So far 9 matches have been played in IPL 2026, in which only high-scoring matches have been seen on most of the occasions. To some extent, the batsmen have dominated the season. However, till now not a single century inning has been seen. On the other hand, the bowlers are also not lagging behind, last season’s Purple Cap winner Prasidh Krishna is maintaining the same excellent rhythm. Youth like Sameer Rizvi and Ayush Mhatre have influenced.

It is too early to predict the Orange and Purple Cap winners, but some selected players have shown continued good form, who can win the Orange and Purple Cap this time.

5 contenders for Orange Cap

The Orange Cap is currently held by Sameer Rizvi of Delhi Capitals. Rizvi has scored 160 runs in 2 matches, scoring half-centuries in both the matches. He obviously seems to be a big contender for the Orange Cap. Mumbai Indians’ veteran batsman Rohit Sharma has scored 113 runs including a half-century. Rohit has been in good form in the past too and if he can maintain this rhythm then he can definitely achieve the feat of winning the Orange Cap for the first time.

KKR’s 21-year-old batsman Angkrish Raghuvanshi has so far scored a total of 103 runs, scoring half-centuries in both the matches. Australia’s Cooper Connolly has also shown signs of being in great form. This 22 year old player playing for Punjab Kings has scored 108 runs. Many other names are seen in the race for Orange Cap. Ishan Kishan, Ayush Mhatre, Dhruv Jurel and Sai Sudarshan are also scoring runs. But currently Ishan Kishan is at number-5 in the Orange Cap race, having scored 94 runs so far.

5 contenders for Orange Cap- Sameer Rizvi, Rohit Sharma, Cooper Connolly, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Ishan Kishan/Ayush Mhatre

5 contenders for purple cap

Prasidh Krishna became the winner of the Purple Cap by taking 25 wickets in IPL 2025. Krishna is once again in good form, having taken 4 wickets so far. Ravi Bishnoi, who destroyed the batting line-up of Gujarat Titans, is currently sitting on the top with 5 wickets. Vijaykumar Vaishak of Punjab Kings has continuously worked to trap the batsmen in his bowling variations, who has taken 5 wickets so far. Based on the statistics, T Natarajan, Lungi Ngidi are also in the race to win the Purple Cap. Jaydev Unadkat and Prasidh Krishna are also seen in good form.

5 contenders for Purple Cap: Ravi Bishnoi, Vijaykumar Vaishak, T Natarajan, Lungi Ngidi, Jaydev Unadkat/Prasidh Krishna

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