IPL: When did PBKS, RCB, GT and MI make it to the playoffs before? Know at which position they qualified..

70 matches of the league round have been completed in IPL 2025. After a lot of struggle, four teams were decided. No one was sure to reach the playoffs till 58 matches, but after this, the doubleheader on May 18 solved all the equations. Now the matches of Qualifier-1 and Eliminator have been decided. In the first qualifier to be held on May 29, the top two teams of the points table i.e. Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore will clash.

At the same time, Gujarat Titans will face Mumbai Indians in the Eliminator on May 30. These four teams have reached the playoffs before, but RCB and Punjab have never won the title. Both these teams will try hard for their first title. At the same time, Gujarat won the title in 2022 and Mumbai has won the title five times. Let us know when these teams reached the playoffs before this and at what position in the league round they qualified for the playoffs...

1. Punjab Kings
The Punjab team has been able to make it to the last four only for the third time. Earlier, the team was able to reach the playoffs in 2008 and 2014. In 2008, the Punjab team was second in the points table, while in 2014 the team secured the first position. However, in 2008, Punjab had to face defeat against Chennai Super Kings in the semi-finals. At the same time, in 2014, the team had to face defeat against Kolkata Knight Riders in the final. Now in 2025, once again the Punjab team has made it to the playoffs by staying on top. It remains to be seen whether the team will be able to end its title drought this time or not. Shreyas Iyer has previously won the title with KKR. He will be eager to win the title for the second consecutive year.

Punjab Kings' performance in IPL year-wise
Year Performance After League Round
Position in the points table
2008 Semi-final 2nd
2009 League stage 5th

2010 League stage 8th
2011 League stage 5th
2012 League stage 6th
2013 League stage 6th
2014 Runner-up 1st
2015 League stage 8th
2016 League stage 8th
2017 League stage 5th
2018 League stage 7th
2019 League stage 6th
2020 League stage 6th
2021 League stage 6th
2022 League stage 6th
2023 League stage 8th
2024 League stage 9th
2025 Playoffs* 1st
2. Royal Challengers Bangalore
RCB team has reached the playoffs for the 10th time. Earlier, the team reached the playoffs in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2024. The team was runner-up in 2009, 2011 and 2016. In 2011, RCB topped the points table and in 2016 it was second. In 2009, 2015, and 2021, the team finished third, while in 2010, 2020, 2022, and 2024 the team qualified for the playoffs by finishing fourth. Now once again the team has finished second, so they would like to improve their previous record. Along with reaching the final, the team would also like to win the title for the first time.

Royal Challengers Bangalore's performance in IPL year by year
Year Performance After League Round
Position in the points table
2008 League stage 7th
2009 Runners-up 3rd
2010 Playoffs 4th
2011 Runners-up Top
2012 League stage 5th
2013 League stage 5th
2014 League stage 7th
2015 Playoffs 3rd
2016 Runners-up 2nd
2017 League stage 8th
2018 League stage 6th
2019 League stage 8th
2020 Playoffs 4th
2021 Playoffs 3rd
2022 Playoffs 4th
2023 League stage 6th
2024 Playoffs 4th
2025 Playoffs* 2nd

3. Gujarat Titans
The Gujarat team came into existence in 2022. Since then, in the four seasons so far, this team has been the most consistent team to reach the playoffs. The team became champion in its very first season in 2022. After this, the team reached the final in 2023 as well but had to face defeat against CSK. In both these seasons, the Gujarat team topped the points table. After this, in 2024, the Gujarat team was eliminated from the league round itself. The team was then in eighth place. This time the Gujarat team has qualified by finishing third. They have a tough road ahead of them, but this team, which played well during the league stage, can beat anyone if it is their day.

Performance of Gujarat Titans in IPL year by year
Year Performance After League Round
Position in the points table
2022 Champion Top
2023 Runner-up Top
2024 League stage 8th
2025 Playoffs* Third

4. Mumbai Indians
The Mumbai team is a five-time champion. It has won the IPL title in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020. The team was in the top two in all these five seasons. The team has never won the title while finishing third or fourth so far. This time the team will go out to prove this statement wrong as well. The Mumbai team has reached the playoffs 11 times in total. Apart from the five seasons of becoming champions, the team has reached the playoffs in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2023, and this year. However, in all these seasons the team finished third or fourth and could not even reach the final.

Under the captaincy of Hardik, the Mumbai team will play to become champion for the sixth time.

Performance of Mumbai Indians in IPL year-wise

Year Performance After League Round
Position in the points table
2008 League stage 5th
2009 League stage 7th
2010 Runner-up 1st
2011 Playoffs 3rd
2012 Playoffs 3rd
2013 Champion 2nd
2014 Playoffs 4th
2015 Champion 2nd
2016 League stage 5th
2017 Champion Top
2018 League stage 5th
2019 Champion Top
2020 Champion Top
2021 League stage 5th
2022 League stage 10th
2023 Playoffs 4th
2024 League stage 10th
2025 Playoffs* 4th

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