IPL 2025 Orange Cap List: How Many Runs Virat Kohli Needs To Top Batting Charts
Royal Challengers Bengaluru star batter Virat Kohli has scored 614 runs this season at an average of 55.82.
The IPL 2025 will see a new team lift the trophy. Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings will face off in a high-octane match on Tuesday. The IPL 2025 final will be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Let’s not forget RCB defeated Punjab Kings in Qualifier 1 last week, and it will be interesting to see how things turn out today.
While RCB fans want Virat Kohli to lift his maiden IPL trophy, Punjab Kings’ dominant show this season can’t be ignored. Under the leadership of Shreyas Iyer, the team proved their true mettle.
Now, let us focus on everyone’s favourite Virat Kohli, who is also one of the top scorers this season. Despite scoring over 600 runs this season, the RCB batter still has a long way to go when it comes to secuing the Orange Cap.
How Many Runs Does Virat Kohli Need For The Orange Cap?
Virat Kohli is currently placed fifth on the list of top scorers in IPL 2025. The batter has scored 614 runs in 14 games at an average of 55.82.
Gujarat Titans’ Sai Sudharsan leads the chart with 759 runs. The Gujarat opener played some magnificent knocks this season, including a ton and six half-centuries to his name.
To achieve the Orange Cap, Kohli needs to equal at least Sai Sudharsan’s total. He will have to score 145 runs to get to the top of the list, a feat that is tough to achieve in only one fixture.
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Sai Sudharsan is at the top of the Orange Cap list, followed by Suryakumar Yadav from the Mumbai Indians.
GT captain Shubman Gill is in the third position with 650 runs to his name. As for Yadav, he is the only Mumbai Indians batter in the top 10 highest run scorers list.
Interestingly, Punjab Kings skipper Shreyas Iyer is just behind Virat Kohli in the Orange Cap list. Iyer’s 87* off 41 balls powered him to the sixth spot in the rankings and PBKS to the IPL finals. Iyer now has 603 runs in 16 matches.
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IPL 2025 Final: RCB VS PBKS
Expectations are high from both sides.
For RCB, this will be their fourth appearance in an IPL final.
As for Punjab Kings, the Shreyas Iyer-led side has been in exceptional form. They managed to chase down 203 against Mumbai to emerge as the second finalist.
Both teams have an aggressive batting line-up, ensuring that the IPL 2025 final is likely to be a high-scoring affair.
The IPL 2025 final starts at 7:30 pm.
