Rajasthan Royals Playoff Qualification Scenario: How can RR qualify for Playoffs after loss vs RCB

The Rajasthan Royals (RR) are having a difficult time in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, following a pathetic loss to the Royal Challengers Bengaluru. This puts them in a difficult situation because their path to qualification has grown more difficult.

In the 42nd game of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, the Rajasthan Royals (RR) lost by 11 runs against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). The encounter between the two teams was played at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore.

How Rajasthan Royals can qualify for IPL 2025 playoffs

Rajasthan Royals are 8th on the points table with only 2 wins to their credit from 9 games, with 7 defeats. Their prospects of making it to the playoffs are extremely weak now, as even if they win all their remaining games, they won’t be sure of qualifying for a position in the first four.

Victories in all of their other five matches will put them at 14 points. But qualification will then rest on the NRR as well as how the other results go in the league.

Rajasthan can at best earn 14 points from here. But that will be unlikely to take them to the playoffs this time, with six teams or more likely to surpass that figure.

GT, RCB, and DC only require two victories to reach the 16-point mark from their remaining matches, while, Punjab Kings, and Lucknow Super Giants need three each. Kolkata Knight Riders can also aim for the 16-point mark with five victories in their last six matches, putting RR’s chances of qualification further down.

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Rajasthan Royals’ Next Matches in IPL 2025

Rajasthan Royals will next be in action when they face Gujarat Titans on Monday (28th April) at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. Then they have Mumbai Indians on 1st May, then the match against Kolkata Knight Riders on 4th May at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, and on May 12 and 16, CSK and PBKS are scheduled to be played against them in Jaipur.