Saturday night, Virat Kohli The Orange Cap were sitting comfortably at the top of the standings after a commendable 81 against the Gujarat Titans. But in a dramatic turn of events on Sunday, the leaderboard saw several shifts, pushing him to fifth place by the end of the day.The day began. KL Rahul A sensational unbeaten 152 against Punjab Kings reached the pinnacle in the afternoon. Later in the evening, Vibhu Suryavanshi surpassed them with his second IPL century. However, the final twist came at night when Abhishek Sharma Claimed the Orange Cap with a match-winning 57 against Rajasthan Royals.Abhishek Sharma is the new Orange Cap holder in IPL 2026 after his match-winning fifty against Rajasthan Royals. In eight matches, he has scored 380 runs at an average of 54.29 and an explosive strike rate of 212.29.Vibhu Suryavanshi is now second on the list with 357 runs in eight matches. After a sensational century against Sunrisers Hyderabad, he has averaged 44.63 while maintaining an astonishing strike rate of 234.87.Interestingly, KL Rahul also moved to 357 after his unbeaten 152 against Punjab Kings but is now third in the Orange Cap list. However, Suryavanshi leads because of his high strike rate.Heinrich Klassen He is fourth with 349 runs at an average of 49.86 and a strike rate of 149.79. Virat Kohli is in the top five with 328 runs at an average of 54.67 and a strike rate of 163.18.In a single day filled with extraordinary performances, the Orange Cap changed hands several times, highlighting how competitive and unpredictable IPL 2026 has become.
Here are the top run scorers in IPL 2026:
| Rank | the player | The team | runs | Matches | Innings | Strike rate | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abhishek Sharma | SRH | 380 | 8 | 8 | 212.29 | 54.29 |
| 2 | Vaibhav Suryavanshi | RR | 357 | 8 | 8 | 235.00 | 44.63 |
| 3 | KL Rahul | DC | 357 | 7 | 7 | 188.00 | 59.50 |
| 4 | Heinrich Klassen | SRH | 349 | 8 | 8 | 150.00 | 49.86 |
| 5 | Virat Kohli | RCB | 328 | 7 | 7 | 163.00 | 54.67 |
| 6 | Ishan Kishan | SRH | 312 | 8 | 8 | 199.00 | 39.00 |
| 7 | Shabman Gul | GT | 297 | 6 | 6 | 149.00 | 49.50 |
| 8 | Sanju Samson | CSK | 293 | 7 | 7 | 179.00 | 58.60 |
| 9 | Prabhasmaran Singh | PBKS | 287 | 7 | 6 | 193.00 | 57.40 |
| 10 | Shreyas Iyer | PBKS | 279 | 7 | 6 | 186.00 | 69.75 |
