Chapter 01News
IPL 2025 Final Table: A Report Card for All Ten Teams
Punjab topped the league, RCB won the trophy and Chennai finished last for the first time. How every team's season went.
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- Seasons
- 18
- Teams
- 10
- Champions
- 8
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Eighteen Seasons, One Shirt: Virat Kohli and RCB
The only player to spend every IPL season with the same franchise, and the long road to the 2025 title.
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Five of the Greatest Run Chases in IPL History
From Tewatia's five sixes to Punjab chasing 262 at Eden Gardens: the nights the impossible target fell.
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Powerplay, Middle Overs, Death: How an IPL Innings Works
The three phases of a T20 innings, what each team is trying to do in them, and why totals keep going up.
Season 2025
The final league table
The top four after 70 league matches reached the playoffs. Two points for a win, one for a no result.
| # | Team | P | W | L | NR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PBKSPunjab KingsRunners-up | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 19 |
| 2 | RCBRoyal Challengers BengaluruChampions | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 19 |
| 3 | GTGujarat TitansPlayoffs | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 |
| 4 | MIMumbai IndiansPlayoffs | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| 5 | DCDelhi Capitals | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 15 |
| 6 | SRHSunrisers Hyderabad | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 13 |
| 7 | LSGLucknow Super Giants | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 |
| 8 | KKRKolkata Knight Riders | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
| 9 | RRRajasthan Royals | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | CSKChennai Super Kings | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 |
Punjab finished above RCB, and RR above CSK, on net run rate.
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Contents
Browse by section Every chapter in the book
- 01IPL 2025 Final Table: A Report Card for All Ten TeamsNews7 min
- 02Eighteen Seasons, One Shirt: Virat Kohli and RCBPlayers6 min
- 03Five of the Greatest Run Chases in IPL HistoryHistory7 min
- 04Powerplay, Middle Overs, Death: How an IPL Innings WorksGuides5 min
- 05The Spin Kings: Slow Bowlers Who Ruled a Batter's GamePlayers6 min
- 06When the IPL Left India: South Africa, the UAE and a Season Split in TwoHistory6 min
- 07Who Owns the IPL Teams? The Business Behind the Ten FranchisesBusiness6 min
- 08Going to an IPL Match: A First-Timer's Stadium GuideGuides5 min
The record book
Numbers every fan should know
All-time IPL records, correct to the end of the 2025 season.
973Most runs in a seasonVirat Kohli, RCB, 2016
32Most wickets in a seasonDwayne Bravo (2013) and Harshal Patel (2021)
175*Highest individual scoreChris Gayle, RCB v Pune Warriors, 2013
287/3Highest team totalSunrisers Hyderabad v RCB, 2024
262Highest successful chasePunjab Kings v KKR, Eden Gardens, 2024
30Balls for the fastest hundredChris Gayle, 2013
13Balls for the fastest fiftyYashasvi Jaiswal, RR v KKR, 2023
6/12Best bowling figuresAlzarri Joseph, MI v SRH, 2019
8Most IPL hundredsVirat Kohli
49Lowest team totalRCB v KKR, 2017
IPL 101
The rules, in plain English
Six things new fans ask about most. Tap a question to open it.
How an innings worksWhat is the powerplay?
The first six overs of each innings. Only two fielders are allowed outside the 30-yard circle, so batters attack. After the sixth over, up to five fielders can go out.
What is an Impact Player?
Introduced in 2023, it lets each team bring in one substitute from a list of named players during a match. The substitute can bat and bowl, which is why batting line-ups now go so deep.
What is a strategic time-out?
Each innings has two short breaks: one called by the bowling side between overs 6 and 9, and one by the batting side between overs 13 and 16.
How do the playoffs work?
1st plays 2nd in Qualifier 1, and the winner goes to the final. 3rd plays 4th in the Eliminator. The loser of Qualifier 1 then plays the Eliminator winner in Qualifier 2 for the other place in the final.
What happens if a match is tied?
A Super Over decides it: one over each, with the side that scores more winning. If that is tied too, another Super Over is played.
What is a Right to Match card?
At a mega auction, an RTM card lets a team match the winning bid for one of its former players and keep him.
On the road
Grounds of the IPL
Photo: Dhruva rayan, CC0, via Wikimedia CommonsBengaluru
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
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Eden Gardens
Kolkata Knight Riders
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Arun Jaitley Stadium
Delhi Capitals
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Narendra Modi Stadium
Gujarat Titans
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Ekana Cricket Stadium
Lucknow Super Giants
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DY Patil Stadium
Hosted the 2008 and 2010 finals
Photo: Godric ki Kothri, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia CommonsKanpur
Green Park
Former home of Gujarat Lions
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Barabati Stadium
Occasional IPL venue
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