The 2025 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has seen some brilliant displays from the top-orders of certain teams. Most of the teams that have done well so far in the tournament have had in-form batters in their top-orders.
The first three batters in any batting lineup are usually considered as the top-order. Their role is important in every format of the game. In the longer formats, even if the top three batters get out cheaply, there is generally enough time to forge a recovery. However, in T20 cricket, losing the wickets of the top-order batters early could spell disaster for the batting side. On the other hand, a solid start could give the batting side a lot of advantage as the middle and lower order batters would have a great platform set up for them.
Here is a look at the teams with the best top-order in IPL 2025:
5. Mumbai Indians (MI)
Mumbai Indians have been opening the batting with Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton. They have used the likes of Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, and Naman Dhir at No. 3. While Rohit took time to get going in the tournament, he has recently shown why he is considered a legend of the sport. Both of them are averaging over 32 and have strike rates of over 153 in IPL 2025. Suryakumar has also impressed when he has batted at No. 3.
MI’s top-order (positions 1 to 3) has scored 53.32% of the runs the five-time champions have scored this season. The strike rate of MI’s top-order is 152.41. Hardik Pandya and Co. will want the top-order to keep firing to give the team some blistering starts as the season nears its business end.
