Orange Cap ke liye iss baar poora season hi ek run-fest ban gaya hai. Mumbai Indians ke Suryakumar Yadav (SKY) ne recent matches me zabardast batting karke leaderboard pe jump maar diya hai. Punjab Kings ke against match me unki classy inning ne unko 3rd spot pe la diya — ab tak 583 runs maar chuke hain woh.
Top pe hai Gujarat Titans ka Sai Sudharsan (679 runs), uske baad teammate Shubman Gill (649 runs). Lekin SKY ka consistent scoring aur strike rate unhe dangerous contender bana raha hai. Uske baad aate hain LSG ke Mitchell Marsh (560) aur RR ke Yashasvi Jaiswal (559). Matbal, 500+ run maarne wale 9 players ho chuke hain — ekdum record-breaking season!
Virat Kohli bhi race me wapas aa rahe hain! Pichhle kuch innings ke baad unke 505+ runs ho gaye hain, aur aaj LSG ke against agar badi inning khel gaye toh leaderboard hil sakta hai. Kohli toh pehle bhi 2016 aur 2024 me Orange Cap jeet chuke hain — unka experience aur hunger unmatched hai. Agar aaj bhi pitch unka saath de aur Kohli set ho gaye, toh SKY aur Sudharsan ke liye danger bell baj sakta hai.
Purple Cap Race: Arshdeep ki entry aur Hazlewood ki fight
Bowlers bhi peeche nahi hain! Purple Cap ke liye bhi competition full tight hai. Punjab Kings ke Arshdeep Singh ne MI ke khilaf 2 wickets leke top 5 me entry maar li hai — 18 wickets ho chuke hain unke ab tak. Powerplay ya death overs, dono me impact dalte hain woh. Thoda economy rate high hai, lekin wickets mil rahe hain regular basis pe.
Purple Cap ka current leader hai CSK ka Noor Ahmad (24 wickets), uske peeche GT ka Prasidh Krishna (23) aur MI ka Trent Boult (19). RCB ke Josh Hazlewood bhi chase me hain — 18 wickets, aur unka strike rate aur economy dono top level ke hain. RR ke against unki fiery spell yaad hai sabko — almost hat-trick maar diya tha!
Aaj LSG ke against agar Hazlewood ne 3-4 wicket nikaal diye, toh woh Boult, Krishna ko cross kar sakte hain, aur Noor ke bilkul kareeb pahunch jaayenge. LSG ke strong batting ke against agar unhone breakthroughs diye, toh RCB ko top 2 finish mil sakta hai.
Match ka mahaul: Aaj ka LSG vs RCB clash high voltage hai
PBKS ne MI ko hara ke playoff confirm kar liya hai. Arshdeep ne wahi match me impact dala, jabki SKY ki inning MI ko jeet nahi dilaa paayi lekin unki Orange Cap race me position strong ho gayi.
Aaj ke LSG vs RCB match kaafi important hai. RCB toh already qualify kar chuki hai (17 points), par LSG ke liye yeh last chance hai — 13 matches me 12 points pe khadi hai LSG, toh jeetna must hai!
Kohli aur Hazlewood dono ke paas bada moka hai:
- Kohli ke liye pitch favorable hai — agar set ho gaye, toh century bhi ho sakti hai.
- Hazlewood ko early wickets mil gaye, toh Purple Cap bhi possible hai.
