RCB registered the biggest win in terms of balls left in the playoffs in the history of the Indian Premier League. Rajat Patidar-led defeated Punjab Kings by 8 wickets in the first qualifier of the ongoing IPL 2025. With this huge win, RCB comfortably qualified for the final of the tournament in the quest for their first ever IPL title since the tournament’s inception in 2008.
Notably, Punjab Kings were bundled out at the score of just 101 runs in 14.2 overs. With that said, here we’ll have a look at the top 5 lowest scores in the IPL playoffs history in the 17-year-long journey of the tournament across 18 seasons.
Deccan Chargers against RCB – IPL 2010
Deccan Chargers Hyderabad (DCH) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) were taking on each other in the third-place playoff game in the Indian Premier League 2010. DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai hosted the game. DCH skipper Adam Gilchrist won the toss and decided to bat first.
Batting first, Hyderabad were bundled out at the score of just 82 runs in 18.3 overs, with only Anirudh Singh scoring 40 runs off 39 balls, with four fours and a six, half of the team’s total score. Later in the second innings, RCB successfully chased down the total in 13.5 overs, scoring 86 runs for the loss of just 1 wicket and winning the game by a huge margin of 9 wickets. DCH’s 82 in this playoff game still ranks as the lowest total in IPL playoffs history.
Delhi Capitals (formerly Delhi Daredevils) against Rajasthan Royals – IPL 2008
It was the inaugural edition of the tournament, and the eventual champions of the tournament, RR, were taking on the Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) in the tournament’s first semi-final. Mumbai Wankhede’s stadium hosted this game. RR were asked to bat first by DC’s toss-winning skipper, Virender Sehwag.
Batting first, RR posted a decent total of 192 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in the allotted 20 overs, with Shane Watson scoring a blistering 52 runs off just 29 balls, followed by Yusuf Pathan’s 45 runs off just 21 balls. While defending the target, the Royals’ bowling attack bundled out DC at the double-digit score of just 87 runs in 16.1 overs, winning the game by a mammoth margin of 105 runs.
Lucknow Super Giants against Mumbai Indians – IPL 2023
The five-time champions, MI and a year-old LSG, took on each other in the Eliminator of the IPL 2023. The knockout game was played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. MI skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and asked his batters to take the charge. Batting first, MI scored 182 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in the allotted 20 overs.
Chasing the target, the then KL Rahul-led side were bundled out at the score of just 101 runs in 16.3 overs, with the Australian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis being the only batter to show some resilience with 40 runs off 27 balls, which includes five fours and a six. Eventually, MI won the game by a big margin of 81 runs, and LSG registered the third-lowest score in IPL playoffs history.
Punjab Kings vs RCB – IPL 2025
In the ongoing 2025 edition of the Indian Premier League, two in-form teams in the tournament, Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru, faced each other in the first qualifier. New Chandigarh’s Maharaja Yadvendra Singh International Cricket Stadium hosted this game on Thursday, May 29.
The visiting skipper Rajat Patidar won the toss and asked PBKS to bat first. Batting first, the hosts’ batting attack was completely outplayed by the RCB bowlers. RCB’s pace trio, alongside a specialist spinner Suyash Sharma, bundled out PBKS at the score of just 101 runs in 14.2 overs. RCB chased the target comfortably in just 10 overs, scoring 106 runs for the loss of just 2 wickets and winning the game by a big margin of 8 wickets with 10 overs (60 balls) to spare.
Deccan Chargers against CSK – IPL 2010
Deccan Chargers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings faced off each other in the second semi-final of the Indian Premier League 2010 (IPL 2010). The game was hosted by Mumbai’s DY Patil Sports Academy on April 22, 2010. CSK skipper MS Dhoni won the toss and decided to bat first. Batting first, CSK posted a comparatively low total of 142 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in the allotted 20 overs.
But what surprised the fans was the sensational bowling from CSK, led by the star Aussie pacer Doug Bollinger. CSK bundled out at the score of just 104 runs in 19.2 overs to win the game by 38 runs and secure a spot in the final to lift the title eventually, thanks to Bollinger’s four-wicket haul. DCH’s 104-run total in this game ranks as the fifth-lowest total in IPL playoffs history.
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