In a crucial match on Monday night, Punjab Kings (PBKS) secured a vital win over Mumbai Indians (MI), impacting the race for the top four spots in the IPL 2025 points table. Here’s a look at how the Orange and Purple Cap leaderboards have changed after that match, as well as what’s next for the contenders
Orange Cap Race – Suryakumar Inches Closer, Kohli’s Chance Tonight
Suryakumar Yadav, known for his explosive batting, played a key role in MI’s performance, scoring 57 off 39 balls. Despite being MI’s top scorer, he couldn’t break Gujarat Titans’ (GT) dominance at the top of the Orange Cap leaderboard. Suryakumar now has 640 runs, just nine behind second-placed Shubman Gill. B Sai Sudharsan of GT is on track to top the 700-run mark next.
Virat Kohli, who scored 43 against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the washout game against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), remains in 6th place. However, he has a chance tonight to overtake Yashasvi Jaiswal of Rajasthan Royals (RR), who is done for the season and is only 11 runs ahead of Kohli.
In action tonight, Mitchell Marsh of Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) is also aiming to close the gap, being 80 runs behind Suryakumar. He could finish IPL 2025 with a strong performance.
For PBKS, the batting has been a team effort. Their top scorer, Shreyas Iyer, has 514 runs, placing him at 9th. Prabhsimran Singh follows at 11th with 499 runs, while Priyansh Arya is at 15th with 424 runs.
Purple Cap Battle – Arshdeep Climbs, Hazlewood’s Chance to Overtake
In the Purple Cap race, Arshdeep Singh of PBKS has been in great form, contributing 2 wickets for 28 runs in their victory over MI, taking his total to 18 wickets and moving into 5th place.
Trent Boult of MI had a chance to challenge Noor Ahmad of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) (currently at the top with 24 wickets) and Prasidh Krishna of GT (2nd with 23 wickets). However, Boult remained wicketless against PBKS and stays in 3rd place with 19 wickets.
Josh Hazlewood of RCB, if he plays tonight, could overtake Boult. He is just one wicket behind with 18 wickets.
MVP Standings and Other Key IPL 2025 Stats
In addition to the Orange and Purple Cap battles, here are some other key figures from IPL 2025:
- Highest Batting Strike Rates
- Best Bowling Economy Rates
- Most Sixes
- Best Bowling Figures in a Match
Stay tuned for more updates as the race intensifies for the IPL 2025 title!
