Gujarat Titans vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Standings IPL 2026: The race for the Orange Cap and Purple Cap in IPL 2026 continues to intensify following Gujarat Titans’ four-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Match 42 at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday, April 30, 2026.
Sunrisers Hyderabad opener Abhishek Sharma remains at the top of the Orange Cap standings with 425 runs from nine matches. He is followed closely by teammate Heinrich Klaasen, who has amassed 414 runs and continues to be one of the most consistent middle-order batters this season.
Rajasthan Royals’ Vaibhav Sooryavanshi holds third place with 400 runs, while Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Virat Kohli climbed to fourth with 379 runs after his quickfire start in the match. Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill completes the top five with 373 runs.
In the bowling charts, Royal Challengers Bengaluru pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar leads the Purple Cap race with 17 wickets from nine matches. Despite his team’s defeat, he continues to set the benchmark among bowlers this season.
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Eshan Malinga is second with 15 wickets, followed by Rajasthan Royals’ Jofra Archer with 14 scalps. Chennai Super Kings’ Anshul Kamboj also has 14 wickets, while Gujarat Titans’ Kagiso Rabada rounds out the top five with 14 wickets.
With several matches still to be played, both leaderboards remain tightly contested, and consistent performances in the coming games could significantly alter the standings.
IPL 2026: Updated Orange Cap List (After GT vs RCB Match 42)
| POS | Player | Team | Runs | Mat | Inns | NO | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
|---|
| 1 | Abhishek Sharma | SRH | 425 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 135* | 53.13 | 203 | 209.35 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 31 |
| 2 | Heinrich Klaasen | SRH | 414 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 65* | 59.14 | 263 | 157.41 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 18 |
| 3 | Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | RR | 400 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 103 | 44.44 | 168 | 238.09 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 37 |
| 4 | Virat Kohli | RCB | 379 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 81 | 54.14 | 229 | 165.50 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 15 |
| 5 | Shubman Gill | GT | 373 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 86 | 46.63 | 240 | 155.41 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 17 |
IPL 2026: Updated Purple Cap List (After GT vs RCB Match 42)
| POS | Player | Team | Wkts | Mat | Inns | Ov | Runs | BBI | Avg | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w |
|---|
| 1 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | RCB | 17 | 9 | 9 | 35.0 | 264 | 5/3 | 15.52 | 7.54 | 12.35 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Eshan Malinga | SRH | 15 | 9 | 9 | 31.0 | 284 | 4/32 | 18.93 | 9.16 | 12.40 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Jofra Archer | RR | 14 | 9 | 9 | 33.0 | 273 | 3/20 | 19.50 | 8.27 | 14.14 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Anshul Kamboj | CSK | 14 | 8 | 8 | 27.4 | 237 | 3/22 | 16.92 | 8.56 | 11.85 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Kagiso Rabada | GT | 14 | 9 | 9 | 35.0 | 338 |
