The IPL 2025 league stage has come to a close with a thrilling match between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Lucknow. RCB’s win cemented their second spot in the standings. Virat Kohli and RCB made history, breaking multiple records. They became the first team to win all their away matches in the league stage. Kohli also achieved a milestone, scoring 9,000 runs for RCB – the most by any batsman for a single team.
Kohli’s impressive performance has catapulted him into the top 5 players vying for the Orange Cap. The Purple Cap contest is also heating up. Let’s take a look at the current holders of these awards and the top 5 players in the running.
The Orange Cap is currently held by Gujarat Titans’ batsman Sai Sudarshan, who has scored 679 runs in 14 matches. He has hit 5 half-centuries and 1 century, with 78 fours and 20 sixes. Here are the top 5 batsmen with the most runs:
- Sai Sudarshan (Gujarat Titans) – 679 runs in 14 matches
- Shubman Gill (Gujarat Titans) – 649 runs in 14 matches
- Ishan Kishan (Mumbai Indians) – 640 runs in 14 matches
- KL Rahul (Lucknow Super Giants) – 627 runs in 13 matches
The Purple Cap is currently held by Chennai Super Kings’ bowler Noor Ahmad, who has taken 24 wickets in 14 matches. However, since his team is out of the playoff race, he might soon lose the cap. Here are the top 5 bowlers with the most wickets:
- Noor Ahmad (Chennai Super Kings) – 24 wickets in 14 matches
- Mohammed Shami (Gujarat Titans) – 23 wickets in 14 matches
- Jasprit Bumrah (Mumbai Indians) – 19 wickets in 14 matches
- Wayne Parnell (RCB) – 18 wickets in 10 matches
- Arshdeep Singh (Punjab Kings) – 18 wickets in 14 matches
The playoff schedule is as follows:
- May 29 – Qualifier 1: PBKS vs RCB (Mullanpur Stadium)
- May 30 – Eliminator: GT vs MI (Mullanpur Stadium)
- June 1 – Qualifier 2: Loser of Q1 vs Winner of Eliminator (Narendra Modi Stadium)
- June 3 – IPL Final: Winner of Q1 vs Winner of Q2 ( Stadium)