The second qualifier in IPL 2025 will match the Punjab Kings with the Mumbai Indians. The winner of this game gets a spot in the IPL final. Through winning Qualifier 1, Royal Challengers Bengaluru have qualified for the title match. It won against Punjab in the opening qualifier. MI defeated GT in the Eliminator which granted them the chance to play in Qualifier 2 and advance to the final. Mumbai was declared the winner by the match against Gujarat. By winning the Eliminator, Mumbai maintained their chance to be in the final. No other team in IPL history has managed to win the title by winning the Eliminator game. The Sunrisers Hyderabad team made it to the final in 2016. Can Mumbai carry out this process?
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Hyderabad played in the playoffs after ending the 2016 season in third place. It then had to play against Kolkata Knight Riders in the eliminator. Hyderabad, led by David Warner, were able to beat KKR by 22 runs. It scored 162 runs for the loss of eight wickets first. Kolkata was then only able to score 140 runs before losing eight wickets. In Qualifier 2, Hyderabad met Gujarat Lions. The team won by winning the last four wickets. Hyderabad was asked to score 163 runs to win the match. The team secured its exit to the final by recording victory with four balls still in reserve.
The winning story of the IPL 2016 for Sunrisers Hyderabad
Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore faced each other in the final of IPL 2016. Hyderabad made 208 runs which came at the cost of seven wickets. After that, RCB were stopped at 200 runs for seven wickets and the title went to the team. A team has only ever won the IPL while playing an eliminator.
