June 1, IPL 2025: The excitement of IPL 2025 has reached its peak. Today, in the Qualifier-2 match, Punjab Kings will face Mumbai Indians in Ahmedabad. This match is going to be very interesting. The winning team of this match will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore in the final to be held in Ahmedabad on June 3. RCB has a chance to win the title for the first time. All the equations and coincidences are also in favor of RCB. However, the five-time champion Mumbai team can spoil RCB’s game, but for this, Mumbai will have to overcome Punjab today. Let us tell you how many times it has happened in the IPL so far that the team winning Qualifier-1 captured the title. Has the team winning Qualifier-2 ever been able to do this? Let’s know..
11 times out of 14, the team winning Qualifier-1 became the champion
In the IPL, initially, from 2008 to 2010, the knockout matches of the league were played in the semi-final format. However, from 2011, its rules were changed and the playoffs started. Qualifier-1, Qualifier-2 and Eliminator matches were decided. From then till 2024, a total of 14 seasons have been held and out of these, the team that won Qualifier-1 has won the final 11 times.
The team that won Qualifier-1 did not become the champion three times
Only three times has it happened that the team that won Qualifier-1 could not capture the title. The RCB team itself has suffered this. This is RCB’s fourth final. Earlier, the team had reached the final in 2009, 2011, 2016 as well. In 2016, RCB reached the final by winning Qualifier-1, but Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated them in the final. Then the SRH team reached the final by playing the Eliminator and SRH is the only team to reach the final and win it by playing the Eliminator.
On paper, RCB’s claim is strong
The fact that the team that won Qualifier-1 became the champion 11 times out of 14 further strengthens RCB’s case. However, in 2013, 2016 and 2017, the team that won Qualifier-1 had to face defeat in the final. On the other hand, the team that won Qualifier-2 has won the title three times (including SRH in 2016). These three years are 2013, 2016 and 2017 only. In 2013, Chennai Super Kings made it to the final by defeating Mumbai in Qualifier-1. However, after this Mumbai won Qualifier-2 and reached the final and became the champion by defeating CSK. On the other hand, Mumbai did this once again in 2017. Then the Rising Pune Supergiants team defeated Mumbai in Qualifier-1. However, Mumbai won Qualifier-2 and then won the title by defeating RPS by one run in the final.
Mumbai and Punjab also have a chance
In such a situation, Mumbai has a chance to do this once again and surprise RCB. Punjab also has a chance to take revenge for the defeat in Qualifier-1 from RCB. In 2013 and 2017, the team that lost Qualifier-1 (Mumbai) won the title. In such a situation, the Punjab team can also show wonders. At the same time, to further strengthen RCB’s claim, the team that won Qualifier-1 from 2018 to 2024 has become the champion. CSK did this in 2018, 2021, 2023, Mumbai in 2019 and 2020, Gujarat in 2022 and KKR in 2024. All these teams reached the final by winning Qualifier-1. This is a trend that can make the RCB team and fans happy.
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