IPL 2025: CSK defeated Gujarat and changed the entire mathematics of Top-2, now interesting race between three teams, such is equation
IPL 2025 Top-2 Equation, Chennai Super Kings defeated Gujarat Titans by 83 runs in their last match of IPL 2025 at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Chennai may be finishing the last place in the points table this season, but he has played on the go and has completely changed the mathematics of Top-2. If the Gujarat Titans had won this match, it was set to finish in the top-2, but the situation has changed since his defeat. Now Mangalwara will not be able to clear the picture on the qualifier and eliminator matches before the match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants.
Chennai Super Kings changed equation
After the defeat against Chennai, Gujarat Titans have 18 points after 9 wins and five defeats in 14 matches. Gujarat’s net run rate is +0.602. While Punjab is in second place. Punjab Kings have 17 points after 8 wins and four defeats in 13 matches and its net run rate is +0.327. The third place is the Royal Challengers Bangalore, which has 17 points after 8 wins and four defeats in 13 matches and has a net run rate of +0.255, while the fourth place is Mumbai Indians, which has 8 wins in 13 matches with 8 wins and five after defeat and its net run rate is +1.292.
The match between Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings is to be played on Monday. If Punjab Kings win this match, then it will reach the top. Punjab will have 19 points on winning. But if Mumbai won this match, it will have 18 points. Mumbai’s net run rate is much better than Gujarat, so it will reach the first place. In such a situation, one of the top-2 team will be decided from this match.
But what will be the second team of Top-2, it will depend on the result of the match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants. If Bengaluru wins this match, then he will finish in the top-2 and will face the winning team of the Mumbai-Punjab match in the qualifier. But if Bengaluru lost in this match, then it will benefit Gujarat and it will reach the top-2.
However, Gujarat and Mumbai can also finish third and fourth and there may be elimination between them. If Punjab defeated Mumbai and Bengaluru defeated Lucknow, then Punjab and Bengaluru will have 19-19 points and both teams will finish in the top-2. In such a situation, Gujarat can finish third and Mumbai fourth.
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