IPL 2026 Awards Winners List: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Sweeps Top Honors as RCB Win Title

Royal Challengers Bengaluru capped off a dream season by defeating the Gujarat Titans by five wickets in the IPL 2026 final at the Narendra Modi Stadium. With the victory, RCB successfully defended their crown and became only the third franchise in IPL history, after the Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians, to win back-to-back titles.

While RCB lifted the trophy, the individual awards were dominated by Rajasthan Royals sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. The teenage star enjoyed a phenomenal campaign, finishing as the tournament's leading run-scorer and sweeping five major awards, including the Orange Cap, Most Valuable Player, and Emerging Player of the Season.

Gujarat Titans pacer Kagiso Rabada emerged as the leading wicket-taker of the tournament to claim the Purple Cap, while teammate Mohammed Siraj finished with the most dot balls. Sai Sudharsan also enjoyed a memorable season, ending with the most boundaries among all batters.

The IPL 2026 season also recognized outstanding fielding, sportsmanship, and venue quality. Manish Pandey won the Best Catch award, Punjab Kings received the Fair Play Award, while the Cricket Association of Bengal and Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association were honored for maintaining excellent pitches and grounds throughout the tournament.

IPL 2026 Awards Winners List

Award	Winner
Most Valuable Player	Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (RR)
Orange Cap	Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (RR) – 776 runs
Purple Cap	Kagiso Rabada (GT) – 29 wickets
Emerging Player of the Season	Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (RR)
Best Strike Rate	Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (RR) – 237.31
Most Sixes	Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (RR) – 71 sixes
Most Fours	Sai Sudharsan (GT) – 75 fours
Most Dot Balls	Mohammed Siraj (GT) – 172 dot balls
Fair Play Award	Punjab Kings
Best Catch	Manish Pandey (KKR)
Pitch & Grounds Award	Cricket Association of Bengal
Pitch & Grounds Award (Four Matches or Less)	Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association