Shubman Gill overtakes Vaibhav Suryavanshi in the race for Orange Cap, Purple Cap snatched from Bhuvaneshwar too

In the 52nd match of IPL 2026, Gujarat Titans defeated Rajasthan Royals by 77 runs. Thanks to the brilliant innings of Shubman Gill and Sai Sudarshan, GT reached a big score of 229 runs. Sudarshan scored 55 runs in 36 balls and Gill scored 84 runs in 44 balls. Chasing the target, RR collapsed for 152 runs. Vaibhav Suryavanshi gave an explosive start, but he was out after scoring 36 runs in 16 balls. Now know who are the top-5 players in the race for who has the Orange Cap and Purple Cap.

Heinrich Klaasen has the Orange Cap after 52 matches of IPL 2026. This Sunrisers Hyderabad batsman has scored 494 runs in 11 innings. Behind him is Abhishek Sharma. Among the top-5 batsmen who have scored the most runs, Shubman Gill has overtaken Vaibhav Suryavanshi. Gill has reached fourth position.

Shubhman Gill has scored 462 runs in 10 matches. On Saturday, against Rajasthan, he scored 84 runs in 44 balls with the help of 3 sixes and 9 fours. He missed his century. Vaibhav slipped to fifth position with 440 runs.

Top-5 batsmen who scored the most runs in IPL 2026

• 494- Heinrich Klaasen (SRH)- Orange Cap Holder
• 475- Abhishek Sharma (SRH)
• 468- KL Rahul (DC)
• 462- Shubhman Gill (GT)
• 440- Vaibhav Suryavanshi (RR), Sai Sudarshan (GT)

Also read- Vaibhav Suryavanshi created history, made a ‘world record’ by scoring a special century against Gujarat.

Who has the purple cap?

Bhuvneshwar Kumar had the purple cap for the last few days, but after the match on Saturday, Kagiso Rabada got the purple cap. Rabada left Bhuvneshwar behind in terms of taking most wickets. Against Rajasthan, Rabada took a total of 2 wickets for 33 runs in 3 overs.

Top-5 bowlers who took most wickets in IPL 2026

• 18- Kagiso Rabada (GT)
• 17- Bhuvneshwar Kumar (RCB)
• 17- Anshul Kamboj (CSK)
• 16- Prince Yadav (LSG)
• 16- Ishan Malinga (SRH)

Also read- Will Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav be part of the playing-11 against RCB? MI gave a big update

Whose match is there in IPL today?

Today is a double header. First match Chennai Super Kings and Lucknow Between the Super Giants will start at 3:30 pm. The second match is between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians.