Live IPL 2026 standings showing team positions, wins, losses, net run rate and points. The top four teams at the end of the group stage qualify for the playoffs — Qualifier 1, Eliminator, Qualifier 2 and the Final. Updated after every match.
1st vs 2nd — winner goes straight to Final
3rd vs 4th — loser is eliminated
Q1 loser vs Eliminator winner — winner reaches Final
Q1 winner vs Q2 winner — IPL 2026 Champion crowned
In IPL 2026, each match awards 2 points to the winning team and 0 to the losing team. If a match ends in a tie or is abandoned due to rain without a result being possible, both teams receive 1 point each. A no-result match (rain with insufficient overs bowled) also gives 1 point to each side. Over the course of the 14-match group stage, the maximum points a team can accumulate is 28, though no team has ever achieved this in IPL history.
When teams are level on points, Net Run Rate (NRR) acts as the tiebreaker for playoff qualification. NRR is calculated as: (Total Runs Scored ÷ Total Overs Faced) minus (Total Runs Conceded ÷ Total Overs Bowled). A positive NRR means a team scores faster than it concedes, while a negative NRR indicates the opposite. Teams can improve their NRR by winning by large margins or by chasing down totals with overs to spare. Conversely, heavy defeats or narrow losses damage NRR significantly.
The top four teams at the end of the league stage qualify for the IPL 2026 playoffs. The 1st and 2nd placed teams have a significant advantage — they both get two chances to reach the final. The bottom-placed qualifiers (3rd and 4th) play an Eliminator match where the loser is out of the tournament. Typically, 16 points from 14 matches guarantees a playoff berth, while 14 points often requires a favourable NRR situation. Historically, teams needing points on the final matchday create some of the most dramatic league-stage finishes.