Orange Cap and Purple Cap Holder List in IPL 2026: Double header matches were played in IPL 2026 on 10 May. In this match, Chennai Super Kings defeated Lucknow Super Giants by 5 wickets. Whereas, in the second match, Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Mumbai Indians by 2 wickets on the last ball. After these two great matches, a big change was also seen in the race for Orange Cap and Purple Cap.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar captures the Purple Cap
In the first match of the day, Anshul Kamboj bowled amazingly for Chennai Super Kings. He took 2 wickets in 4 overs. With this, he took a total of 19 wickets to his name and came out ahead in the race for the Purple Cap. But in the second match of the day, Bhuvneshwar Kumar wreaked havoc. He spent only 23 runs in 4 overs against Mumbai and made 4 batsmen his victims. With this, he has taken 21 wickets in 11 matches in the current season. Due to which he defeated Anshul Kamboj and won the Purple Cap.
At the same time, Kagiso Rabada has now come at third position with 18 wickets in 11 matches. Before these two matches he was on top. Whereas, Prince Yadav remains at number four with 16 wickets in 11 matches. Apart from these, Ishan Malinga has also become in the top-5 with 16 wickets in 11 matches.
Big shock to Virat Kohli
But this match was very bad for Virat Kohli. He was out on the very first ball without opening the account. He could not open his account for the second consecutive match, due to which he suffered a big setback in the race for the Orange Cap. He has now moved to 10th position with 379 runs in 11 matches. At the same time, Ryan Rickleton has overtaken him with 382 runs in 9 matches. Apart from these, Heinrich Klaasen remains at the first position by scoring 494 runs in 11 matches. Whereas, Abhishek Sharma is at second place with 475 runs in 11 matches.
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