IPL 2026 Orange and Purple Cap Update: While there is a race among the teams to include themselves in the top-4 in IPL 2026, there is a race among the players to adorn the orange and purple cap by scoring the most runs and taking the most wickets. After 27 league matches of the season, the Orange Cap has been decorated on the head of the foreign player, while the Purple Cap is in the name of the Indian player.

Orange cap decorated on the head of Heinrich Klaasen

Heinrich Klaasen of South Africa is playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad in this season. Klaasen played a brilliant innings in the match played against Chennai on Saturday, scoring 59 runs in 39 balls with the help of 6 fours and 2 sixes. With this innings, Klaasen wore the orange cap on his head. Klaasen, who has played 6 matches, has scored 283 runs so far.

In the list, Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill is at second position and former Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli is at third position. Gill has scored 283 runs in 4 matches. Whereas Kohli has scored 247 runs in 6 matches. In the list, RCB captain Rajat Patidar is at fourth place with 230 runs and Hyderabad’s Ishan Kishan is at fifth place with 213 runs.

Purple cap decorated on Anshul Kamboj’s head

Indian fast bowler Anshul Kamboj, playing for Chennai Super Kings, has won the Purple Cap by taking the most wickets. Kamboj has taken 13 wickets so far. In the match played against Hyderabad on Saturday, Kamboj took 3 wickets, with which he was awarded the Purple Cap.

In the list of bowlers taking the most wickets, Gujarat Titans’ famous Krishna is at second position with 11 wickets. Moving forward, Bhuvneshwar Kumar of Royal Challengers Bangalore is seen at the third position with 10 wickets. Prince Yadav of Lucknow Super Giants is at fourth position with 9 wickets.

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