31 matches have been played in the 19th edition of the Indian Premier League, in the match held on Tuesday, Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Delhi Capitals by 47 runs. Player of the match winner Abhishek Sharma of this match played a record innings of 135 runs, with the help of which he won the Orange Cap. This cap is given to the batsman who scores the most runs in the league, before him this cap was held by Heinrich Klaasen who is now just 3 runs behind Abhishek. The battle for the Purple Cap is also exciting.
The Purple Cap remains with the bowler who has taken the most wickets in the league. At the end of the league, those who have Purple Cap and Orange Cap get awards and prize money. The Orange Cap is currently held by Abhishek Sharma playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad. He scored unbeaten 135 runs in 68 balls on Tuesday. This is his second century in IPL history.
Abhishek Sharma has orange cap
Abhishek Sharma has scored 323 runs in 7 matches, he is the highest run scorer in the ongoing edition (IPL 2026). Heinrich Klaasen is at second place, 3 runs behind him, he is also playing for SRH. Klaasen has scored 320 runs in 7 matches.
At number three is Gujarat Titans captain Shubhman Gill, who has scored 265 runs in 5 matches. RCB’s star player Virat Kohli is in fourth place. Kohli has scored a total of 247 runs in 6 matches. Young batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi is at fifth position. Vaibhav, playing for Rajasthan Royals, has scored 246 runs in 6 matches, he is just 1 run behind Kohli.
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- Abhishek Sharma (SRH)- 323 runs (Orange Cap)
- Heinrich Klaasen (SRH)- 320 runs
- Shubman Gill (GT)- 265 runs
- Virat Kohli (RCB) – 247 runs
- Vaibhav Suryavanshi (RR) – 246 runs
Who has the purple cap?
The journey of Chennai Super Kings has been difficult so far, the team has lost 4 out of 6 matches but Anshul Kamboj playing for them has been seen in excellent form. Anshul currently has the Purple Cap, he has taken a total of 13 wickets in 6 matches. Ishan Malinga and Prasidh Krishna are jointly in second place with 12 wickets. Malinga is ahead of Krishna due to economy.
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Bowlers taking the most wickets in IPL 2026
- Anshul Kamboj (CSK)- 13
- Ishan Malinga (SRH)- 12
- Prasidh Krishna (GT)- 12
- Prince Yadav (LSG)- 11
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar (RCB)- 10
- Ravi Bishnoi (RR)- 10
- Kagiso Rabada (GT)- 10
