IPL 2025 Final Set: Orange and Purple Cap Races Heading for a Photo Finish

After 73 matches of action-packed cricket, it's down to Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) to decide who lifts the IPL 2025 trophy — and possibly who walks away with the Orange and Purple Caps.

🧡 Orange Cap Standings (After Qualifier 2)

With B Sai Sudharsan (GT) done for the season, his 759 runs still top the charts, and it’s looking increasingly likely the cap will stay with him — unless someone pulls off a final for the ages.

Here’s the top of the leaderboard:

1. B Sai Sudharsan (GT) – 759 runs (Season complete)

2. Suryakumar Yadav (MI) – 717 runs (Season complete)

3. Shubman Gill (GT) – 692 runs (Season complete)

4. No. 4 (unspecified)

5. Virat Kohli (RCB) – 614 runs

6. Shreyas Iyer (PBKS) – 603 runs

While Kohli (145 runs behind) and Iyer (156 behind) have the slimmest of chances, it would require something extraordinary in the final. Still, both could climb the charts and finish second with strong performances. Notably, Iyer is also in contention to top the six-hitters list, adding extra intrigue to Tuesday’s showdown.

💜 Purple Cap Standings (After Qualifier 2)

The wicket-taking leaderboard is also still open — though just barely.

1. Prasidh Krishna (GT) – 25 wickets (Season complete)

2. Noor Ahmad (CSK) – 24 wickets (Season complete)

3. Trent Boult (MI) – 22 wickets (Season complete)

4. Josh Hazlewood (RCB) – 21 wickets

5. Arshdeep Singh (PBKS) – 18 wickets

With Hazlewood needing 5 wickets in the final to claim the Purple Cap, it’s a tall order — but not out of the realm of possibility. Arshdeep Singh, currently at No. 7, went wicketless in Qualifier 2 and will need a dramatic final to break into the top 3.

🔚 What to Watch in the Final

• Can Kohli or Iyer produce a once-in-a-lifetime knock to snatch the Orange Cap?

• Will Hazlewood run riot and make a last-gasp dash for the Purple Cap?

• Will Iyer top the sixes chart too, capping a phenomenal playoff run?

Either way, with a new IPL champion guaranteed and the individual honors still hanging in the balance, the IPL 2025 Final on June 3 promises fireworks on every front.

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