History shows that every time 1-2 players dominate the race for the IPL Orange Cap. In this matter, IPL 2026 is proving to be very special because the leader of the Orange Cap is changing after almost every match. Abhishek Sharma has once again come on top in terms of scoring the most runs. He achieved this feat in the match against Punjab Kings. Abhishek has so far scored 475 runs in 11 matches.
Orange cap in the name of Abhishek Sharma
Abhishek Sharma grabbed the orange cap from KL Rahul as soon as he scored 6 runs in the match against Punjab Kings. Before this match, Abhishek Sharma had scored 440 runs. Against Punjab Kings, he played a brilliant inning of 35 runs in 13 balls, in which he hit 2 fours and four sixes. In the second place in the race for Orange Cap is KL Rahul, who currently has 445 runs. Abhishek is currently 30 runs ahead of him.
- 475 runs – Abhishek Sharma (SRH)
- 445 runs – KL Rahul (DC)
- 425 runs – Heinrich Klaasen (SRH)
This was the season when Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings clashed for the first time. Abhishek’s bat roared a lot in that match also. In that match, Abhishek played a brilliant inning of 74 runs in just 28 balls. Now once again he created a ruckus by thrashing the Punjab bowlers. Abhishek Sharma loves playing against Punjab Kings. This is one of the two teams against which Abhishek’s batting strike rate is more than 200.
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Talking about this match being played in Hyderabad, Travis Head and Abhishek gave a tremendous start to Sunrisers Hyderabad. SRH’s score in powerplay was 79 runs. Also know that Abhishek has now come second in terms of hitting most sixes in the season. Abhishek has 36 sixes in his name and Vaibhav Suryavanshi has 37 sixes in his name.
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