🔥 Kohli Back on Top in Orange Cap Battle
The thrilling IPL 2025 continues to toss the Orange Cap between star batters, and this time, it’s Virat Kohli who’s reclaimed it in style. After briefly losing the top spot to Gujarat Titans’ B Sai Sudharsan, Kohli stormed back with a scintillating 62 off 33 balls during RCB’s victory over CSK at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
With that knock, Kohli now leads the run charts with 505 runs from 11 innings, while Sudharsan sits just a run behind with 504 runs from 10 innings.
📊 Top Run-Getters – Orange Cap Standings
| Rank | Player | Team | Runs | Innings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virat Kohli | RCB | 505 | 11 |
| 2 | B Sai Sudharsan | Gujarat Titans | 504 | 10 |
| 3 | Suryakumar Yadav | Mumbai Indians | 475 | – |
| 4 | Jos Buttler | Gujarat Titans | 470 | – |
| 5 | Shubman Gill | Gujarat Titans | 465 | – |
| 6 | Yashasvi Jaiswal | Rajasthan Royals | 439 | – |
| 7 | Nicholas Pooran | Lucknow Super Giants | 404 | – |
Interestingly, RCB’s next best batter after Kohli is Devdutt Padikkal, who’s down at No. 26 with 247 runs, highlighting Kohli’s heavy lifting in the batting department.
🎯 Purple Cap: Prasidh Krishna Holds Narrow Lead
While Kohli dazzles with the bat, the bowlers are engaged in a fierce Purple Cap tussle. Prasidh Krishna of Gujarat Titans leads the pack with 19 wickets from 10 matches, edging out RCB’s Josh Hazlewood, who has 18 wickets from 10 games but did not play the latest match.
🟣 Leading Wicket-Takers – Purple Cap Standings
| Rank | Player | Team | Wickets | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prasidh Krishna | Gujarat Titans | 19 | 10 |
| 2 | Josh Hazlewood | RCB | 18 | 10 |
| 3 | Noor Ahmad | Gujarat Titans | 16 | – |
| 3 | Trent Boult | Mumbai Indians | 16 | – |
| 5 | Khaleel Ahmed | Delhi Capitals | 14 | – |
| 5 | Krunal Pandya | RCB | 14 | – |
| 5 | Mohammed Siraj | Gujarat Titans | 14 | – |
| 5 | Mitchell Starc | Delhi Capitals | 14 | – |
Despite Khaleel Ahmed having a tough, wicketless outing, his teammate Noor Ahmad stepped up to bring himself level with Trent Boult at third place.
⚔️ What Lies Ahead?
As the playoff race intensifies, so does the fight for the prestigious Orange and Purple Caps. With consistent performances and just a few runs or wickets separating top contenders, fans can expect more twists in the coming fixtures.(cricket betting sites)