R. Sai Kishore moved up to fourth in the Purple Cap Standings of IPL 2025 after the encounter between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Wednesday.
The left-arm spinner picked up two wickets in the contest to leap ahead of Khaleel Ahmed and Shardul Thakur in the list. RCB’s Josh Hazlewood moved to third after picking up the wicket of opener Sai Sudharsan on 49.
Noor Ahmad moved to the top after Chennai Super Kings’ match against Rajasthan Royals in Guwahati on Sunday. Noor picked two wickets in his four overs to leapfrog Delhi Capitals’ Mitchell Starc in the list.
Here is the list of the leading wicket-takers of IPL 2025:
Player | Team | Mat. | Wkts. | Econ. | Avg. | BBI |
Noor Ahmad | CSK | 3 | 9 | 6.83 | 9.11 | 4/18 |
Mitchell Starc | DC | 2 | 8 | 10.04 | 9.62 | 5/35 |
Josh Hazlewood | RCB | 3 | 6 | 7.26 | 14.33 | 3/21 |
R. Sai Kishore | GT | 3 | 6 | 7.41 | 14.83 | 3/30 |
Khaleel Ahmed | CSK | 3 | 6 | 7.91 | 15.83 | 3/29 |
(Updated after RCB vs GT match on April 2)