IPL 2025: Latest Updates and Highlights

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 has been paused for a week. This is due to rising tensions between India and Pakistan. The match between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals in Dharamshala was stopped early for safety reasons.

Officials will share a new schedule soon. They are talking to important people to decide the next steps. For the latest news, check out this live blog.

A Tight Race in IPL 2025

IPL 2025 has been exciting. No team has secured a playoff spot yet after 57 matches. Three teams—Chennai Super Kings, Rajasthan Royals, and Sunrisers Hyderabad—are out of the race. Let’s look at the best and worst moments of the remaining teams. For the first part featuring other teams, click here.

Mumbai Indians

Best Moment

Mumbai Indians started slow but became a strong team. Their best moment was Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav’s amazing batting against CSK on April 20. Suryakumar Yadav also set an IPL record with 12 consecutive scores of 25 or more.

Special Mention

Captain Hardik Pandya scored 42 runs off just 15 balls against RCB, even though they lost.

Worst Moment

The controversial decision to retire Tilak Varma for Mitchell Santner in their game against Lucknow Super Giants.

Punjab Kings

Best Moment

Prabhsimran Singh and Priyansh Arya’s bold batting stood out. Priyansh Arya scored a great century against Chennai Super Kings. Prabhsimran hit four half-centuries in a row, including one against Delhi Capitals in Dharamshala.

Other highlights include Yuzvendra Chahal’s hat-trick against CSK and their bowling that dismissed KKR for just 95.

Worst Moment

Glenn Maxwell’s third time with Punjab Kings didn’t go well. He scored only 48 runs in 6 matches. He was doing well with the ball, but a finger injury ended his season early.

Also Read: IPL 2025 Suspended: How close was each team to playoffs?

Rajasthan Royals

Best Moment

Vaibhav Suryavanshi made history. He scored the fastest IPL century by an Indian and became the youngest to score an IPL century. He hit a 35-ball century at just 14 years and 32 days old against Gujarat Titans.

Worst Moment

Rajasthan Royals lost three close matches to Delhi Capitals, Lucknow Super Giants, and Royal Challengers Bengaluru. They were in good positions but lost due to great bowling and poor batting. Injuries to captain Sanju Samson made things worse.

Also Read: PSL moves to UAE, PCB scrambles amid rising India–Pakistan tensions

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Best Moment

RCB had many great moments. They beat CSK in Chennai for the first time in 17 years. They haven’t lost any away games and could be the first team to win all away matches in an IPL season. Virat Kohli played very well. Romario Shepherd’s 14-ball fifty against CSK in Bengaluru was amazing.

Worst Moment

RCB didn’t have many bad moments. Devdutt Padikkal got injured, which was a setback. Mayank Agarwal, his replacement, has time to adjust before the season resumes.

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Best Moment

Sunrisers Hyderabad had three great wins. Ishan Kishan’s century in their first match against Rajasthan Royals helped them score 286, the second-highest in IPL history. Abhishek Sharma’s 141 against Punjab Kings led to the second-best chase in IPL history. They also beat CSK in Chennai for the first time.

Worst Moment

Teams usually have a mix of good and bad moments. The average moments are often forgotten.