The IPL (Indian Premier League) 2026 season is now commencing, and one of the first matches of the season took place last night at M Chinnaswamy stadium, where defending champions Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad; both teams started off strongly by performing well.
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From this outcome, we can see the most recent Purple Cap standings, which lists all of the players competing for the most Wickets during the IPL Series.
Most wickets in IPL 2026 Purple Cap Standings
| Bowler | Team | Matches | Wickets | Average | Economy | Strike
Rate |
Best
Figures |
| Jacob Duffy | RCB | 1 | 3 | 7.33 | 5.50 | 8.00 | 3/22 |
| Romario Shepherd | RCB | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13.50 | 8.00 | 3/54 |
| David Payne | SRH | 1 | 2 | 17.50 | 11.66 | 9.00 | 24/3 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | RCB | 1 | 1 | 31 | 7.75 | 24.00 | 33/5 |
| Suyash Sharma | RCB | 1 | 1 | 28 | 9.33 | 18.00 | 26/3 |
Most runs in IPL 2026 Orange Cap Standings
| Batter | Team | Innings | Runs | Average | Strike
Rate |
50s | 100s | Highest
Score |
| Ishan Kishan | SRH | 1 | 80 | 80 | 210.52 | 1 | – | 80 |
| Virat Kohli | RCB | 1 | 69 | – | 181.57 | 1 | – | 69 |
| Devdutt Padikkal | RCB | 1 | 61 | 61 | 234.61 | 1 | – | 61 |
| Aniket Verma | SRH | 1 | 43 | 43 | 238.88 | – | – | 43 |
| Rajat Patidar | RCB | 1 | 31 | 31 | 258.33 | – | – | 31 |
