Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Kagiso Rabada
New Delhi: The IPL 2026 Orange Cap and Purple Cap races saw another dramatic development after Gujarat Titans beat Rajasthan Royals in Qualifier 2 on Friday to set up a summit clash against Royal Challengers Bengaluru.Although Rajasthan Royals crashed out of the tournament, teenager Vaibhav Sooryavanshi continued to hold the Orange Cap with another stunning knock. The 15-year-old smashed 96 off just 47 balls at New Chandigarh, taking his tally to 776 runs from 16 matches this season.However, his heroic efforts were not enough to take RR to the final.The biggest threat to Sooryavanshi’s Orange Cap now comes from Gujarat Titans’ opening duo of Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan, who once again starred in a crucial chase.Gill hit a stunning century in the second qualifier to move up to second place in the standings with 722 runs, while Sudharsen’s fluent half-century helped him move to third place with 710 runs.With GT now advancing to the IPL 2026 final against RCB in Ahmedabad on Sunday, both Gill and Sudharsen will get one last chance to edge out Sooryavanshi in the race for the tournament’s top run-scorer award.The top five currently are dominated by hitters from playoff teams.
Sunrisers Hyderabad stars Heinrich Klaasen and Ishan Kishan are fourth and fifth respectively, with 624 and 602 points.RCB batting icon Virat Kohli is also still in contention. Kohli is currently ranked sixth with exactly 600 points and could still make a late surge up the rankings during the final.
IPL 2026 Orange Cap after GT vs RR
| Runs | M | Ave. | SAR | 100 seconds / 50 seconds | |
| Suryavanshi | 776 | 16 | 48.50 | 237.30 | 1/5 |
| Nostrils | 722 | 15 | 48.13 | 163.71 | 1/6 |
| Sudarsan | 710 | 16 | 47.33 | 159.55 | 1/8 |
| Classen | 624 | 15 | 48.00 | 160.00 | 0/6 |
| Kishan | 602 | 15 | 40.13 | 182.42 | 0/6 |
Rabada beats Bhuvneshwar in the Purple Cap race
The Purple Cap standings also saw a major change after Gujarat Titans’ Kagiso Rabada produced another impressive spell in Qualifiers 2.Rabada took 2/35 against Rajasthan Royals to jump to the top of the wicket-takers list with 28 wickets from 16 matches.The South African speedster now leads RCB’s Bhuvneshwar Kumar by two wickets ahead of Sunday’s title match. Bhuvneshwar is second in the standings with 26 wickets and will have a direct chance to challenge Rabada in the final.Rajasthan Royals fast bowler Jofra Archer finished his campaign at third place with 25 wickets from 16 matches.Chennai Super Kings’ Anshul Kamboj is fourth with 21 wickets, while Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Ishan Malinga rounds out the top five with 20 wickets from 15 matches.
IPL 2026 purple cap after GT vs RR
| Wicket | M | Ave. | economic. | |
| Rabada | 28 | 16 | 20.78 | 9.43 |
| Buffy | 26 | 15 | 18.15 | 8.00 |
| Archer | 25 | 16 | 22.36 | 9.31 |
| Cambog | 21 | 14 | 25.23 | 10.52 |
| Malinga | 20 | 15 | 25.35 | 9.33 |
With one match left in the tournament, the Orange Cap and Purple Cap races remain wide open ahead of what promises to be a thrilling IPL 2026 final.
