IPL 2026: In IPL 2026, the match was played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals on 24 May. This was the last IPL season of both the teams. Delhi won by 40 runs. KL Rahul made a big change in the race for the Orange Cap by playing a half-century innings in this match. Rahul has defeated Vaibhav Suryavanshi. He has gone ahead of them. Rahul played an inning of 60 runs in 30 balls in this match. This was also his sixth 50+ score in the season.
KL Rahul defeated Vaibhav
Currently, Sai Sudarshan is in possession of the IPL 2026 Orange Cap. He has scored 638 runs in 14 innings of 14 matches with an average of 49.07. Apart from this, Shubhman Gill is at second position after scoring 616 runs in 13 matches with an average of 47.38.
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Sunrisers Hyderabad batsman Heinrich Klaasen is at number three. He has scored 606 runs with an average of 50.50. At the same time, KL Rahul has come to fourth position after scoring 593 runs in 14 matches with an average of 45.61. Apart from this, Vaibhav Suryavanshi is at fifth place. He has so far scored 583 runs in 14 innings of 14 matches.
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Top-5 batsmen who scored runs in IPL 2026
| player | Team | match | Turn | Run | highest score | average | strike rate | century | half century |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B Sai Sudarshan | Gujarat Titans (GT) | 14 | 14 | 638 | 100 | 49.07 | 157.92 | 1 | 7 |
| Shubhman Gill | Gujarat Titans (GT) | 13 | 13 | 616 | 86 | 47.38 | 161.67 | 0 | 6 |
| heinrich classen | Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) | 14 | 14 | 606 | 69 | 50.50 | 159.47 | 0 | 6 |
| KL Rahul | Delhi Capitals (DC) | 14 | 14 | 593 | 152* | 45.61 | 174.41 | 1 | 5 |
| Vaibhav Suryavanshi | Rajasthan Royals (RR) | 14 | 14 | 583 | 103 | 41.64 | 232.27 | 1 | 3 |
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