Gujarat Titans defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by 4 wickets in the match played on Thursday. This was the 42nd match of IPL 2026 season 19. Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill are both among the top batsmen who have scored the most runs in the ongoing edition. But Kohli is ahead of Gill. Purple Cap is the pass of RCB bowler, know who is where in the top-5 of its race.
In IPL, Orange Cap is given to the batsman who has scored the most runs in the season. After the league is over, that batsman also gets awards and prize money. Similarly, the Purple Cap is given to the bowler who takes the most wickets. Know who has the Orange and Purple Cap after 42 matches.
Who has the orange cap?
Currently, the Orange Cap is with Sunrisers Hyderabad batsman Abhishek Sharma, who has scored 425 runs in 9 matches. In this list, Heinrich Klaasen of his own team (SRH) is at second place, who has scored 414 runs in 9 matches. There is not much difference between the two.
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15-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who is part of Rajasthan Royals, is also not far behind, who is at third place in the list. Vaibhav has scored 400 runs in 9 matches. At number four is Virat Kohli, who scored 28 runs in 13 balls against Gujarat Titans. Kohli has scored a total of 379 runs in 9 matches. At number five is Gujarat captain Shubhman Gill, who has scored 373 runs in 8 matches. He is 6 runs behind Kohli. Gill played a brilliant inning of 43 runs in 18 balls against RCB.
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Who has the purple cap?
The Purple Cap is held by Royal Challengers Bangalore bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who has taken 17 wickets in 9 matches. Ishan Malinga is at second place in the list, who has taken 15 wickets. He is playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Joffra Archer (RR), Anshul Kamboj (CSK) and Kagiso Rabada (GT) are at third, fourth and fifth positions in the list respectively. All three have taken 14-14 wickets. The order is based on economy.
