India, April 27 -- After 44 riveting contests in the ongoing IPL 2025, the playoff fixture has started to take shape. While heavyweights Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders, who have won the elusive title eight times between themselves, have their chances diminished, Punjab Kings, usually an unlikely pre-season favourite, find themselves on the verge of making the playoffs for the first time in 11 years.

As IPL gears up for another double-header Sunday, where Mumbai Indians will host Lucknow Super Giants in the first game, while Royal Challengers Bengaluru will face Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, we take a look at the qualification scenarios for all 10 teams.

Ranked at the top of the points table with 12 points, G...