New Delhi: The IPL 2026 Orange Cap and Purple Cap race saw yet another dramatic twist after Gujarat Titans’ defeat. Rajasthan Royals to set up a summit clash against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Qualifier 2 on Friday.Despite Rajasthan Royals being knocked out of the tournament, teenage sensation Vibhu Suryavanshi retained the Orange Cap with another impressive knock. The 15-year-old scored 96 off just 47 balls in New Chandigarh, taking his tally to 776 in 16 matches this season.However, his valiant effort was not enough to take RR to the finals.The biggest threat to Suryavanshi’s orange cap now came from Gujarat Titans’ opening pair of Shibman Gill and Sai Sudharsan, who once again produced a crucial chase.Gill’s brilliant century in Qualifier 2 moved him to second in the standings with 722 runs, while Sudharsan’s fluent half-century helped him move to third with 710 runs.With GT now advancing to the IPL 2026 final against RCB in Ahmedabad on Sunday, both Gayle and Sudharsan will get one last chance to overtake Suryavanshi in the race for the tournament’s highest run-scorer award.The list of top five run scorers is currently dominated by hitters from playoff teams. Sunrisers Hyderabad stars Henrik Klaasen and Ishan Kishan are fourth and fifth with 624 and 602 runs respectively.RCB batting icon Virat Kohli is also in contention. Kohli is currently sixth with exactly 600 runs and could make a late addition to the standings during the finals.
IPL 2026 Orange Cap After GT vs RR
| runs | M | Ave. | SR | 100/50 | |
| Suryavanshi | 776 | 16 | 48.50 | 237.30 | 1/5 |
| flower | 722 | 15 | 48.13 | 163.71 | 1/6 |
| Sudharsan | 710 | 16 | 47.33 | 159.55 | 1/8 |
| Classen | 624 | 15 | 48.00 | 160.00 | 0/6 |
| cushion | 602 | 15 | 40.13 | 182.42 | 0/6 |
Rabada overtakes Bhuvneshwar in the Purple Cap race.
After the fast bowler of Gujarat Titans, there was a big change in the standings of the Purple Cap Kagiso Rabada. Produced another impressive spell in Qualifier 2.Rabada took 2/35 against Rajasthan Royals to top the wicket-taker’s charts with 28 wickets in 16 matches.The South African speedster now trails RCB pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar by two wickets in Sunday’s title race. Bhuvneshwar is second in the standings with 26 wickets and will have a direct chance to challenge Rabada in the final.Rajasthan Royals fast bowler Jofra Archer ended his campaign at the third position with 25 wickets in 16 matches.Chennai Super Kings fast bowler Anshul Kamboj is fourth with 21 wickets, while Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Ishan Malinga is in the top five with 20 wickets in 15 matches.
IPL 2026 Purple Cap After GT vs RR
| Wickets | M | Ave. | Econ | |
| Rabada. | 28 | 16 | 20.78 | 9.43 |
| Bhuvi | 26 | 15 | 18.15 | 8.00 |
| Archer | 25 | 16 | 22.36 | 9.31 |
| Cambodia | 21 | 14 | 25.23 | 10.52 |
| Malinga | 20 | 15 | 25.35 | 9.33 |
With one match remaining in the tournament, the races for both the Orange Cap and Purple Cap are wide open in what promises to be a blockbuster IPL 2026 final.
