IPL 2026 Cap Race: Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s explosive batting changed the equation of Orange Cap, who is number-1 in Purple Cap?

IPL 2026 Cap Race: Vaibhav Suryavanshi has gone ahead in the race for the Orange Cap by batting explosively in the eliminator match of IPL 2026. Against Hyderabad, he played a brilliant inning of 97 runs in 29 balls. With this stormy innings, he has reached the top in the race for Orange Cap.

Left Sai Sudarshan behind

Before the IPL 2026 Eliminator match, Sai Sudarshan was leading in the race for the Orange Cap. But after this match, Vaibhav has ended Sudarshan’s reign. This season, Vaibhav has scored the maximum of 680 runs at an average of 45 in the 15 matches played so far. During this period his strike rate was 242. At the same time, Gujarat’s young opening batsman Sai Sudarshan has slipped to second position with 652 runs.

◾️ Current Orange Cap holder
◾️ 680 runs striking at 240
◾️ Most sixes hit in a T20 tournament

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is having a stellar season 🙌 pic.twitter.com/LNeX7kthOM

— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) May 28, 2026

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Other players in the Orange Cap race

Apart from this, Sunrisers Hyderabad wicketkeeper batsman Heinrich Klaasen, who was out after scoring just 18 runs in the eliminator match, is at third place in the list of batsmen who have scored the most runs this season. Klaasen has scored 624 runs this season. At the same time, Gujarat Titans captain Shubhman Gill is at fourth position after scoring 618 runs in 14 matches. The name of Sunrisers Hyderabad wicketkeeper batsman Ishan Kishan is also included in this list. He is at fifth position with 602 runs in 15 matches.

Who is ahead in purple cap?

Royal Challengers Bangalore fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar is leading in the race for Purple Cap in IPL 2026. He has 26 wickets in his name in the 15 matches played so far. Gujarat Titans’ star fast bowler Kagiso Rabada is at second position with 26 wickets. Rajasthan Royals fast bowler Joffra Archer is at third place in terms of taking most wickets this season. He has taken 24 wickets in the 15 matches played so far this season.