GT's Sai Sudharsan holds the Orange Cap, awarded to the top run-getter in the IPL: here's the updated table after today's IPL 2026 match between RCB and GT.
IPL 2026: Updated Orange Cap table
Sai Sudharsan stays at the top of the highest run-scorers list despite a sub-par performance in Qualifier 1. Virat Kohli became the fourth batter to get to the 600-run mark this season.
Updated after Qualifier 1: RCB vs GT
| Player | Team | Runs | SR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sai Sudharsan | GT | 652 | 157.86 |
| Shubman Gill | GT | 618 | 159.27 |
| Heinrich Klaasen | SRH | 606 | 159.47 |
| Virat Kohli | RCB | 600 | 164.38 |
| KL Rahul | DC | 593 | 174.41 |
| Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | RR | 583 | 232.27 |
| Ishan Kishan | SRH | 569 | 178.36 |
| Abhishek Sharma | SRH | 563 | 206.22 |
| Mitchell Marsh | LSG | 563 | 163.18 |
| Prabhsimran Singh | PBKS | 510 | 168.87 |
| Shreyas Iyer | PBKS | 498 | 168.81 |
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 Emerging 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.
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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