The race for Orange Cap is between Gujarat’s opening pair only.Image Credit source: PTI
The decision as to who will reach the playoffs in IPL 2026 and who will be out completely is yet to be taken. Similarly, who will wear the Orange Cap for most runs or the Purple Cap for most wickets is yet to be decided. Like the playoffs, fierce competition is going on for both these awards. Some players are losing their chances while some are winning. But even after completion of 59 matches of the league, at present it is still occupied by Heinrich Klaasen and Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
Samson-Kamboj missed the opportunity
On Friday, May 15, Lucknow Super Giants and Chennai Super Kings faced each other in the 59th match of IPL 2026. In this match, Chennai’s star opener Sanju Samson had a chance to take the lead in the race for the Orange Cap. Similarly, Chennai’s fast bowler Anshul Kamboj has purple cap There was an opportunity to achieve. But both failed in this match and lost this opportunity.
Samson scored only 20 runs in this match and now he has 450 runs in 12 matches. At present he has been able to reach only 8th place in this list. On the other hand, his teammate Kamboj needed 4 wickets to get the Purple Cap but he could not take even a single wicket let alone 4 and was badly beaten. In this way, he is still in third place with 19 wickets.
‘GT Boys’ have a chance
orange cap Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Heinrich Klaasen (508 runs) is still at the first place in the list. In terms of Purple Cap, Bhuvneshwar Kumar of Royal Challengers Bangalore (22 wickets) is at the forefront. But on Saturday, May 16, in the match between Gujarat Titans (GT) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), both the pictures can change and in both the cases, Gujarat players have a chance.
GT’s star opener Sai Sudarshan is closest in this matter. He has 501 runs in 12 matches so far and by scoring 8 or more runs he will snatch the Orange Cap from Clausen. Their captain Shubhman Gill (467 runs) is also not far away. On the other hand, the team’s star fast bowler Kagiso Rabada (21 wickets) is also not far away. By taking just 2 wickets he will become the number-1 bowler.
