IPL 2025 Points Table, Orange Cap, Purple Cap: Punjab Kings Gain Big Win Over LSG
Punjab Kings breathed new life into their IPL 2025 campaign with a commanding 37-run victory over Lucknow Super Giants at Dharamsala on Sunday. The emphatic win saw them leap two places up the points table, settling comfortably in second with 15 points from 11 matches.
Earlier in the day, Kolkata Knight Riders edged past Rajasthan Royals in a nail-biting finish, winning by just one run to climb to sixth place with 11 points.
For Punjab, it was opener Prabhsimran Singh who stole the show, smashing a scintillating 91 off just 48 balls, laying the foundation for a massive total of 236 for 5. He was well-supported by cameos from Josh Inglis (30), Shreyas Iyer (45), Shashank Singh (33), and Marcus Stoinis (15 off 5 balls), ensuring the team finished with a flourish.
Lucknow’s chase got off to a disastrous start, thanks to a fiery spell from left-arm seamer Arshdeep Singh, who returned figures of 3 for 16. He dismissed Mitchell Marsh for a duck and Aiden Markram for 13 in the same over, before removing the dangerous Nicholas Pooran for 6.
Rishabh Pant, who was signed by LSG for a record $3.21 million, failed to make an impact once again. His scratchy 18 off 17 balls ended when he was dismissed by Afghan all-rounder Azmatullah Omarzai, who also sent back David Miller (11), leaving Lucknow reeling at 73 for 5.
While Ayush Badoni (74) and Abdul Samad (45) staged a late fightback with an 81-run partnership, it was not enough as LSG ended at 199 for 7, slumping to their fourth defeat in five games.
Pant’s lean patch continued, having now scored just 128 runs in 10 innings, adding to LSG’s worries as they remain seventh in the table, four points adrift of the final playoff spot with just three matches left.
Meanwhile, Virat Kohli continues to hold the Orange Cap with 505 runs in 11 matches, while Prasidh Krishna of Gujarat Titans tops the bowling chart with 19 wickets from 10 games, retaining the Purple Cap.
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