In the Indian Premier League (IPL), the Orange Cap and Purple Cap are given to the highest run-scorer and the highest wicket-taker of the season respectively. The 18th season of the IPL is going to start in a few days and the fans are eagerly waiting to see their favourite players setting new records in the tournament. In this blog, we will see the top four contenders for both the Orange Cap and the Purple Cap Award in IPL 2025.
Top 4 Contenders for the IPL 2025 Orange Cap
The four most expected players who might end up winning the Orange Cap in the TATA IPL 2025 are:
Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
Virat Kohli, also known as “The Run Machine” is in first place in the list of the most expected players to win Orange Cap in IPL 2025. He is the highest run-scorer of all time in the IPL with 8004 runs in 252 matches with 8 centuries and 55 fifties. Virat Kohli has won Orange Cap two times in IPL, the first time in 2016, when he scored exceptional 973 runs in 1 season and the second one in the most recent season of the tournament i.e. in IPL 2024 with 741 runs in 15 contests.
Shubman Gill (Gujarat Titans)
Shubman Gill is another favourite player who can be the highest run scorer in the IPL 2025. He won the Orange Cap in IPL 2023 with 890 runs in 17 contests at an impressive batting average of 59.33 and a strike rate of 157.80. His performance in the IPL 2024 was also impressive as he scored 426 runs in 12 matches with an average of 38.73 and a strike rate of 147.40 including 2 fifties and 1 century. Gill has scored 3216 runs in 103 IPL matches at an average of 37.84 and a strike rate of 135.70 with 20 half-centuries and 4 tons.
Jos Buttler (Rajasthan Royals)
Jos Buttler was the highest run scorer in the IPL 2022 with 863 runs while playing 17 matches for Rajasthan Royals. The performance of Jos Buttler in the previous season of the tournament was also quite impressive as he scored 359 runs in 11 contests with a batting average of 39.89 and a strike rate of 140.78. In his IPL career, he played a total of 107 matches and scored 3582 runs at an average of 38.11 and a strike rate of 147.53.
Ruturaj Gaikwad (Chennai Super Kings)
Ruturaj Gaikwad is the captain of Chennai Super Kings and is one of the favourite players to win the Orange Cap in the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League. He won the Orange Cap in the IPL 2021 while playing for CSK by scoring 635 runs in 16 matches and this time, with the additional responsibility of the captain of the side, he will try his best to score big in the upcoming games.
Top 4 Contenders for the IPL 2025 Purple Cap
Now, we will see the players with the highest chances of winning the Purple Cap in the IPL 2025:
Jasprit Bumrah (Mumbai Indians)
Jasprit Bumrah is undoubtedly one of the most expected players to be the winner of Purple Cap in the upcoming season of the tournament. In the previous season, he took a total of 20 wickets in 13 matches at a bowling average of 16.80 and an economy of 6.48 with the best bowling performance of 5/21. In 133 IPL matches, he has taken 165 wickets at a bowling average of 22.51 and an economy of 7.30.
Rashid Khan (Gujarat Titans)
Rashid Khan is also among the favourite players to pick the highest number of wickets in the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League. He has played a total of 121 matches in the IPL and picked up 149 wickets at a bowling average of 21.83 and a good economy rate of 6.82. In IPL 2023, he took a total of 27 wickets, just 1 wicket less than Mohammed Shami who was the Purple Cap Winner in IPL 2023.
Mohammed Shami (Gujarat Titans)
Mohammed Shami also can be the Purple Cap winner in the TATA IPL 2025. He won the Purple Cap for the first time in the year 2023, by taking 28 wickets in 17 matches at an impressive bowling average of 18.64 and an economy of 8.03. In 110 IPL contests, he has taken 127 wickets at an average of 26.86 and an economy of 8.44 including his best bowling figure in an innings of 4/11.
Yuzvendra Chahal (Rajasthan Royals)
Yuzvendra Chahal was the highest wicket-taker in IPL 2022 with 27 wickets in 17 matches at an average of 22.45 and an economy of 7.84. In the IPL 2024, he picked up 18 wickets at a bowling average of 30.33 and an economy of 9.41 while his best bowling performance in the season was 11/3 which came against Mumbai Indians. He is also among the most favourite players to pick the highest wickets in the upcoming season and to win the Purple Cap award.
