IPL 2025 Orange Cap – List of Batters with the Highest Runs
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The IPL 2025 season has started in a full storm, and the battle for the Orange Cap continues to intensify as the tournament is in progresses. The Orange Cap is one of the most prestigious individual awards in the Indian Premier League (IPL) which will be awarded to the highest run-scorer of the season to recognize consistency, performance, and impact with the bat across the tournament. Initially, the Orange Cap was the informal incentive by the Sponsors, but later it was made as an official recognition by the IPL governing body.
As the 2025 season unfolds, the race for the Orange Cap will continue to add an extra layer of excitement to the IPL with some of the world’s best batters looking for the top spot. Currently, as of April 8, 2025, Nicholas Pooran of the LSG leads the IPL 2025 Orange Cap standings with 201 runs from four matches with a strike rate of 218.47.
List of Batters with the Highest Runs
| POS | Player | Runs | Mat | Inns | NO | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
| 1 | Nicholas Pooran | 201 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 75 | 50.3 | 92 | 218.5 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 16 |
| 2 | Surya Kumar Yadav | 199 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 67 | 49.8 | 132 | 150.8 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 8 |
| 3 | Sai Sudharsan | 191 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 74 | 47.8 | 127 | 150.4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 |
| 4 | Mitchell Marsh | 184 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 72 | 46 | 99 | 185.9 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 10 |
| 5 | Jos Buttler | 166 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 73* | 55.3 | 99 | 167.7 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 |
| 6 | Virat Kohli | 164 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 67 | 54.7 | 114 | 143.9 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 6 |
| 7 | Rajat Patidar | 161 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 64 | 40.3 | 92 | 175 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8 |
| 8 | Shreyas Iyer | 159 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 97* | 159 | 77 | 206.5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 13 |
| 9 | Heinrich Klaasen | 152 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 30.4 | 90 | 168.9 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 |
| 10 | N Tilak Varma | 151 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 56 | 37.8 | 113 | 133.6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 |
Source: iplt20.com as on 08 April 2025
Top 5 Batters in the Orange Cap Race
1. Nicholas Pooran (LSG)
Nicholas Pooran, a dynamic left-handed wicketkeeper-batsman, Pooran is one of the key player of the LSG team. His exceptional performance in the 2024 season was remarkable, where he scored 499 runs at an average of 62.37 and a strike rate of 178.31. Hence, he was retained by the LSG franchise for the TATA IPL 2025.
In this season, Pooran leads the orange cap scoreboard with 201 runs from four matches with a strike rate of 218.47.
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2. Surya Kumar Yadav (MI)
Surya Kumar Yadav popularly known as SKY, is a prominent Indian cricketer known for his innovative and aggressive batting style. SKY is a consistent performer in both IPL and the Indian team and was part of the team that won the 2024 T20 World Cup. Surya is also currently the captain of the Indian National T20 team side taking over the role after Rohit Sharma’s retirement from the format.
His contributions were very much in MI’s successes, including their championship victories in the 2019 and 2020 IPL Seasons. His consistency in the game led the MI franchise to retain him for the TATA IPL 2025.
IPL 2025 season, Suryakumar has showcased his remarkable form by scoring 199 runs in just five matches with a strike rate of 150.75 and leading the second place in the orange cap race.
3. Sai Sudharsan (GT)
Sai Sudharsan is an emerging young Indian cricketer and a top-order left-handed batter from Tamil Nadu. Sai Sudharsan was one of the consistent performers in domestic tournaments like the Ranji Trophy, Vijay Hazare Trophy, and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
He also set a major record by becoming the fastest Indian to reach 1000 IPL runs in just 25 innings. Sudharsan played a key role in GT’s IPL 2022 title-winning season. Therefore, Gujarat Titans retained him for the TATA IPL 2025. In this season, Sudarshan scored 191 runs from four matches with a strike rate of 150.75 and leading in the third in the orange cap race.
4. Mitchell Marsh (LSG)
Mitchell Marsh is an Australian all-rounder with the ability to hit the big shots in batting, and while also comes in handy with the ball. Marsh also played a key role T20 World Cup 2021, where Australia won the title.
Lucknow Super Giants picked him up for Rs 3.4 Crore at the 2025 TATA IPL Mega Auction. In this IPL 2025, he has delivered explosive starts for LSG in the top order by scoring 184 runs in just four matches with a strike rate of 185.86 and is the fourth place in the orange cap race.
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5. Jos Buttler (GT)
Jos Buttler, the dynamic English wicketkeeper-batsman, one of the most explosive white-ball batters in the world, Jos Buttler has been a game-changer in international cricket and the IPL. Jos led the England team under his captaincy to the T20 World Cup 2022 title. Recognizing his gameplay, the Gujarat Titans bought Buttler for Rs 15.75 Crore at the TATA IPL 2025 Mega Auction.
Buttler has made a significant impact in the IPL 2025 season with the Gujarat Titans (GT) by scoring 166 runs in 3 matches with a strike rate of 172.92 and is in fifth place in the orange cap race.
