The 54th match of IPL 2025 was played between Punjab Kings and Lucknow Super Giants at the Dharamshala ground. In this match, Punjab Kings defeated the Lucknow team by 37 runs and achieved their seventh victory in this season of IPL 2025. Punjab Kings batted first in the match and scored 236 runs for the loss of 5 wickets. In response, the Lucknow team could score only 199 runs for the loss of seven wickets in the stipulated 20 overs.
So far, 54 matches have been played in IPL 2025. Today, two matches were held in a double-header, which led to some changes in the Orange Cap and Purple Cap races. This has made it even more interesting to see which batsmen are currently leading the race. We’ll quickly look at the top 10 batsmen and bowlers who have maintained their dominance even after 54 matches this season.
- Virat Kohli is leading the run charts.
- Josh Hazlewood is the top wicket-taker so far.
Orange Cap standings
After the PBKS vs LSG match, Virat Kohli, Sai Sudharsan, Suryakumar Yadav, Jos Buttler, and Shubman Gill occupied the top five positions in the leading run-getters list ahead of the two matches that were played on Sunday.
| Player | Mat | Runs | HS | Ave | SR | 100 | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V Kohli (RCB) | 11 | 505 | 73* | 63.12 | 143.46 | – | 7 |
| B Sai Sudharsan (GT) | 10 | 504 | 82 | 50.40 | 154.12 | – | 5 |
| SA Yadav (MI) | 11 | 475 | 68* | 67.85 | 172.72 | – | 3 |
| YBK Jaiswal (RR) | 12 | 473 | 75 | 43.00 | 154.57 | – | 5 |
| JC Buttler (GT) | 10 | 470 | 97* | 78.33 | 169.06 | – | 5 |
| Shubman Gill (GT) | 10 | 465 | 90 | 51.66 | 162.02 | – | 5 |
| Prabhsimran Singh (PBKS) | 11 | 437 | 91 | 39.72 | 170.03 | – | 4 |
| N Pooran (LSG) | 11 | 410 | 87* | 41.00 | 200.98 | – | 4 |
| SS Iyer (PBKS) | 11 | 405 | 97* | 50.62 | 180.80 | – | 4 |
| MR Marsh (LSG) | 10 | 378 | 81 | 37.80 | 155.55 | – | 4 |
Purple Cap standings
After the PBKS vs LSG match, Prasidh Krishna, Josh Hazlewood, Noor Ahmad, Trent Boult, and Krunal Pandya occupied the top five positions in the leading wicket-takers list ahead of the two matches that were played on May 4.
| Player | Mat | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Prasidh Krishna (GT) | 10 | – | 292 | 19 | 4/41 | 15.36 | 7.48 | 12.31 |
| JR Hazlewood (RCB) | 10 | – | 311 | 18 | 4/33 | 17.27 | 8.44 | 12.27 |
| Arshdeep Singh (PBKS) | 11 | 1 | 291 | 16 | 3/16 | 18.18 | 8.00 | 13.62 |
| Noor Ahmad (CSK) | 11 | – | 314 | 16 | 4/18 | 19.62 | 8.05 | 14.62 |
| TA Boult (MI) | 11 | – | 336 | 16 | 4/26 | 21.00 | 8.80 | 14.31 |
| CV Varun (KKR) | 11 | – | 311 | 15 | 3/22 | 20.73 | 7.23 | 17.20 |
| KH Pandya (RCB) | 11 | – | 300 | 14 | 4/45 | 21.42 | 8.57 | 15.00 |
| YS Chahal (PBKS) | 11 | – | 324 | 14 | 4/28 | 23.14 | 9.81 | 14.14 |
| Mohammed Siraj (GT) | 10 | – | 340 | 14 | 4/17 | 24.28 | 8.94 | 16.28 |
| MA Starc (DC) | 10 | – | 366 | 14 | 5/35 | 26.14 | 10.16 | 15.42 |
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