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IPL 2026 Points Table, Orange-Purple Cap Update: Last Saturday (April 25), the 36th match of IPL 2026 was played between Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad. By winning the match by 5 wickets, Hyderabad has moved itself to the top of the points table. On the other hand, losing Rajasthan suffered a loss. Apart from this, changes have also been seen in the orange cap through competition. So let us know what is the latest update.
Hyderabad jumped with victory
With winning the match, Hyderabad has reached the third position in the points table. This was the team’s fifth win in the season. Hyderabad, which has played 8 matches, has faced defeat in 3. The team has 10 points and a net run rate of +0.815.
Rajasthan suffered loss with defeat
The losing Rajasthan Royals have come to the fourth position in the points table. This was the team’s third defeat in the season. Rajasthan has played 8 matches and won 5. Now the team has 10 points and a net run rate of +0.602.
Top 4 teams of the table
If we look at the top-4 teams of the table, then Punjab Kings are seen at number one with 13 points. After this, Royal Challengers Bangalore is seen at second place, Sunrisers Hyderabad at third place and Rajasthan Royals at fourth place. All three teams have 10-10-10 points, there is a difference in position due to net run rate.
This is the complete points table
| place | Team | match | Victory | Garland | no results | score | net run rate |
| 1 | punjab kings | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | +1.333 |
| 2 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | +1.101 |
| 3 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | +0.815 |
| 4 | Rajasthan Royals | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | +0.602 |
| 5 | Chennai Super Kings | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | +0.118 |
| 6 | Delhi Capitals | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | -0.184 |
| 7 | gujarat titans | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | -0.790 |
| 8 | Mumbai Indians | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | -0.736 |
| 9 | Lucknow Super Giants | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | -1.277 |
| 10 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | -0.879 |
orange cap
Abhishek Sharma has won the Orange Cap by playing a brilliant innings in the chase against Rajasthan and scoring 57 runs in 29 balls. So far, Abhishek has scored 380 runs in 8 innings of 8 matches at an average of 54.29 and a staggering strike rate of 212.29.
purple cap
The purple cap sits on the head of Chennai Super Kings fast bowler Anshul Kamboj. Kamboj has taken 14 wickets in 7 matches so far. Ishan Malinga is at second position in the list with 14 wickets. Although he has taken these wickets in 8 matches.
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