How MI Can Displace RCB And Move At Top Of IPL Points Table

Anurag Dasgupta

How MI can dethrone RCB [Source: @iplt20.com]How MI can dethrone RCB [Source: @iplt20.com]

The Mumbai Indians will take on the Rajasthan Royals in the 50th match of the Indian Premier League on Thursday. This game holds utmost importance, not only for RR, but also for the high-flying MI. The Hardik Pandya led side looked down and out at one stage, but won 5 matches in a row to enter the top-4.

RR, on the other hand, have lost 7 matches out of 10 and if they lose against MI, they will crash out of the tournament. With the IPL reaching its business end, the match holds importance for MI as they have their eyes set on RCB.

Here, in this piece, we will look how MI can displace RCB in the points table and become the new table toppers of IPL 2025.

How MI can displace RCB to become table toppers?

In IPL 2025, MI have won 6 out of 10 and have 12 points in their bag. They have a net run-rate of +0.889. RCB, on the other hand sit at the top of the table with 7 wins out of 10, and a net run-rate of +0.521.

Clearly, MI have a superior net run-rate as compared to RCB and if they win Vs RR on Thursday, the Hardik led side will displace RCB and will move to the top of the table. The teams which finish in top-2 have a good chance of reaching the finals since they get a secondary chance to qualify, even if they lose Qualifier 1.

However, RR won't be easy to stop since they won their last game against Gujarat Titans in a convincing fashion as teenager, Vaibhav Suryavanshi blew away the opposition bowlers with ease.