 "IPL 2025 Points Table: Updated standings after CSK beat KKR in Kolkata")
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season is currently underway, with all 10 teams having completed at least four or five games. With each game carrying crucial points, the competition for the top four spots remains intense. Teams will be looking for consistency and improving their net run rate (NRR) to stay in contention for the playoffs.
In yet another game that went down the wire, Chennai Super Kings defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by two wickets with as many deliveries to spare at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens to collect just their third win this season.
Noor Ahmad was adjudged the Player of the Match for his haul of 4/31 that ensured KKR finished well below the 200-mark while Dewald Brevis struck a 22-ball fifty to help CSK, who were reeling at 60/5, bounce back from a horrible start.
Captain MS Dhoni later provided the finishing touch with a six off Andre Russell in the final over, with Anshul Kamboj hitting the winning boundary in the only delivery that he faced, as Chennai avenged their eight-wicket loss against Kolkata at Chepauk earlier this season.
The defeat also complicated KKR’s path to the playoffs, with the defending champions having suffered their sixth defeat of the season.
Here’s a look at the updated points table after the KKR vs CSK match:
IPL 2025: Updated points table
| Pos | Team | M | W | L | T | N/R | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gujarat Titans | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.793 |
| 2 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.482 |
| 3 | Punjab Kings | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0.376 |
| 4 | Mumbai Indians | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1.156 |
| 5 | Delhi Capitals | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0.362 |
| 6 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 12 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0.193 |
| 7 | Lucknow Super Giants | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -0.469 |
| 8 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 11 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | -1.192 |
| 9 | Rajasthan Royals | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -0.718 |
| 10 | Chennai Super Kings | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -0.992 |
IPL 2025: Orange and Purple Cap leaders
Orange Cap: Suryakumar Yadav (MI) — 510 runs in 12 innings at a strike rate of 170.56.
Purple Cap: Prasidh Krishna (GT) – 20 wickets in 11 innings at an economy of 7.65.
What happened in IPL 2024?
The final IPL 2024 league standings saw eventual champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) finish on top with 20 points from 14 matches, thanks to 9 wins, 3 losses, and 2 no-results. They were followed by Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Rajasthan Royals (RR), both with 17 points, securing second and third positions respectively.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) completed a remarkable turnaround to clinch the fourth playoff spot. They won five matches in a row to finish with 14 points and edging out Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Delhi Capitals (DC), and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), all of whom also ended with 14 points but had inferior NRRs.
Gujarat Titans (GT) suffered due to two no-results and a poor NRR, finishing 8th with 12 points, while Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Mumbai Indians (MI) rounded out the bottom two.
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