The Royal Challengers Bangalore are the champions of IPL 2025, defeating the Punjab Kings by six runs. Krunal Pandya’s impressive bowling in the final match earned him the Player of the Match award. The winners of all the awards, from the Orange Cap to the Purple Cap and the Emerging Player of the Tournament, have been announced. Notably, 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi won a shiny new ‘Tata Curv’ car.
Gujarat Titans’ Sai Sudharsan topped the batting charts with 759 runs, taking home the Orange Cap. His teammate, Prasidh Krishna, claimed the Purple Cap with 25 wickets. Sudharsan also won the Emerging Player of the Tournament award, receiving ₹10 lakh and a trophy.
The Most Valuable Player of the Tournament award went to Mumbai Indians’ Suryakumar Yadav, who scored 717 runs and received ₹10 lakh and a trophy. Vaibhav Suryavanshi was named the Super Striker of the Season, with a strike rate of 206.55 in seven matches, scoring 252 runs. He had the best strike rate in IPL 2025. SRH’s Kamindu Mendis won the Best Catch of the Season award, which left Kavya Maran impressed.
Here are the award winners:
- Emerging Player of the Tournament: Sai Sudharsan (₹10 lakh and trophy)
- Super Striker of the Season: Vaibhav Suryavanshi (Tata Curv car and trophy)
- Super Sixes of the Tournament: Nicholas Pooran (₹10 lakh and trophy)
- Rupay Game Changer of the Season: Sai Sudharsan (₹10 lakh and trophy)
- Green Dot Ball of the Season Award: Mohammed Siraj (₹10 lakh and trophy)
- Catch of the Season: Kamindu Mendis (₹10 lakh and trophy)
- Fair Play Award: Chennai Super Kings (₹10 lakh and trophy)
- Purple Cap: Prasidh Krishna (₹10 lakh and trophy)
- Orange Cap: Sai Sudharsan (₹10 lakh and trophy)
- Most Valuable Player: Suryakumar Yadav (₹10 lakh and trophy)
- Runner-up Team: Punjab Kings (₹12 crore and shield)