IPL 2026: Here King Kohli again picked up the pace for the Orange Cap, on the other hand Bhuvi left everyone behind by snatching the Purple Cap.

Orange Cap Leaderboard IPL 2026: The race for the Orange and Purple Cap in IPL 2026 is now becoming even more interesting. On Monday, Royal Challengers Bangalore performed brilliantly and defeated Delhi Capitals at their home ground. After this match, there was a big change in the race for both the caps. While Virat Kohli made a strong jump in the Orange Cap race, Bhuvneshwar Kumar has reached the top in the Purple Cap list.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar captures the Purple Cap

Talking about bowlers, the race for Purple Cap has also become very tough. Bhuvneshwar Kumar of Royal Challengers Bangalore has achieved the top position on the basis of his excellent bowling. Apart from them, Anshul Kamboj of Chennai Super Kings and Ishan Malinga of Sunrisers Hyderabad also have 14 wickets each. However, due to better economy rate, Bhuvneshwar is currently at number one, while Anshul is at second and Malinga is at third.

Joffra Archer, Prince Yadav and Kagiso Rabada are also not far behind in this race for Purple Cap. All these bowlers have taken 13-13 wickets so far and they can overtake in this race any time. This competition is going to be even more exciting in the coming matches, where the cap picture can change with every match.

Abhishek Sharma leads in the race for Orange Cap

Sunrisers Hyderabad have scored the most runs this season. Abhishek Sharma Remain in first place. He has scored 380 runs in 8 matches, which includes one century and five half-centuries. After him, KL Rahul is at second place, who has scored 358 runs in 8 matches. Rahul has scored one century and two half-centuries, due to which he is continuously maintaining his place in the top-2.

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Kohli took a big leap

Young opening batsman of Rajasthan Royals Vaibhav Suryavanshi Present in third place. He has performed brilliantly, scoring 357 runs in 8 matches, which includes one century and two half-centuries. Whereas Virat Kohli jumped to the fourth position by scoring 23 runs in 15 balls in the match played against Delhi Capitals. Even though his score was not big, his contribution was important in the team’s victory. He has three half-centuries in his name this season.