Anshul Kamboj matches Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s IPL 2026 Purple Cap tally

Anshul Kamboj and Bhuvneshwar Kumar both hold 17 wickets in the IPL 2026 Purple Cap race, with Bhuvneshwar retaining the cap due to a better economy rate.

Purple Cap standings update Bhuvneshwar Kumar had opened a lead at the top of the IPL 2026 Purple Cap rankings with 17 wickets as Royal Challengers Bengaluru fell to Gujarat Titans on Thursday. Anshul Kamboj, idle for a stretch since April 26, made up ground quickly after his first wicketless showing of the season. Kamboj returned with three wickets against Mumbai Indians, pushing his total to 17 and drawing level with Bhuvneshwar. Despite the tie, Bhuvneshwar holds the cap thanks to a lower economy rate of 7.54 compared to Kamboj’s 8.49. ## Chasers in the top five Three bowlers sit just behind the tied leaders, forming the next wave of the Purple Cap hunt. Jofra Archer of Rajasthan Royals and Eshan Malinga of Sunrisers Hyderabad each sit on 15 wickets, while Kagiso Rabada of Gujarat Titans has claimed 14 scalps. Six additional bowlers have already passed the ten-wicket mark at this point in the campaign. ## Orange Cap top performers Sanju Samson struggled to a single-digit score of 11 but still keeps his place among the tournament’s leading batters, ranked ninth overall. He has moved one spot ahead of Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Ishan Kishan. The eight players ahead of Samson remain unchanged: KL Rahul leads with 433 runs, followed by Abhishek Sharma (425), Heinrich Klaasen (414), and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (404). Virat Kohli sits on 379 runs, Shubman Gill on 373, B Sai Sudharsan on 328, and Prabhsimran Singh on 346. ## Key Purple Cap numbers Purple Cap leaders: - Bhuvneshwar Kumar (RCB) – 17 wickets, economy 7.54 - Anshul Kamboj (CSK) – 17 wickets, economy 8.49 Next five: - Jofra Archer (RR) – 15 wickets - Eshan Malinga (SRH) – 15 wickets - Kagiso Rabada (GT) – 14 wickets Six others with 10+ wickets. ## Orange Cap rankings summary Leading run-scorers: - KL Rahul (DC) – 433 runs - Abhishek Sharma (SRH) – 425 runs - Heinrich Klaasen (SRH) – 414 runs - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (RR) – 404 runs - Prabhsimran Singh (PBKS) – 346 runs - Virat Kohli (RCB) – 379 runs - Shubman Gill (GT) – 373 runs - B Sai Sudharsan (RCB) – 328 runs Sanju Samson (CSK) sits ninth with 11 runs in his latest innings but remains among the top performers.