Vibhu Suryavanshi has again topped the race for the Orange Cap, underlining his sensational form this season, becoming the first player to reach 400 runs in IPL 2026.Rajasthan Royals cruised to a thrilling six-wicket win over Punjab Kings, thanks to an unbeaten 32-ball 77 partnership between Donovan Ferreira and Shubham Dubey, who chased down the target in 19.2 overs and handed PBKS their first defeat. RR’s chase was set up by Vibhu Suryavanshi (43 off 16) and Yashvi Jaiswal (51 off 27), before three wickets from Yuzvendra Chahal got PBKS back on track. However, Ferreira and Dubey ended up under heavy pressure. Earlier, PBKS posted 222/4, led by Marcus Stoinis’ 62 off 22* and Prabhasmaran Singh’s 59, but their bowlers could not defend the total in the death overs.
With this performance, Suryavanshi now tops the Orange Cap standings with 400 runs in nine matches at an astounding strike rate of 238.09, further cementing his status as one of the breakout stars of the season.Abhishek Sharma is the second 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. KL Rahul is third with 358 runs in eight matches at a strike rate of 185.49. Kohli is now fourth with 351 runs in eight innings at an impressive strike rate of 162.50. Henrik Klaasen is fifth with 349 runs at an average of 49.86 and a strike rate of 149.79.Here are the top 10 run-scorers of IPL 2026:
| Rank | the player | The team | runs | Matches (M) | innings (inn) | Strike Rate (SR) | average (average) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vaibhav Suryavanshi | RR | 400 | 9 | 9 | 238.09 | 44.44 |
| 2 | Abhishek Sharma | SRH | 380 | 8 | 8 | 212.00 | 54.29 |
| 3 | KL Rahul | DC | 358 | 8 | 8 | 185.00 | 51.14 |
| 4 | Virat Kohli | RCB | 351 | 8 | 8 | 163.00 | 58.50 |
| 5 | Heinrich Klassen | SRH | 349 | 8 | 8 | 150.00 | 49.86 |
| 6 | Prabhasmaran Singh | PBKS | 346 | 8 | 7 | 179.00 | 57.67 |
| 7 | Shabman Gul | GT | 330 | 7 | 7 | 149.00 | 47.14 |
| 8 | Sai Sudharsan | GT | 322 | 8 | 8 | 163.00 | 40.25 |
| 9 | Ishan Kishan | SRH | 312 | 8 | 8 | 199.00 | 39.00 |
| 10 | Shreyas Iyer | PBKS | 309 | 8 | 7 | 175.00 | 61.80 |
