Abhishek Sharma reclaimed the Orange Cap with 440 runs, while Kagiso Rabada jumped to third on the Purple Cap with 16 wickets in 2026.
The Orange Cap standings remain tightly packed at the summit, where even modest performances can shake up the order. Abhishek Sharma managed just 15 runs against KKR, yet that was sufficient to overtake KL Rahul of Delhi Capitals by seven runs and retake the top spot. Heinrich Klaasen, who also underperformed with 11 against KKR, stays safely in second place with 425 runs, while Rahul sits at 433. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi of Rajasthan Royals holds third with 404, and a new name emerges in the top five: Gujarat Titans opener B Sai Sudharsan, who struck a 41-ball 57 to reach 385 runs.
Kagiso Rabada has been unstoppable lately, claiming 12 wickets across his last six games to surge to third place with 16 scalps, only one behind the joint leaders Bhuvneshwar Kumar of Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Anshul Kamboj of Chennai Super Kings. Prasidh Krishna remained sidelined again, while Eshan Malinga went wicketless and Rashid Khan managed only one. On the brighter side, Mohammed Siraj and Kartik Tyagi delivered strong returns with two wickets each, lifting their seasonal tallies to 11 apiece, though still trailing the leading pack.
Abhishek Sharma now leads the Orange Cap race with 440 runs, narrowly ahead of KL Rahul who has 433. Heinrich Klaasen sits third with 425, followed by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi at 404. B Sai Sudharsan has entered the top five with 385 runs after his recent innings of 57 off 41 balls. Below them, Shubman Gill, Prabhsimran Singh, Jos Buttler, and Shreyas Iyer all had quiet outings on Sunday, though Ishan Kishan and Travis Head shone with 42 and 61 respectively, moving to ninth and twelfth in the standings with 354 and 309 runs.
The Purple Cap race sees Bhuvneshwar Kumar of Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Anshul Kamboj of Chennai Super Kings tied at the top with 17 wickets each. Kagiso Rabada has closed the gap with 16 wickets, while Mohammed Siraj and Kartik Tyagi each have 11 wickets after taking two in their latest match. Prasidh Krishna, Eshan Malinga, and Rashid Khan had less successful outings, with Krishna still unavailable and Malinga unlucky without a wicket, while Khan managed just one scalp.