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Kuldeep Yadav Purple Cap: Following his injury walk-off, the DC bowler rises to second place

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In Match 32 of the IPL 2025, the Delhi Capitals (DC) defeated the Rajasthan Royals (RR) in a thrilling over-over match to secure a historic victory.The left-arm spinner for DC, Kuldeep Yadav, is currently ranked second on the IPL 2025 wicket-taker list. Kuldeep Yadav’s record of 11 wickets from six games is second only to Chennai Super Kings player Noor Ahmad.

After diving to save a boundary during the DC vs. RR game, the player sustained a shoulder injury and was forced off the field. After bowling out his four overs, he took the vital wicket of Yashasvi Jaiswal at a cost of 33 runs. Player injuries plagued the DC vs. RR match after Sanju Samson had to retire due to a side strain. As a result, DC entered the super-over and tied the score.

IPL 2025 Purple Cap leaderboard

Kuldeep Yadav is only one wicket behind Noor Ahmad, who is ranked first, who has not altered his record of 12 wickets. With 11 wickets under their belts, bowler Khaleel Ahmed and Shardul Thakur (LSG) have joined CSK at the bottom of the IPL 2025 points standings.

Mitchell Starc’s yorker stole the spotlight after leading DC to triumph in the super-over. Mohammed Siraj, R Sai Kishor, Prasidh Krishna, and Hardik Pandya are bowlers. Harshit Rana and Varun Chakravarthy are also listed on the leaderboard.

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IPL 2025 Orange Cap contenders

Following Wednesday’s IPL 2025 match, the Orange Cap’s top contender list for the award for most runs scored has not altered. The top three players are Mitchell Marsh (LSG), B Sai Sudharsan (Gujarat Titans), and Nicholas Pooran of the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG).

However, Virat Kohli, the starting player for RCB, and Shreyas Iyer of the Punjab Super Kings are just outside of the top five on the Orange Cap leaderboard. After the game, KL Rahul, the skipper of the Delhi Capitals, rose to seventh place with 238 runs to date. Yashasvi Jaiswal hit his third half-century of the season, making him a promising new face.

Fans are now excitedly awaiting today’s 7:30 PM IST Mumbai Indians (MI) vs. Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) game at Wankhede Stadium.

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