MAL won by 6 wickets

88/4

87/6

NEP won by 6 runs

289/7

248/8

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United States of America Women

62/4

GER won by 162 runs

308/1

146/10

JER won by 6 wickets

92/10

93/4

Day 1 - Surrey trail by 339 runs.

Surrey

19/0

Sussex

358/9d

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Day 1 - Hampshire elected to bowl

Hampshire

Glamorgan

353/1

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Day 1 - Somerset elected to bowl

Somerset

Yorkshire

140/5

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Day 1 - Leicestershire elected to bowl

Leicestershire

Nottinghamshire

404/4

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Innings Break : Day 1 - Derbyshire trail by 328 runs.

Kent

352/10

Derbyshire

24/0

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Stumps : Day 1 - Northamptonshire trail by 266 runs.

Northamptonshire

40/0

Worcestershire

306/10

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Day 1 - Middlesex elected to bat

Middlesex

143/4

Durham

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NEP-W won by 8 wickets

36/6

40/2

GER won by 4 wickets

165/6

163/7

HK won by 2 runs

184/7

186/5

DC won by 7 wickets

225/6

226/3

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IPL 2025: Updated Orange and Purple Cap standings after the PBKS vs RR match

by UMMADI JAYA April 6, 2025

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The 18th match of IPL 2025 was played between Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings at the Mullanpur ground. In this match, Rajasthan Royals registered a commanding victory by defeating Punjab Kings by a big margin of 50 runs. Rajasthan Royals had set a target of 206 runs for Punjab Kings. In response, the Punjab Kings team could only manage 155 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in the allotted 20 overs.

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A total of 18 matches have been played so far in IPL 2025. Today, two matches were held in a double-header, which led to several changes in the race for the Orange Cap and Purple Cap. With these developments, it has now become even more interesting to see which batters are leading the charge in this race. We’ll quickly take a look at the top 10 batters who have maintained their dominance in the season after 18 matches.

Nicholas Pooran is leading the run charts.
Noor Ahmad is the top wicket-taker so far.

Orange Cap standings

After the PBKS vs RR Match, there was no change in the orange cap list. Nicholas Pooran is at the top of the table, followed by Sai Sudharsan at the second spot. Mitchell Marsh and Suryakumar Yadav are in third and fourth spots, respectively, while Jos Buttler is in 5th.

Player	Mat	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	SR	100	50	0
N Pooran (LSG)	4	0	201	75	50.25	218.47	-	2	-
B Sai Sudharsan (GT)	3	0	186	74	62.00	157.62	-	2	-
MR Marsh (LSG)	4	0	184	72	46.00	185.85	-	3	1
SA Yadav (MI)	4	1	171	67	57.00	161.32	-	1	-
JC Buttler (GT)	3	1	166	73*	83.00	172.91	-	2	-
SS Iyer (PBKS)	3	2	159	97*	159.00	206.49	-	2	-
TM Head (SRH)	4	0	140	67	35.00	191.78	-	1	-
SV Samson (RR)	4	0	137	66	34.25	152.22	-	1	-
A Raghuvanshi (KKR)	4	1	128	50	42.66	147.12	-	1	-
H Klaasen (SRH)	4	0	125	34	31.25	176.05	-	0	-

Purple Cap standings

After the PBKS vs RR Match, Noor Ahmad still leads the charts while Mitchell Starc moved to the second spot. Khaleel Ahmed also jumped third, while Hardik Pandya and Shardul Thakur moved to 4th and 5th.

Player	Mat	Balls	Overs	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR
Noor Ahmad (CSK)	4	90	15.0	118	10	4/18	11.80	7.86	9.00
MA Starc (DC)	3	70	11.4	104	9	5/35	11.55	8.91	7.77
HH Pandya (MI)	3	60	10.0	75	8	5/36	9.37	7.50	7.50
KK Ahmed (CSK)	4	96	16.0	120	8	3/29	15.00	7.50	12.00
SN Thakur (LSG)	4	78	13.0	132	7	4/34	18.85	10.15	11.14
Kuldeep Yadav (DC)	3	72	12.0	72	6	3/22	12.00	6.00	12.00
JR Hazlewood (RCB)	3	71	11.5	86	6	3/21	14.33	7.26	11.83
R Sai Kishore (GT)	3	72	12.0	89	6	3/30	14.83	7.41	12.00
CV Varun (KKR)	4	90	15.0	94	6	3/22	15.66	6.26	15.00
VG Arora (KKR)	3	66	11.0	104	6	3/29	17.33	9.45	11.00