Sai Sudharsan now holds the Orange Cap outright as he leapfrogs Nicholas Pooran in the race for the leading run-getter.
Sai Sudharsan now stands outright on top as the race for the Orange Cap now has a new leader.
Orange Cap race
Virat Kohli of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) held the top rank following the opening match of the 2025 Indian Premier League thanks to his 59 not out against KKR. Ishan Kishan secured first place in the second after smashing 106 not out for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) against Rajasthan Royals (RR). Even though Nicholas Pooran of the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) hit 75 against the Delhi Capitals (DC) in the fourth game, Kishan was still in the lead after Pooran’s 70 against SRH in the seventh game.
He remained there. till the 39th match. By hitting 52 in 36 balls, GT’s B Sai Sudharsan, who had been in second place for the whole of the match, not only took the top spot but also became the first batter in the league to reach the 400-run milestone.
Sai Sudharsan’s impressive form—he has already amassed 74, 63, 49, 5, 82, 56, and 36 runs—has a significant role in Pooran’s newfound position at number two, but so has his own lack of runs in his previous two games, 8 and 11.
Remembering the new No. 3. Jos Buttler is here. His IPL total now stands at 345 runs after he hit 41 not out in 23 balls against KKR. After hitting 90 in 55 balls against KKR, his captain Shubman Gill soared above a variety of hitters to reach 305 runs and seventh place in the standings.
RR’s Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sunday night’s No. 3 Kohli of RCB, and Mumbai Indians (MI) Suryakumar Yadav are currently the other players in the 300-plus club.
Purple Cap Race
There was less action on the other table, but Prasidh Krishna solidified his lead at the top with 16 wickets, four ahead of the next best, thanks to his 2 for 25.
Alongside him, two other GT bowlers, R Sai Kishore and Mohammed Siraj, each took a wicket to bring their totals to 12 wickets, tying them with DC’s Kuldeep Yadav, Chennai Super Kings’ Noor Ahmad, RCB’s Josh Hazlewood, and LSG’s Shardul Thakur.