{"id":8253,"date":"2026-05-08T03:29:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T03:29:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/ipl-2026-purple-cap-prince-yadav-jumps-up-after-key-wicket-hauls"},"modified":"2026-05-08T03:29:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T03:29:56","slug":"ipl-2026-purple-cap-prince-yadav-jumps-up-after-key-wicket-hauls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/ipl-2026-purple-cap-prince-yadav-jumps-up-after-key-wicket-hauls","title":{"rendered":"IPL 2026 Purple Cap: Prince Yadav jumps up after key wicket hauls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lucknow Super Giants kept the Orange Cap standings largely unchanged after beating Royal Challengers Bengaluru by nine runs on Thursday night, but the Purple Cap race saw plenty of movement. Here\u2019s how the wicket-takers and run-scorers are shaping up.<\/p>\n<h2>Purple Cap: Prince Yadav makes the difference<\/h2>\n<p>Prince Yadav\u2019s impact was felt immediately as his peach of a delivery dismissed Virat Kohli on a second ball, handing the RCB batter a duck. That early breakthrough was only the start for Prince, as it became a productive night for him at the top end of the Purple Cap charts.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Prince Yadav took three wickets in the match, marking his first wicket of the evening and lifting his season tally to 16.<\/li>\n<li>His 16 wickets are level with Kagiso Rabada (Gujarat Titans) and Eshan Malinga (Sunrisers Hyderabad).<\/li>\n<li>Despite being tied on wickets, Prince leads the trio by economy rate, conceding 8.08 runs per over so far.<\/li>\n<li>Rabada\u2019s economy rate stands at 9.23, while Malinga\u2019s is 9.44.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Prince\u2019s tally is still being tracked closely by the bowlers who sit just above him in the Purple Cap standings. RCB\u2019s Bhuvneshwar Kumar and CSK\u2019s Anshul Kamboj are both on 17 wickets at the moment. Bhuvneshwar, however, will be thinking about missed opportunities after going wicketless against LSG.<\/p>\n<h2>Orange Cap: Klaasen and Abhishek keep control<\/h2>\n<p>While the top of the run-scoring chart stayed steady, Virat Kohli\u2019s position didn\u2019t improve despite his side\u2019s loss. The RCB batter ended the night without adding to his season total of 379, leaving him at No. 9 in the Orange Cap race.<\/p>\n<p>Mitchell Marsh still made a significant climb after a big performance versus RCB. The Australia batter struck 111 off 56 balls, pushing his season run tally to 367 and moving him up to No. 12\u2014an appreciable jump from his earlier spot.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Heinrich Klaasen (SRH) leads with 494 runs.<\/li>\n<li>Abhishek Sharma (SRH) follows closely with 475 runs.<\/li>\n<li>KL Rahul (Delhi Capitals) sits next on 445 runs.<\/li>\n<li>Ishan Kishan (SRH) has 409 runs.<\/li>\n<li>Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Rajasthan Royals) is on 404 runs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Other IPL season markers<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Tournament MVP<\/li>\n<li>Best batting strike-rates<\/li>\n<li>Most catches<\/li>\n<li>Most 50+ scores<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lucknow Super Giants kept the Orange Cap standings largely unchanged after beating Royal Challengers Bengaluru by nine runs on Thursday night, but the Purple 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