Sai Sudharsan and KL Rahul in frame. Image Credit ANI
IPL 2026 Orange Cap: KL Rahul scored his fifth half-century of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026. With his knock of 60 runs against the Kolkata Knight Riders, the wicketkeeper batter climbed to the fourth spot in the IPL 2026 Orange Cap list. However, the Delhi Capitals crashed out of the race to the playoffs. Despite winning the KKR vs DC clash, the Axar Patel-led side could only make it to sixth place on the IPL 2026 points table.
Meanwhile, Sai Sudharsan continues to lead the IPL 2026 Orange Cap list. The left-handed batter has scored 638 runs so far in the season. Having won the Orange Cap the previous year, Sudharsan could become the first batter to win the award twice in a row. Sudharsan’s skipper, Shubman Gill ranks second on the rankings, having scored 616 runs in 13 innings.
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.
| Position | Player | Team | Matches | Runs | Strike Rate | Average | Highest Score |
| 1 | Sai Sudharsan | Gujarat Titans | 14 | 638 | 157.92 | 49.07 | 100 |
| 2 | Shubman Gill | Gujarat Titans | 13 | 616 | 161.67 | 47.38 | 86 |
| 3 | Heinrich Klaasen | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 14 | 606 | 159.47 | 50.5 | 69 |
| 4 | KL Rahul | Delhi Capitals | 14 | 593 | 174.41 | 45.61 | 152* |
| 5 | Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | Rajasthan Royals | 14 | 583 | 232.27 | 41.64 | 103 |
| 6 | Ishan Kishan | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 14 | 569 | 178.36 | 40.64 | 91 |
| 7 | Abhishek Sharma | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 14 | 563 | 206.22 | 43.3 | 135* |
| 8 | Mitchell Marsh | Lucknow Super Giants | 13 | 563 | 163.18 | 43.3 | 111 |
| 9 | Virat Kohli | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 14 | 557 | 163.82 | 50.63 | 105* |
| 10 | Prabhsimran Singh | Punjab Kings | 14 | 510 | 168.87 | 42.5 | 80* |
Ajinkya Rahane scored the most runs in KKR vs DC. The right-handed batter scored his second half-century of the season. Rahane, during his 39-ball stay at the crease, scored 63 runs while hitting four sixes and fours each.
Suryakumar Yadav scored the most runs in MI vs RR clash. The Indian T20I skipper scored 60 runs in 42 balls. He struck three sixes and four fours in his knock.
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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