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Nicholas Pooran Widens the Gap for the Orange Cap, Noor Continues to Lead the Purple Cap Race with a Narrow Margin

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Lucknow Super Giants' giant hitter, Nicholas Pooran, is dominating the IPL 2025 Orange Cap list. With his exceptional six-hitting ability, he has maintained the top position with 288 runs in 5 matches. He has hit 24 sixes, almost a six every five balls. Pooran has established a significant gap between himself and the other contenders. His last inning of 87 against Kolkata Knight Riders is a testament to his outstanding form this season.Trailing behind him is his teammate Mitchell Marsh, who has scored 265 runs with an average of 53. Marsh has also maintained strong form throughout the tournament. He has contributed significantly to his team's success with his crucial knocks. His most recent knock of 81 against Kolkata Knight Riders helped guide his team to a total of 238.Mumbai Indians’ Suryakumar Yadav is in third place with 199 runs in five matches. Following him are Gujarat Titans’ Sai Sudharsan in fourth and Ajinkya Rahane in fifth.


Here is the updated Orange cap list:

Rank

Name

Team

Runs

Matches

Innings

SR

Avg

1

Nicholas Pooran

Lucknow Super Giants

288

5

5

225

72

2

Mitchell Marsh

Lucknow Super Giants

265

5

5

180

53

3

Suryakumar Yadav

Mumbai Indians

199

5

5

151

49.75

4

Sai Sudharsan

Gujarat Titans

191

4

4

150

47.75

5

Ajinkya Rahane

Kolkata Knight Riders

184

5

5

160

36.8

6

Shreyas Iyer

Punjab Kings

168

4

4

200

84

7

Jos Buttler

Gujarat Titans

166

4

4

168

55.33

8

Virat Kohli

Royal Challengers Bangalore

164

4

4

144

54.66

9

Rajat Patidar

Royal Challengers Bangalore

161

4

4

175

40.25

10

Priyansh Arya

Punjab Kings

158

4

4

211

39.5

Noor Ahmed Leads the Purple Cap RaceChennai Super Kings’ Noor Ahmed continues to lead the Purple Cap race in 2025. He has taken 11 wickets in 5 matches. Following him is his teammate Khaleel Ahmed, who has claimed 10 wickets, jointly holding the second spot.
Despite their team’s struggles to win matches, these two bowlers are making significant progress in the Purple Cap race.Mumbai Indians’ captain Hardik Pandya, with his 10 wickets, is also tied for second place. Following him is Mohammad Siraj of Gujarat Titans, who has been in exceptional form this season. He has taken 9 wickets with an impressive economy rate of 7.75.As the tournament progresses, we may see more shifts and new contenders emerging in the Purple Cap race.


Here is the updated list of Purple cap contenders:

Rank

Name

Team

Wickets

Matches

Overs

ER

Avg

1

Noor Ahmad

Chennai Super Kings

11

5

18

8.33

13.63

2

Khaleel Ahmed

Chennai Super Kings

10

5

20

8

17

3

Hardik Pandya

Mumbai Indians

10

4

14

9

12

4

Mohammed Siraj

Gujarat Titans

9

4

16

8

14

5

Mitchell Starc

Delhi Capitals

9

3

11.4

9

12

6

Shardul Thakur

Lucknow Super Giants

9

5

17

11

20

7

Sai Kishore

Gujarat Titans

8

4

16

7

14

8

Josh Hazelwood

Royal Challengers Bangalore

8

4

15.5

8

15

9

Digvesh Rathi

Lucknow Super Giants

7

5

20

8

22

10

Krunal Pandya

Royal Challengers Bangalore

7

4

13

10

19



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