IPL 2026’s Sunday double-header delivered fresh movement at the top of both the Orange and Purple Cap charts, with Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings falling to Kolkata Knight Riders and Gujarat Titans respectively.
Key takeaways
- Abhishek Sharma’s 15 against KKR was enough to push him into the Orange Cap lead, giving him a seven-run advantage over KL Rahul.
- Heinrich Klaasen remains No. 2 for now after making 11 versus KKR, as the race stays extremely tight at the top.
- Kagiso Rabada climbed to No. 3 on the Purple Cap list after taking 12 wickets in his most recent six matches.
- Prasidh Krishna missed out again, while Mohammed Siraj and Kartik Tyagi both contributed two wickets each to keep their season totals moving upward.
- SRH and PBKS were unable to convert their favourites’ tag, losing to KKR and GT in the two matches.
Orange Cap leaderboard
The Orange Cap picture remains so closely packed that even a modest knock can swing the standings. Abhishek Sharma’s contribution of 15 runs against KKR proved decisive, allowing him to move ahead by seven runs over KL Rahul of Delhi Capitals and reclaim the top spot.
Heinrich Klaasen also missed a chance to overhaul the lead, leaving Rahul secure at No. 2 right now with 433 runs. Klaasen, following his innings of 11 versus KKR, sits on 425 runs.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi of Rajasthan Royals follows next with 404 runs, before a new name breaks into the top five. Gujarat Titans opener B Sai Sudharsan has continued to surge, reaching 385 runs after scoring 57 off 41 balls.
Shubman Gill, Prabhsimran Singh, Jos Buttler and Shreyas Iyer were not able to add much on Sunday, but Ishan Kishan did find the runs—he made 42 to jump to the ninth position with 354 runs. Travis Head continued his upward trend as well, striking 61 off 28 deliveries to move to 12th place.
Purple Cap leaderboard
Kagiso Rabada’s wicket-taking form has accelerated further. He has claimed 12 wickets in his last six outings, and that run has propelled him to No. 3 on the Purple Cap chart with 16 wickets—only one behind the leaders, Bhuvneshwar Kumar of Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Anshul Kamboj of Chennai Super Kings.
Prasidh Krishna was again unavailable for selection, while Eshan Malinga did not take a wicket and Rashid Khan managed just one. Still, Mohammed Siraj and Kartik Tyagi enjoyed productive spells, each picking up two wickets, bringing their season totals to 11. That tally keeps them within the top ten, although it remains well short of the leading wicket-takers.
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