The Orange Cap of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season went by three heads on Saturday after Abhishek Sharma’s half-century against Rajasthan Royals at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. It all started at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. After his majestic 152 not out against Punjab Kings, KL Rahul got into the Orange Cap for the first time in IPL 2026 after he got to the top with 357 runs.
A few hours later, Rajasthan Royals wonderkid Vaibhav Suryavanshi won the Orange Cap with his first hundred of the season against Sunrisers Hyderabad and the second of his career. The 15-year-old reached his three-figure mark in just 36 balls to equal Rahul for the top spot. But Suryavanshi’s joy was short-lived as Abhishek claimed the coveted cap with a fifty in pursuit of 229.
Starting the day with 323 runs, Abhishek scored 57 runs off just 29 balls, including 11 fours and a single six, before being dismissed by Donovan Ferreira. Abhishek currently has 380 runs from eight matches.
Earlier, Suryavanshi raced to his fifty in just 15 balls (for the third time this season) as Rajasthan Royals reached 76/1 in the powerplay. It was Suryavanshi who started the onslaught, hitting four consecutive sixes off Praful Hinge in the first over. While Yashasvi Jaiswal was dismissed early, Suryavanshi worked with Dhruv Jurel to bowl the opposition bowlers.
However, the Samastipur-born lad took a momentary pause in the middle before hitting Shivang Kumar for a four and a six to get things going. It was in the 14th over that Bihar youngster Sakib Hussain smashed Suryavanshi for two sixes and a four to reach his three figures in style in 36 balls.
Suryavanshi incidentally bowled fewer deliveries against Gujarat Titans in IPL 2025 when he got his first IPL ton. However, his joy was short-lived as Hussain had the last laugh on the next ball, trapping the kid in front. five fours and 12 sixes during his stay at the Suryavanshi wicket.
Suryavanshi in the process equaled 357 runs with Delhi Capitals opener KL Rahul to top the Orange Cap list in IPL 2026. For an unknown fact, Rahul got his hands on the Orange Cap barely a few hours ago for the first time this season after becoming the first Indian batsman to score more than 150 in IPL history. He scored 152 against Punjab Kings.
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