Change in Orange Cap List (Image: X) On Saturday night, Virat Kohli settled comfortably at the top of the Orange Cap standings after his decisive 81 against Gujarat Titans. But in a dramatic turn of events on Sunday, there were several shifts in the rankings, taking him up to fifth at the end of the day.The day started with KL Rahul going out on top in the afternoon with a sensational unbeaten 152 against the Punjab Kings. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi overtook him in the evening with his second IPL century. However, the final twist came in the night when Abhishek Sharma won the Orange Cap with a match-winning 57 against Rajasthan Royals.Abhishek Sharma is the new holder of the Orange Cap in IPL 2026 after hitting a fifty against Rajasthan Royals. In eight matches, he amassed 380 runs at an average of 54.29 and an explosive rate of 212.29.Vaibhav Sooryavanshi now sits second on the list with 357 runs from eight matches. After his sensational century against Sunrisers Hyderabad, he averages 44.63 while maintaining a stunning strike rate of 234.87.Interestingly, KL Rahul also moved to 357 runs after his unbeaten 152 against Punjab Kings, but is now third on the Orange Cap list. However, Sooryavanshi is ahead due to his excellent strike rate.Heinrich Klaasen is fourth with 349 runs at an average of 49.86 and a strike rate of 149.79. Rounding out the top five is Virat Kohli with 328 runs at an average of 54.67 and a strike rate of 163.18.In a single day packed with extraordinary performances, the Orange Cap changed hands several times, underscoring how competitive and unpredictable IPL 2026 has become.
Here are the top run scores in IPL 2026:
RankingPlayer TeamRunsMatchesInningsStrike RateAvg1Abhishek SharmaSRH38088212.2954.292Vaibhav SooryavanshiRR35788235.0044.633KL RahulDC35777188.04Heinrich. KlaasenSRH34988150.0049.865Virat KohliRCB32877163.0054.676Ishan KishanSRH31288199.0039.007Shubman GillGT29766149.0049.508Sanju SamsonCSK29377179.0058.609Prabhsimran SinghPBKS28776193.0057.4010Shreyas IyerPBKS27976186.0069.75
