After the Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad match played on Thursday, a big change has been seen in the race for the Orange Cap. 21-year-old Angkrish Raghuvanshi has become the leader among the batsmen scoring the most runs in IPL 2026. In the match against SRH, he played a strong half-century of 52 runs.

In the match played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, SRH, batting first, scored 226 runs on the scoreboard. In reply, both KKR openers Ajinkya Rahane and Finn Allen were out early. But Angkrish Raghuvanshi, who came to bat at number three, has won the Orange Cap by scoring 52 runs.

21 year old boy has orange cap

21 year old Angkrish Raghuvanshi has so far scored 103 runs in 2 matches. He has scored half-centuries in both the matches played so far. He had scored 51 runs against Mumbai Indians and now against Sunrisers Hyderabad also he has scored a half-century of 52 runs. He has left behind big players like Ishan Kishan, Heinrich Klaasen and Rohit Sharma.

Ishan Kishan, captaining Sunrisers Hyderabad, had scored 80 runs against RCB in the first match, but against Kolkata Knight Riders he was out after scoring only 14 runs. Rohit Sharma remains at fifth position in the Orange Cap race after scoring 78 runs.

• 103 runs – Angkrish Raghuvanshi – KKR
• 94 runs – Ishan Kishan – SRH
• 83 runs – Heinrich Klaasen – SRH
• 81 runs – Ryan Rickleton – MI
• 78 runs – Rohit Sharma – MI

Angkrish Raghuvanshi has so far scored 566 runs in his IPL career after playing 24 matches. Last season, he scored a total of 300 runs while playing for KKR. This time he seems to be in better form than before, because he has crossed the 100-run mark in just 2 matches.

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