The best players of the season were honored with the conclusion of IPL 2026. Vaibhav Suryavanshi won five major awards including the Orange Cap, while Kagiso Rabada became the Purple Cap winner. Know which player won which award in IPL 2026.

IPL 2026 Award Winners list: IPL 2026 ended with the historic victory of Royal Challengers Bangalore. In the final match played in Ahmedabad, RCB won the trophy for the second time by defeating Gujarat Titans by five wickets. With this win, the team got a prize money of Rs 20 crore, while the runner-up Gujarat Titans had to be content with Rs 12.5 crore.

After the final, the best players of the season were also honored. This time, the most discussed topic was Rajasthan Royals’ young batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who won a string of individual awards. Gujarat Titans fast bowler Kagiso Rabada maintained his dominance in bowling and captured the Purple Cap.

IPL 2026 was named after Vaibhav Suryavanshi

Vaibhav Suryavanshi won the most individual awards in IPL 2026. This young batsman of Rajasthan Royals won the awards of Most Valuable Player, Emerging Player of the Season, Orange Cap, Super Striker and most number of sixes. Vaibhav scored 776 runs in the entire season and batted at a strike rate of 237, thrashing the bowlers of the opposition teams. For these achievements he also received a total of Rs 45 lakh and a Tata Sierra car.

IPL 2026: Rabada becomes Purple Cap winner, Siraj also made headlines

Gujarat Titans’ star fast bowler Kagiso Rabada won the Purple Cap by taking 29 wickets. His bowling remained a big challenge for the opposing batsmen throughout the tournament. Mohammad Siraj won the award for most dot balls by bowling 172 dot balls. Both the bowlers played an important role in taking Gujarat Titans to the final with their brilliant performance.

IPL 2026: Sai Sudarshan and Manish Pandey also got honour.

Gujarat Titans batsman Sai Sudarshan won the award for hitting the most number of fours in the entire season by hitting 75 fours. Manish Pandey of Kolkata Knight Riders, on the other hand, was honored for taking the best catch of the season. He won this award by taking a brilliant catch of Tim David, for which he was given a prize money of Rs 10 lakh.

IPL 2026 Prize: List of all award winners

IPL 2026 Winner- Royal Challengers Bangalore (Trophy, Rs 20 crore)

IPL 2026 Runner-up- Gujarat Titans (Rs 12.50 crore)

Fairplay Award- Punjab Kings (Trophy)

Most Valuable Player- Vaibhav Suryavanshi (Rs 15 lakh)

Emerging Player of the Season- Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Rajasthan Royals (Rs 10 lakh)

Orange Cap Winner- Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Rajasthan Royals, 776 runs (Rs 10 lakh)

Purple Cap Winner- Kagiso Rabada, Gujarat Titans, 29 wickets (Rs 10 lakh)

Super Striker- Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Rajasthan Royals Strike rate of 237 (Tata Sierra car)

Most fours in IPL 2026 – Sai Sudarshan, Gujarat Titans, 75 fours (Rs 10 lakh)

Most sixes in IPL 2026- Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Rajasthan Royals 72 sixes, (Rs 10 lakh)

Best catch of the season- Manish Pandey, Kolkata Knight Riders, catch of Tim David, (Rs 10 lakh)

Most dot balls in IPL 2026 – Mohammed Siraj, Gujarat Titans, 172 balls (Rs 10 lakh)

Pitch and Ground Award- Bengal Cricket Association, Eden Gardens (Rs 50 lakh)

Pitch and Ground Award (hosting at least four matches) – Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association, Dharamshala (Rs 25 lakh)