The Orange Cap continues to change hands frequently in the IPL 2025, with the latest shift occurring during Royal Challengers Bangalore’s (RCB) victory over Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Saturday. Virat Kohli regained the coveted cap with a brisk 62 off 33 balls, just narrowly overtaking B Sai Sudharsan of Gujarat Titans.
Kohli now leads the pack with 505 runs from 11 innings—just a single run ahead of Sudharsan, who has played one game less. Below them in the standings are Mumbai Indians’ Suryakumar Yadav with 475 runs, Gujarat Titans’ Jos Buttler with 470, and his teammate Shubman Gill with 465, among others. Interestingly, RCB’s next best scorer is Devdutt Padikkal, who sits much lower in the rankings with 247 runs.
In the Purple Cap race, Josh Hazlewood missed out on an opportunity to leapfrog Prasidh Krishna by sitting out the match against CSK. Prasidh holds the lead with 19 wickets in ten games, while Hazlewood is right behind him with 18 from the same number of matches.
Khaleel Ahmed, unfortunately, did not improve his tally, remaining at 14 wickets, while MI’s Trent Boult and GT’s Noor Ahmad are tied at 16 wickets each. RCB’s Krunal Pandya managed to snatch a wicket during the match, leveling up with Khaleel, Mohammed Siraj of GT, and Delhi Capitals’ Mitchell Starc, all sitting at 14 wickets.
For a broader perspective, you might want to check out ESPNcricinfo’s MVP table to see how players stack up overall in this dynamic season.
### Additional IPL 2025 Stats:
– Highest Batting Strike Rates
– Best Bowling Economy Rates
– Most Sixes
– Best Bowling Figures in a Match
The competition remains fierce, and with several matches still to go, who will ultimately come out on top is anyone’s guess.
