IPL 2026, Orange Cap: A big upset was seen during the 25th match of IPL 2026. Gujarat Titans captain Shubhman Gill not only led the team to victory with his explosive batting, but also made a big splash by reaching the top in the Orange Cap race. In fact, in the match played between Gujarat Titans and Kolkata Knight Riders, Shubman Gill played a brilliant inning of 86 runs and scored the most runs for the team for the third consecutive match. In this match played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gill’s captaincy innings played an important role in helping the team win easily.
Orange cap snatched from Virat Kohli
With this brilliant performance, Gill took his total runs in IPL 2026 to 251 and occupied the first place in the Orange Cap race. He left Virat Kohli of Royal Challengers Bangalore behind, who had 228 runs to his name this season. Gill is now 23 runs ahead of Kohli. Gill was in 15th position before this match, but played a explosive innings against KKR, leaving 14 batsmen behind and capturing the Orange Cap.
Gill showed his strength with the bat
A great mix of class and aggression was seen in this innings of Gill. He adopted an aggressive style from the beginning and scored runs quickly in the powerplay. In his 50-ball innings, he hit 8 fours and 4 sixes. It seemed that he was moving towards a century, but due to a brilliant catch by Cameron Green, his innings ended at 86 runs. Gill had put pressure on the bowlers in the beginning itself. He gave the team a fast start by continuously hitting boundaries in the initial overs and then kept the match under control till the end. After the dismissal of Jos Buttler, he made an important partnership with Washington Sundar and took the team closer to victory.
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