By Ankit Kumar | Updated: June 2, 2025 2:56 PM IST
Punjab Kings defeated Mumbai Indians by five wickets in Qualifier-2 played in Ahmedabad on Sunday. With this defeat, Punjab has made its place in the title match for the second time in IPL history. However, before this, the Punjab team played the IPL final in the year 2014.
Let us tell you that the final match of IPL-2025 is to be played in Ahmedabad on June 3, where the Kings will face Royal Challengers Bangalore. RCB team has reached the final by defeating Punjab in Qualifier-1. This is going to happen after 9 years, when RCB will play the final title match. Earlier, RCB played the final in the years 2009, 2011 and 2016.
It is a fact that 11 times out of 14, the team winning Qualifier-1 also won the title that season. From 2008 to 2010, the knockout matches of the league were played in the semi-final format. At that time, two semi-finals and one final match were played.
Rules changed in 2011 and playoffs started. Under the new system, the top-2 teams in the points table get two chances to reach the final. Since the introduction of the new playoff system, till the year 2024, the team that won Qualifier-1 has captured the trophy 11 times that season. So let us tell you that in IPL 2025, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) made their place in the final by defeating Punjab Kings in Qualifier-1. So if it is true 11 times out of 14 that the team that won Qualifier-1 won the title, then this time RCB can win the final.
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