Purple Cap race Mitchell Starc at 4th Position in IPL 2025

🟣 Purple Cap Standings (Top Wicket-Takers) Royal Challengers Bengaluru's (RCB) Josh Hazlewood remains at the top of the bowling chart with 18 wickets from ten games. Just one wicket behind him is Gujarat Titans' (GT) Prasidh Krishna, followed by Noor Ahmad of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) with 14. With his three-wicket haul on Tuesday, DC's Starc has drawn level with Noor in terms of wickets but is at fourth spot because of his inferior economy rate - 10.16 compared to Noor's 8.03. KKR's Varun, who picked up 2 for 39, is fifth and leads the pack of four bowlers with 13 wickets each. The other three are Mumbai Indians' (MI) Trent Boult, RCB's Krunal Pandya and Sunrisers Hyderabad's (SRH) Harshal Patel. Trent Boult (MI), Krunal Pandya (RCB), and Harshal Patel (SRH) also have 13 wickets each. ​ The Orange Cap race remains tightly contested, with just 52 runs separating the top six players. In the Purple Cap standings, Josh Hazlewood maintains a narrow lead, while Mitchell Starc and Varun Chakaravarthy have climbed into the top five following their performances in the recent match.