, while they will fight only 1-1 times with the remaining 4 opposing teams. In fact, in the IPL 2025, the IPL has been won on the basis of reaching the finals.
According to this, all the teams got their respective places, after which they were divided into two groups of 5-5. In Group A, Chennai Super Kings are first, Kolkata Knight Riders second, Rajasthan Royals third, Royal Challengers Bangalore fourth and Punjab Kings fifth. Similarly, Mumbai Indians is at number-1 in Group B. Second place is Sunrisers Hyderabad, third place Gujarat Titans, Delhi Capitals in fourth place and Lucknow Super Giants in fifth place.
In this, each team will play 2 matches against 4 teams of their group, in which one match will be played at their home and the other at the rival’s house. In addition, they will have to face a team of the same line in another group, one domestic and one external match. At the same time, she will play only once against the remaining 4 teams of the second group.
