IPL 2025 Playoffs: List of players who will be not be available for the playoffs and their respective replacements

The Indian Premier League is just 3 matches away from its final, and the top four teams of the playoffs have been secured. Punjab Kings, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Gujarat Titans, and Mumbai Indians have made it to the IPL 2025 Playoffs and now will be going up against one another in the Qualifier 1 and Eliminator match. Qualifier 1 is scheduled to take place on 29th May between PBKS and RCB, and the Eliminator will take place between GT and MI on May 30. The winner of Qualifier 1 will move to the IPL Final, and the loser will face the winner of Eliminator in Qualifier 2. Following this, the winner of Qualifier 2 will make it to the Final of the IPL 2025.

This year’s IPL is a bit different from the past season; this time, due to the suspension of the league, franchises are facing issues of overseas player unavailability who have returned to their home countries for national duties. Today, in this article, we will discuss the list of unavailable players in the playoffs and their replacements as per their franchises.

List of unavailable players and their replacements for IPL 2025 Playoffs

Key Players to miss the IPL 2025 Playoffs

Jos Buttler-Gujarat Titans

Buttler will be massively missed by the Gujarat Titans in their upcoming match against the Mumbai Indians. He has been in great form and has scored 538 runs in 13 innings he has played. Batting at number three in the batting order, Buttler played with an average of almost 60 and maintained a strike rate of 163.03. Missing the playoffs, the batter will return home to perform his national duties, where he has been named part of the England Squad against the West Indies ODI Tour.

Ryan Rickelton- Mumbai Indians 

Rickelton has played his maiden season for the Mumbai Indians in the IPL and has maintained impressive numbers under his belt. He has played a total of 14 matches for MI this season and has scored 388 runs with three fifties and a strike rate of 150.97. Keeping wickets for MI and batting in the top order, he will miss the playoffs as he is set to join the South Africa squad for the upcoming WTC final against Australia.

Marco Jansen- Punjab Kings

Jansen has played great this season with the Punjab Kings. Picking up 16 wickets from a total of 14 matches, he was one of the top bowlers for the franchise this season. He will now miss the playoffs as he will return to his home for national duties and to prepare for the upcoming WTC Finals for the South Africa team.

Lungi Ngidi-Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Lungi, who didn’t play much for the RCB this season, will not be part of the upcoming PBKS vs RCB playoff clash. He will return to his home to prepare for the WTC Final match against Australia, as he has been named in the squad for South Africa. He was part of the RCB squad as a backup pacer for the IPL 2025 and has only played two matches for the franchise, where he picked four wickets with an average of 20.25.