Major changes took place in the race for orange cap in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 on April 4. During the clash between Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Mumbai Indians (MI) at Ekana Stadium, Mitchell Marsh and Suryakumar Yadav scored their respective fifties to enter top five.
LSG opener Marsh scored 60 runs from 31 deliveries including nine fours and a couple of sixes. He was dismissed by young left-arm chinaman bowler Vignesh Puthur. In-form Nicholas Pooran extended his lead over other batters as he crossed the 200-run mark. Pooran was dismissed for 12 from six deliveries by MI captain Hardik Pandya in the ninth over.
In the run chase of 204, Suryakumar walked in to bat in the third over as both openers returned to the pavillion. In his 100th game for MI, Suryakumar Yadav scored 67 runs from 43 deliveries, featuring nine fours and a six. He got out trying to hit Avesh Khan for a six. But, it was a slower ball and Abdul Samad took the catch running in from fine leg. MI lost the game by 12 runs.
IPL 2025 Orange Cap Leaderboard
Position |
Player |
Runs |
Innings |
High Score |
Average |
Strike Rate |
| 1. | Nicholas Pooran (LSG) | 201 | 4 | 75 | 50.25 | 218.47 |
| 2. | Sai Sudharsan (GT) | 186 | 3 | 74 | 62 | 157.62 |
| 3. | Mitchell Marsh (LSG) | 184 | 4 | 72 | 46 | 185.85 |
| 4. | Suryakumar Yadav (MI) | 171 | 4 | 67 | 57 | 161.32 |
| 5. | Jos Buttler (GT) | 166 | 3 | 73* | 83 | 172.91 |
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Changes expected
A few changes are expected in the orange cap race on April 5 as it is a double-header Saturday. In the first match of the day, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) go up against Delhi Capitals (DC). Currently, there is no DC or CSK batter in the top 10. There is a question mark over Ruturaj Gaikwad's availability who is 12th on the list with 116 runs from three games. Rachin Ravindra may move up the list if he scores well.
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In the second game, Punjab Kings (PBKS) lock horns with Rajasthan Royals (RR). PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer is sixth on the list with 149 runs from two games. He needs 17 more runs to leave Gujarat Titans' (GT) Jos Buttler behind and move up the list. RR have no batter in top 10. However, Dhruv Jurel (106 runs), Nitish Rana (100 runs) and captain Sanju Samson (99 runs).