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Trio hasn’t played long-form cricket since March, and weren’t included in the XI for the second T20I either

Sidharth Monga06-Dec-2020T20I > Test warm-upTouring teams often complain these days that they hardly get decent opposition during tour games, which makes them less preferable to intense training sessions within the team. This Australia A side, though, was way better than just decent. It included Test captain Tim Paine, regulars Travis Head and Joe Burns, squad members James Pattinson, Will Pucovski, Michael Neser and Cameron Green, and also Jackson Bird, good enough to walk into this Indian side as the third seamer.However, India chose not to release any of the Test players in their T20I squad though none of them has played multi-days cricket since March. Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and Mayank Agarwal didn’t even feature in the second T20I at the SCG. It is not like they were overworked: Agarwal and one out of Bumrah and Shami had missed each of India’s last two limited-overs internationals.Navdeep Saini, who had two disappointing ODIs before being dropped, could have used this opportunity to stake a claim for the format experts feel he is best suited to, especially at a time when India are scrambling for a third seamer in Ishant Sharma’s absence.Not sparing KL Rahul is understandable with an international series there for the taking, but could India have given one or two of the other Test regulars game time instead of them just sitting and watching a T20 international?Prithvi Shaw started his Australia tour with a duck•Getty ImagesDucks for both openersThough it is assumed that Agarwal is a lock in the opening role, there are question marks over who his partner will be. The incumbent Prithvi Shaw has had an ordinary year throughout, although that included only three first-class matches before this one. His IPL form might be in a completely different format, but he now has four ducks in his last seven innings. More than just the score though, what will worry India is the shot he played to get out today: a nothing push to a wide delivery, which even when middled wouldn’t have fetched a run. That is nothing but a recipe for disaster against the new ball in Australia.His competitor by the looks of it, Shubman Gill, faced only one delivery which seamed back in to take a healthy inside edge onto the pad only to be ballooned for a catch to slip. It wasn’t what anyone would call a bad shot, but he didn’t bat long enough to see what kind of form he is in. In theory, there are three more innings left before the first Test for both Shaw and Gill to impress the team management.Hanuma Vihari ahead of RahaneRahane will – by virtue of being appointed vice-captain – lead India once regular captain Virat Kohli leaves for paternity leave after the first Test. That makes his form further more important after starting his last few series with a question mark over his place in the side. He began nervously, playing and missing and even edging the medium-pacer Mark Steketee, but got into his work even as wickets fell at the other end. Whenever he got the opportunity, he transferred the pressure back by punishing every loose ball. The short delivery asked a few questions of him even when he was set, but overall the unbeaten 108 will lend him good confidence going into the Tests.However, there was another possible pointer: he didn’t promote himself to No. 4 in Kohli’s absence. Usually you see batsmen go one position up when someone is missing, but the Indians instead promoted Vihari for this game. Possibly Rahane is comfortable with his No. 5 spot with Vihari moving above him once Kohli leaves, leaving the No. 6 for one of Gill, Rahul or even Rohit Sharma to grab.Leg gully for PujaraAustralia’s Test captain Paine would have started getting déjà vu of the disconcerting sight of Pujara’s backside as he got into his usual attempt to grind out the bowling: 167 balls for his 69. However, this time there were slightly funky fields in place to test out certain plans: leg gully at first followed by silly mid-on later. Then something rare happened: a well-set Pujara fell against an Australian side without maximising the start when Pattinson had him gloving a short ball to leg gully. The short ball did trouble Pujara in New Zealand, but that is a side equipped with an attack – thanks to left-armer Neil Wagner – that can bother nearly anyone with the short ball. Do watch out, though, for the leg gully if Pujara gets in during the Tests.Travis Head celebrates a wicket•Getty ImagesWriddhiman Saha preferred to Rishabh PantPant has been India’s first-choice wicketkeeper in overseas Tests for his batting ability as well as because teams don’t need the purest of wicketkeeping on pitches that don’t turn. However, India chose to go with Saha in the tour game. This could change by the time the first Test arrives, though tour games have often been good indicators of what India intend to do in Tests. In New Zealand, for example, Pant batted ahead of Saha.Be that as it may, Saha managed just a duck here, thanks to what seemed a dubious lbw call to an offspinner from around the wicket as the ball might have pitched outside leg.Pattinson stakes a claimEither through injury or due to plenty of fast-bowling riches, Pattinson having played only 21 matches so far is a loss to Test cricket. Among those who have taken at least 80 Test wickets, Pattinson’s strike rate of 48.9 is No. 16. It is just that two men ahead of him are also part of the current Australian attack: Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc. However, Starc has taken leave to tend to an illness in family and has not been in great form in the internationals so far this summer. If Starc doesn’t make it to Adelaide, Pattinson has made a right claim to that spot with a three-for, including the wicket of a well-set Pujara.Head captains PaineIt is interesting that Australia’s Test captain Paine was on the field but was led by Head. An equivalent of that would be Vihari leading Kohli in a match. There is already talk of Australia grooming Head for a possible leadership role in the future, but in the here and the now, at some point in the series, Head and Matthew Wade might come under pressure from Green to even keep that middle-order position.Green is a bowler who gets disconcerting bounce not much unlike Kyle Jamieson, who troubled India earlier in the year in New Zealand. However, Green’s bowling workload is being micro-managed: spells no longer than four overs, not more than eight overs in a day. And Head himself made an audition for the role of a part-time – and the only – spinner in the Australia A XI today, bringing himself on to relieve the fast bowlers and even ending up with the wickets of Saha and Kuldeep Yadav.

Things are starting to look a little more positive for West Ham United at the moment.

Granted, they lost their last game and currently sit in the Premier League relegation zone, but the performances under Nuno Espírito Santo have been far better.

Moreover, the club would not have fought back so valiantly for a point against Everton under Graham Potter.

However, there is still plenty the manager needs to do, such as phasing out an international ace in the same way he did James Ward-Prowse.

Why Ward-Prowse's West Ham career is over

It might seem a little over the top to say that a player’s time is up at a club when there are two years left to run on his contract.

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However, the unfortunate reality for Ward-Prowse is that, if he wants to play regular football at any point over the next two seasons, he needs to leave West Ham, as it’s clear he won’t be doing that under Nuno.

After all, the Portuguese coach’s first action after taking the job was to leave him out of the squad entirely for the game against Everton and then do the same again for last weekend’s game against Arsenal.

It might sound harsh, and maybe it is a little, but it’s also not much of a surprise, as after joining Nottingham Forest on loan at the start of last season, the manager did the same to him there, so much so that his loan was cut short.

It’s hard to blame the manager too much, either, as while he’s a talented player with an impressive CV, the former Southampton captain has been well below par for the Hammers.

Ward-Prowse’s game vs Palace
Minutes	90′
Goals	0
Assists	0
Touches	61
Accurate Passes	41/48 (85%)
Crosses (Accurate)	5 (1)
Shots on Target	0
Ground Duels (Won)	6 (1)
Aerial Duels (Won)	3 (0)
Lost Possession	14
Fouls	3
Dribbled Past	2
All Stats via Sofascore

For example, in Potter’s final game, against Crystal Palace, he somehow managed to lose the ball 14 times, lost eight of nine duels, misplaced four of five crosses and committed three fouls.

At the end of the day, it would be best for all parties if Ward-Prowse left the club in January, which could be said about another West Ham star who has been a big disappointment since joining the club.

The West Ham star who should be on borrowed time

While you could make the case for other West Ham players, such as Konstantinos Mavropanos, receiving the Ward-Prowse treatment, the international in question is Niclas Füllkrug.

There was quite a bit of hope when the German joined the club last summer, as he was coming off a season in which he scored 15 goals and provided ten assists in 43 appearances for Borussia Dortmund.

Moreover, he had just played in the Euros for Germany, so while nobody expected Erling Haaland numbers, they did expect a reliable if unspectacular striker.

Unfortunately, the Hammers got the latter without the former, and as things stand today, it’s hard to see where his next goal comes from.

For example, in 27 games for the East Londoners, totalling 1262 minutes, the 32-year-old has scored just three goals and provided two assists, which comes out to a goal involvement every 5.4 games, or every 252.4 minutes.

Füllkrug’s West Ham career
Season	24/25	25/26
Appearances	20	7
Minutes	877′	385′
Goals	3	0
Assists	2	0
Goal Involvements per Match	0.25	0.00
Minutes per Goal Involvement	175.4′	N/A
All Stats via Transfermarkt

Worse still, all five of his goal involvements for the club came last season, with him drawing a blank in all eight appearances this season.

With numbers like this, and performances like the one he put in against Everton, in which he lost the ball nine times, lost 50% of his ground duels and ten of his 14 aerial duels, it’s easy to understand why Gabby Agbonlahor said he’s “not a good enough player” to represent the Irons.

Therefore, Nuno should take him out of the team entirely now and either play the slightly less poor Callum Wilson, or be bold and go with Callum Marshall or Josh Landers.

Ultimately, Füllkrug clearly isn’t good enough to play in the Premier League, so he should be sold as soon as possible during the winter window.

West Ham ace who's "pure joy to watch" could become Nuno's new Gibbs-White

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برزت أسماء زين الدين زيدان ويورجن كلوب وجوزيه مورينيو منذ الموسم الماضي لتدريب ريال مدريد عندما لم تسر الأمور على ما يرام مع المدرب السابق كارلو أنشيلوتي.

وارتبط زين الدين زيدان بتدريب ريال مدريد لتاريخه الرائع مع النادي والثاني بسبب سمعته ونجاحاته مع ليفربول وبوروسيا دورتموند بينما يملك البرتغالي ذكريات عالقة في أذهان البعض خلال فترة وجوده في برنابيو.

وأفادت صحيفة “آس” الإسبانية أن هذه الأسماء عادت للأذهان مرة أخرى للتعاقد مع أحدهم وخلافة تشابي ألونسو، لكن لا يعد أياً من هذه الخيارات واقعية لتدريب ريال مدريد لأسباب مختلفة.

وانتظر زيدان طوال سنوات الفرصة لتدريب منتخب فرنسا، ومن المتوقع أن يحصل عليها فور انتهاء كأس العالم 2026 ليكون خلفاً لديدييه ديشامب، وكانت علاقته مع ريال مدريد قد عادت لسابق عهدها بعد فترة من التوتر عقب رحيله عن تدريبه بعد موسم 2020-2021.

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بينما يستمتع يورجن كلوب بوظيفته بعيداً عن التدريب ويتقاضى ما يكفيه من المال، حيث يتولى منصب المدير الرياضي لمجموعة ريد بول ولا يرغب في تغيير حياته ولا يشعر بالرغبة في العودة لتدريب أي فريق.

أما عن جوزيه مورينيو والذي تربطه أفضل علاقة مع فلورنتينو بيريز وبعض أعضاء مجلس إدارة ريال مدريد ولا تعد مهنية بل علاقة صداقة، لكن البرتغالي استبعد أي احتمال للعودة مرة أخرى.

ويعد الشيء الوحيد المؤكد في الوقت الحالي أن تشابي ألونسو هو مدرب ريال مدريد، ومن المتوقع أن يستمر حتى يناير ما لم تحدث أي تطورات حرجة.

أكدت مصادر داخل الاتحاد المصري لكرة القدم، أن اتصالات جرت مؤخرًا بين مجلس الإدارة برئاسة هاني أبو ريدة والجهاز الفني لمنتخب مصر الأول بقيادة حسام حسن، وذلك قبل انطلاق منافسات كأس أمم إفريقيا المقبلة.

وجاءت هذه التحركات في ظل تداول أنباء خلال الفترة الماضية حول إمكانية إجراء تغييرات فنية داخل الجهاز قبل بطولة أمم إفريقيا.

وعلم بطولات، أن الاتحاد حرص على التواصل المباشر مع حسام وإبراهيم حسن للتأكيد على تجديد الثقة ودعم مسار الجهاز الفني في المرحلة الحالية.

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ومن المنتظر عقد جلسة رسمية خلال الأيام المقبلة تجمع رئيس الاتحاد والجهاز الفني بقيادة حسام حسن، في خطوة تهدف إلى إظهار الدعم المؤسسي لمنتخب مصر أمام الإعلام قبل بدء الاستعدادات الأخيرة للبطولة.

يُذكر أن كأس أمم إفريقيا 2025 ستُقام في المغرب خلال الفترة من 21 ديسمبر 2025 إلى 18 يناير 2026، بمشاركة 24 منتخبًا موزعين على 6 مجموعات، ويتواجد منتخب مصر في المجموعة الثانية إلى جانب زيمبابوي وجنوب إفريقيا وأنجولا.

New York Mets star shortstop Francisco Lindor can add third base coach to his résumé later Thursday night.

With two on and two outs in the second inning of the Mets' series opener against the St. Louis Cardinals at Citi Field, Lindor rapped a single to right field. Brett Baty easily scored from second base, but to get Tyrone Taylor across home plate from first, Lindor had to get a bit creative.

Lindor bolted for second base once right fielder Jordan Walker fired the ball home. When the throw was cut off by first baseman Willson Contreras, Lindor found himself in a rundown.

Caught in the middle of the baseline, Lindor stopped in his tracks to force Contreras to run at him. He then signaled across the diamond to Taylor, who was near third base, to head home.

Disaster struck for St. Louis. Contreras had his back to home plate as he chased down Lindor, and by the time he threw the baseball to shortstop Brendan Donovan, Taylor was sliding into home plate. Lindor was tagged out for the final out—but after Taylor crossed home, so both runs counted.

Now that's a heads-up play.

Lindor and the Mets entered Thursday's game with an 11-7 record, good for first place in the NL East.

أعلن روبرتو مارتينيز، مدرب منتخب البرتغال عن تشكيل فريقه لمواجهة أرمينيا مساء اليوم، الأحد، في تصفيات أوروبا المؤهلة لكأس العالم 2026.

ويخوض منتخب البرتغال مباراته الأخيرة في إطار تصفيات قارة أوروبا المؤهلة إلى كأس العالم2026 ضد منتخب أرمينيا، حيث يستضيف خصمه على ملعب “دراجاو”.

المنتخب البرتغالي يحتل صدارة المجموعة السادسة برصيد 10 نقاط، في حين أن أرمينيا تملك 3 نقاط في المركز الرابع والأخير بالمجموعة.

ويحتاج منتخب البرتغال للفوز من أجل ضمان التأهل المباشر للمونديال، وذلك بغض النظر عن نتيجة مباراة المجر وأيرلندا في الجولة ذاتها.

ويفتقد منتخب البرتغال خدمات قائده كريستيانو رونالدو، والذي يغيب عن المباراة، بعدما تحصل على بطاقة حمراء، يوم الخميس الماضي، في المباراة ضد أيرلندا.

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حراسة المرمى: ديوجو كوستا.

خط الدفاع: جواو كانسيلو، روبن دياز، ريناتو فيجا، نيلسون سيميدو.

خط الوسط: فيتينيا، برناردو سيلفا، جواو نيفيز.

خط الهجوم: رفائيل لياو، جونزالو راموس، برونو فرنانديز.

البدلاء: خوسيه سا، روي سيلفا، أنطونيو سيلفا، ديوجو دالوت، جواو بالينيا، كارلوس فوربس، جواو فيليكس، روبن نيفيز، فرانسيسكو كونسيساو، ماتيوس نونيز، فرانسيسكو ترينكاو، جونزالو إيناسيو.

With confirmation that Jasprit Bumrah will play the fourth Test against England at Old Trafford, India’s team combination following their injury crisis after the Lord’s fixture is falling into place.”So far, we only know that Jassi [Bumrah] will play,” Mohammed Siraj said in Manchester on Monday when asked about India’s pace attack, which looked likely to be disrupted with injuries to Akash Deep and Arshdeep Singh.Apart from Bumrah’s availability, the other good news for India two days before the Test was that Rishabh Pant, who had suffered a finger injury at Lord’s, came through a training session that lasted over two hours. India are still sweating on Akash Deep’s groin niggle and will give him time to recover.Related

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With allrounder Nitish Kumar Reddy, who played the second and third Tests and impressed at Lord’s as the fourth seamer, now ruled out of the series with injury, specialist batter Sai Sudharsan is likely to return to the XI. Sudharsan had played the first Test at Headingley and made scores of 0 and 30 but was left out for offspinning allrounder Washington Sundar at Edgbaston and Lord’s. If Sudharsan returns, India could replace Washington with Shardul Thakur if the conditions warrant a fourth seamer instead of a second spinner.Akash Deep’s fitness remains the big question. He bowled at the training session on Monday, but only into bowling coach Morne Morkel’s mitt. The medical staff and decision-makers will monitor him over the next two days to decide if he is fit and can last the duration of a Test match. There could be temptation to rest him if Bumrah plays at Old Trafford but misses the fifth Test at The Oval, which starts three days after the fourth Test ends.While this will be the third of the three Tests that Bumrah planned to play in this five-match series due to workload management, there is a chance the Manchester weather might reduce the strain on him. As things stand, the forecast is for light showers on the first two days and the fifth day at Old Trafford. If the series is alive at The Oval, don’t rule out Bumrah playing a fourth Test.If Akash isn’t fit to play at Old Trafford, the third fast bowler will be one of Prasidh Krishna, who played the first two Tests, or the uncapped Anshul Kamboj, who was brought in as cover. Prasidh’s average of 55.16 and economy of 5.33 in the series might suggest a lack of control, but in the first two Tests he was asked by the team to bowl spells of sustained short-pitched bowling, which brought him two wickets at Headingley but went for runs at Edgbaston.If Kamboj, 24, gets his Test cap, it won’t be as desperate a selection as it sounds. He has been on the selectors’ radar and is known to extract more seam movement than most, which could make him a like-for-like replacement for Akash Deep. Kamboj has 79 first-class wickets at an average of 22.88 since 2022. He comes with the approval of Chennai Super Kings’ MS Dhoni, who complimented his seam movement during this year’s IPL.While the identity of India’s third seamer remains uncertain, there was more certainty around Pant, who copped a blow on his left index finger while wicketkeeping during the first innings at Lord’s. He didn’t keep for the rest of the Test but batted in both innings. India were confident there was no fracture, but they didn’t want to risk making it worse.On Monday, Pant went through wicket-keeping drills and batted comfortably in the nets. The only doubt around Pant was that, unlike at Lord’s, he will not be able to get a substitute wicketkeeper at Old Trafford if he aggravates the same injury in-game. For a while, Dhruv Jurel was in contention to keep in the fourth Test, with Pant likely to play as a specialist batter, but his performance at the nets on Monday should settle those doubts.India are trailing 2-1 in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, after losing the first Test at Headingley and the third at Lord’s.

India squad for fourth Test

Shubman Gill (capt), Rishabh Pant (vc & wk), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Karun Nair, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep, Kuldeep Yadav, Anshul Kamboj.

Arsenal sporting director Andrea Berta has held talks with two more big-name players about new deals after Bukayo Saka, Jurrien Timber and David Raya, with the transfer chief looking to tie down a host of high-profile names.

Arsenal agree David Raya terms with Jurrien Timber and Bukayo Saka talks ongoing

After agreeing a new deal with star defender William Saliba to keep him out of Real Madrid’s clutches and at the Emirates Stadium until 2030, Berta has shown absolutely no sign of stopping there.

The Gunners are taking decisive steps to secure the futures of some of their most important players, with goalkeeper David Raya recently agreeing to a new and improved contract as well.

The deal, which still runs until 2028, rewards Raya for his stellar form since joining from Brentford and reflects his status as one of the Premier League’s top shot-stoppers. His new contract comes with an increased salary, acknowledging back-to-back Golden Glove seasons and his pivotal role in Mikel Arteta’s side.

Much like Leandro Trossard’s improved deal, it wasn’t officially announced by the club and the contract itself wasn’t extended, but there is apparently an option in it for a further year (BBC).

Alongside Raya’s contract, Arsenal are actively working to lock down two more key members of their squad — defender Jurrien Timber and star winger Bukayo Saka.

Negotiations with Timber, who has quickly established himself as a versatile and vital member of the back line, are now underway. The Dutchman’s current deal runs until 2028, but Arsenal want to reward his strong performances and commitment since returning excellently from an ACL injury with improved terms.

For Saka, the North Londoners are reportedly confident they can agree a new deal before Christmas with his current contract expiring in 2027, and it could take his earnings beyond the £250,000-per-week mark (Football Transfers).

Appearances

270

Goals

73

Assists

71

Bookings

31

Red cards

0

Minutes played

20,448

Some reports suggest that Saka could even become the first Arsenal player to earn £300,000-per-week, and if completed, new contracts for Raya, Timber, and Saka would push Arsenal’s wage bill past £400 million for the first time — reflecting both the club’s growing ambition and its determination to challenge for Premier League and European glory.

Now, as per journalist Graeme Bailey, it is believed Arsenal could elevate their wage bill further with new and improved contracts for star midfielders Declan Rice and Martin Odegaard.

Berta holds talks with Odegaard and Rice over new Arsenal deals

Speaking to TBR Football, Bailey says that Berta has held talks with Rice and Odegaard about fresh terms, so we could yet see more high-profile names tied down with extensions.

Rice, who has quickly established himself as their midfield commander since his £105 million move from West Ham, brings not just world-class ability but also leadership.

Locking him down for the long term would ensure Arteta retains the club’s defensive anchor and one of their most influential players — vital for challenging on all fronts for years to come.

Odegaard, meanwhile, is the creative heartbeat of Arteta’s side. As captain, his vision, technical skill and work rate set the standard when fit and available.

The Norway star is expected to be out for at least a month after sustaining a medial collateral ligament injury against West Ham, having only just come back from a shoulder problem, but extending his contract would send a clear message about Arsenal’s ambition to keep their best talent and build around a player who embodies the club’s footballing philosophy.

Both Rice and Odegaard are entering their prime years, and their continued presence would provide stability, inspire younger teammates and reassure supporters that Arsenal are committed to sustained success.

Hardik Pandya and his team-mates (first XI plus the impact sub Karn Sharma) have all been hit with fines for Mumbai Indians’ (MI) slow over-rate in their loss against Gujarat Titans (GT) at home on Tuesday night. For the winners, head coach Ashish Nehra has been penalised for “conduct that is contrary to the spirit of the game”.In the stop-start second half of the IPL 2025 game between MI and GT, when rain took the players off and brought them back in a few times, MI had to bring an additional fielder into the 30-yard circle for the final over – the 19th – of the chase as is the in-game penalty norm in the IPL. GT needed 15 runs to get off that Deepak Chahar over and got over the line off the last ball.Hardik was fined INR 24 lakh, since this was the second time MI had committed the offence under his captaincy this season. His team-mates were each fined either INR 6 lakh or 25% of their respective match fees, whichever is lesser.Nehra, meanwhile, was at his animated best in the dying minutes of the game, when it looked like he wanted the umpires to restart the game after the latest rain interruption. He was fined 25% of his match fee and also handed one demerit point for breaching Article 2.20 of the IPL code of conduct, though the IPL didn’t state what exactly his offence was.This is the second time a coach has been penalised with a demerit point for a breach of the IPL’s code. Munaf Patel, the Delhi Capitals (DC) bowling coach, was similarly penalised after their Super Over win against Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Delhi on April 16.Hardik has a lot of compatriots for company: Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill, Axar Patel, Sanju Samson, Rajat Patidar and Riyan Parag.

Sai Sudharsan continues to lead the Orange Cap table, followed by Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav

ESPNcricinfo staff30-Apr-20253:10

Rapid Fire: Did DC get their tactics wrong?

For a change, there was no change at the top of the IPL 2025 Orange Cap table after Tuesday night’s match between Delhi Capitals (DC) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. On the Purple Cap table, though, Mitchell Starc and Varun Chakravarthy climbed a few steps. Here’s a look at the standings.Purple Cap tableRoyal Challengers Bengaluru’s (RCB) Josh Hazlewood remains at the top of the bowling chart with 18 wickets from ten games. Just one wicket behind him is Gujarat Titans’ (GT) Prasidh Krishna, followed by Noor Ahmad of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) with 14.With his three-wicket haul on Tuesday, DC’s Starc has drawn level with Noor in terms of wickets but is at fourth spot because of his inferior economy rate – 10.16 compared to Noor’s 8.03. KKR’s Varun, who picked up 2 for 39, is fifth and leads the pack of four bowlers with 13 wickets each. The other three are Mumbai Indians’ (MI) Trent Boult, RCB’s Krunal Pandya and Sunrisers Hyderabad’s (SRH) Harshal Patel.Orange Cap tableThe race for the Orange Cap is pretty intense with only 52 runs separating the table-topper B Sai Sudharsan (456) of GT and sixth-placed Nicholas Pooran (404) of Lucknow Super Giants (LSG).A couple of days ago, Suryakumar Yadav (427) of MI had toppled Sai Sudharsan and then Virat Kohli (443) of RCB had gone past both of them but Sai Sudharsan regained his position since then.Rajasthan Royals (RR) opener Yashasvi Jaiswal is at No. 4 with 426 runs and Jos Buttler, the GT No. 3, at No. 5 with 406.Meanwhile, here’s what the ESPNcricinfo MVP table looks like at this stage.Here are some other IPL 2025 tables that might interest you.Highest batting strike ratesBest bowling economy ratesMost sixesBest bowling figures in a match