
The Deccan Chargers are the only team to be eliminated first in three IPL seasons. Other notable teams like CSK, RCB, and Mumbai Indians have also faced early exits.
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The IPL 2026 season has already claimed its first casualties. Lucknow Super Giants were officially eliminated on May 10 after losing to Chennai Super Kings at the MA Chidambaram Stadium: a result that sealed their fate with three matches still to play.
Hours later, the Mumbai Indians followed, knocked out by defending champions RCB in Raipur. Both sides are stranded at just six points from 11 matches with no chances of playoffs anymore.
The Deccan Chargers hold the record for being the first team eliminated in three different IPL seasons.
Yes, both CSK and RCB have crashed out first in at least one IPL season.
The Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals have never been the first team eliminated in any IPL season.
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Here is the full list of every team that has had the misfortune of being first eliminated across all 19 IPL seasons:
| Season | First Team Eliminated |
| 2008 | Deccan Chargers |
| 2009 | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| 2010 | Punjab Kings |
| 2011 | Deccan Chargers |
| 2012 | Deccan Chargers |
| 2013 | Pune Warriors India |
| 2014 | Delhi Capitals |
| 2015 | Punjab Kings |
| 2016 | Rising Pune Supergiant |
| 2017 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
| 2018 | Delhi Capitals |
| 2019 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
| 2020 | Chennai Super Kings |
| 2021 | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| 2022 | Mumbai Indians |
| 2023 | Delhi Capitals |
| 2024 | Mumbai Indians |
| 2025 | Chennai Super Kings |
| 2026 | Lucknow Super Giants |
| Times First Eliminated | Team |
| 3 times | Deccan Chargers (2008, 2011, 2012) |
| = | Delhi Capitals (2014, 2018, 2023) |
| 2 times | Royal Challengers Bengaluru (2017, 2019) |
| = | Mumbai Indians (2022, 2024) |
| = | Chennai Super Kings (2020, 2025) |
| = | Punjab Kings (2010, 2015) |
Deccan Chargers and Delhi Capitals both share the unwanted record of three first eliminations each, though the Chargers did so in just five seasons of existence, making their record arguably more damning.
For all the drama surrounding early eliminations, some franchises have managed to avoid the embarrassment of being the first side knocked out in IPL history. As of 2026, two current teams have never held that distinction:
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