IPL 2025 Updated Orange and Purple Cap List after RCB vs RR Match

In the 42nd match of IPL 2025, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) defeated Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 11 runs. The game took a dramatic turn in the final two overs when RR, who seemed to be cruising towards victory, lost control. Playing at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, RCB posted a solid total of 205/5 and then restricted RR to 194/9.

RCB’s star batter Virat Kohli played a brilliant half-century knock. He scored 70 runs off 42 balls, smashing 8 fours and 2 sixes. This performance significantly boosted his position in the Orange Cap race. Kohli surpassed Nicholas Pooran (377), Suryakumar Yadav (373), and Jos Buttler (356) to move from eighth place to second.

Kohli is now just 26 runs behind the current Orange Cap holder, Gujarat Titans’ (GT) opener Sai Sudharsan. Kohli has scored 392 runs in 9 matches at an average of 65.33, including five fifties. Sudharsan, on the other hand, has made 417 runs in 8 matches at an average of 52.12.

Yashasvi Jaiswal from RR also jumped four spots to reach joint fifth in the Orange Cap list. He has scored 356 runs in 9 matches at an average of 39.55. In the match against RCB, he smashed a quickfire 49 off just 19 balls, including 7 fours and 3 sixes.

IPL 2025 Orange Cap Standings:

Meanwhile, RCB’s pace bowler Josh Hazlewood has emerged as a strong contender for the Purple Cap. In the RCB vs RR match, he delivered a deadly spell, picking up four wickets for 33 runs in his four overs. With this, Hazlewood now has 16 wickets in 9 matches and is tied as the highest wicket-taker of the season.

GT’s pacer Prasidh Krishna also has 16 wickets in 8 matches. Following them are GT’s Sai Kishore, CSK’s Noor Ahmad, DC’s Kuldeep Yadav, MI’s Hardik Pandya, RCB’s Krunal Pandya, GT’s Mohammed Siraj, and LSG’s Shardul Thakur—each with 12 wickets.

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IPL 2025 Purple Cap Standings: