The Punjab Kings Top-Two hopes hinge on their performance as they kick off their final two IPL 2025 matches today, taking on Delhi Capitals in Match 66. This Delhi Capitals Clash is pivotal for PBKS to secure a top-two finish, intensifying their campaign in the IPL 2025 Match 66 showdown.
Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Royal Challengers Bengaluru with 43-run on Friday. After this they moved to Jaipur’s Sawai Mansingh Stadium and clashed with DC.
All thanks to a better net run rate, with 17 points from 12 matches PBKS is sitting and holding the second spot.
On Monday, May 26, PBKS will play the Mumbai Indians to close out the league stage.
Current standings, remaining fixtures
Before today’s game between PBKS and DC, the top four of the IPL 2025 table are positioned as follows.
PBKS’s Top-Two Pathways
As Punjab Kings Top-Two ambitions drive their IPL 2025 campaign, we analyze the scenarios for their crucial Match 66 against Delhi Capitals today.
These final games will determine PBKS’s IPL 2025 scenarios and feed their PBKS Playoff Push as they attempt to secure a top-two position in the standings.
Scenario 1: PBKS defeated MI and DC
With two wins in their final two IPL 2025 games against the Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians, Punjab Kings to two status will move up to the top of the table with 21 points and secure their place in the top two. According to online updates, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, after defeating the Lucknow Super Giants, reached 19 points, while the Gujarat Titans could only reach 20.
Despite their best efforts, the Mumbai Indians will finish fourth with 16 points, influencing both GT’s points ceiling and the RCB-MI Standings.
Scenario 2: PBKS win one, lose one
If PBKS win just one of their final two games, they will finish the league stage with 19 points, which complicates matters.
A. If RCB defeats LSG and GT loses to CSK
Both PBKS and RCB will play in the Qualifier 1 match and hold the top two spots with 19 points on the board in this scenario.
Depending on MI’s performance in their final match against PBKS, GT will either be demoted to third or fourth place.
B. If RCB defeats LSG and GT defeats CSK
With 20 points, the Gujarat team will take the lead, while RCB and PBKS will be vying for second place with 19 points apiece.
While the other team will play the crucial Eliminator, the team with the higher NRR will finish second and advance to Qualifier 1.
C. If RCB lose to LSG
As a result, PBKS will easily occupy the top two spots. The Punjab team may win the table if GT loses their last game as well. If not, they’ll be content to take second place.
Scenario 3: PBKS loses both games
If Punjab Kings Top-Two hopes falter with losses in their final IPL 2025 matches against Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians, PBKS will end with 17 points, missing the top-two spots. This outcome in the DC-MI Matches would push Punjab out of the playoff elite, heightening their PBKS Playoff Risk.
This is because, after defeating PBKS in their final match, MI will finish the league stage with 18 points, while GT already has 18 points with one game remaining.
All of the remaining fixtures will result in a result, as the aforementioned scenarios have assumed.
