Top News

IPL 2026 Playoffs: The journey of IPL 2026 is now in its final phase. With this the picture of the playoffs is now completely clear. The teams of Royal Challengers Bangalore, Gujarat Titans and Sunrisers Hyderabad had already qualified for the playoffs. At the same time, now Rajasthan Royals has become the fourth team to reach the top-4.

Rajasthan’s entry in top-4

In IPL 2026, Rajasthan Royals have secured the playoff ticket by defeating Mumbai Indians by 30 runs in their last league match. With this victory, Rajasthan has become the fourth team to reach the top-4. After winning 8 matches out of 14 matches, Rajasthan Royals team has reached fourth position on the points table with 16 points. With this he has also broken Punjab’s dream of reaching the playoffs.

RCB-GT-SRH have already done it

Before Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Gujarat Titans and Sunrisers Hyderabad had already made it to the playoffs. Let us tell you, Bengaluru and Gujarat finished in top-2 in the points table with 18 points. In such a situation, they will get two chances to reach the finals. At the same time, Hyderabad is at third position with 18 points. All three teams RCB, GT and SRH have 18 points each. But RCB has the best net run rate, due to which it remains on the top.

When and where will IPL 2026 playoff matches take place?

• Qualifier-1: 26 May- HPCA Stadium, Dharamshala
• Eliminator: 27 May- New Chandigarh
• Qualifier-2: 29 May- New Chandigarh
• Final: 31 May- Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad