Playoffs witness new entries 

RR skipper Sanju Samson and RCB captain Faf du Plessis during the Eliminator in Ahmedabad on Wednesday. Pic/IPL; BCCI

IPL has always been unpredictable, with no teams go in as favourites against each other. This year was no different, as for the first time none of the previous season`s Playoff teams have made it to this year`s Top 4. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), Rajasthan Royals (RR), Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), who failed to make it to IPL-16 Playoffs, finished the league stage in first, second, third and fourth position respectively, while last year`s Qualifiers, Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), Gujarat Titans (GT) and Mumbai Indians (MI) ended this season fifth, seventh, eighth and 10th respectively.