The Orange Cap of IPL has always been a matter of prestige for batters who perform consistently throughout the tournament to wear the honour. The orange cap keeps rotating throughout the season till a winner is decided at the IPL Final. The winner is decided by the batsmen’s scores at the conclusion of the tournament, which includes the league matches and the playoffs.

As of March 30, 2026, the IPL 2026 season is in its opening week, and the Orange Cap is currently held by Ryan Rickelton of the Mumbai Indians. He is followed by the SRH skipper Ishan Kishan, who scored 80 runs in a match against RCB. Following him are the IPL veterans, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.

Rohit or Kohli, who will get the Orange Cap this year?

Both players retired from the T20I following India’s win at the 2024 T20 World Cup. Sharma scored 78 runs while chasing 220 against Kolkata in his home ground at Wankhede. Meanwhile, Kohli scored 68 while chasing 201 against SRH in the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium at Bengaluru.

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IPL 2026 Orange Cap List - Most Runs

Player Team Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 0 4s 6s
H Klaasen SRH 2026-2026 12 12 2 508 69 50.80 330 153.93 0 5 0 38 23
B Sai Sudharsan GT 2026-2026 12 12 0 501 100 41.75 323 155.10 1 5 1 49 22
V Kohli RCB 2026-2026 12 12 3 484 105* 53.77 292 165.75 1 3 2 53 18
Abhishek Sharma SRH 2026-2026 12 12 1 481 135* 43.72 230 209.13 1 3 2 43 37
KL Rahul DC 2026-2026 12 12 1 477 152* 43.36 268 177.98 1 3 1 50 24
Shubman Gill GT 2026-2026 11 11 0 467 86 42.45 295 158.30 0 4 0 45 20
V Sooryavanshi RR 2026-2026 11 11 0 440 103 40.00 186 236.55 1 2 1 38 40
Prabhsimran Singh PBKS 2026-2026 12 11 1 439 80* 43.90 258 170.15 0 5 1 48 21
CPL Connolly PBKS 2026-2026 12 11 2 436 107* 48.44 269 162.08 1 2 1 36 29
RD Rickelton MI 2026-2026 10 10 1 430 123* 47.77 226 190.26 1 2 0 29 37