Vaibhav Sooryavanshi leads the IPL 2026 Orange Cap standings with 776 runs for Rajasthan Royals at a strike rate of 237.30. This updated page preserves all 11 listed batters, complete batting figures, three key insights, the Sooryavanshi and Kohli sections, the full FAQ accordion, and the final season assessment.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scored 776 runs for Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2026 ©BCCI-X
The IPL 2026 Orange Cap is awarded to the highest run-scorer across the season. In 2026, the leaderboard is headed by 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi of Rajasthan Royals, who scored 776 runs in 16 innings at an average of 48.50 and a strike rate of 237.30. He faced 327 balls, hit 63 fours and 72 sixes, and recorded five fifties and one century.
Behind him, Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill scored 732 runs at 45.75 with a strike rate of 163.02, while opening partner Sai Sudharsan finished third with 722 runs. GT are the only side with two batters in the top three.
Virat Kohli finished fourth with 675 runs at an average of 56.25 and a strike rate of 165.84. Heinrich Klaasen followed with 624, Ishan Kishan scored 602, and KL Rahul completed the first seven with 593. See the official IPL 2026 stats for the tournament data page referenced in the original post.
“The IPL 2026 Orange Cap leaderboard is more than a list of totals: every run builds a season, every innings carries pressure, and sustained scoring decides who finishes at the top.”
📖 See how the bowling race unfolded alongside the Orange Cap in the IPL 2026 Purple Cap leaderboard.
The original post labels this as a top-10 table but contains 11 complete batting rows. The updated layout preserves every listed player and every published statistic from Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in first through Dhruv Jurel in 11th.
| Pos | Player | Team | Runs | Mat | Inns | NO | HS | Avg | SR | 50s | 100s | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 🟠 | Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | RR | 776 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 103 | 48.50 | 237.30 | 5 | 1 | 63 | 72 |
| 2 | Shubman Gill | GT | 732 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 104 | 45.75 | 163.02 | 6 | 1 | 74 | 33 |
| 3 | Sai Sudharsan | GT | 722 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 100 | 45.13 | 157.98 | 8 | 1 | 75 | 30 |
| 4 | Virat Kohli | RCB | 675 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 105* | 56.25 | 165.84 | 5 | 1 | 73 | 25 |
| 5 | Heinrich Klaasen | SRH | 624 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 69 | 48.00 | 160.00 | 6 | 0 | 48 | 31 |
| 6 | Ishan Kishan | SRH | 602 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 91 | 40.13 | 182.42 | 6 | 0 | 60 | 32 |
| 7 | KL Rahul | DC | 593 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 152* | 45.62 | 174.41 | 5 | 1 | 56 | 31 |
| 8 | Abhishek Sharma | SRH | 563 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 135* | 40.21 | 204.72 | 4 | 1 | 50 | 43 |
| 9 | Mitchell Marsh | LSG | 563 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 111 | 43.31 | 163.18 | 3 | 1 | 51 | 36 |
| 10 | Jos Buttler | GT | 526 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 60 | 37.57 | 152.46 | 4 | 0 | 51 | 26 |
| 11 | Dhruv Jurel | RR | 515 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 81* | 36.79 | 154.65 | 6 | 0 | 47 | 24 |
Table: IPL 2026 Orange Cap leaderboard — all 11 listed batters and their complete published figures.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi faced 327 balls to score 776 runs. Shubman Gill, the next-highest scorer, needed approximately 449 balls for 732 runs based on the published strike rate. That is about 122 additional deliveries for 44 fewer runs. Sooryavanshi did not merely top the run chart; his scoring speed separated his season from every other batter on the list.
Shubman Gill scored 732 runs and Sai Sudharsan scored 722, giving the GT pair a combined listed total of 1,454 runs. They are the only teammates in the top three and both registered a century. Their individual consistency made Gujarat Titans the strongest represented team at the very top of the batting standings.
Virat Kohli scored 675 runs in 16 matches, remained not out four times, averaged 56.25 and struck at 165.84. His highest score was 105 not out, and the table credits him with five fifties and one century. Sooryavanshi owns the Orange Cap, but Kohli’s combination of average and strike rate remains one of the leaderboard’s strongest all-round batting profiles.
The IPL 2026 Orange Cap leaderboard is led by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi with 776 runs, followed by Shubman Gill with 732 and Sai Sudharsan with 722. Virat Kohli is fourth with 675, Heinrich Klaasen fifth with 624, and Ishan Kishan sixth with 602. KL Rahul, Abhishek Sharma, Mitchell Marsh and Jos Buttler complete the top 10, with Dhruv Jurel listed 11th on 515 runs.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scored 776 runs in 16 matches and 16 innings for Rajasthan Royals. His highest score was 103, his average was 48.50 and his strike rate was 237.30. He recorded five fifties and one century, with 63 fours and 72 sixes, to finish first in the IPL 2026 Orange Cap standings.
Virat Kohli scored 75 not out from 42 balls in the IPL 2026 Final and was named Player of the Match, according to the original post. Across the season, he finished fourth in the Orange Cap table with 675 runs at an average of 56.25 and a strike rate of 165.84.
📖 For the corresponding bowling standings, open the IPL 2026 Purple Cap leaderboard.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi of Rajasthan Royals won the IPL 2026 Orange Cap with 776 runs in 16 innings at an average of 48.50 and a strike rate of 237.30. He hit 72 sixes and 63 fours during the season.
Virat Kohli scored 675 runs in 16 matches for Royal Challengers Bengaluru at an average of 56.25 and a strike rate of 165.84. His highest score was 105 not out, and he finished fourth in the Orange Cap standings.
Sunrisers Hyderabad had three batters in the top 10: Heinrich Klaasen in fifth with 624 runs, Ishan Kishan in sixth with 602, and Abhishek Sharma in eighth with 563. The original post also notes that SRH were eliminated by Rajasthan Royals in the Eliminator on May 27.
The original post states that Sooryavanshi broke the single-season sixes record during the Eliminator against SRH and became the youngest batter to score more than 700 runs in one IPL season. His final table figures are 776 runs and 72 sixes.
Shubman Gill scored 732 runs in 16 matches at an average of 45.75 and a strike rate of 163.02. His highest score was 104, and the original post identifies his Qualifier 2 century against Rajasthan Royals as the fastest hundred in IPL playoff history.
Virat Kohli scored 75 not out from 42 balls in the IPL 2026 Final and was named Player of the Match, according to the original post.
The IPL 2026 Orange Cap standings were defined by Sooryavanshi’s extraordinary scoring speed, Gill and Sudharsan’s combined consistency for Gujarat Titans, and Kohli’s high average at 37. The full table also shows strong SRH representation through Klaasen, Kishan and Abhishek Sharma. Sooryavanshi finished first because he combined the highest run total with the highest strike rate on the list, making his 776-run campaign the clear headline of the batting leaderboard.
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Winner, runner-up and key batting figures.
All 11 published batting rows and statistics.
Strike rate, GT opening pair and Kohli analysis.
The complete top-10 order plus 11th place.
His 776-run season and full table figures.
His unbeaten 75 and season numbers.
Six updated answers about the standings.
The concluding assessment of the race.
The corresponding IPL 2026 bowling leaderboard.
Current team and player ranking pages.
776 runs in 16 innings for Rajasthan Royals.
Runs, averages, strike rates, milestones and boundaries.
Gill and Sudharsan combined for 1,454 listed runs.
Why Sooryavanshi’s run total and scoring speed decided the race.