The league stage of IPL 2025 is over, and today the first match of the playoffs will be played. Three of the four playoffs of 2024 (KKR, SRH, RR) could not be ranked in the top-4 of 2025. Only RCB reached the playoffs in both seasons. In 2024, the team scored 6 times 250+ runs, while in 2025 the figure was limited to only 2 times, with both SRH (sixth place). In 70 matches of the league stage, 14 centuries were scored in 2024, while in 2025, 9 centuries. However, the number of fours and sixes remained almost the same. This time the Toss winning team won more matches, and the left-hand batters showed more pressure than the Right-Hand Betters.
Compared with the last season of IPL 2025 in 5 points …
1. The scoring rate
I A slight change in run rate In 2024, 67 out of 70 matches came, 3 matches remained uncertain due to rain. The same trend was in 2025. In 2024, 10 teams scored at 9.61 runs, which fell slightly to 9.60 in 2025. However, the batting average increased from 29.86 to 30.50, meaning that the batters scored more runs before losing wickets.
In 2023, the Impact Player rule scored 41 times 200+ in 2024, which was a one -season record. The record was broken in 2025, and the team scored 48 times 200+. But the 250+ score was only 2 times compared to 6.
II. Punjab batted fastest KKR's run rate in 2024 was 10.62, and they became champions. SRH and RCB (both in the playoffs) were also in Top-3. In 2025, PBKS batted fast with a run rate of 10.10 and remained number-1 in the league stage. SRH (10.04) and GT (9.92) were also in Top-3. GT reached the playoff, but SRH went out.
The run rate of GT, LSG, and PBKs was the slowest in 2024, and all three did not reach the playoffs. CSK, KKR, and DC batted slowly in 2025, and they didn't even arrive at the playoffs.
2. Boundary and Century
I LSG, the highest scorer, rr outdoors The number of fours and sixes in the league stage of 2024 and 2025 remained almost the same. There were 1208 sixes in 2024, while 1217 sixes were hit in 2025. Fours were 2138 compared to 2070. SRH scored the highest 160 sixes in 2024. Out of the playoffs in 2025 were LSG (152) and RR (146) in Top-2. In players, Abhishek Sharma of SRH hit 41 sixes in 2024, while in 2025 LSG's Nicholas flooded with 40 sixes.
II. Took 6 less centuries In 2024, 14 centuries were hit, while in 2025 only 9 players were able to score centuries. However, 138 half-centuries were hit in 2025 compared to 122 fifty. In 2024, 83 players could not open the account, which dropped to 72 in 2025. In 2025, 3 SRH players scored a century, 2 players from LSG made the century, but both teams did not reach the playoffs.
3. Toss
The team won the 60% toss won the match In both seasons, 67 out of 70 matches came, 3 matches remained uncertain due to rain. 45% of the team won the toss in 2024. 60% of the team won the toss in 2025.
In 2024, the team won the toss and chose the bat, losing 10 teams (41% wins). In 2025, 11 teams chose the bat, and won 73% of the matches. In 2024, the team chose bowling in 50 matches, lost 27 (46% wins). In 2025, the team, who selected bowling in 56 matches, won 58% of the matches.
4. Batting
Lt-handers In 2024, 145 Right-Hand Betters batted with a strike rate of 150 and an average of 27.72, scoring 10 centuries and 76 Fifty. The average and strike rate of 132 Wright-Handers in 2025 was almost the same, but they were only able to score 3 centuries. There was no special difference in boundaries.
In 2024, 63 left-hand batters scored a strike rate of 152 and 4 centuries and 46 Fifty with an average of 30. In 2025, 66 Lefty Betters scored 6 centuries and 50 Fifty. That is, the Lieuten Betters was behind in the Century in 2024, but in 2025, he scored more centuries than Right-Handers.
5. Bowling
Pacers more wickets, spinners more effective In 2024, 95 pacers took 560 wickets with an economy of 9.85. In 2025, 92 pacers took 489 wickets, the economy was almost the same.
In 2024, 94 spinners took 218 wickets with an economy of 8.72. In 2025, 85 spinners were 291 wickets fast, economy 8.86. That is, the spinners stopped more runs, while Pacers took more wickets.
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