IPL 2026 Orange Cap: KL Rahul leapfrogs Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to the top
Delhi Capitals opener KL Rahul has climbed to the top of the IPL 2026 Orange Cap standings with his third half-century of the season. His impressive 75 against Rajasthan Royals propelled him past Abhishek Sharma and others with 433 runs from nine games. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's rare failure saw him slip to fourth.
NEW DELHI: Delhi Capitals opener KL Rahul scored his third half-century of the IPL 2026 season to jump to the top of the Orange Cap standings. His 75 against Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur on Friday took his overall tally this season to 433 runs, eight more than Sunrisers Hyderabad opener Abhishek Sharma. Rahul was outside the top five before the match in Jaipur, but the 40-ball knock helped him leapfrog an array of run-getters like Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Heinrich Klaasen and Abhishek to snatch the Orange Cap.
Rahul now has 433 runs from nine games at an average of 54. 12 and a strike rate of 185. 83, which includes one hundred and three fifties.
Sooryavanshi also had a chance to go top, but a rare failure for the 15-year-old sensation — who was out for just 4 on Friday — left the RR opener fourth with 404 runs from 10 games. The teenager has scored his runs at a stunning strike rate of 237. 64 this season, including one hundred and two fifties.
Abhishek slipped to second with 425 runs from nine games at an average of 53. 12 and a strike rate of 209. 35, followed by teammate Klaasen in third.