The 2023 edition of the Indian Premier League is coming to an end. After the exciting tournament stage, followed by the knockout round. The four playoff teams have been determined after an incredible battle for the qualifiers, where seven teams battled for the championship through the final week.
However, only 3 prevail. The Gujarat Titans made it through to the first knockout round after winning most of their matches. Chennai Super Kings, Lucknow Super Giants and Mumbai Indians are the other teams that have made it to the playoffs.
And then there are four
A big round of applause for 🔝 the four teams that made it to the next round #TATAIPL Playoffs 2023 👏🏻👏🏻 pic.twitter.com/Lc5l19t4eE
– IndianPremierLeague (@IPL)
May 21, 2023
Fan-favorite teams, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Rajasthan Royals, Kolkata Knight Riders, Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians are equal on the scoreboard until the last four. CSK and LSG have a 97% chance of qualifying and all the fuss is about 4th place on the IPL 2023 scoreboard.
Finally, MI made it to the knockout round. Fans are expecting more intense matches in the upcoming IPL 2023 knockouts and finals.
IPL Playoff Rule 2023
- The top four teams of the IPL group after the tournament matches qualified for the knockout round. This becomes even more difficult after IPL 2022 has two more teams.
- The top two teams compete in Qualifier 1 and the two lower teams compete in Qualifier 1.
- The winner of Qualifier 1 will go directly to the final round, while the losing team will play against the winner of Qualifier 1 in Qualifier 2.
- Thus, all teams hope to reach the top 2 on the IPL scoreboard to have 2 chances of reaching the final round.
IPL 2023 knockout round: Fixtures and venues
- Gujarat Titans, Lucknow Super Giants and Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians are the teams that have qualified for the IPL knockout round.
- The IPL 2023 knockout round schedule has been announced in advance with the first qualifying round to be held on May 23, the Knockout Qualifier on May 24 and Qualifier 2 on May 26.
- The Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings clashed in Qualifier 1. CSK won the match after 15 runs and went straight to the finals.
- The knockout match took place on May 24 between the Lucknow Super Giants and the Mumbai Indians. MI beat LSG to win with 81 runs.
- Qualifier 2 took place on May 26 between the loser of Q1 (GT) and the winner of the match of Eliminator (MI). GT won 62 runs.
- IPL 2023 Qualifier 1 and Knockout will take place in Chennai while the final two matches (Q2 and Finals) will take place in Ahmedabad.
- The IPL 2023 Finals will take place on Sunday, May 28, 2023 between the Chennai Super Kings and the Gujarat Titans.
Road to IPL 2023 Qualifiers
- As of now, the Gujarat Titans, Chennai Super Kings, Lucknow Super Giants and Mumbai Indians have qualified for the knockout stages.
- Fourth place in the table continued until the final championship match. Royal Challengers Bangalore, Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians most likely took the last place in the knockout round.
- Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad, who finished bottom of the table for most of the tournament, were long eliminated. PBKS and KKR soon after.
- RCB played their last game on May 21 but were unable to win despite Virat Kohli’s century of excellence.
- Rajasthan Royals has a chance to take fourth place in the unlikely event that both MI and RCB lose their last game, but even then, NRR will be the deciding factor.
- Unfortunately for RR fans, the team was eliminated after MI won the match against SRH. And since RCB also lost to GT, MI advanced to the knockout round.
Next destination: FINAL ️😉
Congratulations 𝗖𝗛𝗡𝗡𝗔𝗜 , the first team to qualify #TATAIPL End of 2023#Qualifier 1 | #GTvCSK | @ChennaiIPL pic.twitter.com/LgtrhwjBxH
– IndianPremierLeague (@IPL)
May 23, 2023
IPL 2023 Finals: CSK vs Gujarat Titans
- Chennai Super Kings once again reach the IPL finals. CSK will play the 10th IPL Finals on May 28 with the winner of Qualifier 2.
- CSK beat the Gujarat Titans in 15 runs. After being given the right to toss, GT decided to roll and capped CSK at 172/7. However, the CSK pitchers took the lead and beat the entire GT team in 20 rounds in 157 runs.
- MS Dhoni has led his team to a fantastic IPL run that will hopefully culminate as they lift the championship trophy.
- However, the Gujarat Titans were given another chance to make it to the finalists – some perks of achieving the top spot in the scoreboard.
- GT faced the Mumbai Indians in IPL 2023 Qualifiers 2 and completely outperformed the five-time champion.
- GT won 62 runs. Mohit Sharma was the MVP of the match, after he eliminated Suryakumar Yadav and scored a rare 5-stroke.
word #TATAIPL 2023
It will be Chennai Super Kings who will face the Gujarat Titans in the ultimate clash
TO BRING. IT. ON 😍 pic.twitter.com/FYBhhsN808
– IndianPremierLeague (@IPL)
May 26, 2023
IPL 2023 knockout round: Elimination – LSG vs MI
- The much-awaited IPL Playoff Eliminator 2023 match will take place between the Lucknow Super Giants and the Mumbai Indians. LSG is third in the scoreboard, while MI is through the hair in fourth place. But it is business as usual for MI and the team often rises from the bottom of the table to win the IPL title.
- LSG also made it to the knockout stages last year. The last time the Mumbai Indians won the IPL trophy was in 2020. MI has won the IPL 5 times and reached the playoffs 10 times.
- LSG has a strong roster and has maintained its lead on the scoreboard for most of the tournament. MI can boast some of the best track chase performances at IPL 2023. They chased a total of more than 200 times.
- Overall, the LSG vs MI match is sure to be full of drama, excitement and thrilling cricket action. Chepauk Stadium is also known to favor pitchers, so expect a high total score on the scoreboard.
A very special win! 😎
Mumbai Indians win with 81 runs and advance #Qualifier 2 from #TATAIPL 2023. 🏻👏🏻
Scoreboard ️ https://t.co/CVo5K1wG31#TATAIPL | #Eliminator | #LSGvMI pic.twitter.com/77zW6NmInn
– IndianPremierLeague (@IPL)
May 24, 2023
Mumbai Indians take down Lucknow Super Giants in Eliminator
- The Mumbai Indians put on an all-time performance in Chepauk. Hit the ball first, MI scores 182/8 on the scoreboard.
- LSG is off to a good start and a partnership is forming between Marcus Stoinis and captain Krunal Pandya as MI pitchers attack with all their might.
- Akash Madhwal recorded the most incredible bowling numbers in IPL history – 5/5 in 3.3 rounds.
- The entire LSG roster was disqualified for 101 runs in 16.3 rounds and MI advanced to Qualifier 2.
Splash! 🔥🔥
Akash Madhwal Announces FIFER and Lucknow Super Giants are both set for 101 #TATAIPL | #Eliminator | #LSGvMI pic.twitter.com/pfiLNkScnz
– IndianPremierLeague (@IPL)
May 24, 2023
IPL Playoff Record
Highest individual scores in the IPL Qualifiers:
With no | Name players | Running | occasion |
first. | Shubman Bearing (GT) | 129 | Qualifiers 2023. 2 |
2. | Virender Sehwag (PBKS) | 122 | 2014 Qualifier 2 |
3. | Shane Watson (CSK) | 117* | final 2018 |
4. | Wriddhiman Saha (PBKS) | 115* | end of 2014 |
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