IPL 2025 Update: Mumbai Indians Rise, Kolkata Knight Riders Fall
Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders
On Monday (March 31) at Mumbai’s Wankhede stadium, Hardik Pandya’s Mumbai Indians (MI) overpowered Ajinkya Rahane’s Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 8 wickets. MI swiftly achieved the target of 117 runs in just 12.5 overs.
This win boosted MI to the sixth spot in the IPL 2025 Points table, thanks to an improved Net Run Rate (NRR). Meanwhile, KKR dropped to the last position.
Current IPL 2025 Standings
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) lead the IPL 2025 points table with two wins and a strong NRR of +2.266. Delhi Capitals (DC) follow closely with four points. Lucknow Super Giants, Gujarat Titans, and Punjab Kings hold the next spots with two points each.
MI moved up to the sixth rank with a positive NRR of 0.309, while KKR fell to the 10th position with an NRR of -1.428.
Race for Orange Cap
In the Orange Cap race, Nicholas Pooran of LSG leads with 145 runs in 2 matches. Sai Sudharsan of GT comes second, followed by Travis Head of SRH who moved up after their game against DC. Mitchell Marsh of LSG ranks fourth.
- Nicholas Pooran (LSG) – 145 runs in 2 matches
- Sai Sudharsan (GT) – 137 runs in 2 matches
- Travis Head (SRH) – 136 runs in 3 matches
- Mitchell Marsh (LSG) – 124 runs in 2 matches
- Aniket Verma (SRH) – 117 runs in 3 matches
Race for Purple Cap
For the Purple Cap, Noor Ahmad of CSK remains on top with 9 wickets in the first three games. Mitchell Starc of DC follows, who was named Player of the Match in DC’s previous game. Khaleel Ahmed of CSK and Shardul Thakur of Lucknow Super Giants come next with six wickets each.
DC’s Kuldeep Yadav, RCB’s Josh Hazlewood, and RR’s Wanindu Hasaranga have taken 5 wickets each.
- Noor Ahmad (CSK) – Wickets: 9, Economy: 6.83, Matches: 3
- Mitchell Starc (DC) – Wickets: 8, Economy: 10.04, Matches: 2
- Khaleel Ahmed (CSK) – Wickets: 6, Economy: 7.91
- Shardul Thakur (LSG) – Wickets: 6, Economy: 8.83, Matches: 2
- Kuldeep Yadav (DC) – Wickets: 5, Economy: 5.25, Matches: 2
- Josh Hazlewood (RCB) – Wickets: 5, Economy: 5.37, Matches: 2
- Wanindu Hasaranga (RR) – Wickets: 5, Economy: 9.85, Matches: 2
