IPL 2025 Qualifier 2: Updated Orange and Purple Cap standings after the PBKS vs MI match
The second qualifier match of IPL 2025 was played between Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings. In this match, Punjab Kings defeated Mumbai Indians by 5 wickets and secured a place in the IPL 2025 final.
A total of 73 matches have been played so far in IPL 2025. Today, a single game was held, resulting in several changes in the race for the Orange Cap and Purple Cap. Seeing which batters are leading the charge in this race has become even more interesting with these developments. We’ll quickly take a look at the top 10 batters and bowlers who have maintained their dominance in the season after the Qualifier-2 match.
IPL 2025: Orange Cap Race
After the PBKS vs MI match, Shreyas Iyer jumped from 11th to 6th in the orange cap race. MI's Suryakumar Yadav finished the season with 717 runs. Suryakumar scored at least 25 runs in all 16 innings in IPL 2025. He is also the first Mumbai Indians batter to score 700 runs in an IPL season.
| Rank | Player Name | Team | Matches | Innings | Not Outs | Runs | Highest Score | Average | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B. Sai Sudharsan | Gujarat Titans | 15 | 15 | 1 | 759 | 108* | 54.21 | 156.17 |
| 2 | Suryakumar Yadav | Mumbai Indians | 16 | 16 | 5 | 717 | 73* | 65.18 | 167.91 |
| 3 | Shubman Gill | Gujarat Titans | 15 | 15 | 2 | 650 | 93* | 50.00 | 155.87 |
| 4 | Mitchell Marsh | Lucknow Super Giants | 13 | 13 | 0 | 627 | 117 | 48.23 | 163.70 |
| 5 | Virat Kohli | RCB | 14 | 14 | 3 | 614 | 73* | 55.81 | 146.53 |
| 6 | Shreyas Iyer | Punjab Kings | 16 | 16 | 5 | 603 | 97* | 54.81 | 175.80 |
| 7 | Yashasvi Jaiswal | Rajasthan Royals | 14 | 14 | 1 | 559 | 75 | 43.00 | 159.71 |
| 8 | KL Rahul | Delhi Capitals | 13 | 13 | 3 | 539 | 112* | 53.90 | 149.72 |
| 9 | Jos Buttler | Gujarat Titans | 14 | 13 | 4 | 538 | 97* | 59.77 | 163.03 |
| 10 | Nicholas Pooran | Lucknow Super Giants | 14 | 14 | 2 | 524 | 87* | 43.66 | 196.25 |
IPL 2025: Purple Cap Race
After the PBKS vs MI match, Mumbai Indians pacer Trent Boult finished the season with 22 wickets. RCB's Josh Hazlewood and PBKS' Arshdeep Singh will be in action in the final tomorrow. Josh Hazlewood needs at least 4 wickets to claim the purple cap from GT's Prasidh Krishna.
| Rank | Player Name | Team | Matches | Innings | Overs | Runs Conceded | Wickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. Prasidh Krishna | Gujarat Titans | 15 | 15 | 59.0 | 488 | 25 |
| 2 | Noor Ahmad | Chennai Super Kings | 14 | 14 | 50.0 | 408 | 24 |
| 3 | Trent Boult | Mumbai Indians | 16 | 16 | 57.4 | 517 | 22 |
| 4 | Josh Hazlewood | RCB | 11 | 11 | 40.0 | 332 | 21 |
| 5 | R. Sai Kishore | Gujarat Titans | 15 | 15 | 42.3 | 393 | 19 |
| 6 | Jasprit Bumrah | Mumbai Indians | 12 | 12 | 47.2 | 316 | 18 |
| 7 | Arshdeep Singh | Punjab Kings | 16 | 15 | 54.2 | 478 | 18 |
| 8 | Varun Chakravarthy | Kolkata Knight Riders | 13 | 13 | 50.0 | 383 | 17 |
| 9 | Vaibhav Arora | Kolkata Knight Riders | 12 | 12 | 42.3 | 430 | 17 |
| 10 | Harshal Patel | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 13 | 13 | 43.5 | 430 | 16 |
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