The IPL 2026 season has reached its business end, and the race for the Orange and Purple Caps is reflecting the high-octane nature of the tournament. Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Abhishek Sharma has over taken Delhi Capitals’ KL Rahul to become the new holder of the Orange Cap. On the bowling front, the veteran Bhuvneshwar Kumar is rolling back the years, currently tied at the top with CSK’s breakout star Anshul Kamboj.

The Orange Cap Race: Top 5 Run-Scorers

Abhishek leads the chart with 440 runs, he over took KL Rahul despite his team losing to Kolkata Knight Riders and wasting a golden opportunity. Though Abhishek scored 15 runs, Heinrich Klaasen the most in-form Sunriser was unable to do the damage today, getting out for meagre 11 runs. Both SRH batters had the opportunity to overtake Rahul during their clash against KKR and Abhishek juts about managed to do it. Meanwhile, 15-year-old prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi remains the most explosive player in the top five with a strike rate of 237.

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RankPlayerTeamMatchesRunsAverageSR
Abhishek SharmaSRH1044048.89206.57
1KL RahulDC943354.13185.83
2Heinrich KlaasenSRH1042553.13163.82
4Vaibhav SooryavanshiRR1040440.40237.64
5Sai SudharsanGT938538.50158.43

The Purple Cap Race: Top 5 Wicket-Takers

The bowling honors are currently split between the swing king Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Chennai’s Anshul Kamboj, both sitting on 17 wickets. With SRH playing the first game of the day, Eshan Malinga (15 wickets) was looking to bridge the gap. However, he could manage zero wickets against KKR. Meanwhile, in the second game, Kagiso Rabada took two for Gujarat Titans against PBKS.

RankPlayerTeamMatchesWicketsEconomyAverage
1Bhuvneshwar KumarRCB9177.5415.53
2Anshul KambojCSK9178.4915.82
Kagiso RabadaGT10169.2322.50
3Jofra ArcherRR10158.6221.00
4Eshan MalingaSRH10159.4921.73
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Players to Watch Today

Abhishek Sharma (SRH): Scored 15 runs and reclaimed the Orange Cap from KL Rahul.

Eshan Malinga (SRH): Could not take any wicket.

Shubman Gill (GT): Failed to reach top five chart of the run-scorers