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IPL 2025 Orange and Purple Cap Update: Siraj Shines, Pooran Dominates After SRH vs GT Clash
The IPL 2025 season’s heating up, and the Orange and Purple Cap chases are hitting fever pitch. Gujarat Titans’ slick 7-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad on April 6 at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium has shaken the leaderboards. Mohammed Siraj’s “Miyan Magic” lit up Hyderabad, vaulting him into the Purple Cap hunt, while Nicholas Pooran’s still the king of the Orange Cap pile. Here’s the rundown as of April 7, 2025.
Purple Cap: Siraj Strikes Big
Mohammed Siraj stole the show, torching SRH with a career-best 4/17—ripping out Abhishek Sharma (8), Travis Head (12), Simranjeet Singh (6), and Aniket Verma (0). That spell sank SRH to their fourth straight loss and rocketed Siraj to joint-second in the Purple Cap race with 9 wickets in four games. Chennai Super Kings’ Noor Ahmad tops it with 10, while Delhi Capitals’ Mitchell Starc matches Siraj’s 9. GT’s Sai Kishore (8 wickets) sits fourth, proving spin’s still king. Siraj’s fire—after a shaky start—marks him as a real threat to snag that Purple Cap if he keeps this up.
Orange Cap: Pooran Rules the Roost
Nicholas Pooran’s untouchable atop the Orange Cap list—201 runs in four outings, a scorching 218.47 strike rate. The Lucknow Super Giants’ dynamite’s been unstoppable—think 75 off 30 against Delhi Capitals and 70 off 26 earlier versus SRH. First to crack 200 this season, he’s got GT’s Sai Sudharsan (191 runs) nipping at his heels after a tidy 5 in the chase. LSG’s Mitchell Marsh (184 runs, three fifties) holds third, with Mumbai Indians’ Suryakumar Yadav (171) and GT’s Jos Buttler (166) rounding out the top five. Pooran’s lead’s slim—Sudharsan’s knocking—but he’s still the man to catch.
SRH vs. GT: Game in a Flash
GT bossed it—Siraj’s 4/17 skittled SRH to 152/8, Nitish Reddy’s 31 the lone fight. Shubman Gill’s unbeaten 61 off 43 and Washington Sundar’s 49 off 29 chased it down at 153/3 in 16.4 overs—Bhuvneshwar Kumar (1/24) couldn’t stem the tide. GT’s third win in a row bumped them to second on the table and lit a fire under Siraj’s Purple Cap bid.
What’s Coming?
IPL 2025’s just getting started, and these races are anyone’s game. Pooran’s got Sudharsan and Marsh breathing down his neck—every knock’s a showdown. Siraj’s gunning for Noor’s perch, with Starc lurking too. Each match is a curveball—fans are in for a wild ride as these stars scrap for the caps and their teams chase the trophy.
Keep your eyes peeled—Pooran and Siraj are leading the charge, but in IPL 2025, nothing’s set in stone. Who’s your pick to wear the crowns come May?
