Under the leadership of Hardik Pandya, Mumbai Indians registered their fourth consecutive win by defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad by 7 wickets. The star performer with the ball was Trent Boult, who picked up 4 crucial wickets. Chasing a target of 144, it was Rohit Sharma who emerged as the hero with a blazing knock of 70 runs off 46 balls, smashing back-to-back fifties this season. Alongside him, Suryakumar Yadav remained unbeaten on 40 off just 19 balls.
This innings gave Suryakumar a big boost in the Orange Cap race, while Rohit also climbed higher in the standings. Let’s take a look at the updated Orange and Purple Cap lists:
IPL 2025 Orange Cap Standings:
Rohit Sharma smashed 8 fours and 3 towering sixes during his 70-run knock against SRH. He now has 228 runs this season and has entered the top-20 in the Orange Cap race, currently standing at 19th. Suryakumar Yadav, thanks to his 40* against SRH, has broken into the top-3 alongside Nicholas Pooran and Sai Sudharsan. SKY has been in top form this season, scoring 373 runs in 9 matches.
Meanwhile, Heinrich Klaasen held his ground for SRH when the team collapsed to 35/5. He scored a crucial 71-run knock, helping SRH reach 143. With this innings, Klaasen now has 281 runs and ranks 11th in the list.
| Player | Matches | Runs | Average | Strike Rate | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sai Sudharsan | 8 | 417 | 52.12 | 152.19 | 42 | 15 |
| Nicholas Pooran | 9 | 377 | 47.12 | 204.89 | 32 | 31 |
| Suryakumar Yadav | 9 | 373 | 62.17 | 166.52 | 38 | 19 |
| Jos Buttler | 8 | 356 | 71.20 | 165.58 | 40 | 13 |
| Mitchell Marsh | 8 | 344 | 43.00 | 160.75 | 33 | 18 |
| Aiden Markram | 9 | 326 | 36.22 | 150.93 | 28 | 15 |
| KL Rahul | 7 | 323 | 64.60 | 153.81 | 25 | 16 |
| Virat Kohli | 8 | 322 | 64.40 | 140.00 | 27 | 11 |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | 8 | 307 | 38.38 | 139.55 | 25 | 17 |
| Shubman Gill | 8 | 305 | 43.57 | 153.27 | 33 | 9 |
IPL 2025 Purple Cap Standings:
After the SRH vs MI match (Match 41), there weren’t many major changes in the Purple Cap race. Trent Boult’s 4-wicket haul took his season tally to 10 wickets, pushing him to 14th in the list of leading wicket-takers. MI captain Hardik Pandya climbed to 7th place with a total of 12 wickets. Interestingly, there are 7 other bowlers tied with 12 wickets each. The top spot continues to be held by Gujarat Titans’ Prasidh Krishna, who leads with 16 wickets.
| Player | Matches | Wickets | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prasidh Krishna | 8 | 16 | 14.12 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 8 | 12 | 17.33 |
| Noor Ahmad | 8 | 12 | 17.25 |
| R Sai Kishore | 8 | 12 | 16.33 |
| Josh Hazlewood | 8 | 12 | 20.17 |
| Mohammed Siraj | 8 | 12 | 23.58 |
| Hardik Pandya | 8 | 12 | 18.92 |
| Shardul Thakur | 9 | 12 | 28.00 |
