Sanjeev Kumar
khelja|01-05-2026
Bhuvneshwar Kumar has the most wickets in his nameImage Credit source: PTI
Orange Cap and Purple Cap Holder List in IPL 2026: The journey of 34 days has been completed in the IPL 2026 season and now a total of 42 matches have been completed. Some excellent and some surprising results have been seen in these matches. The teams of Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata, which have won the most titles, are struggling, while teams like defending champion Bengaluru, previous runner-up Punjab Kings and Hyderabad are creating a stir.
The real difference between these teams is being made by some players and this difference is also visible in the race for Orange Cap and Purple Cap.The 42nd match of the 19th season of IPL was played between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bangalore on 30 April. In this match, Gujarat defeated Bengaluru by 4 wickets. Among all the players who took part in this match, Virat Kohli had the best chance to regain the Orange Cap. Whereas bowlers like Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Kagiso Rabada had a chance to become number-1 in the race for most wickets.
Abhishek ahead in Orange Cap race
Awarded for scoring the most runs orange cap No changes could be made in the race after this match.
Virat Kohli played a brilliant innings but he could score only 28 runs. Due to this, even after the 42nd match, Abhishek Sharma is still at the first place in the Orange Cap race by scoring the maximum 425 runs. The star opener of Sunrisers Hyderabad has scored these runs in 9 matches at an average of 53 and a staggering strike rate of 209. After this match, Kohli rose from fifth place to fourth place. He now has 379 runs in 9 innings (54 average, 165.5 strike rate). Shubman Gill, who scored 43 runs, reached 5th position with 373 runs.Bhuvneshwar again became number-1
At the same time, RCB's star fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who is spreading his magic even at the age of 36, has once again achieved the title of highest wicket taker. purple cap Have achieved. Bhuvneshwar could not lead his team to victory but by taking 3 wickets he again became number-1 in this race. The legendary Indian pacer now has 17 wickets in his name in 9 matches. His average is 15.52 and economy is 7.54. He pushed Ishan Malinga of Sunrisers Hyderabad to second place.
Whereas Rabada of Gujarat got 1 wicket and is at 5th position with 14 wickets.
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