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]IPL 2026 Updated Orange & Purple Cap Rankings After DC vs KKR and RR vs MI
by Shekhar
The IPL 2026 Orange Cap race is heating up as KL Rahul smashed 60 off 30 balls against KKR to move to fourth place with 593 runs. Sai Sudharsan leads the charts with 638 runs, followed by Shubman Gill (616) and Heinrich Klaasen (606). Rajasthan Royals youngster Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is fifth with 583 runs.
In the Purple Cap race, Jofra Archer climbed to third place with 21 wickets after his 3/17 spell against Mumbai Indians. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Kagiso Rabada lead the standings with 24 wickets each, with Bhuvneshwar ahead on economy rate. Kartik Tyagi missed the chance to move up after going wicketless against Delhi Capitals.
IPL 2026 Orange Cap Standings
| Position | Player | Team | Matches | Runs | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sai Sudharsan | Gujarat Titans | 14 | 638 | 157.92 |
| 2 | Shubman Gill | Gujarat Titans | 13 | 616 | 161.67 |
| 3 | Heinrich Klaasen | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 14 | 606 | 159.47 |
| 4 | KL Rahul | Delhi Capitals | 14 | 593 | 174.41 |
| 5 | Vaibhav Suryavanshi | Rajasthan Royals | 14 | 583 | 232.27 |
| 6 | Ishan Kishan | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 14 | 569 | 178.36 |
| 7 | Abhishek Sharma | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 14 | 563 | 206.22 |
| 8 | Mitchell Marsh | Lucknow Super Giants | 13 | 563 | 163.18 |
| 9 | Virat Kohli | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 14 | 557 | 163.82 |
| 10 | Prabhsimran Singh | Punjab Kings | 14 | 510 | 168.87 |
IPL 2026 Purple Cap Standings
| Position | Player | Team | Matches | Wickets | Economy Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 14 | 24 | 8.07 |
| 2 | Kagiso Rabada | Gujarat Titans | 14 | 24 | 9.18 |
| 3 | Jofra Archer | Rajasthan Royals | 14 | 21 | 8.76 |
| 4 | Anshul Kamboj | Chennai Super Kings | 14 | 21 | 10.52 |
| 5 | Rashid Khan | Gujarat Titans | 14 | 19 | 8.71 |
| 6 | Eshan Malinga | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 14 | 19 | 9.27 |
| 7 | Kartik Tyagi | Kolkata Knight Riders | 14 | 18 | 9.76 |
| 8 | Mohammed Siraj | Gujarat Titans | 14 | 17 | 8.58 |
| 9 | Prince Yadav | Lucknow Super Giants | 14 | 16 | 8.82 |
| 10 | Sunil Narine | Kolkata Knight Riders | 13 | 15 | 6.64 |