IPL Caps: During the 55th match of the Indian Premier League 2026, the race for Orange Cap and Purple Cap once again intensified. Delhi Capitals defeated Punjab Kings by three wickets. K.L. Rahul could score only nine runs in this match. But despite this, he left Abhishek Sharma behind in the Orange Cap rankings and has now reached second place in the list of highest run scorers in the tournament. But while cricket fans closely follow the race for the orange and purple caps every season, very few actually know why the IPL chose these two colors in particular. Let us know what is the logic behind this.

IPL wanted a unique identity

When IPL started in 2008, its organizers wanted this tournament to be completely different from the traditional cricket matches of the world. The objective of this league was to create a global cricket product by combining entertainment, branding, vigorous marketing and excellent quality of play. Under this strategy, the organizers introduced a special cap for the batsman who scored the most runs and the bowler who took the most wickets in the tournament. Its idea was quite simple. Creating a visual symbol that immediately stands out for the players who performed best during the season.

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Why were orange and purple colors chosen?

One of the most interesting reasons behind choosing orange and purple colors was the branding strategy. When the IPL started in 2008, none of the participating teams had specifically used these two colors in their jerseys. This ensured that these caps would stand out clearly on the field and would not match in color with any team’s uniform. These colors were also bright and attractive and were immediately recognizable to viewers watching the match on television.

wear cap during tournament

One of the most unique things about the IPL system is that the player who is leading at that time wears the cap during the live match. This means that the player leading in the race for Orange Cap or Purple Cap can be immediately identified on the field. Due to the constantly changing leader board, there is always competition between the players.

tie breaker rules

If the statistics of two players are similar then clear rules have been made for this in IPL. In the race for the Orange Cap, if two batsmen have equal runs, then the batsman who has a better strike rate is placed ahead. Similarly, in the Purple Cap rankings, if the wickets of two bowlers are equal, then the bowler whose economy rate is better is given priority.

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History shows that every time 1-2 players dominate the race for the IPL Orange Cap. In this matter, IPL 2026 is proving to be very special because the leader of the Orange Cap is changing after almost every match. Abhishek Sharma has once again come on top in terms of scoring the most runs. He achieved this feat in the match against Punjab Kings. Abhishek has so far scored 475 runs in 11 matches.

Orange cap in the name of Abhishek Sharma

Abhishek Sharma grabbed the orange cap from KL Rahul as soon as he scored 6 runs in the match against Punjab Kings. Before this match, Abhishek Sharma had scored 440 runs. Against Punjab Kings, he played a brilliant inning of 35 runs in 13 balls, in which he hit 2 fours and four sixes. In the second place in the race for Orange Cap is KL Rahul, who currently has 445 runs. Abhishek is currently 30 runs ahead of him.

• 475 runs – Abhishek Sharma (SRH)
• 445 runs – KL Rahul (DC)
• 425 runs – Heinrich Klaasen (SRH)

This was the season when Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings clashed for the first time. Abhishek’s bat roared a lot in that match also. In that match, Abhishek played a brilliant inning of 74 runs in just 28 balls. Now once again he created a ruckus by thrashing the Punjab bowlers. Abhishek Sharma loves playing against Punjab Kings. This is one of the two teams against which Abhishek’s batting strike rate is more than 200.

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Talking about this match being played in Hyderabad, Travis Head and Abhishek gave a tremendous start to Sunrisers Hyderabad. SRH’s score in powerplay was 79 runs. Also know that Abhishek has now come second in terms of hitting most sixes in the season. Abhishek has 36 sixes in his name and Vaibhav Suryavanshi has 37 sixes in his name.

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There is a lot of competition going on in the race for the Orange Cap of IPL 2026. The holder of the Orange Cap keeps changing after almost every match. 15 year old Vaibhav Suryavanshi has once again come on top. He played an inning of 43 runs in 16 balls in the match against Punjab Kings. Vaibhav has become the first batsman to touch the mark of 400 runs in the entire season.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi got orange cap

Last Saturday, Vaibhav Suryavanshi captured the Orange Cap after his inning of 103 runs against Sunrisers Hyderabad. But in the next matches, the batsmen continued to overtake him. Before the match against Punjab Kings, Vaibhav had scored 357 runs in 8 innings. Since he scored 43 runs against Punjab, he has now completed a total of 400 runs in 9 innings.

At second place in the race for Orange Cap is Abhishek Sharma of Sunrisers Hyderabad, who currently has 380 runs. Delhi Capitals opener KL Rahul, who has scored 358 runs so far, is at third place and Virat Kohli is at fourth place, who currently has 351 runs. The top-5 list is completed by Heinrich Klaasen, who has so far scored 349 runs in 8 matches for SRH.

• 400 runs – Vaibhav Suryavanshi (RR)
• 380 runs – Abhishek Sharma (SRH)
• 358 runs – KL Rahul (DC)
• 351 runs – Virat Kohli (RCB)
• 349 runs – Heinrich Klaasen (SRH)

If we look at the statistics, Virat Kohli has the best average in the list of top-5 batsmen. He has scored 351 runs at an excellent average of 58.50. Virat Kohli seems to be left far behind in this list. Virat is still 49 runs away from Vaibhav, so if Virat wants to grab the Orange Cap once again, he will have to score at least a fifty in the next match.

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The 33rd match of IPL 2026 was played between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings on Thursday at Wankhede Stadium, in which CSK defeated MI by a huge margin of 103 runs. This is the first time in history that Mumbai lost by a margin of more than 100 runs, this is also the biggest victory for Chennai. With this victory, Ruturaj Gaikwad and team have taken a huge leap in the points table while Mumbai’s hopes of going to the playoffs have suffered a setback.

Talking about the match, Hardik Pandya won the toss and decided to bowl first. With the help of Sanju Samson’s century, Chennai Super Kings had scored a big score of 207 runs. Mumbai Indians collapsed in front of spin and collapsed for 104 runs, Akeal Hosein took 4 wickets and Noor Ahmed took 2 wickets. For the first time in Wankhede, a spinner has taken 9 wickets in a single match.

Where did CSK reach in the points table?

Chennai Super Kings made a huge jump in the points table by defeating Mumbai Indians by a huge margin of 103 runs, CSK has moved from eighth to fifth place. Chennai has now won 3 out of 7 matches, lost 4. Chennai’s net run rate (+0.118) has also changed from minus to plus.

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mumbai indians status

Before the match, Mumbai Indians was at 7th position above Chennai Super Kings, now the team has fallen to eighth position. Mumbai has won 2 out of 7 matches and lost 5. The team’s 4 points and net run rate has changed from plus to minus (-0.736), which is a big setback in the path of playoffs.

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IPL 2026 POINTS TABLE.

– CSK moves to No.5 now. pic.twitter.com/WH3TxdfFyG

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) April 23, 2026

Position of other teams

Punjab Kings is in first place with 11 points. Rajasthan Royals are in second place, they have 10 points. RCB and SRH are at third and fourth position respectively, both have 8-8 points but the net run rate of Bengaluru (+1.171) is better than Hyderabad (+0.820).

Chennai Super Kings (+0.118) are at fifth place, Delhi Capitals (-0.131) are at sixth and Gujarat Titans (-0.821) are at seventh place, all three have 6-6 points. Mumbai is at eighth place and Lucknow Super Giants at ninth place, Lucknow also has 4 points like Mumbai but their net run rate (-1.277) is less than Mumbai’s net run rate (-0.736). Kolkata Knight Riders is at number 10, having won only 1 out of 7 matches.

Who has the Orange Cap now in IPL 2026?

Sunrisers Hyderabad batsman Abhishek Sharma has an orange cap. He has scored 323 runs in 7 matches.

Who currently has the purple cap in IPL 2026?

Anshul Kamboj of Chennai Super Kings has the Purple Cap, he has taken 14 wickets in 7 matches.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi is being praised all around, he starts hitting with the first ball even in front of the great bowlers of the world. Looking at this batsman, it seems as if 15 years is not his age but his experience. Virat Kohli also liked Vaibhav’s style, he wrote a special message for him in 2 words.

Virat Kohli is one of the world’s greatest batsmen in international cricket, while Vaibhav became eligible (according to age) to play international cricket only a few days ago. But he has left his mark in Under-19 and IPL. On Friday, in IPL 2026, he played an explosive inning of 78 runs against Royal Challengers Bangalore. In this innings played at a strike rate of 300, he hit 7 sixes and 8 fours. Rajasthan Royals achieved the target of 202 in 18 overs and registered an easy victory by 6 wickets.

Kohli wrote this line for Vaibhav

Virat Kohli was also impressed after seeing Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s innings. Let us tell you that Vaibhav’s catch was caught by Kohli, which was not a very easy catch. Rajasthan won the match by 6 wickets, after which Kohli wrote a special message on Vaibhav’s cap. Kohli wrote, “Dear Vaibhav, well done.” Rajasthan Royals shared the video of this cap on their social media handle.

A job well done with a long road ahead! pic.twitter.com/tymVTrdeqK

— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) April 11, 2026

Orange cap reached Vaibhav

16 matches have been played in the 19th edition of the Indian Premier League. Today the first match in the double header is Punjab Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad. Today’s second match to be held in the evening is between Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals. Vaibhav Suryavanshi currently holds the Orange Cap after 16 matches. He has scored 200 runs in 4 matches. Yashasvi Jaiswal is in second place with 183 runs.

The 15th match of the 19th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2026) will be played today between Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Super Giants at Eden Gardens. Many exciting matches have been seen so far in the ongoing season. Now the race has truly started for the orange cap among the batsmen and the purple cap among the bowlers. Here we are telling you about some main statistics of IPL, like which bowler has had the best spell so far. Which batsman has scored the highest runs, who has the orange and who has the purple cap.

In IPL, the orange cap is worn by the player who has the most runs in the season. The orange cap holder keeps changing with the matches, the one who holds the cap at the end gets the award and prize money. Similarly, there is a purple cap for the bowler who takes the most wickets. The figures given below are given after 14 matches of IPL 2026.

Who has the orange cap?

Currently the Orange Cap is with Yashasvi Jaiswal, who is playing for Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2026. He played an explosive inning of 77 runs in the last match against Mumbai Indians. Jaiswal has scored a total of 170 runs in 3 matches at a strike rate of 170. Sameer Rizvi is at second place, who could not open his account in his last match. He has scored 160 runs in 3 matches. See the top-5 run scorers now.

• Yashasvi Jaiswal (RR)- 170
• Sameer Rizvi (DC)- 160
• Heinrich Klaasen (SRH)- 145
• Vaibhav Suryavanshi (RR)- 122
• Rohit Sharma (MI)- 118

purple cap holder

Currently the purple cap is with Ravi Bishnoi. This bowler of Rajasthan Royals has taken 7 wickets in 3 matches. Behind him is Prasidh Krishna, who took 6 wickets in 3 matches. Rashid Khan (GT), Lungi Ngidi (DC), Nandre Berger (RR), Vaishakh Vijay Kumar (PBKS), Jacob Duffy (RCB), Anshul Kamboj (CSK) have 5 wickets each.

Highest score in IPL 2026 (individual)

The batsman who scored the most runs in the first 14 matches of the ongoing edition is KL Rahul, who scored 92 runs against Gujarat Titans. However, Delhi Capitals lost this match by 1 run.

Best spell in IPL 2026

Ravi Bishnoi is the bowler who has bowled the best spell so far. Bishnoi, who was in Rajasthan Royals, took 4 wickets for 41 runs in 4 overs against Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad. Apart from him, there is Blessing Muzarabani, who has taken 4 wickets in a match.

IPL 2025 Orange & purple Cap: In the 63rd match of IPL 2025, Mumbai Indians defeated Delhi Capitals by 59 runs. With this victory, Hardik Pandya captained Mumbai has reached the playoffs while Delhi’s dream of winning the title is broken. Suryakumar Yadav got the player of the match title, he played a brilliant innings of 73 runs. Surya has reached very close to Orange Cap, while Jasprit Bumrah, who took 3 wickets, has made a long jump in the Purple Cap race.

In the match played on Wednesday, Suryakumar Yadav scored an unbeaten 73 in 43 balls, in this innings he hit 4 sixes and 7 fours. Chasing 181 runs, Delhi Capitals collapsed for 121 runs. Mitchell Santner and Jaspreet Bumrah took 3-3 wickets.

Suryakumar Yadav arrived close to the orange cap

This season Surya had this cap but he lagged behind. In the last match, Sai Sudarshan’s century and Shubman’s 93 -run innings brought him far beyond Surya. But after scoring 73 runs, Surya has once again reached close to this cap. He is at number three, he has scored 583 runs in 13 matches so far. The Orange Cap is currently with Sai Sudarshan, he has 617 runs in 12 matches. See the names of the top 5 batsmen who have scored the most runs so far.

IPL 2025 Orange Cap Leaderboard

1. Sai Sudarshan (GT): 617 runs
2. Shubman Gill (GT): 601 runs
3. Suryakumar Yadav (Mi): 583 runs
4. Yashasvi Jaiswal (RR): 559 runs
5. Virat Kohli (RCB): 505 runs

Jasprit Bumrah jumped a long jump

Jasprit Bumrah, who is out due to injury in the first few matches, is now fully fit. He is constantly coming up in the list of bowlers taking the most wickets. On Wednesday, he took 3 wickets against Delhi. Now he has come at number six in the list. Bumrah has now got 16 wickets in 9 matches. See the top 5 bowlers involved in the race for Purple Cap in the list.

IPL 2025 Purple Cap Leaderboard

1. Famous Krishna (GT): 21 wickets
2. Noor Ahmed (CSK): 21 wickets
3. Trent Bolt (Mi): 19 wickets
4. Josh Hazlewood (RCB): 18 wickets
5. Varun Chakraborty (KKR): 17 wickets

Which team has a match in IPL today?

Today, on Thursday, May 22, the 64th match of IPL will be played between Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants. This match will be played at Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium from 7:30 pm.

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Sai Sudarshan Orange Cap IPL 2025: In IPL 2025, there is a tremendous lifting and in almost every match, the orange cap is beheaded by different players. Now Sai Sudarshan has once again captured the orange cap, he has left behind Suryakumar Yadav of Mumbai Indians. In the match against SRH, Sudarshan has beaten Surya as soon as he scored 20 runs. Let us tell you that this Gujarat Titans batsman has gone far ahead of Virat Kohli in the race for Orange Cap.

In the IPL 2025 before the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Sai Sudarshan scored 456 runs in 9 innings. At the same time, Suryakumar Yadav was seated at the top with 475 runs, so he has beaten Surya as soon as he scored 20 runs in the match against SRH.

1. Sai Sudarshan (GT) – 476+ runs
2. Suryakumar Yadav (Mi) – 475 runs
3. Virat Kohli (RCB) 443 runs

update in progress.

IPL 2025: Mumbai Indians defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 7 wickets in the match played on Wednesday in the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League. With this victory, the Mumbai, captained by Hardik Pandya, has come in third place in the points table. She has joined the top 4 this season for the first time, while the Sunrisers have reached Hyderabad and a bad position.

Mumbai Indians have come to third place after defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad in the match played on Wednesday. This was Mumbai’s 5th win in 9 matches, the team’s net run rate (+0.673) was already good. There are four teams (Mi, RCB, PBKS, LSG), which currently have 10 marks and the best net run rate is from Mumbai.

These 3 teams excluded from IPL 2025?

At the bottom of the points table are Chennai Super Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals. All three have played 8-8 matches and have lost 6-6. Rajasthan, Hyderabad and Chennai are ranked 8th, 9th and 10th respectively on the basis of net run rate. The route of the three teams to reach the playoffs has become very difficult. All three now have to play 6-6 more matches, if even one loses in them, it will increase more difficult for them. However, no team has been officially out.

GT on top, tough competition between these 4 teams

Gujarat Titans are at the top of the points table. He has won 6 out of 8 matches. Delhi Capitals have also won 6 out of 8 matches and they also have 12 points. But the net run rate better than Delhi (+0.657) is from Gujarat (+1.104), so it is number one and Delhi is second.

Mumbai is third and Royal Challengers Bangalore at number three. RCB has won 5 out of 8 matches, its net run rate is +0.472. Punjab Kings and Lucknow Super Giants at number five and sixth have also won 5-5 wins in 8-8 matches. Punjab’s net run rate is +0.177 and Lucknow’s net run rate is -0.054. There is a tough competition between these four teams.

KKR is also in trouble, he has won 3 out of 8 matches and he is ranked 7th in the table. However, his net run rate (+0.212) is better than Lucknow and Punjab.

Suryakumar Yadav joined the race for Orange Cap

After playing an innings of 40 runs against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Suryakumar Yadav has joined the Orange Cap race, he has come at number three in the list of top 5 batsmen. He has scored 373 runs in 9 matches played so far. The Orange Cap is currently with Sai Sudarshan of Gujarat Titans. See the top five run scorer after 41 matches in the list.

1. Sai Sudarshan (GT)- 417
2. Nicholas Puran (LSG)- 377
3. Suryakumar Yadav (Mi)- 373
4. Jose Butler (GT)- 356
5. Michelle Marsh (LSG)- 344

Famous Krishna has a purple cap

Right now, the most wickets are with the Gujarat Titans bowler, the famous Krishna. He has taken 16 wickets in 8 matches, while Kuldeep Yadav, who is second, has taken 12 wickets and a total of 7 bowlers who have taken 12 wickets so far. See the top 5 bowlers in the list.

1. Famous Krishna (GT)- 16
2. Kuldeep Yadav (DC)- 12
3. Josh Hazlewood (RCB)- 12
4. Noor Ahmed (CSK)- 12
5. Mohammad Siraj (GT)- 12

Whose match is today in IPL 2025?

Today is a match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals on Thursday, 24 April in IPL. The match will be played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium from 7:30 pm.