Sai Sudarshan captured the Orange Cap, Vaibhav Suryavanshi reached the third position straight from the top, know who is present on the second position.

By Samira Vishwas On May 22, 2026

IPL 2026 Orange Cap Updates: The race for the Orange Cap in the Indian Premier League 2026 is becoming very exciting. Now a change in the orange cap has been seen in the match being played between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings in Ahmedabad. Gujarat Titans’ star opener Sai Sudarshan has won the Orange Cap by playing a brilliant inning of 84 runs. Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who was on top in terms of scoring the most runs this season, has now moved to third position.

Sai Sudarshan captured the Orange Cap

Sai Sudarshan has now reached the top in terms of scoring most runs in IPL 2026. Sudarshan has performed brilliantly this season and has scored a total of 638 runs in 14 innings of 14 matches. His highest score was 100 runs. He batted at an average of 49.07 and strike rate of 157.92. During this, he scored 1 century and 7 half-centuries, which included 62 fours and 29 sixes.

SaiSu against CSK? Always a masterpiece! 🎨 pic.twitter.com/BOeXA0MZNW
— Gujarat Titans (@gujarat_titans) May 21, 2026

Shubman Gill present at number-2

Gujarat Titans captain Shubhman Gill is second in terms of scoring the most runs this season. Gill has scored a total of 616 runs in 13 innings of 13 matches. His high score has been 86 runs. He scored 6 half-centuries while batting at an average of 47.38 and strike rate of 161.67. During this period, 57 fours and 30 sixes came from Gill’s bat.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi reached third place

Rajasthan Royals’ 15-year-old star player Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who was holding the orange cap before the GT vs CSK match, has now moved to the third position. This young player has impressed everyone with his strong batting this season. Vaibhav has scored a total of 579 runs in 13 innings of 13 matches. His high score was 103 runs. Vaibhav has scored runs at an average of 44.53 and an explosive strike rate of 236.32. During this period he scored 1 century and 3 half-centuries. He also hit 50 fours and 53 sixes. Chennai Super Kings have suffered the fifth blow on the score of 63 runs. Mathew’s shot was played by Kagiso Rabada. Scored 24 runs on 14 balls. After this, Karthik Sharma was run out and returned to the pavilion. Karthik scored 19 runs on 15 balls.

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