Lucknow: The battle for the Purple Cap in IPL 2026 is becoming more exciting with every match. Even after the match between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders on April 14, there was no major change at the top, but a young bowler quickly consolidated his place. This is the name of Anshul Kamboj of Chennai Super Kings.
Anshul Kamboj’s great form
Anshul Kamboj, who has been consistently impressive in the season, bowled 2/32 against Kolkata Knight Riders and took his total number of wickets to 10. Now he jointly tops the Purple Cap race with Gujarat Titans’ famous Krishna. Kamboj has taken at least one wicket in every match played so far and has taken two or more wickets in most of the matches. Due to better economy rates, the Purple Cap is currently named after Prasidh Krishna.
Current Purple Cap standings
– Anshul Kamboj (CSK) — 10 wickets
– Prasidh Krishna (GT) — 10 wickets
– Ravi Bishnoi (RR) — 9 wickets
– Jofra Archer (RR) — 7 wickets
Apart from this, three bowlers including Prince Yadav, Jacob Duffy and Vaibhav Arora are in the race with 6 wickets each.
Fierce competition between bowlers
The race for the Purple Cap in IPL 2026 has become very tough. Every match is changing the position of wicket takers. In the upcoming matches, it will be interesting to see who comes out ahead in this race and wins the Purple Cap.
points table update
So far 22 matches have been played in the tournament. Rajasthan Royals are on top with 8 points with 4 wins in 5 matches. Punjab Kings are in second place with 7 points, while Royal Challengers Bangalore are in third place with 6 points.
The next match (23rd match) will be played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants.
Will Anshul Kamboj give a big surprise by winning the Purple Cap this season? Or will the famous Krishna retain his place? Cricket lovers are now following this excitement more closely with every match.
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