IPL Points Table 2026 Updated After RCB vs GT: Royal Challengers Bengaluru moved to the second position in the IPL 2026 points table after defeating Gujarat Titans by 5 wickets at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Friday, April 24. Batting first, GT posted 205/3 in 20 overs.
Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan started the innings with intent and scored 57 runs in the powerplay. Sudharsan led the charge and smacked boundaries at regular intervals. Suyash Sharma dismissed Gill for 32 runs in the 13th over, but Sudharsan batted brilliantly and smashed his first century of the IPL 2026.
Jos Buttler and Washington Sundar played great cameos, and Jason Holder hit 18 runs in the last over to help GT set a 206-run target for RCB. In reply, Virat Kohli was dropped by Washington Sundar in the first over.
The veteran batter then stitched a 115-run partnership with Devdutt Padikkal for the second wicket, which shifted the momentum strongly in RCB’s favour. Although the defending champions lost a few wickets in the middle overs, Tim David and Krunal Pandya helped RCB to cross the winning line comfortably.
IPL 2026 points table after RCB vs GT
| Rank | Team | Played (P) | Won (W) | Lost (L) | NR | Points (Pts) | NRR |
| 1 | PBKS | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1.42 |
| 2 | RCB | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1.101 |
| 3 | RR | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0.79 |
| 4 | SRH | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0.82 |
| 5 | CSK | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0.118 |
| 6 | DC | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -0.13 |
| 7 | GT | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | -0.79 |
| 8 | MI | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | -0.736 |
| 9 | LSG | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | -1.277 |
| 10 | KKR | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | -0.879 |
IPL 2026 Orange Cap list after RCB vs GT
RCB batter Virat Kohli is at the top of the Orange Cap list with 328 runs in 7 matches. SRH opener Abhishek Sharma is placed in second position with 323 runs in 7 games, and his teammate Heinrich Klaasen is in third spot with 320 runs.
| Pos | Player | Team | Runs | Mat | HS | Avg | SR |
| 1 | Virat Kohli | RCB | 328 | 7 | 81 | 54.67 | 163.18 |
| 2 | Abhishek Sharma | SRH | 323 | 7 | 135* | 53.83 | 215.33 |
| 3 | Heinrich Klaasen | SRH | 320 | 7 | 62 | 53.33 | 153.11 |
| 4 | Shubman Gill | GT | 297 | 6 | 86 | 49.5 | 149.24 |
| 5 | Sanju Samson | CSK | 293 | 7 | 115* | 58.6 | 178.65 |
IPL 2026 Purple Cap list after RCB vs GT
CSK fast bowler Anshul Kamboj is at the top of the Purple Cap list with 14 wickets in 7 matches, and LSG pacer Prince Yadav is in second spot with 13 scalps in the same number of games. SRH’s Eshan Malinga is in third position with 12 wickets in 7 matches.
| Pos | Player | Team | Wkts | Mat | Runs | BBI | Avg | Econ |
| 1 | Anshul Kamboj | CSK | 14 | 7 | 221 | 3/22 | 15.78 | 8.95 |
| 2 | Prince Yadav | LSG | 13 | 7 | 218 | 3/32 | 16.76 | 8.38 |
| 3 | Eshan Malinga | SRH | 12 | 7 | 217 | 4/32 | 18.08 | 9.43 |
| 4 | Prasidh Krishna | GT | 12 | 7 | 269 | 4/28 | 22.41 | 10.34 |
| 5 | Jofra Archer | RR | 11 | 7 | 199 | 3/20 | 18.09 | 7.96 |
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