Caps to GT, Best Venue Delhi, Fairplay CSK, Vaibhav Super Striker: IPL Awards
The IPL 2025 season concluded with Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) clinching the title after an 18-year wait, defeating Punjab Kings by 6 runs in the final at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium. The season was notable for standout individual performances from players like Sai Sudharsan, Suryakumar Yadav, and Prasidh Krishna.
Gujarat Titans’ Sai Sudharsan, who scored the highest individual score and was named the Emerging Player, claimed the Orange Cap with 759 runs in 15 matches. Gujarat’s Prasidh Krishna secured the Purple Cap with 25 wickets in the same number of matches. Mumbai Indians’ Suryakumar Yadav was chosen as the Most Valuable Player. The complete list of tournament awards is as follows:
- Champions: Royal Challengers Bengaluru
- Runners-Up: Punjab Kings
- Best Pitch and Ground: Delhi District Cricket Association
- Most Valuable Player: Suryakumar Yadav (Mumbai Indians, 320.5 points)
- Orange Cap: Sai Sudharsan (Gujarat Titans, 759 runs)
- Purple Cap: Prasidh Krishna (Gujarat Titans, 25 wickets)
- Fairplay Award: Chennai Super Kings
- Best Catch: Kamindu Mendis (Sunrisers Hyderabad, caught Dewald Brevis of Chennai Super Kings)
- Most Dot Balls: Mohammed Siraj (Gujarat Titans, 151 dots)
- Most Boundaries: Sai Sudharsan (88 fours)
- Most Sixes: Nicholas Pooran (Lucknow Super Giants, 40 sixes)
- Most Fantasy Points: Sai Sudharsan (1495 points)
- Super Striker: Vaibhav Suryavanshi (Rajasthan Royals, strike rate 207)
- Emerging Player: Sai Sudharsan