Suryakumar Yadav ka Orange Cap Hungama
Suryakumar Yadav, jo apne jhakaas batting aur naya-naya shot khelne ke liye mashoor hai, ne IPL 2025 mein dhoom macha di. Usne 16 matches mein 717 run thok diye, aur Gujarat Titans (GT) ke opener B Sai Sudharsan ke baad doosra batter bana jo 700 run ka mark cross kiya. Sai Sudharsan ne 759 run ke saath Orange Cap jeeta, apni top position ko akhir tak banaye rakha, khas kar Eliminator mein MI ke khilaaf 80 run (49 balls) ke saath.
Suryakumar ka season ekdam consistent tha. Usne IPL history mein pehli baar har 16 innings mein kam se kam 25 run banaye—ye koi mazak nahi hai! Uske bade dhamake mein 73* (43 balls) Delhi Capitals (DC) ke khilaaf, 68* (30 balls) Chennai Super Kings (CSK) ke khilaaf, aur 48* (23 balls) Rajasthan Royals (RR) ke khilaaf shamil hain. Qualifier 2 mein PBKS ke khilaaf 44 run (26 balls) banake usne 700 run ka milestone paar kiya aur MI ka pehla batter bana jo ek season mein itne run banaye.
65.18 ke average aur 167.91 ke strike rate ke saath, Suryakumar ne na sirf run banaye balki matches ka rukh bhi badla. Bina opening kiye 700 run ka mark touch karna—ye IPL mein pehli baar hua, jo uski middle-order mein zabardast versatility dikhata hai. Lekin Sai Sudharsan se woh 42 run peeche reh gaya, jo GT ke Eliminator mein haarne ke baad bhi Orange Cap le gaya. RCB ka Virat Kohli, 614 run ke saath No. 5 pe tha, lekin final mein 146 run banana uske liye namumkin sa tha.
Suryakumar ne ESPNcricinfo ke MVP table mein bhi top kiya, dikhaya ki usne MI ke liye kitna bada role play kiya, jisme six-match jeet ka streak aur Jaipur mein RR ke khilaaf 217 ka joint-highest total shamil tha. 16 back-to-back 25-plus score aur 167.78 ka strike rate (700+ run wale batters mein sabse zyada) uski consistency aur aggression ko dikhata hai. Is season mein 11 batters ne 500 run aur 5 ne 600 run cross kiye, lekin Suryakumar ka jadoo alag tha.
Trent Boult ka Purple Cap Dhamaka
Bowling mein, MI ke left-arm pacer Trent Boult ne 22 wickets leke Purple Cap table mein No. 3 spot pakda. Woh GT ke Prasidh Krishna (25 wickets) aur CSK ke Noor Ahmad (24 wickets) se peeche raha, dono ke season final se pehle khatam ho gaye. Boult ne powerplay mein jaldi wickets liye aur pressure mein bhi cool raha, jaise Qualifier 2 mein PBKS ke Prabhsimran Singh ko pehli ball pe out kiya, 1 for 38 ke figures ke saath.
Boult ka Purple Cap safar shandaar tha, jaise RR ke khilaaf teen wickets leke No. 3 pe aaya, aur DC ke khilaaf 1 for 29 ke saath RCB ke Josh Hazlewood (21 wickets) ko peeche chhoda. Uska ball swing karana aur tight economy rate MI ke bowling attack ka bada hissa tha, Jasprit Bumrah ke saath milke. Lekin Prasidh Krishna tak woh nahi pahunch saka, jinhone Eliminator mein do wickets leke Purple Cap pakka kiya. RCB ka Hazlewood, jo final mein khel raha tha, ko Purple Cap ke liye chaar wickets chahiye the, lekin Boult ka season Qualifier 2 mein PBKS se haar ke saath khatam hua.
Context aur Impact
IPL 2025 ekdam competitive tha, Orange aur Purple Cap ke liye race mein bahut talent dikha. Orange Cap mein GT ka dabdaba raha, Sai Sudharsan aur Shubman Gill (650 run, No. 3) ne shuruaat mein top do spots pakde. Suryakumar ne 2 May ko RR ke khilaaf 48* (23 balls) ke saath ek time top spot bhi liya, lekin Sai Sudharsan ne DC ke khilaaf century (108* off 61) ke saath wapas lead le li. Final Orange Cap standings mein Sai Sudharsan (759 run), Suryakumar (717 run), Gill (650 run), Mitchell Marsh (627 run, LSG), aur Kohli (614 run) the.
Purple Cap race bhi garmi thi, Prasidh Krishna ne zyadatar lead kiya, Noor Ahmad close pe the. Boult ke steady wickets, khas kar bade matches mein, uske experience aur skill ko dikhate hain. Final standings mein Krishna (25 wickets), Ahmad (24 wickets), Boult (22 wickets), Hazlewood (21 wickets), aur GT ka Sai Kishore (19 wickets) the.
MI ka campaign, Suryakumar ke batting aur Boult ke bowling ke dum pe, final tak gaya, lekin Qualifier 2 mein PBKS se paanch run se haar gaye. PBKS ka Shreyas Iyer (603 run, No. 6) aur RCB ka Kohli final mein Orange Cap ke liye bache the, jabki Hazlewood Purple Cap ke liye akhri contender tha.
Bada Picture
Suryakumar ke 717 run aur Boult ke 22 wickets ne MI ke shandaar season ko define kiya, jisme unhone Jaipur mein 13 saal ka winless streak toda aur wahan joint-highest total banaya. Suryakumar ka non-opener ke roop mein historic season aur MVP status uski badhti hui reputation ko dikhata hai, jabki Boult ka powerplay mein reliability uski experience ka saboot hai. Ye season IPL ke liye bada milestone tha, 11 batters ne 500 run aur 5 ne 600 run cross kiye, jo batting-friendly conditions aur high-quality performances ko dikhata hai.
Toh bas, Suryakumar Yadav aur Trent Boult ne IPL 2025 mein apna jadoo chhoda. Bhale hi Sai Sudharsan aur Prasidh Krishna ne Orange aur Purple Cap jeete, Suryakumar ki consistency aur Boult ke wicket-lene ka dum is season ke sabse bade highlights rahe, jo IPL ke itihas mein yaad rakhenge.
