IPL Points Table 2026: Delhi Capitals kept their playoff hopes alive with a thrilling three-wicket victory over Punjab Kings in Match 55 of IPL 2026 at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala on Monday, May 11, 2026. Chasing a challenging target of 211, Delhi Capitals recovered from a poor start to seal a dramatic win, powered by captain Axar Patel, David Miller and youngster Madhav Tiwari. The victory helped DC move to seventh place in the IPL 2026 points table with 10 points from 12 matches, while PBKS remained fourth with 13 points.
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Orange Cap standings after PBKS vs DC
Despite scoring only 9 runs against Punjab Kings, KL Rahul climbed to second place in the Orange Cap standings with 477 runs from 12 matches at an average of 43.36 and a strike rate of 177.98.
Heinrich Klaasen continues to lead the Orange Cap race with 494 runs in 11 matches for Sunrisers Hyderabad. His teammate Abhishek Sharma slipped to third after remaining on 475 runs from 11 games.
Shubman Gill is fourth with 462 runs for Gujarat Titans, while Rajasthan Royals batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi rounds off the top five with 440 runs.
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IPL 2026 Orange Cap leaderboard
| Position | Player | Team | Matches | Runs | Strike Rate |
|---|
| 1 | Heinrich Klaasen | SRH | 11 | 494 | 157.32 |
| 2 | KL Rahul | DC | 12 | 477 | 177.98 |
| 3 | Abhishek Sharma | SRH | 11 | 475 | 210.17 |
| 4 | Shubman Gill | GT | 10 | 462 | 160.41 |
| 5 | Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | RR | 11 | 440 | 236.55 |
Purple Cap standings after PBKS vs DC
Bhuvneshwar Kumar remains at the top of the Purple Cap standings with 21 wickets from 11 matches for Royal Challengers Bengaluru. The veteran pacer has maintained an impressive economy rate of 7.46 this season.
Anshul Kamboj of Chennai Super Kings is second with 19 wickets, while Gujarat Titans pacer Kagiso Rabada occupies third place with 18 wickets.
Lucknow Super Giants fast bowler Prince Yadav and Sunrisers Hyderabad pacer Eshan Malinga complete the top five with 16 wickets each.
IPL 2026 Purple Cap leaderboard
| Position | Player | Team | Matches | Wickets | Economy |
|---|
| 1 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | RCB | 11 | 21 | 7.46 |
| 2 | Anshul Kamboj | CSK | 11 | 19 | 9.20 |
| 3 | Kagiso Rabada | GT | 11 | 18 | 9.35 |
| 4 | Prince Yadav | LSG | 11 | 16 | 8.17 |
| 5 | Eshan Malinga | SRH | 11 | 16 | 9.44 |
Delhi Capitals moved to seventh place in the IPL 2026 points table after the win, while Punjab Kings remained fourth with 13 points from 11 matches.
Updated IPL 2026 Points Table
| Position | Team | Matches | Wins | Losses | No Result | Points | NRR |
|---|
| 1 | RCB | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 14 | +1.103 |
| 2 | SRH | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 14 | +0.737 |
| 3 | GT | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 14 | +0.228 |
| 4 | PBKS | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 13 | +0.428 |
| 5 | CSK | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 12 | +0.185 |
| 6 | RR | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 12 | +0.082 |
| 7 | DC | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 10 | -0.993 |
| 8 | KKR | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 | -0.169 |
| 9 | MI | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 6 | -0.585 |
| 10 | LSG | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 6 | -0.907 |
