KL Rahul left Abhishek Sharma behind, captured the Orange Cap by scoring only this many runs.

By Samira Vishwas On May 5, 2026

IPL 2026 Orange Cap Update: In every match of the Indian Premier League 2026, the batsmen keep themselves ahead in the race for the Orange Cap by hitting fours and sixes. The 48th match of IPL 2026 is being played between Delhi Capitals and Chennai Super Kings at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. In this match, KL Rahul won the Orange Cap after scoring just 8 runs. That means Rahul has again become number-1 in the list of batsmen who have scored the most runs in IPL 2026.

KL Rahul becomes number-1

Now KL Rahul has again become number-1 in the list of batsmen who scored the most runs in IPL 2026. He has left Abhishek Sharma behind. The match is being played between Delhi Capitals and Chennai Super Kings at Arun Jaitley Stadium. By scoring 8 runs in this match, KL Rahul has gone ahead in the race of batsmen scoring the most runs in IPL 2026. Along with this, now orange cap has also adorned his head. In this match, Rahul was out after scoring 12 runs on 13 balls. This season, KL Rahul has played 10 matches so far, in which he has scored 45 runs at a strike rate of 180.89 and an average of 49.44. During this period he has scored 1 century and 3 half-centuries. 44 fours and 24 sixes came from his bat.

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Abhishek Sharma reached second place

Abhishek Sharma has now come second in the list of players who scored the most runs in IPL 2026. So far this season, Abhishek has scored a total of 440 runs in 10 innings of 10 matches at a strike rate of 206.57 and an average of 48.89, which includes one century and 3 half-centuries. During this period, Abhishek has hit 32 sixes and 41 fours.

Heinrich Klaasen is at number-3

Heinrich Klaasen is at third place in the list of batsmen who have scored the most runs in IPL 2026. Klaasen has scored a total of 425 runs in 10 innings of 10 matches at a strike rate of 156.83. During this period, he has scored 4 half-centuries with his bat. At the same time, he has also hit 33 fours and 19 sixes.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi is at fourth position

15 year old Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who is creating havoc with the bat in IPL 2026, is at fourth place in the list of batsmen who have scored the most runs. Vaibhav Suryavanshi has so far scored a total of 404 runs in 10 innings of 10 matches at a strike rate of 237.64 and an average of 40.40. He has also scored one century and 2 half-centuries. Not only this, Vaibhav has hit 35 fours and 37 sixes. He is number 1 in the list of those who have hit the most sixes this season.

Sai Sudarshan is at number-5

Sai Sudarshan is at fifth place in the list of batsmen who have scored the most runs in IPL 2026. Batting in 10 innings of 10 matches, he has scored a total of 385 runs at a strike rate of 158.43 and an average of 38.50, which includes one century and 3 half-centuries. Sai Sudarshan hit 38 fours and 18 sixes.

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