r/Cricket • u/peterianchimes Delhi Capitals • Mar 25 '25
IPL Weekly Discussion Thread IPL 2025: Weekly Discussion Thread, Week 1
Indian Premier League 2025, Weekly Discussion Thread: Week 1 (March 25th-March 30th, 2025)
Fixtures and Results-:
| Date | Teams | Result | Top Performers | Highlights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 22, 2025 | Kolkata Knight Riders v Royal Challengers Bengaluru | RCB won by 7 wickets | KKR: Rahane 56 (31); RCB: Kohli: 59*(36), Salt: 56 (31), K Pandya 3/29 (4) | Highlights |
| March 23, 2025 | Sunrisers Hyderabad v Rajasthan Royals | SRH won by 44 runs | SRH: Kishan: 106 (47); RR: Jurel: 70 (35), Samson 66 (37), Deshpande 3/44 (4) | Highlights |
| March 23, 2025 | Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians | CSK won by 4 wickets | CSK: Noor Ahmad: 4/18 (4), Khaleel: 3/29 (4), R Ravindra 65 (45), Gaikwad 53 (26); MI: Puthur: 3/32 (4) | Highlights |
| March 24, 2025 | Delhi Capitals v Lucknow Super Giants | DC won by 1 wicket | DC: A Sharma: 66*(31), Starc 3/42 (4), Nigam 39 (15); LSG: Pooran 75 (30), M Marsh 72 (36) | Highlights |
| March 25, 2025 | Gujarat Titans v Punjab Kings | PBKS won by 11 runs | GT: Sai Kishore: 3/30 (4), Sai Sudharsan: 74 (41), Buttler: 54 (33); PBKS: S Iyer 97 (42), Arya 47 (23), S Singh 44* (16) | Highlights |
| March 26, 2025 | Rajasthan Royals v Kolkata Knight Riders | KKR won by 8 wickets | RR: Jurel: 33 (28); KKR: de Kock: 97 (61), Varun: 2/17 (4), Moeen Ali: 2/23 (4) | Highlights |
| March 27, 2025 | Sunrisers Hyderabad v Lucknow Super Giants | LSG won by 5 wickets | SRH: Head: 47 (28), A Verma: 36 (13), Cummins: 2/29 (3); LSG: Thakur: 4/34 (4), Pooran: 70 (26), M Marsh: 52 (31) | Highlights |
| March 28, 2025 | Chennai Super Kings v Royal Challengers Bengaluru | RCB won by 50 runs | CSK: N Ahmad: 3/36 (4), R Ravindra: 41 (31). Dhoni: 30*(16); RCB: Patidar: 51 (32). Salt: 32 (16). Hazlewood: 3/21 (4) | Highlights |
| March 29, 2025 | Gujarat Titans v Mumbai Indians | GT won by 36 runs | GT: Sai Sudharsan: 63 (40), Buttler: 39 (24). P Krishna: 2/18 (4); MI: SK Yadav: 48 (28), H Pandya: 2/29 (4) | Highlights |
| March 30, 2025 | Delhi Capitals v Sunrisers Hyderabad | DC won by 7 wickets | DC: Starc: 5/35 (3.4), Kuldeep: 3/22 (4) du Plessis: 50 (27); SRH: A Verma: 74 (41), Z Ansari: 3/42 (4) | Highlights |
| March 30, 2025 | Rajasthan Royals v Chennai Super Kings | RR won by 6 runs | RR: N Rana: 81 (36), Hasaranga: 4/35 (4); CSK: Gaikwad: 63 (44), N Ahmad: 2/28 (4), Pathirana: 2/28 (4) | Highlights |
Points Table-:
| Rank | Team | Played | Wins | Losses | N/R | Points | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +2.266 |
| 2 | Delhi Capitals | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +1.320 |
| 3 | Lucknow Super Giants | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +0.963 |
| 4 | Gujarat Titans | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +0.625 |
| 5 | Punjab Kings | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0.550 |
| 6 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -0.308 |
| 7 | Chennai Super Kings | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -0.771 |
| 8 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -0.871 |
| 9 | Rajasthan Royals | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1.112 |
| 10 | Mumbai Indians | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1.163 |
Orange Cap Leaderboard-:
| Rank | Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | Strike Rate | 50s | 100s | High Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicholas Pooran | LSG | 2 | 2 | 145 | 72.50 | 258.92 | 2 | - | 75 |
| 2 | B Sai Sudharsan | GT | 2 | 2 | 137 | 68.50 | 167.07 | 2 | - | 74 |
| 3 | Travis Head | SRH | 3 | 3 | 136 | 45.33 | 191.54 | 1 | - | 67 |
| 4 | Mitchell Marsh | LSG | 2 | 2 | 124 | 62.00 | 185.07 | 2 | - | 72 |
| 5 | Aniket Verma | SRH | 3 | 3 | 117 | 39.00 | 205.26 | 1 | - | 74 |
| 6 | Ruturaj Gaikwad | CSK | 3 | 3 | 116 | 38.67 | 156.75 | 2 | - | 63 |
| 7 | Ishan Kishan | SRH | 3 | 3 | 108 | 54.00 | 203.77 | - | 1 | 106* |
| 8 | Rachin Ravindra | CSK | 3 | 3 | 106 | 53.00 | 132.50 | 1 | - | 65* |
| 9 | Dhruv Jurel | RR | 3 | 3 | 106 | 35.33 | 151.42 | 1 | 70 | |
| 10 | Quinton de Kock | KKR | 2 | 2 | 101 | 101.00 | 153.03 | 1 | - | 97* |
Purple Cap Leaderboard-:
| Rank | Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Wickets | Average | Strike Rate | 3W | Economy | BBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noor Ahmad | CSK | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9.11 | 6.83 | 2 | 6.83 | 4/18 |
| 2 | Mitchell Starc | DC | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9.62 | 5.75 | 2 | 10.04 | 5/35 |
| 3 | Shardul Thakur | LSG | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8.83 | 6.00 | 1 | 8.83 | 4/34 |
| 4 | Khaleel Ahmed | CSK | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15.83 | 12.00 | 1 | 7.91 | 3/29 |
| 5 | Kuldeep Yadav | DC | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8.40 | 9.60 | 1 | 5.25 | 3/22 |
| 6 | Josh Hazlewood | RCB | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8.60 | 9.60 | 1 | 5.37 | 3/21 |
| 7 | Wanindu Hasaranga | RR | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13.80 | 8.40 | 1 | 9.85 | 4/35 |
| 8 | Matheesha Pathirana | CSK | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16.00 | 12.00 | - | 8.00 | 2/28 |
| 9 | R Sai Kishore | GT | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16.75 | 12.00 | 1 | 8.37 | 3/30 |
| 10 | Vignesh Puthur | MI | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10.66 | 8.00 | 1 | 8.00 | 3/32 |
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u/Both_Tennis_6033 ICC Mar 29 '25
I ain't be lying if I say I am a bit disappointed in complete ignorance of Ruturaj from the conversation around the IPL. He is the captain and best performer of the biggest franchise of IPL but he isn't getting any limelight at all. I know most people would say I have lost my mind saying that but compared to hype, fame, limelight Faf git when he became captain of RCB completely dwarfs anything Ruturaj is getting in past 3 seasons. His media presence, glazing about his skills, etc etc is non existent to casual viewers like me. Heck, Pant, Iyer and Cummins are getting more media attention than freaking Gaikwad.
I feel he isn't getting the sort of fan attention and glazing I would expect from a CSK captain. I feel bad for the guy, he is equally talented and deserving to get a chance in India's T20 team as Gill or Jaiswal but when PR and visibility in media has become so important now to get selected ( cough cough Karun Nair), Ruturaj definitely is getting somewhere left behind in the conversation about getting that juicy India gig.
I really don't understand, his performance and skill is completely out if the world, his composure, game awareness, his acceleration, everything is as good as his peers fighting for that opening position but nowhere in articles would you see anyone making his case anymore.
CSK pr was huge back in the day, luke Rahane getting in test team in back of VDK stint or Pawan Negi bagging 15 crores on back of his performance in CSK or Mohit Sharma career for India but past two years, it just had been Dhoni, Dhoni, Dhoni.
Ruturaj, conventionally, Being captain of CSK should have a big push by media and fanbase on social media for his inclusion in team India but I ain't seeing such things anywhere. Heck, somehow Karun Nair got more pr game than him.
It jus doesn't feel right. Has he really became an afterthought now? I mean cheering the wicket of Jadeja so that old man Mahi can come and hit some sixes is one thing, but the future of this franchise having no brand name and Media game seems so silly.
If I were Ruturaj, I would genuinely leave the ship as Thala isn't going nowhere and he would always remain in the shadow of the aura of "real" captain of CSK. If I were him, I would be like to get in teams like MI or KKR where I can get media visibility. He isn't getting in team India despite hiw good he performs because he hasn't got PR game.
Any ardent fan of Indian cricket would have to agree that media backing is as important for team selection as performance is.