KL Rahul tops the Orange Cap race (Photo-PTI)
Orange Cap and Purple Cap Holder List in IPL 2026: In the race for Orange Cap in IPL 2026, a different player is becoming number 1 in every match. Once again the Orange Cap has been awarded to another player. This player is KL Rahul who has overtaken Abhishek Sharma in terms of most runs in the current season of IPL. KL Rahul has scored 433 runs in 9 matches while Abhishek Sharma has scored 425 runs.
Amazing work of KL Rahul
KL Rahul has scored fifty plus score for the fourth time this season. This player had scored 92 runs against Gujarat and 57 runs against RCB. He had scored unbeaten 152 runs against Punjab. Now against Rajasthan, he scored 75 runs and won the match for Delhi. With this inning, KL Rahul scored his 8th fifty plus score in 18 innings against Rajasthan Royals and he has overtaken Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan.
Purple cap on Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s head
Bhuvneshwar Kumar is at the forefront in the race of taking most wickets. This right-arm fast bowler has taken 17 wickets so far. Bhuvneshwar’s economy rate is also just 7.54 runs per over. This bowler of Royal Challengers Bangalore has done wonders by taking 3 wickets in 5 matches so far. Archer and Ishan Malinga are challenging Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the race for Purple Cap with 15 wickets each.
Talking about the 43rd match of IPL 2026, Rajasthan Royals had to face defeat by Delhi Capitals by 7 wickets. Batting first, Rajasthan scored 225 runs in 20 overs. In reply, Delhi team achieved this target 5 balls earlier. Rahul played an inning of 75 runs, Nissanka played an inning of 62 runs. Nitish Rana scored 33 runs in 17 balls. Ayutosh Sharma scored 25 not out and Stubbs scored 18 not out to give victory to Delhi. With this victory, Delhi team is at sixth position in the points table with 8 points. Rajasthan is at fourth position with 12 points.
