IPL 2025: Most runs (Orange Cap), most wickets (Purple Cap) after match 4, DC vs LSG

LSG defeated DC by 50 runs in their first match of IPL 2025 in Vishakapatnam.

On Monday, March 24, Delhi Capitals (DC) defeated the Lucknow Super Giant (LSG) by just one wicket in their opening match of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.

This game had everything. Drama, end-to-end action and mistakes, you name it. DC won the toss and invited LSG to bat first. The visitors were off to a good start before Aiden Makram walked away in the fifth over. Nicolas Pooran came in at three and started the fireworks along with Mitchell Marsh and notched up an 87-run partnership.

Pooran scored 75, while Marsh scored 72. Rishabh Pant came up next and had a forgetful debut for LSG as he couldn’t open his account. Following Pant’s dismissal, LSG’s middle-order collapsed with David Miller being the sole player to get decent runs on the board. Miller guided LSG to 209-8. 

The Capitals started their run chase in a poor fashion as Jake Fraser McGurk and Abhishek Porel were dismissed in quick succession by Shardul Thakur. Samir Rizvi also gave away his wicket a few moments later as the scorecard read 7-3. Faf du Plessis and Axar Patel formed a partnership, but were shown the exit door in the fifth and sixth over respectively.

DC batting line-up almost gave up and it seemed as if they were heading towards a defeat until Ashutosh Sharma showed up. Sharma simply turned the game on its hand single-handedly and took DC home with a heroic performance. He scored 66 runs, including five sixes and fours each.

IPL 2025: Most runs (Orange Cap)

Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Ishan Kishan still leads the Orange Cap race with 106 runs. Rajasthan Royals’ Dhruv Jurel is second on the list with 70 runs followed by SRH’s Travis head with 67 runs. RR’s Sanju Samson and CSK’s Rachin Ravindra are placed fourth and fifth respectively with 66 and 65 runs.

Top 5 highest run-scorers in IPL 2025:

1. Ishan Kishan (SRH) – 106 runs

2. Dhruv Jurel (RR) – 70 runs

3. Travis Head (SRH) – 67 runs

4. Sanju Samson (RR) – 66 runs

5. Rachin Ravindra (CSK) – 65 runs

IPL 2025: Most wickets (Purple Cap)

CSK’s latest recruit and spin master Noor Ahmad is the leading wicket-taker with four wickets under his belt. Vignesh Puthur, Khaleel Ahmed, Krunal Pandya, and Tushar Deshpande are all tied on three wickets each.

Top 5 highest wicket-takers in IPL 2025:

1. Noor Ahmad (CSK) – 4 wickets

2. Khaleel Ahmed (CSK) – 3 wickets

3. Krunal Pandya (RCB) – 3 wickets

4. Vignesh Puthur (MI) – 3 wickets

5. Tushar Deshpande (RR) – 3 wickets

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