Vibhu Suryavanshi (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) New Delhi: Royal Challengers Bengaluru emphatically defended their crown, outclassing Gujarat Titans in all departments to clinch their second straight Indian Premier League title with a five-wicket win in the final at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday. As RCB completed a successful title defence, fans across the country erupted…
Gujarat Titans Kagiso Rabada (ANI Photo) Kagiso Rabada. IPL 2026 ended with the Purple Cap, who finished as the tournament’s highest wicket-taker, despite Gujarat Titans failing in the final against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. The South African fast bowler enjoyed another impressive campaign, picking up 29 wickets in 17 matches at an economy rate of 9.68….
Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Kagiso Rabada. 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…
Bhuvneshwar Kumar of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (AP Photo) Bhuvneshwar Kumar Royal Challengers continued their impressive IPL 2026 campaign with another impressive spell during their encounter against Bengaluru. Mumbai Indians In Raipur on Sunday The veteran pacer finished with impressive figures of 4/23 from his four overs, once again showing why he has been one of…
The Purple Cap is awarded to the highest run-scorer in a given IPL season and carries a cash prize of INR 10 lakhs for the winner, which is awarded at the end of the IPL finals along with other awards. Along with the Orange Cap for the highest run-scorer in the tournament, the Purple Cap…
Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Image credit: IPL) New Delhi: Royal Challengers Bangalore fast bowlers Bhuvneshwar Kumar On Thursday, the IPL 2026 took the top spot in the purple cap race for the highest wicket takers this season. Bhuvneshwar returned impressive figures of 3 for 28 in four overs against the Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium,…
Ishan Malinga (Photo Credit: IPL) New Delhi: Ishan Malinga continued his impressive run in IPL 2026, topping the Purple Cap standings after Sunrisers Hyderabad’s disciplined performance against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday.The young fast bowler returned figures of 1 for 29 in his four overs, maintaining an economy rate of 7.20 in…
Bhuvneshwar Kumar celebrates after taking DC’s wicket. (Image credit: IPL) New Delhi: Veteran fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar produced a performance of a lifetime, which not only led Royal Challengers Bangalore to an emphatic win over Delhi Capitals but also climbed to the top of the Purple Cap standings in IPL 2026. His sensational spell of…
Sanju Samson and Anshul Kamboj New Delhi: We are almost halfway through the league phase of IPL 2026, with 33 of the total 70 matches played and the dust to settle. Slowly but surely, in-form players are emerging from the pool of cricketers participating in this highly competitive tournament.The race for the season’s highest run-scorer…
Jasprit Bumrah has never won the Purple Cap. New Delhi: While many of the greatest bowlers in IPL history have topped the charts at least once, a surprising number of legends have taken consistent wickets year after year and never finished a single season as number one. Here is a summary of legendary wicket-takers from…