IPL 2025 witnessed a gripping 67-day league stage packed with thrilling finishes and dramatic collapses. The preliminary round, which featured 70 matches and included a rare 10-day mid-season break, delivered a rollercoaster of performances.

However, as the dust settles on the league stage, the focus now shifts to the playoffs, where Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), Punjab Kings (PBKS), Gujarat Titans (GT), and Mumbai Indians (MI) will compete against each other to determine the finalists. There is also another key concern for franchises: the availability of overseas players.

In this report, we break down which key overseas players will miss the playoffs and provide an updated look at the best playing XIs for each team.

Players unavailable: Devdutt Padikkal, Jacob Bethell, Lungi Ngidi

Best XI: Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Mayank Agarwal, Rajat Patidar (capt), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Krunal Pandya, Tim David/Liam Livingstone, Romario Shephard, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma

Players unavailable: Jos Buttler, Kagiso Rabada, Glenn Phillips

Best XI: Shubman Gill (capt), B Sai Sudharsan, Kusal Mendis (wk), Sherfane Rutherford, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Gerald Coetzee, Arshad Khan, R Sai Kishore, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna

Players unavailable: Marco Jansen, Glenn Maxwell, Lockie Ferguson

Best XI: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Josh Inglis, Shreyas Iyer (capt), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Kyle Jamieson, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal

Players unavailable: Will Jacks, Ryan Rickelton, Corbin Bosch, Vignesh Puthur

Best XI: Rohit Sharma, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Charith Asalanka/Bevon Jacobs, Hardik Pandya (capt), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Karn Sharma

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