New Delhi: Delhi Capitals opener KL Rahul He will be disappointed with his and his team’s performance against the Chennai Super Kings at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Tuesday, as they suffered an eight-wicket defeat at home. Rahul scored just 12 runs off 13 balls for the home team, but these runs were enough for them to clinch the top spot in the IPL 2026 Orange Cap race.Rahul leaves Sunrisers Hyderabad behind. Abhishek Sharma To wear the orange cap again. He now has 445 runs in 10 matches at an average of 49.44 and a strike rate of 180.89. He has scored 103 fifties in 10 innings so far.SRH opener Abhishek is just five runs behind second-placed Rahul with 440 runs from 10 matches. He has scored his runs at an average of 48.89 and a strike rate of 206.57, including one hundred and three fifties.Abhishek’s companion Heinrich Klassen The IPL 2026 Orange Cap is third in the race with 425 runs from 10 games. He has made these runs with four fifties at an average of 53.13 and a strike rate of 156.82.Rajasthan Royals’ young sensation Vibhu Suryavanshi is fourth with 404 runs in 10 matches. The youngster has scored runs at an impressive strike rate of 237.64 this season, including one hundred and two fifties.CSK opener Sanju SamsonWinner of the Player of the Match against DC, he scored 87 not out off 52 balls to complete his season with 402 runs in 10 matches to win the match. Samson moved up to fifth in the Orange Cap standings with that match-winning effort. The CSK batsman has scored at an average of 57.43 and a strike rate of 167.50, and has two centuries and a fifty this season.
IPL 2026 Orange Cap Standings After DC vs CSK Match:
| Rank | the player | runs | Matches | Innings | SR | Ave. | H.S |
| 1 | KL Rahul (DC) | 445 | 10 | 10 | 180.89 | 49.44 | 152* |
| 2 | Abhishek Sharma (SRH) | 440 | 10 | 10 | 206.57 | 48.89 | 135* |
| 3 | Heinrich Klaasen (SRH) | 425 | 10 | 10 | 156.82 | 53.13 | 65* |
| 4 | Vaibhu Suryavanshi (RR) | 404 | 10 | 10 | 237.64 | 40.40 | 103 |
| 5 | Sanju Samson (CSK) | 402 | 10 | 10 | 167.50 | 57.43 | 115* |
| 6 | Sai Sudharsan (GT) | 385 | 10 | 10 | 158.43 | 38.50 | 100 |
| 7 | Ryan Rickelton (MI) | 380 | 8 | 8 | 190.95 | 54.29 | 123* |
| 8 | Virat Kohli (RCB) | 379 | 9 | 9 | 165.50 | 54.14 | 81 |
| 9 | Shubman Gul (GT) | 378 | 9 | 9 | 154.91 | 42.00 | 86 |
| 10 | Prabhasmaran Singh (PBKS) | 361 | 9 | 8 | 174.39 | 51.57 | 80* |
