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Lucknow Super Giants and Punjab Kings' recent encounter may have produced fireworks, but the leaderboards for the Orange Cap and Purple Cap in IPL 2026 remain unaffected by the result. Gujarat Titans batter Sai Sudharsan leads the run-scorers' chart, while Bhuvneshwar Kumar of Royal Challengers Bengaluru is still on top of the wicket-takers' list.

Though PBKS kept their playoff hopes alive with a crucial win over LSG, the individual contest for the batting and bowling crowns continued to capture headlines at this late stage of the league phase of the tournament.

IPL 2026 Orange Cap List

A revelation throughout the season, Sai Sudharsan has established himself as one of the most consistent run-getters in IPL 2026. He has smashed 638 runs at an astonishing average of 49.08 and a strike rate of 157.92 from 14 matches for Gujarat Titans, already hitting one century and seven half-centuries.

Teammate Shubman Gill is right behind with 616 runs from 13 matches. Sunrisers Hyderabad's explosive Heinrich Klaasen rounds off the top three with 606 runs.

One of the surprise stories of IPL 2026, young Rajasthan Royals batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is fourth with 579 runs at an astounding strike rate of 236.32. Sunrisers Hyderabad wicket-keeper Ishan Kishan completes the top five with 569 runs.

Orange Cap Standings:

Rank Player Team Runs Matches Innings Average SR HS 50/100
1 Sai Sudharsan GT 638 14 14 49.07 157.92 100 7/1
2 Shubman Gill GT 616 13 13 47.38 161.67 86 6/0
3 Heinrich Klaasen SRH 606 14 14 50.50 159.47 69 6/0
4 Vaibhav Sooryavanshi RR 579 13 13 44.53 236.32 103 3/1
5 Ishan Kishan SRH 569 14 14 40.64 178.36 91 6/0
6 Abhishek Sharma SRH 563 14 14 43.30 206.22 135* 4/1
7 Mitchell Marsh LSG 563 13 13 43.30 163.18 111 3/1
8 Virat Kohli RCB 557 14 14 50.63 163.82 105* 4/1
9 KL Rahul DC 533 13 13 44.41 171.93 152* 4/1
10 Prabhsimran Singh PBKS 510 14 13 42.50 168.87 80* 6/0

IPL 2026 Purple Cap List

Bhuvneshwar Kumar holds on to the Purple Cap lead despite an impressive performance from his fellow pace bowlers. He has taken 24 wickets from 14 matches and continues to sit at the top of the list owing to a superior economy rate over his rivals.

Gujarat Titans pacer Kagiso Rabada also has 24 wickets but sits second. Anshul Kamboj of Chennai Super Kings is third on the list with 21 wickets.

Rashid Khan of Gujarat Titans and Sunrisers Hyderabad's Eshan Malinga complete the top five with 19 wickets each.

Purple Cap Standings:

Rank Player Team Matches Innings Wickets Economy BBI
1 Bhuvneshwar Kumar RCB 14 14 24 8.07 4/23
2 Kagiso Rabada GT 14 14 24 9.18 3/25
3 Anshul Kamboj CSK 14 14 21 10.52 3/22
4 Rashid Khan GT 14 14 19 8.71 4/33
5 Eshan Malinga SRH 14 14 19 9.27 4/32
6 Jofra Archer RR 13 13 18 9.14 3/20
7 Kartik Tyagi KKR 13 12 18 9.42 3/22
8 Mohammed Siraj GT 14 14 17 8.58 3/26
9 Prince Yadav LSG 14 14 16 8.82 3/32
10 Sakib Hussain SRH 10 10 15 9.07 4/24

As only a few league matches are left, each and every run and wicket will have an impact on the leaderboards, and the Orange Cap and Purple Cap races are making the IPL 2026 even more exciting.

This article first appeared on CricketGully and was syndicated with permission.

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