The IPL season 18 (2025) was not started well for Mumbai Indians captained by Hardik Pandya, but the arrival of Jaspreet Bumrah brought new energy to the team. The team was a strong contender to make it to the top 2, but after the defeat to Punjab Kings on Monday, it was decided that now MI will have to play the eliminator match. Mumbai Indians have played eliminator matches 4 times earlier, but in all these seasons she could not reach the final.
First tell you about the IPL format. In this tournament started with 10 teams, the team qualifies for the playoffs, who finished top 4 in the points table. Now the top 2 teams of these get 2 opportunities to go to the IPL final. Even if she loses the first match (qualifier 1), she plays in the second match (qualifier 2). Punjab Kings have confirmed their place in the top 2.
Whereas the third and fourth teams have to hold a hat -trick of victory to win the IPL Trophy. There is an eliminator match between these two, the journey of the losing team ends and the winning team has to play the qualifier 2. Apart from Mumbai Indians, it is not yet decided which team will play the eliminator match.
Mumbai Indians record of eliminator matches
For the first time under Hardik’s captaincy, Mumbai Indians have reached the IPL playoffs, but under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, the team has won 5 titles. A total of 10th time is when Mumbai Indians have reached the playoffs.
Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, Mumbai Indians won the first title in 2013. After this, MI won the IPL Trophy in 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020. Mumbai was in the top 2 in all these 5 seasons.
For the first time Mumbai reached the final in 2010, under the captaincy of Sachin Tendulkar, the team then stood first in the points table. However, that season CSK defeated him in the final.
Apart from all these seasons, the team also reached the playoffs in 2011, 2012, 2014 and 2023, but it stood third or fourth in the points table. In all these seasons, the team did not even reach the finals to win the title.
- 2011 Mi won the eliminator but lost the qualifier 2.
- 2012 I lost the Mi Eliminator match.
- 2014 I also lost in the Mi Eliminator match.
- 2023 I won the Mi Eliminator match but lost the qualifier 2.
Mumbai Indians have played an eliminator match in a total of 4 times in IPL history, out of which win in 2 and 2 have been defeated. But after becoming a third or fourth team in any season, she did not become champions.
When and where will the eliminator match be played
The eliminator match will be played at Mullanpur Cricket Stadium on 30 May. Which team will play with Mumbai Indians, this will be clear after the result of LSG vs RCB match. If RCB wins, Gujarat will play eliminator, otherwise RCB.
Mumbai Indians squad for IPL 2025 playoffs
Bewon Jacobs, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Charith Asanka, Hardik Pandya (Captain), Michel Santner, Naman Dhir, Richard Glison, Robin Minj (wicket keeper), Johnny Bairstow (wicket keeper), Krishnan Sreejith (wicket keeper), wicket keeper, Allah Ghaznafar, Arjun Ghaznafar, Ashwani Kumar, Deepak Bumrah, Karn Sharma, Lizad Williams, Mujib ur Rehman, Raghu Sharma, Rece Toplay, Satyanarayan Raju, Trent Bolt, Vignesh Puthu.
