IPL Points Table 2026: Lucknow Super Giants kept their playoff hopes alive with a thrilling nine-run win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in a rain-affected Indian Premier League 2026 clash at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on Thursday, May 7, 2026. While the result impacted the points table, the Orange Cap standings remained unchanged after Match 50 of the tournament.
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Heinrich Klaasen of Sunrisers Hyderabad continued to lead the Orange Cap race with 494 runs in 11 matches. The South African wicketkeeper-batter has maintained an average of 54.89 and a strike rate of 157.32 this season.
SRH opener Abhishek Sharma stayed second with 475 runs, while KL Rahul of Delhi Capitals remained third with 445 runs in 10 innings.
Ishan Kishan occupied the fourth position with 409 runs, while young Rajasthan Royals batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi rounded off the top five with 404 runs.
Despite a brilliant century from Mitchell Marsh against RCB, the Australian batter is yet to enter the top five standings.
Updated IPL 2026 Orange Cap Standings
| Position | Player | Team | Runs | Matches | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heinrich Klaasen | SRH | 494 | 11 | 157.32 |
| 2 | Abhishek Sharma | SRH | 475 | 11 | 210.17 |
| 3 | KL Rahul | DC | 445 | 10 | 180.89 |
| 4 | Ishan Kishan | SRH | 409 | 11 | 186.75 |
| 5 | Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | RR | 404 | 10 | 237.64 |
In the Purple Cap standings, Bhuvneshwar Kumar of RCB retained the top position with 17 wickets from 10 matches despite his side’s defeat in Lucknow.
Anshul Kamboj of Chennai Super Kings also has 17 wickets but remained second due to a higher economy rate.
LSG pacer Prince Yadav climbed to third spot after his impressive spell against RCB, which included the key wickets of Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal. He now has 16 wickets from 10 matches.
Kagiso Rabada of Gujarat Titans and Eshan Malinga of SRH completed the top five with 16 wickets each.
Updated IPL 2026 Purple Cap Standings
| Position | Player | Team | Wickets | Matches | Economy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | RCB | 17 | 10 | 7.64 |
| 2 | Anshul Kamboj | CSK | 17 | 10 | 8.91 |
| 3 | Prince Yadav | LSG | 16 | 10 | 8.08 |
| 4 | Kagiso Rabada | GT | 16 | 10 | 9.23 |
| 5 | Eshan Malinga | SRH | 16 | 11 | 9.44 |
IPL 2026 Points Table
| POS | TEAM | P | W | L | NR | NRR | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.737 | 14 |
| 2 | Punjab Kings | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.571 | 13 |
| 3 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1.234 | 12 |
| 4 | Rajasthan Royals | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.510 | 12 |
| 5 | Gujarat Titans | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | -0.147 | 12 |
| 6 | Chennai Super Kings | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.151 | 10 |
| 7 | Delhi Capitals | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | -0.949 | 8 |
| 8 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | -0.539 | 7 |
| 9 | Mumbai Indians | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | -0.649 | 6 |
| 10 | Lucknow Super Giants | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | -0.934 | 6 |