Orange Cap And Purple Cap Standings: Delhi Capitals registered a convincing victory over Lucknow Super Giants by 6 wickets while chasing down a total of 142 runs in their Match 5 of the Indian Premier League 2026 that is currently taking place in Lucknow.
Sameer Rizvi scored 70 runs off of 47 balls to help lead Delhi to victory after a few early wickets, including 3 for 26 runs at just 4.3 overs.
Rizvi had support from Tristan Stubbs who chipped in 39 runs. The two put on a strong partnership and helped guide the team to a comfortable win. Rizvi is currently among the tournament leaders in runs scored and is poised to continue that hot streak as we move forward in this exciting tournament.
In the IPL 2026 opener, the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium had the reigning champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeat Sunrisers Hyderabad in a convincing manner to start their campaign off right. Jacob Duffy has continued to be awarded the Purple Cap since that game.
Even though things have changed throughout the season, the first-place holder has not changed, but there was a new challenger claiming second place after LSG defeated DC.
T Natarajan produced an outstanding spell, taking 3 wickets for 29 runs, and moving him into the number two position among leading wicket-taker. This means he is now a player to be watched for potential leading bowler of the 2026 season.
Most wickets in IPL 2026 (Purple Cap)
| Bowler | Team | Matches | Wickets | Average | Economy | Strike
Rate |
Best
Figures |
| Jacob Duffy | RCB | 1 | 3 | 7.33 | 5.50 | 8.00 | 3/22 |
| T Natarajan | DC | 1 | 3 | 9.66 | 7.25 | 8.00 | 3/29 |
| Prasidh Krishna | GT | 1 | 3 | 9.66 | 7.25 | 8.00 | 3/29 |
| Lungi Ngidi | DC | 1 | 3 | 9.00 | 7.36 | 7.33 | 3/27 |
| Vijaykumar Vyshak | PBKS | 1 | 3 | 11.33 | 8.50 | 8.00 | 3/34 |
Most runs in IPL 2026 (Orange Cap)
| Batter | Team | Innings | Runs | Average | Strike
Rate |
50s | 100s | Highest
Score |
| Ryan Rickelton | MI | 1 | 81 | 81.00 | 188.37 | 1 | – | 81 |
| Ishan Kishan | SRH | 1 | 80 | 80.00 | 210.52 | 1 | – | 80 |
| Rohit Sharma | MI | 1 | 78 | 78.00 | 205.26 | 1 | – | 78 |
| Cooper Connolly | PBKS | 1 | 72 | — | 163.63 | 1 | – | 72 |
| Sameer Rizvi | DC | 1 | 70 | — | 148.93 | 1 | – | 70 |
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