{"id":9601,"date":"2026-05-14T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/kohli-climbs-to-no-3-as-orange-and-purple-cap-charts-see-fresh-shake-ups"},"modified":"2026-05-14T02:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T02:00:00","slug":"kohli-climbs-to-no-3-as-orange-and-purple-cap-charts-see-fresh-shake-ups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/kohli-climbs-to-no-3-as-orange-and-purple-cap-charts-see-fresh-shake-ups","title":{"rendered":"Kohli climbs to No. 3 as Orange and Purple Cap charts see fresh shake-ups"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>IPL 2026\u2019s orange- and purple-cap standings are never static, and Wednesday delivered yet another shake-up across the run and wicket charts.<\/p>\n<h2>Orange Cap leaderboard<\/h2>\n<p>Virat Kohli struck his ninth century in the league to power Royal Challengers Bengaluru\u2019s successful chase of 193 against Kolkata Knight Riders in Raipur. The knock lifted him to third place in the season\u2019s run-scoring race.<\/p>\n<p>Kohli has amassed 484 runs from 12 innings at a strike rate of 165.75. That total puts him just behind B Sai Sudharsan (501) and Heinrich Klaasen (508).<\/p>\n<p>In the places below, Abhishek Sharma of Sunrisers Hyderabad has 481 runs, while KL Rahul of Delhi Capitals (DC) sits on 477. Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill follows with 467.<\/p>\n<h2>Purple Cap leaderboard<\/h2>\n<p>Bhuvneshwar Kumar\u2014who won the Purple Cap in 2016 and 2017\u2014has widened the gap over Kagiso Rabada, the Purple Cap winner from 2020. With figures of 1 wicket for 34 runs against KKR, Bhuvneshwar now leads on 21 wickets, one more than Rabada.<\/p>\n<p>Chasing the leading pair are Anshul Kamboj of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) with 19 wickets. Prince Yadav of Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Rashid Khan of Gujarat Titans (GT) are next, alongside KKR\u2019s Kartik Tyagi and SRH\u2019s Eshan Malinga\u2014each of them having taken 16 wickets.<\/p>\n<h2>Tournament MVP<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Best batting strike-rates<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Most catches<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Most 50+ scores<\/h2><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IPL 2026\u2019s orange- and purple-cap standings are never static, and Wednesday delivered yet another shake-up across the run and wicket charts. 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