IPL 2026 Orange Cap and Purple Cap after Qualifier 2: Sooryavanshi stays top, Rabada moves forward

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Kagiso Rabada NEW DELHI: The IPL 2026 Orange Cap and Purple Cap races witnessed another dramatic twist after Gujarat Titans defeated 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, teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi continued to hold the Orange Cap with another breathtaking knock. The 15-year-old smashed New Chandigarh’s 96 off just 47 balls to reach 776 runs from 16 matches this season.However, his heroic efforts were not enough to get RR into the final.The biggest threat to Sooryavanshi’s Orange Cap now comes from the opening duo of Gujarat Titans Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan, who once again starred in the crucial chase.Gill produced a stunning century in Qualifier 2 to climb to second in the order with 722 runs, while Sudharsan’s fluent half-century helped him move to third with 710 runs.With GT now advancing to Sunday’s IPL 2026 final against RCB in Ahmedabad, both Gill and Sudharsan will get one last chance to overtake Sooryavanshi in the tournament’s top run-scorer.The top five players are dominated by batters from playoff teams. Sunrisers Hyderabad stars Heinrich Klaasen and Ishan Kishan occupy the fourth and fifth positions with 624 and 602 runs respectively.RCB batting icon Virat Kohli also remains in contention. Kohli is currently sixth with exactly 600 runs and could still see a late surge in the order during the finals.

IPL 2026 Orange Cap after GT vs RR

RunsMAve.SR100s/50sSooryavanshi 7761648.50237.301/5Gill7221548.13163.711/6Sudharsan7101647.33159.551/8Klaasen6241548.00160.000/6Kishan614215406

Rabada overtakes Bhuvneshwar in the Purple Cap race

The Purple Cap order also saw a big change after Gujarat Titans pacer Kagiso Rabada produced another impressive spell in Qualifier 2.Rabada took 2/35 against Rajasthan Royals and jumped to the top of the wicket-takers’ charts with 28 wickets from 16 matches.The South African quick is now two wickets ahead of RCB pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar heading into Sunday’s title clash. Bhuvneshwar is second in the order with 26 wickets and will have a direct chance to challenge Rabada in the final.Rajasthan Royals fast bowler Jofra Archer finished his campaign in third place with 25 wickets from 16 matches.Chennai Super Kings pacer Anshul Kamboj ranks fourth with 21 wickets while Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Eshan Malinga rounds out the top five with 20 wickets from 15 matches.

IPL 2026 Purple Cap after GT vs RR

WicketsMAve.Econ.Rabada281620.789.43Bhuvi261518.158.00Archer251622.369.31Kamboj211425.2310.52Malinga201525.359.33With one match remaining in the tournament, the Orange Cap and Purple Cap races remain wide open heading into what promises to be a blockbuster IPL 2026 final.