Bhuvneshwar Kumar Leads Purple Cap Race In IPL 2026, Virat Kohli 4th In Orange Cap List With 600 RunsPublished By :,Last Updated: May 26, 2026, 23:54 ISTBhuvneshwar has accounted for the dismissal of 26 batters in IPL 2026.
Rabada also has 26 wickets to his name, but due to a better economy rate, Bhuvi is leading Purple Cap race.
Updated IPL 2026 Orange Cap and Purple Cap lists after Qualifier 1 match on May 26.
The innings helped Kohli take his tally to 600 runs in IPL 2026, moving him to fourth place in the list of highest run-scorers this season.
Prabhsimran Singh Punjab Kings 14 510 168.87Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who represents Royal Challengers Bengaluru, is leading the Purple Cap race in IPL 2026.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar Leads Purple Cap Race In IPL 2026, Virat Kohli 4th In Orange Cap List With 600 Runs
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Last Updated: May 26, 2026, 23:54 IST
Bhuvneshwar has accounted for the dismissal of 26 batters in IPL 2026. Rabada also has 26 wickets to his name, but due to a better economy rate, Bhuvi is leading Purple Cap race.
Updated IPL 2026 Orange Cap and Purple Cap lists after Qualifier 1 match on May 26. (Picture Credit: Creimas)
Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru crushed Gujarat Titans by 92 runs on Tuesday (May 26) to book their place in the final of IPL 2026. In Qualifier 1 at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, captain Rajat Patidar played an unbeaten knock of 93 runs off just 33 balls, smashing five fours and nine sixes, to help RCB post a massive total of 254/5 in 20 overs.
IPL 2026 | Schedule | Results | Orange Cap | Purple Cap
RCB’s bowlers, led by Bhuvneshwar Kumar, then produced a dominant performance to bowl GT out for just 162 runs in 19.3 overs
The Titans had high expectations from their opening pair of Shubman Gill and B Sai Sudharsan in the crucial clash, but both failed to make an impact.
While Sudharsan was unfortunate to be dismissed hit wicket after scoring 14 runs off 9 balls, Gill managed only 2 runs from 3 deliveries before being dismissed by Bhuvneshwar on the first ball of the fourth over.
Despite their low scores in Qualifier 1, Sudharsan and Gill continue to occupy the top two spots in the Orange Cap race.
Apart from Patidar, Virat Kohli also made a valuable contribution for RCB with a 43-run knock. The innings helped Kohli take his tally to 600 runs in IPL 2026, moving him to fourth place in the list of highest run-scorers this season.
Orange Cap in IPL 2026 | Top Run-scorers
POSITION PLAYER TEAM MATCHES RUNS STRIKE RATE 1. Sai Sudharsan Gujarat Titans 15 652 157.86 2. Shubman Gill Gujarat Titans 15 618 159.27 3. Heinrich Klaasen Sunrisers Hyderabad 14 606 159.47 4. Virat Kohli Royal Challengers Bengaluru 15 600 164.38 5. KL Rahul Delhi Capitals 14 593 174.41 6. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Rajasthan Royals 14 583 232.27 7. Ishan Kishan Sunrisers Hyderabad 14 569 178.36 8. Abhishek Sharma Sunrisers Hyderabad 14 563 206.22 9. Mitchell Marsh Lucknow Super Giants 13 563 163.18 10. Prabhsimran Singh Punjab Kings 14 510 168.87
Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who represents Royal Challengers Bengaluru, is leading the Purple Cap race in IPL 2026. He dismissed two Gujarat Titans batters in Qualifier 1 to take his tally to 26 wickets this season.
GT fast bowler Kagiso Rabada also picked up 2 wickets for 54 runs in his four overs on Tuesday and now has 26 wickets to his name in IPL 2026. However, due to a better economy rate than Rabada, Bhuvneshwar currently holds the Purple Cap.
In the list of bowlers with the most wickets in IPL 2026, Bhuvneshwar and Rabada are followed by Jofra Archer, the pace spearhead of Rajasthan Royals.
Archer, who is set to feature in the Eliminator match of IPL 2026 against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Wednesday (May 27) in New Chandigarh, has taken 21 wickets in 14 matches so far this season.
Anshul Kamboj of Chennai Super Kings also finished the season with 21 wickets, but Archer occupies third place in the Purple Cap standings because of his superior economy rate.
Purple Cap in IPL 2026 | Top Wicket-takers
POSITION PLAYER TEAM MATCHES WICKETS ECONOMY RATE 1. Bhuvneshwar Kumar Royal Challengers Bengaluru 15 26 8.00 2. Kagiso Rabada Gujarat Titans 15 26 9.48 3. Jofra Archer Rajasthan Royals 14 21 8.76 4. Anshul Kamboj Chennai Super Kings 14 21 10.52 5. Rashid Khan Gujarat Titans 15 19 8.77 6. Eshan Malinga Sunrisers Hyderabad 14 19 9.27 7. Kartik Tyagi Kolkata Knight Riders 14 18 9.76 8. Mohammed Siraj Gujarat Titans 15 17 8.96 9. Prince Yadav Lucknow Super Giants 14 16 8.82 10. Rasikh Salam Dar Royal Challengers Bengaluru 11 16 9.73
On Wednesday (May 27), Sunrisers Hyderabad will face Rajasthan Royals in the Eliminator match of IPL 2026 in New Chandigarh.
The winner of the Eliminator will then take on Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 2 of IPL 2026 on Friday (May 29), also in New Chandigarh.
Meanwhile, Royal Challengers Bengaluru have already secured their place in the final after defeating Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 1. The winner of Qualifier 2 will face RCB in the IPL 2026 final on Sunday (May 31) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
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