The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 is going on and the teams are fighting hard to qualify for the play-offs. Already, the first half of the competition is over and several teams are doing well consistently. Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Titans, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Punjab Kings and Lucknow Super Giants are in the top half of the table. Teams like Kolkata Knight Riders, Chennai Super Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals are towards the bottom half. Defending champions KKR didn't have a particularly good start to the competition as they struggled to replicate their form from last season.Ā Venkatesh Iyer Memes Go Viral After Star Kolkata Knight Riders Batter Played Slowest Knock of Career in KKR vs GT IPL 2025 Match (Watch Video).

KKR have had several issues with their performance in IPL 2025, one of them being their batting combination. With Ajinkya Rahane as captain and batting at number three, it has pushed down the likes of Venkatesh Iyer, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rinku Singh and Andre Russell down the order, something that has not yielded any fruit so far. Several times they have lost despite their bowling doing well, as the batting has not been up to the mark. They have five wins from the 11 matches and are struggling in the sixth spot. Fans are eager to know whether KKR will qualify for the IPL 2025 playoffs, they will get the entire information here.

Kolkata Knight RidersĀ IPL 2025 Playoffs Qualification Scenario

Team Matches Win Loss NR Points Net Run Rate
Kolkata Knight Riders 13 5 7 2 12 +0.193

Kolkata Knight Riders are now officially eliminated from the play-off race. Kolkata Knight Riders have played 13 games so far in IPL 2025 and have won five out of them. With a total of 12 points, the three-time champions sit in the sixth spot on the IPL 2025 points table.

To qualify for the play-offs, generally, a team needs 16 points. There have been exceptions, but for the past few seasons, some teams have even qualified with 14 points and a good net run rate. But this season, with the top five teams doing extremely well, at least four teams are confirmed to cross 14 point mark.Ā Ā IPL 2025 Points Table Updated With NRR.

Mumbai Indians, who are on 14 points are set to play Delhi Capitals, who are on 13 points. Either of them will cross the 14-point mark and with it four teams will cross the 14-point mark. Kolkata Knight Riders, after their match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru got washed out, can reach a maximum of 14 points.. Hence, they are now officially eliminated from the play-off race.

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