A double-header Sunday always brings swift movement across the IPL 2026 standings, and this time the reshuffle was felt most sharply on the wicket-taking charts rather than the run-getters\u2019 list. Here\u2019s how the Orange and Purple Cap race looks after the latest slate of matches.<\/p>\n
Bhuvneshwar Kumar remains a standout at the top of the Purple Cap race. The bowler, who previously won the award in consecutive seasons (2016 and 2017), has barely looked out of his depth despite being 36 and spending much of the year away from the spotlight. If anything, his impact has only grown stronger.<\/p>\n
His haul of 4 for 23 versus Mumbai Indians (MI) underlined that return to form, coming in a match that ultimately turned into a dramatic win for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). The effort marked his sixth three-wicket haul of the season\u2014his first four-wicket performance as well\u2014and pushed his total to 21 wickets.<\/p>\n
Bhuvneshwar\u2019s lead was put under pressure after Kagiso Rabada reached 18 wickets on Saturday. Earlier on Sunday, in the daytime fixture, Anshul Kamboj also made a move by taking two wickets for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), lifting him to 19 and temporarily placing him at the summit.<\/p>\n
Virat Kohli\u2019s run of form didn\u2019t shift on Sunday. After a two-ball duck against LSG in his previous outing, he managed a first-ball dismissal against MI, leaving him anchored in tenth place. His tally remains 379 runs, which is exactly the same number he had on April 30.<\/p>\n
The top of the scoring list remains stable. Heinrich Klaasen of Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) is still No. 1 on 494 runs, while Abhishek Sharma continues to occupy the second spot with 475. KL Rahul of Delhi Capitals (DC) holds third place on 468 runs.<\/p>\n
Shubman Gill, captaining Gujarat Titans (GT), moved within the top four after scoring 84 on Saturday against Rajasthan Royals (RR). He is now fourth with 462 runs. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi completes the top five for RR, sitting on 440 runs.<\/p>\n
Between the leading group and Kohli, several batsmen remain within striking distance, including GT\u2019s B Sai Sudharsan, CSK standout Sanju Samson, and SRH\u2019s No. 3 Ishan Kishan. Samson scored 28 on Sunday against LSG. Meanwhile, MI opener Ryan Rickelton had the chance to climb but slipped against RCB, making only 2 runs.<\/p>\n
A double-header Sunday always brings swift movement across the IPL 2026 standings, and this time the reshuffle was felt most sharply on the wicket-taking charts…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":8894,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_title":"IPL 2026 Purple Cap Race: Bhuvneshwar four-wicket boost","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"IPL 2026 Purple Cap update: Bhuvneshwar\u2019s four-wicket haul swings the wicket-takers\u2019 race as the race reshapes after Sunday\u2019s double-header.","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ipl"],"yoast_head":"\n