IPL 2025, April 23 -- The race to the IPL playoffs is heating up. Five teams have already recorded five wins. Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Titans are the frontrunners to finish in the top two, while Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals are on the brink. But nothing is decided yet.

In a 10-team league, 16 points (8 wins) is considered the magic number. In the previous four IPL editions with 10 teams (2011, 2022, 2023, and 2024), every team that reached 16 points qualified for the playoffs.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) achieved the near impossible in IPL 2024 by reaching the playoffs with just 14 points. Three other teams - Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals, and Lucknow Super Giants - also finished on 14 points, which significant...