Mumbai Indians’ (MI) dynamic batter Suryakumar Yadav was crowned the Most Valuable Player of the Season, whereas Gujarat Titans’ (GT) constant top-order star Sai Sudharsan was adjudged the Emerging Player of the Season following the conclusion of the 18th version of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Tuesday (June 3, 2025).
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) ended its 18-year-long IPL trophy drought by trouncing Punjab Kings (PBKS) in a pulsating last.
Punjab misfired in its try and gun down Bengaluru’s 191-run goal and, in the finish, stood one hit away from turning its sorrow into euphoria. Krunal Pandya bamboozled Punjab batters together with his spin, whereas Josh Hazlewood added the ending touches together with his searing tempo to cap off a formidable outing with the ball.
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After the last, India’s T20I captain, Suryakumar, was named the Most Valuable Player of the Season after he loved a stellar season with the bat. He ended the event with 717 runs in 16 video games with 5 fifties at a median of 65.18. In his splendid season, the 34-year-old star turned the first non-opener to have a 700-run Indian Premier League (IPL) season.
Meanwhile, Sai Sudharsan disregarded competitors from Priyansh Arya, Noor Ahmad, and different kids and walked away with the Emerging Player of the Season award.
Sudharsan ended at the high of the run-getters chart with 759 runs, forward of Suryakumar, Shubman Gill, Mitchell Marsh and Virat Kohli. He had a median of 54.21, with a strike charge of 156.17, a century and 6 fifties.
His greatest rating was 108*. His facet’s journey got here to an finish with a loss to the Mumbai Indians (MI) in the eliminator.
His teammate Prasidh Krishna spearheaded the tempo assault and clinched the Purple Cap with 25 scalps in 15 matches at a median of 19.52, greatest figures of 4/41. Noor Ahmad, Josh Hazelwood, Trent Boult and Arshdeep Singh made up the high 5 in the checklist of highest wicket takers of this season.
Published – June 04, 2025 12:49 pm IST
