IPL 2026 Orange Cap Standings On May 23 After LSG vs PBKS: The race of the much-coveted Orange Cap in IPL 2026 turned hotter after the high-scoring clash between the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) at the Ekana Cricket Stadium.While individual brilliance continues to dominate the top spot of the tournament’s run-scoring charts, Gujarat Titans’ dynamic opener Sai Sudharsan has successfully maintained his stranglehold at the top of the leaderboard.
Sudharsan tops the list with an incredible 638 runs from 14 matches, continuing his incredible form from previous seasons. His opening partner and Gujarat Titans skipper Shubman Gill is not far behind in second with 616 runs, and giving him stiff competition from his own camp. Meanwhile, Heinrich Klaasen, the power-hitter for Sunrisers Hyderabad, is in the third position with 606 runs.
The post-match standings have one big talking point and that is Punjab Kings’ opener Prabhsimran Singh. Prabhsimran has now officially entered the elite bracket with his crucial, aggressive knock of 69 runs off 39 balls in Punjab’s successful run chase against Lucknow. The right-handed batsman has scored 510 runs in 14 matches, breaking into top 10 list at tenth position, pushing Sanju Samson out of the list.
IPL 2026 Orange Cap Standings On May 23 After LSG vs PBKS
| POS | Player | Team | Runs | Mat | Inns | NO | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
| 1 | Sai Sudharsan | GT | 638 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 100 | 49.08 | 404 | 157.92 | 1 | 7 | 62 | 29 |
| 2 | Shubman Gill | GT | 616 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 86 | 47.38 | 381 | 161.67 | 0 | 6 | 57 | 30 |
| 3 | Heinrich Klaasen | SRH | 606 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 69 | 50.50 | 380 | 159.47 | 0 | 6 | 46 | 30 |
| 4 | Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | RR | 579 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 103 | 44.54 | 245 | 236.32 | 1 | 3 | 50 | 53 |
| 5 | Ishan Kishan | SRH | 569 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 91 | 40.64 | 319 | 178.36 | 0 | 6 | 57 | 29 |
| 6 | Abhishek Sharma | SRH | 563 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 135* | 43.31 | 273 | 206.22 | 1 | 4 | 50 | 43 |
| 7 | Mitchell Marsh | LSG | 563 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 111 | 43.31 | 345 | 163.18 | 1 | 3 | 51 | 36 |
| 8 | Virat Kohli | RCB | 557 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 105* | 50.64 | 340 | 163.82 | 1 | 4 | 59 | 21 |
| 9 | K L Rahul | DC | 533 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 152* | 44.42 | 310 | 171.93 | 1 | 4 | 51 | 27 |
| 10 | Prabhsimran Singh | PBKS | 510 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 80* | 42.50 | 302 | 168.87 | 0 | 6 | 55 | 23 |
The Rajasthan Royals’ prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is comfortably placed at fourth with 579 runs, with the most explosive strike rate in the top tier – 236.32. Sunrisers Hyderabad’s opening duo of Ishan Kishan and Abhishek Sharma are leaning heavily on their team’s heavy-hitting reputation, sitting in fifth and sixth place respectively.
Lucknow’s Mitchell Marsh is seventh with 563 runs and is tied on runs with Abhishek Sharma but separated by a lower strike rate. Virat Kohli, the talisman of Royal Challengers Bengaluru, has 557 runs at a healthy average of 50.64 and occupies the eighth spot. Rounding off the top tier just ahead of Prabhsimran is Delhi Capitals’ captain KL Rahul, who is ninth with 533 runs, including an unbeaten 152, the highest score in the tournament.
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