In the 16th match of IPL 2025, Lucknow Super Giants scored 203 runs against Mumbai Indians at the loss of 8 wickets in 20 overs. In this match, a LSG batsman scored only 12 runs, yet he is at the forefront of the Orange Cap race. This batsman has scored the highest 201 runs in four matches in IPL 2025 at an average of 50.25. Which includes two half -centuries. These batsmen are Nicholas Puran, who failed against Mumbai but still continue to dominate. The second number is Sai Sudarshan of Gujarat Titans. He has 186 runs in 3 matches at an average of 62.00. Which includes 2 half -centuries.

Nicholas Puran is at the forefront

The Orange Cap race in IPL-2025 continues with a tremendous match. In every match, the batsmen are performing brilliantly and the race to score the most has intensified. LSG batsman Nicholas Puran is at the forefront of the Orange Cap race. His bat is spewing a lot of runs on this season. Although he could only score 12 runs against Mumbai, but in the first three matches, he had scored 189 runs with the help of two half -centuries. Apart from him, LSG opener Mitchell Marsh is also in this race. He has 184 runs in four matches at an average of 46. Which includes 3 half -centuries. At number four is Jose Butler of Gujarat Titans, while at number five, Mumbai Indians batsman Suryakumar Yadav is present.

Tradition of Orange Cap running from the first season

The IPL Orange Cap is given to the batsman who scored the most runs in the tournament every year. It is considered one of the top personal honors in the tournament. Playing for Punjab Kings (then Kings XI Punjab), Sean Marsh won the Orange Cap by scoring 616 runs in 11 matches in the inaugural season of 2008. After this veteran Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar also won the Orange Cap, he scored 618 runs in 15 matches in 2010, playing for Mumbai Indians. West Indies batsman Chris Gayle was the next player to present his claim on the award and became the first player to win the Orange Cap in 2011 and 2012. Playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore (now Bangalore), Gayle scored 608 in IPL 2011 and after the same season, IPL 2012 scored 733 runs in 15 matches. At the same time, Virat Kohli won this award with 747 runs in the last season.