Abhishek Sharma and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in frame. Image Credit: ANI
RR vs SRH, IPL 2026: Abhishek Sharma climbed to the top of the Orange Cap leaderboard after a blistering knock of 57 runs against the Rajasthan Royals. In a day full of runs, the Orange Cap changed heads quiet a few times. It was with Virat Kohli before KL Rahul took it after the first innings in the DC vs PBKS clash. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi struck a century in the first innings of the Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad clash and took the Orange Cap. Meanwhile, in the second innings, Abhishek scored a half-century and climbed to the top of the rankings when it comes to the most runs in IPL 2026.
Abhishek Sharma has been in top form in the IPL 2026 season. The left-handed batter after a poor outing in the T20 World Cup 2026 bounced back in form. He scored 57 runs tonight against the Rajasthan Royals to climb to the top of the Orange Cap leaderboard.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scored the most runs in RR vs SRH. The left-handed opening batter socred 103 runs in the first innings for the Rajasthan Royals. However, the 15-year-old remained on the losing side despite the special knock.
|
Position |
Player |
Team |
Matches |
Runs |
Strike Rate |
Average |
Highest Score |
|
1 |
Abhishek Sharma |
Sunrisers Hyderabad |
8 |
380 |
212.29 |
54.28 |
135* |
|
2 |
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi |
Rajasthan Royals |
8 |
357 |
234.86 |
44.62 |
103 |
|
3 |
Heinrich Klaasen |
Sunrisers Hyderabad |
7 |
320 |
153.11 |
53.33 |
62 |
|
4 |
Virat Kohli |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
7 |
328 |
163.18 |
54.66 |
81 |
|
5 |
Ishan Kishan |
Sunrisers Hyderabad |
8 |
312 |
198.72 |
39.00 |
91 |
|
6 |
Shubman Gill |
Gujarat Titans |
6 |
297 |
149.24 |
49.50 |
86 |
|
7 |
Sanju Samson |
Chennai Super Kings |
7 |
293 |
178.65 |
58.60 |
115* |
|
8 |
Prabhsimran Singh |
Punjab Kings |
7 |
287 |
192.61 |
57.40 |
80* |
|
9 |
Shreyas Iyer |
Punjab Kings |
7 |
279 |
186.00 |
69.75 |
71* |
|
10 |
Yashasvi Jaiswal |
Rajasthan Royals |
8 |
255 |
153.61 |
42.50 |
77* |
The record for most runs scored in IPL history is held by Virat Kohli. With 8,989 runs, the right-handed batter is destined to become the first player in the tournament to surpass the 9000-run milestone. He has a strike rate of 133.76 and an IPL average just below 40.
KL Rahul scored the most runs in DC vs PBKS clash. The DC opener created history by scoring the highest individual score by an Indian batter. He made 152 runs in the first innings, but unfortunately, the historic knock went in vain.
In IPL history, David Warner is the player with the most Orange Caps. With 562 runs in 2015, 641 in 2017, and 692 in 2019, the Australian hitter took home the trophy.
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