IPL 2026, Orange Cap & Purple Cap: The competition between batsmen and bowlers is becoming interesting with every match in IPL 2026. New players are shining with every match and big upsets are being seen continuously in the Orange Cap and Purple Cap race. In the match played in Hyderabad, Sunrisers Hyderabad’s star batsman Heinrich Klaasen once again left everyone behind by scoring a brilliant half-century, while a new name has emerged at the forefront in bowling.
Shubman Gill left behind
Klaasen played an excellent inning of 59 runs in 39 balls against Chennai Super Kings. This was his third half-century this season, on the basis of which he again took the lead in the race for the Orange Cap. He captured the top position leaving behind Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill. This season, Klaasen’s bat has been continuously speaking. He has scored more than 30 runs every time in the 6 matches played so far and is at the lead with a total of 283 runs. Gill is behind him with 251 runs and Kohli with 247 runs.
Batsmen who have scored the most runs so far in IPL 2026
- Heinrich Klaasen – 283 runs
- Shubman Gill – 251 runs
- Virat Kohli – 247 runs
- Rajat Patidar – 230 runs
- Ishan Kishan – 213 runs
Kamboj’s blast in purple cap
In bowling, Chennai Super Kings’ young fast bowler Anshul Kamboj has captured the Purple Cap by performing brilliantly. He overtook Prasidh Krishna by taking 3 wickets in 3 overs against SRH. Kamboj has now reached the top with 13 wickets in 6 innings. Whereas Prasidh Krishna has slipped to second place with 11 wickets. Apart from this, experienced bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar has also entered the race with 10 wickets while bowling brilliantly.
Bowlers who have scored the most runs so far in IPL 2026
- Anshul Kamboj – 13 wickets
- Prasidh Krishna-11 wickets
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar – 10 wickets
- Prince Yadav – 9 wickets
- Ravi Bishnoi – 9 wickets
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