CSK, MI, RCB and RR gear up for the knockout stage on IPL 2015, starting on Tuesday May 19,2015
The IPL knockouts will see the top two teams on the points table play in the first qualifier. The winner of this game will advance to the final
The next fixture - the eliminator - will be between the third and fourth-placed teams on the table.
The loser of this game will be knocked out while the winner will have to play the loser of the first eliminator in the second qualifier.
The winner of this will advance to the final where they will take on the winner of the first qualifier.
Qualifier 1
Rohit Sharma led MI who finished 2nd will face MS Dhoni-led CSK in the first qualifier at the Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday May 19,2015.The winner of this clash will advance to the final.
Eliminator
Virat Kohli led RCB wo finished 3rd will face Steve Smith led RR at the MCA Stadium in Pune on May 20,2015.
Qualifier 2
The winner of this game will play the loser of the first qualifier on May 22nd at the JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi
Final
The winner of this will advance to the final, to be played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on May 24.
| Team/year | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
| Chennai | Runner-up | Final 4 | Winner | Winner | Runner-up | Runner-up | Final 4 |
| Kolkata | League | League | League | Final 4 | Winner | League | Winner |
| Bangalore | Group | Runner-up | Final 4 | Runner-up | League | League | League |
| Rajasthan | Winner | League | League | League | League | Final 4 | League |
| Delhi | Final 4 | Final 4 | League | League | Final 4 | League | League |
| Mumbai | League | League | Runner-up | Final 4 | Final 4 | Winner | Final 4 |
| Hyderabad | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Final 4 | League |
| Punjab | Final 4 | League | League | League | League | League | Runner-up |
CSK defeated RCB by 3 wickets
CSK on Friday May 22,2015 defeated RCB by3 wickets in a nail-bitting second qualifier to sail into the final of the 2015 IPL Season 8, making it a record sixth appearance in eight editions of the even
Chasing the modest score, CSK started on a bright note with Dwayne Smith racing off to 17 off just 11 balls with the help of three boundaries.But just when he was looking dangerous Smith departed in the first ball of the fourth over, caught by Mitchell Starc off Sreenath Aravind as the batsman went for a short-arm pull.
It could have been double blow for CSK in the next delivery had Gayle not dropped new man Faf du Plessis at the first slip.
After Du Plessis, it was time for Hussey to get a life as wicket-keeper Dinesh Karthik fumbled a sharp outside edge off David Wiese's bowling in the seventh over.
With CSK needing 49 off 30 balls, Hussey clobbered Chahal straight over his head for two sixes to register his maiden fifty in the ongoing edition of the tournament.
But soon after bringing up his fifty, Hussey departed, caught by Harshal Patel off Wiese.
Thereafter, Pawan Negi (12 off 6), in Dhoni's company, brought CSK in striking distance of the chase with the some lusty shots.
But there was some drama still left in the match as Negi and Dwayne Bravo got out in the 19th over. While the former was run out, Starc cleaned up Bravo for a duck.
Even though ground fielding disappointed the side, RCB bowlers did their best to keep CSK in check by maintaining some tight line and length.
Opening the batting,Mike Hussey, the Mr. Cricket who will be 40 in another five days, anchored the CSK innings with his vast experience and decorated his knock of 56 off 46 balls with three boundaries and two sixes,to chase down the modest 140-run target with just one ball to spare
Ashish Nehra (3/28) picked up three crucial wickets to dismantle RCB's innings. He was ably supported by Ravichandran Ashwin (1/13), Mohit Sharma (1/22), Dwayne Bravo (1/21) and Suresh Raina (1/36).
CSK will now face MI in the summit clash of the tournament in Kolkata on Sunday May 24,2015
ScorecardRCB 139/8 in 20 Overs
CSK 140/7 in 19.5 Overs
Match Result -CSK won by 3 Wickets
MOM - Ashish Nehra(CSK)
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