IPL 2025 Orange Cap, Purple Cap Updated Lists After Qualifier 1
The race for the Orange Cap and Purple Cap in IPL 2025 is heating up as the tournament reaches its final stages. After Qualifier 1, both the batting and bowling leaderboards have seen some interesting changes. Here's the latest update on the top run-scorers and wicket-takers of the season so far.
In Qualifier 1, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) stormed into the IPL final for the first time since 2016 with a dominating win over Punjab Kings (PBKS). RCB's fast bowlers were on fire, using the bounce and movement of the pitch to bowl PBKS out for just 101.
Suyash Sharma also played a key role with his leg-spin, picking up three wickets as the PBKS batters struggled to read his wrong'uns. Despite the tough surface, Phil Salt came out blazing, smashing a 23-ball fifty to finish the chase inside ten overs and seal a comfortable victory for RCB.
After this match, Sai Sudharsan continues to hold the Orange Cap with 679 runs in 14 matches at an average of 52.23 and a strike rate of 155.38. He is closely followed by Shubman Gill (649 runs) and Suryakumar Yadav (640 runs), both enjoying excellent seasons.
Virat Kohli is also in the mix at number five with 614 runs, maintaining a strong average of 55.82. Other top batters in the top 10 include Mitchell Marsh, Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Jos Buttler, Nicholas Pooran, and Prabhsimran Singh.
On the bowling side, Noor Ahmad leads the Purple Cap race with 24 wickets in 14 matches at an impressive average of 17.00. Prasidh Krishna is right behind with 23 wickets, followed by Josh Hazlewood, who has 21 wickets from just 11 games. Jasprit Bumrah stands out with a superb average of 14.65 for his 17 wickets. Other bowlers in the top 10 include Trent Boult, Arshdeep Singh, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy, R. Sai Kishore, and Pat Cummins.
IPL 2025 Orange Cap – Most Runs
| Rank | Player | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | Strike Rate | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sai Sudharsan | 14 | 14 | 679 | 52.23 | 155.38 | 78 | 20 |
| 2 | Shubman Gill | 14 | 14 | 649 | 54.08 | 156.39 | 62 | 24 |
| 3 | Suryakumar Yadav | 14 | 14 | 640 | 71.11 | 167.98 | 64 | 32 |
| 4 | Mitchell Marsh | 13 | 13 | 627 | 48.23 | 163.71 | 56 | 37 |
| 5 | Virat Kohli | 14 | 14 | 614 | 55.82 | 146.54 | 63 | 19 |
| 6 | Yashasvi Jaiswal | 14 | 14 | 559 | 43.00 | 159.71 | 60 | 28 |
| 7 | KL Rahul | 13 | 13 | 539 | 53.90 | 149.72 | 52 | 21 |
| 8 | Jos Buttler | 14 | 13 | 538 | 59.78 | 163.03 | 52 | 24 |
| 9 | Nicholas Pooran | 14 | 14 | 524 | 43.67 | 196.25 | 45 | 40 |
| 10 | Prabhsimran Singh | 15 | 15 | 517 | 34.47 | 166.24 | 55 | 28 |
IPL 2025 Purple Cap – Most Wickets
| Rank | Player | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | Runs Conceded | 4-fers | 5-fers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noor Ahmad | 14 | 50.0 | 24 | 17.00 | 408 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Prasidh Krishna | 14 | 55.0 | 23 | 18.91 | 435 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Josh Hazlewood | 11 | 40.0 | 21 | 15.81 | 332 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Trent Boult | 14 | 49.4 | 19 | 22.26 | 423 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Arshdeep Singh | 15 | 50.2 | 18 | 24.11 | 434 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Vaibhav Arora | 12 | 42.3 | 17 | 25.29 | 430 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Jasprit Bumrah | 10 | 39.2 | 17 | 14.65 | 249 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Varun Chakaravarthy | 13 | 50.0 | 17 | 22.53 | 383 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | R. Sai Kishore | 14 | 38.3 | 17 | 20.65 | 351 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Pat Cummins | 14 | 49.4 | 16 | 28.13 | 450 |