The Orange Cap is awarded to the top run-getter in the IPL: here's the updated table after today's IPL 2026 matches.
IPL 2026: Who won the Orange Cap last year?
Gujarat Titans opener B Sai Sudharsan finished last year's competition in possession of the Orange Cap, winning it for the first time, and taking home the Emergin Player of the Season award as well. Sai Sudharsan went on to make his Test debut in the tour of England that followed the IPL.
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Ishan Kishan leads the run-scoring chart after the first game of IPL 2026.
IPL 2026: Updated Orange Cap table
Updated after Match 1: RCB vs SRH
| No. | Player | Team | Innings | Runs | Average | Strike Rate |
| 1 | Ishan Kishan | SRH | 1 | 80 | 80.00 | 210.52 |
| 2 | Virat Kohli | RCB | 1 | 65 | - | 181.57 |
| 3 | Devdutt Padikkal | RCB | 1 | 61 | 61.00 | 234.61 |
| 4 | Aniket Verma | SRH | 1 | 43 | 43.00 | 238.88 |
| 5 | Rajat Patidar | RCB | 1 | 31 | 31.00 | 258.33 |
Most runs in an IPL season
| Player | Innings | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | Season |
| Virat Kohli (RCB) | 16 | 973 | 113 | 81.08 | 152 | 4 | 7 | 2016 |
| Shubman Gill (GT) | 17 | 890 | 129 | 59.33 | 158 | 3 | 4 | 2023 |
| Jos Buttler (RR) | 17 | 863 | 116 | 57.53 | 149 | 4 | 4 | 2022 |
| David Warner (SRH) | 17 | 848 | 93* | 60.57 | 151 | 0 | 9 | 2016 |
| B Sai Sudharsan (GT) | 15 | 759 | 108* | 54.21 | 156 | 1 | 6 | 2025 |
| Virat Kohli (RCB) | 15 | 741 | 113* | 61.75 | 155 | 1 | 5 | 2024 |
| Kane Williamson (SRH) | 17 | 735 | 84 | 52.5 | 142 | 0 | 8 | 2018 |
| Chris Gayle (RCB) | 14 | 733 | 128* | 61.08 | 161 | 1 | 7 | 2012 |
| Michael Hussey (CSK) | 17 | 733 | 95 | 52.35 | 130 | 0 | 6 | 2013 |
| Faf du Plessis (RCB) | 14 | 730 | 84 | 56.15 | 154 | 0 | 8 | 2023 |
| Chris Gayle (RCB) | 16 | 708 | 175* | 59 | 156 | 1 | 4 | 2013 |
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