The 42nd match of IPL 2025 was played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals at Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. In this match, Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Rajasthan Royals by 11 runs and registered a spectacular victory and achieving their sixth victory this season. Bangalore had set a target of 206 runs in this match in front of Rajasthan Royals. In response, the Rajasthan Royals could only score 194 runs for the loss of 9 wickets.
A total of 42 matches have been played so far in IPL 2025. Today, a single match was held, which led to several changes in the race for the Orange Cap and Purple Cap. With these developments, seeing which batters are leading the charge in this race has become even more interesting. We’ll quickly take a look at the top 10 batters and bowlers who have maintained their dominance in the season after 42 matches.
►Sai Sudharsan is leading the run charts.
►Prasidh Krishna is the top wicket-taker so far.
Orange Cap standings
After the RR vs RCB match, Sai Sudharsan leads the orange cap list with 417 runs to his name. Virat Kohli now occupies second place, with Nicholas Pooran sitting in third place in the IPL 2025.
| Player | Mat | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B Sai Sudharsan (GT) | 8 | 0 | 417 | 82 | 52.12 | 5 |
| V Kohli (RCB) | 9 | 3 | 392 | 73* | 65.33 | 5 |
| N Pooran (LSG) | 9 | 1 | 377 | 87* | 47.12 | 4 |
| SA Yadav (MI) | 9 | 3 | 373 | 68* | 62.16 | 2 |
| JC Buttler (GT) | 8 | 3 | 356 | 97* | 71.20 | 3 |
| YBK Jaiswal (RR) | 9 | 0 | 356 | 75 | 39.55 | 4 |
| MR Marsh (LSG) | 8 | 0 | 344 | 81 | 43.00 | 4 |
| AK Markram (LSG) | 9 | 0 | 326 | 66 | 36.22 | 4 |
| KL Rahul (DC) | 7 | 2 | 323 | 93* | 64.60 | 3 |
| Shubman Gill (GT) | 8 | 1 | 305 | 90 | 43.57 | 3 |
Purple Cap standings
After the RR vs RCB match, Prasidh Krishna and Josh Hazlewood are the joint highest wicket takers in the tournament with 16 wickets to their name, Sai Kishore is in second with 12 wickets to his name.
| Player | Mat | Overs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Prasidh Krishna (GT) | 8 | 31.0 | 16 | 4/41 | 14.12 | 7.29 | 11.62 |
| JR Hazlewood (RCB) | 9 | 32.5 | 16 | 4/33 | 17.18 | 8.37 | 12.31 |
| R Sai Kishore (GT) | 8 | 23.5 | 12 | 3/30 | 16.33 | 8.22 | 11.91 |
| Noor Ahmad (CSK) | 8 | 27.0 | 12 | 4/18 | 17.25 | 7.66 | 13.50 |
| Kuldeep Yadav (DC) | 8 | 32.0 | 12 | 3/22 | 17.33 | 6.50 | 16.00 |
| HH Pandya (MI) | 8 | 25.0 | 12 | 5/36 | 18.91 | 9.08 | 12.50 |
| KH Pandya (RCB) | 9 | 28.0 | 12 | 4/45 | 20.66 | 8.85 | 14.00 |
| Mohammed Siraj (GT) | 8 | 32.0 | 12 | 4/17 | 23.58 | 8.84 | 16.00 |
| SN Thakur (LSG) | 9 | 30.0 | 12 | 4/34 | 28.00 | 11.20 | 15.00 |
| Harshit Rana (KKR) | 8 | 27.0 | 11 | 3/25 | 22.54 | 9.18 | 14.72 |
