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IPL 2025 Stats
MAT
INNS
RUNS
HS
AVG
SR
100
50
4S
6S
1
Sai Sudharsan
Gujarat Titans
15
15
759
108*
54.21
156.17
1
6
88
21
2
Suryakumar Yadav
Mumbai Indians
16
16
717
73*
65.18
167.91
0
5
69
38
3
Virat Kohli
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
15
15
657
73*
54.75
144.71
0
8
66
19
4
Shubman Gill
Gujarat Titans
15
15
650
93
50.00
155.87
0
6
62
24
5
Mitchell Marsh
Lucknow Super Giants
13
13
627
117
48.23
163.70
1
6
56
37
6
Shreyas Iyer
Punjab Kings
17
17
604
97*
50.33
175.07
0
6
43
39
7
Yashasvi Jaiswal
Rajasthan Royals
14
14
559
75
43.00
159.71
0
6
60
28
8
Prabhsimran Singh
Punjab Kings
17
17
549
91
32.29
160.52
0
4
56
30
9
KL Rahul
Delhi Capitals
13
13
539
112*
53.90
149.72
1
3
52
21
10
Jos Buttler
Gujarat Titans
14
13
538
97
59.77
163.03
0
5
52
24
11
Nicholas Pooran
Lucknow Super Giants
14
14
524
87*
43.66
196.25
0
5
45
40
12
Heinrich Klaasen
Sunrisers Hyderabad
14
13
487
105*
44.27
172.69
1
1
42
25
13
Priyansh Arya
Punjab Kings
17
17
475
103
27.94
179.24
1
2
55
25
14
Aiden Markram
Lucknow Super Giants
13
13
445
66*
34.23
148.82
0
5
38
22
15
Abhishek Sharma
Sunrisers Hyderabad
14
13
439
141
33.76
193.39
1
2
46
28
The Indian Premier League is the biggest franchise-based cricket league in the world, which has been running since 2008. This means the 2025 season of the Indian Premier League will be the 18th edition of the IPL.
IPL 2025 starts off on March 22 (Saturday) with a clash between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Eden Gardens. The IPL 2025 final will be held on May 25.
In IPL 2025, 10 teams will be in the fray. Two teams — Mumbai Indians and the Chennai Super Kings — have won the title five times each. MI’s last title came in 2020, CSK won its final title in the 2023 edition. Chennai also won the 2010, 2011, 2018 and 2021 titles while Mumbai were victors in 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2019 besides 2020.
Kolkata Knight Riders have won the title thrice so far, including last season, while Gujarat Titans have won the title once in their two seasons. Rajasthan Royals and SunRisers Hyderabad have also won the title one time each.
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August 30, 2025 22:09 IST
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August 27, 2025 23:00 IST
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August 24, 2025 16:15 IST
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July 30, 2025 23:18 IST
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