Orange Cap of IPL 2026 named after 15 year old Vaibhav Suryavanshi, confirmed after Shubman and Sudarshan were out.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Wins Orange Cap: The final match of IPL 2026 is being played between Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Gujarat Titans. After losing the toss at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, both the opening batsmen of GT, who came to bat first, got out cheaply in the power play and returned to the pavilion. While Shubhman and Sudarshan were out, on the other hand the Orange Cap went to 15 year old Vaibhav Suryavanshi. Yes, in the grand finale, both Shubhman and Sudarshan had a chance to snatch the Orange Cap from Vaibhav Suryavanshi, but when these batsmen were out, it was confirmed that the Orange Cap of IPL 2026 is going to remain with Vaibhav Suryavanshi only.
Shubman Gill and Sai Sudarshan lost the chance to win the Orange Cap
The final match of IPL 2026 is being played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Titans. In this title match, Shubman Gill and Sai Sudarshan had a chance to win the Orange Cap. Yes, if in this match Shubman was to score 55 runs, while Sudarshan was to score 67 runs.
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But, in the RCB VS GT match, both the batsmen could not do anything special and returned to the pavilion after getting out cheaply. Captain Shubman was out after scoring 10 runs on 8 balls. So there, Sudarshan was out after scoring 12 runs on 12 balls. In this way both the players lost the chance to win the Orange Cap.
How was the performance of Shubman and Sudarsh in IPL 2026?
Shubman Gill showed an amazing performance in IPL 2026. He played 16 matches, scoring 732 runs in 16 innings at a strike rate of 163.02 and an average of 45.75. During this period he scored 1 century and 6 half-centuries. At the same time, Sai Sudarshan played 17 matches this season, in which he scored 722 runs at a strike rate of 157.98 and an average of 45.13. During this period he scored one century and 8 half-centuries.
Orange cap of IPL 2026 named after Vaibhav Suryavanshi
15 year old Vaibhav Suryavanshi performed amazingly in the Indian Premier League 2026. The Rajasthan Royals opening batsman played 16 matches this season, in which he scored 776 runs at a strike rate of 237.30 and an average of 48.50. During this period, he scored 1 century and 5 half-centuries with his bat. In these 5 half-centuries, he was out on the score of 90 thrice. This player also hit 72 sixes and 63 fours in IPL 2026.
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Vaibhav Suryavanshi is also the batsman who hits the most sixes.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi also occupies the first place in the list of batsmen who have hit the most sixes in the Indian Premier League 2026. 15 year old Suryavanshi played 16 matches this season, in which he hit 72 sixes in 16 innings. With this, Vaibhav Suryavanshi has become the batsman to hit the most sixes in a season in IPL history.
Top-5 batsmen who scored most runs in IPL 2026:-
| rank | player | Team | match | Run | average | strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | Rajasthan Royals | 16 | 776 | 48.50 | 237.31 |
| 2 | Shubman Gill | Gujarat Titans | 16 | 722 | 48.13 | 163.72 |
| 3 | Sai Sudharsan | Gujarat Titans | 16 | 710 | 50.71 | 159.55 |
| 4 | Heinrich Klaasen | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 15 | 624 | 48.00 | 160.00 |
| 5 | Ishan Kishan | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 15 | 602 | 40.13 | 182.42 |
Also read: IPL 2026 Final: Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood broke the back of Gujarat Titans, Shubman Gill and Sai Sudarshan were out.
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