IPL 2025: Virat is sad even after winning, Shreyas Iyer is happy even after losing, big suspense in the story, you will be surprised if it comes out

The playoff format started in 2011, before that the finalist teams were selected from the semi-finals. Before this season, this format was played in 14 seasons, out of them how many times the team that lost Qualifier-1 reached the final and... Read more

Horsemen fall in the battlefield, how can a child fall who walks on his knees? After Punjab's loss, Navjot Sidhu's tweet is correct in a way because Punjab still has a chance to reach the final and win. When the Punjab team and their captain look at the history, a smile will return on their faces because the history of IPL is full of teams that won the trophy after losing the qualifiers.

Captain Shreyas Iyer and coach Ricky Ponting's strategy failed and Punjab Kings lost to Royal Challengers Bangalore in Qualifier-1, now they will have to win Qualifier-2 to reach the final. In this match to be held on June 1, they have to face the winner of the eliminator match. Today in the eliminator match, Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians will face each other. Let us tell you that the playoff format started in 2011, before this the finalist teams were selected from the semi-finals. Before this season, this format was played in 14 seasons, out of them how many times the team losing Qualifier-1 reached the final and how many times it won the title, this record will give a lot of relief to Punjab.

The magic teams that won after losing

The one who wins after losing is called a Baazigar (a magician) and there are two proofs in IPL which show that the Punjab team can do this feat. Out of the last 11 seasons, it has happened only twice that the team that lost the qualifier has won the title, while the other 9 times such teams have lost in the final. Mumbai Indians is the only team that has won the IPL trophy even after losing Qualifier-1

2017: MI won the trophy by defeating RPS in the final.

2013: MI won the trophy by defeating CSK in the final.

Formula to reach the final even after losing

There is no doubt that the world does not end after a defeat and there are many proofs of this. Last season's runner-up team Sunrisers Hyderabad also made it to the finals by winning Qualifier-1 and then Qualifier-2. So far, it has happened 11 times that the team that lost Qualifier-1 has made it to the finals. That means they have won Qualifier 2. See which teams lost Qualifier-1 and reached the finals in which season.

2024: SRH

2023: GT

2022: RR

2020: DC

2019: MI

2018: SRH

2017: MI

2015: CSK

2014: PBCSK

2013: MI

2011: RCB

It will be very interesting to see if this happens for the 12th time that Punjab Kings, the team that lost Qualifier-1, reaches the final. For this, they will have to win the second qualifier, which will be held on June 1 at the Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad. Punjab has played great cricket throughout the season and their fans are also hoping that the team led by Shreyas Iyer will recover from the defeat against RCB and will be seen facing the same team again.