Mumbai Indians (MI) captain Hardik Pandya claimed wickets of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) heavyweights Virat Kohli and Liam Livingstone to become joint-highest wicket-taker in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. Pandya is tied with Chennai Super Kings (CSK) left-arm chinaman bowler Noor Ahmad as he has 10 wickets from four games.
In the high-scoring game at Wankhede Stadium, RCB won by 12 runs. Josh Hazlewood struck twice whereas Krunal Pandya claimed four wickets including the triple-wicket last over. With 2 for 37, Hazlewood now has eight wickets from four games. He is seventh in the purple cap race. Krunal's 4 for 54 helped him take the ninth spot in the list of leading wicket-takers in the season.
IPL 2025 Purple Cap Standings:
Position |
Player |
Wickets |
Matches |
Economy |
Average |
Best bowling figues |
| 1. | Noor Ahmad (CSK) | 10 | 4 | 7.86 | 11.80 | 4/18 |
| 2. | Hardik Pandya (MI | 10 | 5 | 8.57 | 12.00 | 5/36 |
| 3. | Mohammed Siraj (GT) | 9 | 4 | 7.75 | 13.77 | 4/17 |
| 4. | Mitchell Starc (DC) | 9 | 3 | 8.91 | 11.40 | 5/35 |
| 5. | Sai Kishore (GT) | 8 | 4 | 7.06 | 14.12 | 3/30 |
Possible changes on double-header Tuesday
On April 8, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will take on Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at home. LSG's Shardul Thakur can re-enter top five. Thakur has seven wickets from four games and is currently in the eighth spot. Meanwhile, KKR's mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy and pacer Vaibhav Arora can enter top 10. Chakravarthy and Arora have six wickets each from four games.
In the second game of the day between Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Noor can extend his lead over other contenders. His teammate, left-arm pacer Khaleel Ahmed, can re-enter top five and even equal or go past Hardik if he continues to strike early. Khaleel is in sixth spot with eight wickets from four games. There is only one PBKS bowler in top 20. Left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh has a chance to move up the ranks. He has taken six wickets from three games so far.