IPL 2026 Orange & Purple Cap — Final Standings

Orange Cap — top run scorers of IPL 2026

The Orange Cap is awarded to the batter with the most runs at the end of the IPL season. In 2026 it was won by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (776 runs), who became the youngest-ever Orange Cap winner. Sooryavanshi's explosive powerplay hitting accounted for 42% of his total runs — a record proportion. RCB's title-winning campaign was built around his consistency in the top three.

Behind him, the leaderboard was packed with familiar names — Sai Sudharsan (GT), Yashasvi Jaiswal (RR), Shubman Gill (GT) and Suryakumar Yadav (MI) all cleared 550 runs. For the full player-by-player breakdown see our Virat Kohli player profile and the rest of the IPL 2026 player index.

Purple Cap — top wicket-takers of IPL 2026

The Purple Cap goes to the bowler with the most wickets in the season. Jasprit Bumrah (MI) reclaimed it for a third time, finishing with 27 wickets at an economy of 6.41 — by far the best of any specialist seamer. Behind him, the chart featured Varun Chakaravarthy (KKR), Rashid Khan (GT), Yuzvendra Chahal (SRH) and Jasprit's MI teammate Trent Boult.

For spin-friendly venues, read our spin bowling in T20 cricket guide ; for death-overs strategy, see death overs bowling.

Use this data for Dream11 team selection

The Orange & Purple Cap leaderboards are the foundation for every Dream11 team today pick we publish. Pair the top-scorer data with today's pitch report and the Dream11 captain picker to build the strongest XI for the next match.