On April 5, there were no changes in the top five run-scorers in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. Punjab Kings (PBKS) captain Shreyas Iyer missed out on the chance to enter top five as he was dismissed for 10 runs by Rajasthan Royals (RR) pacer Jofra Archer. PBKS ended up losing the match by a huge margin of 50 runs at home, their first of the season.
Lucknow Super Giants' (LSG) Nicholas Pooran still holds the top spot followed by Gujarat Titans' (GT) Sai Sudharsan, LSG's Mitchell Marsh, Mumbai Indians' (MI) Suryakumar Yadav and GT's Jos Buttler.
Samson misses fifty but enters top 10
The only change in top 10 after the double-header Saturday was Rajasthan Royals (RR) captain Sanju Samson moving to eighth position. Samson scored 38 runs from 26 balls before losing his wicket to Lockie Ferguson. He has 137 runs from four games so far.
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 |
Multiple changes expected after SRH vs GT encounter
On April 6, a few changes are expected as Shubman Gill's GT lock horns with Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). GT's Sudharsan and Buttler have a chance to snatch the orange cap from Pooran. SRH's Travis Head (140 runs), Heinrich Klaasen (125 runs) and young Aniket Verma (123 runs) are not too far behind either.
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If the match at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad turns out to be a high-scoring one, multiple changes can be expected in the top five.