Josh Hazlewood, RCB ka Aussie pace ka badshah, IPL 2025 mein apne dhamakedaar bowling se sabko hila raha hai. Woh ab Purple Cap table mein teesre number par aa gaya hai, aur yeh uski consistency aur clutch wickets lene ki kabiliyat ka nateeja hai. Qualifier 1 mein Punjab Kings (PBKS) ke khilaaf, jahan RCB ne unhe aath wicket se dhulayi di, Hazlewood ne kamaal kar diya. PBKS sirf 101 run bana paya, aur Hazlewood ne PBKS ke captain Shreyas Iyer (2 run) aur Josh Inglis (4 run) jaise bade players ko pavillion ka rasta dikha diya. Bhuvneshwar Kumar aur Yash Dayal ke saath milke usne PBKS ke top order ko shuru mein hi uda diya.
Hazlewood ke 18 wickets abhi tak hain, jo usse Arshdeep Singh ke barabar teesre spot par le aaye hain, lekin thodi si zyada economy rate ki wajah se woh Boult ke neeche hai. Purple Cap table ka boss abhi Chennai Super Kings ka Noor Ahmad hai, jiske 24 wickets hain, uske baad Gujarat Titans ka Prasidh Krishna 23 wickets ke saath. Mumbai Indians ka Trent Boult bhi 19 wickets ke saath teesre number par hai. RCB ke paas abhi playoffs mein teen matches tak ka chance hai, toh Hazlewood ke paas mauka hai ki woh table ke top par chadh sake, agar woh apne jaisa phir se 3/14 ya 4/33 (Rajasthan Royals ke khilaaf wala) jaisa performance dekhaye. Uska powerplay mein wickets lena aur tight bowling ne RCB ko solid banaya hai.
Virat Kohli Orange Cap Table Mein Paanchve Spot Par
Batting mein, Virat Kohli Orange Cap table mein paanchve number par apni jagah banaye hue hai, aur usne 614 runs apne naam kiye hain. Qualifier 1 mein PBKS ke khilaaf 102 ka chhota sa target chase karte waqt Kohli ne 12 run banaye, jisse uska total 14 matches mein 614 runs ho gaya. Yeh innings badi nahi thi, lekin Kohli ka season pura consistent raha hai, aur uske aath half-centuries (sabse zyada IPL 2025 mein) ne dikha diya ki woh RCB ka batting ka backbone hai.
Orange Cap table ka top par hai Gujarat Titans ka B Sai Sudharsan, jiske 679 runs hain, uske thodi peeche uska teammate Shubman Gill 649 runs ke saath. Mumbai Indians ka Suryakumar Yadav 640 runs ke saath teesre number par, aur Lucknow Super Giants ka Mitchell Marsh, jiska season khatam ho chuka hai, 627 runs ke saath chauthe par. Kohli ke 614 runs use abhi bhi race mein rakhte hain, kyunki RCB final mein hai, toh uske paas ek aur match hai apne runs badhane ka. Orange Cap ke liye usse bada dhamaka karna hoga, kyunki woh Sudharsan se 65 runs peeche hai. Lekin Kohli ka form aur uska IPL ka itihas (8,000 runs cross kar chuka hai, aur 2016 mein 973 runs ka record) usse top ka contender banata hai.
RCB Ka Dabang Performance
Hazlewood aur Kohli ke performances se RCB ka IPL 2025 mein dhoom macha hai. Qualifier 1 mein PBKS ko harake RCB apna chautha IPL final confirm kar chuka hai, jo 3 June ko hoga. Season ke shuruaat mein, April ke end tak, Kohli Orange Cap aur Hazlewood Purple Cap ke table topper the, aur X posts mein RCB ke points table ke top par hone ka jashn tha. Kohli ne 2024 mein 741 runs ke saath Orange Cap jeeta tha, aur 2025 mein bhi woh 8,447 runs ke saath IPL ka all-time top scorer hai. Hazlewood ne bhi shoulder injury ke baad zabardast comeback kiya, jaise Rajasthan Royals ke khilaaf 4/33, jisse woh ek time Prasidh Krishna ke saath joint-top wicket-taker tha.
Aage Kya?
IPL 2025 ke final stages mein, Hazlewood aur Kohli ke paas apni legacy aur mazboot karne ka mauka hai. Hazlewood Purple Cap ke liye Boult, Krishna, ya Ahmad ko peecha kar sakta hai, agar woh final mein ek aur bada spell dekhaye. Kohli bhi Sudharsan aur Gill se gap kam kar sakta hai, jo shayad Eliminator (Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians) ke result ke hisaab se aur matches khel sakte hain. Dono caps ke liye race tight hai, aur har run aur wicket ka bohot value hai.
In short, Josh Hazlewood ka Purple Cap table mein teesra spot aur Virat Kohli ka Orange Cap table mein paanchva spot unke RCB ke liye kamaal ka contribution dikhata hai. RCB final mein hai, aur yeh dono bande team ko title jeetane ke saath apne individual awards ke liye bhi full josh mein hain.
