IPL 2026: Vaibhav Suryavanshi on top again, overtakes Abhishek Sharma in Orange Cap race. cricket news
Vaibhav Suryavanshi has again topped the race for the Orange Cap, becoming the first player to reach 400 runs in IPL 2026, underscoring his sensational form this season.Rajasthan Royals pulled off a thrilling six-wicket win over Punjab Kings thanks to an unbeaten 77-run partnership off 32 balls between Donovan Ferreira and Shubham Dubey, who chased down the target in 19.2 overs and handed PBKS their first defeat. RR’s chase was led by Vaibhav Suryavanshi (43 off 16) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (51 off 27) before Yuzvendra Chahal’s three wickets gave PBKS some momentum. However, Ferreira and Dubey performed strongly under pressure. Earlier, PBKS had scored 222/4 thanks to Marcus Stoinis’ 62 off 22* balls and Prabhsimran Singh’s 59, but their bowlers could not defend the total in the death overs.
With this performance, Suryavanshi now tops the Orange Cap with 400 runs in nine matches at a whopping strike rate of 238.09, further cementing his status as one of the breakout stars of the season.Abhishek Sharma is now second among Orange Cap holders in IPL 2026 after his match-winning half-century against Rajasthan Royals. In eight matches, he has scored 380 runs at an average of 54.29 and an explosive strike rate of 212.29. KL Rahul is at third place with 358 runs in eight matches at a strike rate of 185.49. Kohli is now at fourth position after scoring 351 runs in eight innings at an excellent strike rate of 162.50. Heinrich Klaasen is at fifth position with 349 runs at an average of 49.86 and strike rate of 149.79.Here are the top 10 leading run scorers of IPL 2026:
| Post | player | Team | it goes | matchbox (m) | inn (inn) | Strike Rate (SR) | mean mean) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vaibhav Suryavanshi | RR | 400 | 9 | 9 | 238.09 | 44.44 |
| 2 | Abhishek Sharma | SRH | 380 | 8 | 8 | 212.00 | 54.29 |
| 3 | KL Rahul | DC | 358 | 8 | 8 | 185.00 | 51.14 |
| 4 | Virat Kohli | rcb | 351 | 8 | 8 | 163.00 | 58.50 |
| 5 | heinrich classen | SRH | 349 | 8 | 8 | 150.00 | 49.86 |
| 6 | Prabhsimran Singh | PBKS | 346 | 8 | 7 | 179.00 | 57.67 |
| 7 | Shubman Gill | GT | 330 | 7 | 7 | 149.00 | 47.14 |
| 8 | Sai Sudarshan | GT | 322 | 8 | 8 | 163.00 | 40.25 |
| 9 | Ishan Kishan | SRH | 312 | 8 | 8 | 199.00 | 39.00 |
| 10 | Shreyas Iyer | PBKS | 309 | 8 | 7 | 175.00 | 61.80 |