IPL 2025 Orange and Purple Cap Standings: Hardik Pandya Joins the Race

Not much has shifted at the top of the Orange Cap standings in IPL 2025, but there's a fresh face climbing into second place on the Purple Cap leaderboard. Here's a quick recap following Lucknow Super Giants’ (LSG) 12-run victory over Mumbai Indians (MI) on Friday night.

Orange Cap Update

Nicholas Pooran remains the frontrunner despite a modest 12-run cameo against MI. The LSG batter has accumulated 201 runs from four innings, with the bulk of the damage done in his first three outings—75 off 30 against Delhi Capitals, 70 off 26 against Sunrisers Hyderabad, and 44 off 30 versus Punjab Kings. Even with the latest knock, his blistering strike rate of 218.47 keeps him comfortably ahead.

Hot on his heels is Gujarat Titans’ B Sai Sudharsan, who scored 49 off 36 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru to take his tournament tally to 186. With earlier scores of 74 and 63, he trails Pooran by just 15 runs and could soon take over the top spot with another solid showing.

Mitchell Marsh has re-entered the top three after briefly dropping out. His 60 from 31 balls against MI was instrumental in LSG’s win. With 184 runs from four innings—including three fifties and one duck—he’s shown consistency and match-winning form.

Purple Cap Update

Chennai Super Kings’ Noor Ahmad continues to lead the wicket-taking chart with nine scalps from three matches. His standout performance remains the 4 for 18 in CSK’s opener against MI.

But the big mover is MI captain Hardik Pandya, who storms into second place after a fiery 5 for 36 against LSG—the best bowling figures of his IPL career. His victims included top-tier batters like Pooran, Rishabh Pant, Aiden Markram, David Miller, and Akash Deep. He now sits ahead of third-placed Mitchell Starc thanks to a superior economy rate.

Speaking of Starc, the DC pacer also has eight wickets from just two games. After returning 3 for 42 against LSG in his season debut, he followed it up with a career-best 5 for 35 versus SRH, becoming one of only two players to claim a five-wicket haul this season—Hardik being the other.

As the race for the Orange and Purple Caps heats up, all eyes will be on the next round of fixtures to see if the current leaders can hold their ground.

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