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IPL 2026 Points Table: Hyderabad’s third consecutive win, equation of points table changed; Big change in the orange cap race
Samira Vishwas | April 22, 2026 5:24 PM CST

IPL 2026 Points Table Updates: The 31st match of IPL 2026 was played between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Capitals. In which Hyderabad team won by 47 runs. With this win, Sunrisers Hyderabad team has registered its third consecutive win. With this, Hyderabad team has reached third place in the points table.

In the match played at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad, Delhi Capitals won the toss and decided to bowl first. Sunrisers Hyderabad, batting first, scored 242 runs at the loss of 2 wickets. In which Abhishek Sharma played an inning of 135 runs. In reply, Delhi Capitals team, which came to chase the target, could score only 195 runs at the loss of 9 wickets. With this, a major change was seen in the points table.

Punjab team is in first place

After the SRH-DC match, let us see which team is at which position in the points table and who has the Orange Cap, Purple Cap. Punjab Kings are first with 11 points in 6 matches, Royal Challengers Bangalore are second with 8 points in 6 matches, Sunrisers Hyderabad are third with 8 points in 7 matches, Rajasthan Royals are fourth with 8 points in 6 matches, Delhi Capitals are fifth with 6 points in 6 matches.

Gujarat Titans are sixth with 6 points from 6 matches, Mumbai Indians are seventh with 4 points from 6 matches, Chennai Super Kings are eighth with 4 points from 6 matches, Lucknow Super Giants are ninth with 4 points from 6 matches and Kolkata Knight Riders are tenth with 3 points from 7 matches.
Despite the same number of points, the difference in rank of many teams is due to their run rates.

Updated points table of IPL 2026

Order Team match (P) win (W) necklace (L) No Result (NR) Points(Pts) Net Run Rate (NRR)
1 Punjab Kings 6 5 0 1 11 +1.420
2 Royal Challengers Bengaluru 6 4 2 0 8 +1.171
3 Sunrisers Hyderabad 7 4 3 0 8 +0.820
4 Rajasthan Royals 6 4 2 0 8 +0.599
5 Delhi Capitals 6 3 3 0 6 -0.130
6 Gujarat Titans 6 3 3 0 6 -0.821
7 Mumbai Indians 6 2 4 0 4 +0.067
8 Chennai Super Kings 6 2 4 0 4 -0.780
9 Lucknow Super Giants 6 2 4 0 4 -1.173
10 Kolkata Knight Riders 7 1 5 1 3 -0.879

Who has the orange and purple cap?

After the SRH-DC match, the Orange Cap has gone to Hyderabad’s explosive opener Abhishek Sharma. Abhishek played an important role in the team’s victory by playing an unbeaten inning of 135 runs in 68 balls with the help of 10 fours and 10 sixes. Abhishek has scored 323 runs in 7 innings of 7 matches. Abhishek got the Orange Cap by leaving behind his own team’s wicketkeeper batsman Heinrich Klaasen. The Purple Cap is held by Anshul Kamboj of Chennai Super Kings. Kamboj has taken 13 wickets in 6 matches.


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