KL Rahul jumped one spot to be placed second in the Orange Cap list in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) on Monday. Starting the game against Punjab Kings on 468 runs in Dharamsala, the Delhi Capitals opener managed to add just nine runs to his existing tally to reach 477 runs in 12 games. The Indian is surrounded by Sunrisers Hyderabad duo of Heinrich Klaasen and Abhishek Sharma.
While Klaasen leads the table with 494 runs, Abhishek is placed third with 475 runs. Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill and Rajasthan Royals' 15-year-old opener Vaibhav Sooryavanshi complete the top five with 462 and 440 runs respectively. Klaasen, Abhishek and Gill could add to their tally on Tuesday when Sunrisers Hyderabad face Gujarat Titans.
Punjab Kings duo of Cooper Connolly and Shreyas Iyer too made gains in the Orange Cap list. A quickfire 39-run knock took Connolly to eighth position with 415 runs while his captain Iyer grabbed the 10th spot with 392 runs, following a unbeaten knock of 56 runs.
IPL 2026 Orange Cap after PBKS vs DC
As far as the Purple Cap in IPL 2026 is concerned, there was not much change, baring Arshdeep Singh. The Punjab Kings pacer took two wickets to be placed 10th with 13 wickets in 11 matches. Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar leads the race with 21 scalps, followed by Chennai Super Kings fast bowler Anshul Kamboj and Gujarat Titans' Kagiso Rabada at 19 and 18 wickets respectively.
Lucknow Super Giants' (LSG) Prince Yadav and Sunrisers Hyderabad's Eshan Malinga complete the top five with 16 wickets each.
IPL 2026 Purple Cap after PBKS vs DC
Meanwhile, half-centuries from skipper Axar Patel and David Miller powered Delhi Capitals to a thrilling three-wicket win over Punjab Kings and kept their slim playoff hopes alive in IPL 2026. Delhi Capitals rose one spot to seventh while Punjab Kings remained third in the points table.
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