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Sai Sudarshan captured the Orange Cap by defeating Heinrich Klaasen, see top-5 list
Sandy Verma | May 17, 2026 7:24 AM CST

IPL 2026: In IPL 2026, an exciting match was played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Gujarat Titans on 16 May. Kolkata won by 29 runs. In this match, Shubman Gill and Sai Sudarshan played half-centuries and with this there was a big change in the race for the Orange Cap. Both the batsmen overtook Heinrich Klaasen and in the end Sudarshan captured the Orange Cap.

Shubman Gill scored a brilliant 85 runs in 49 balls in the match played against KKR. Apart from 5 fours, he hit 7 sixes. Apart from this, Sai Sudarshan had played an inning of 53 runs in 28 balls. With this, both the batsmen played a big role in the race for Orange Cap.

Orange Cap named after Sudarshan

Sudarshan has now captured the Orange Cap with 554 runs in 13 matches. Apart from this, Gujarat captain Shubhman Gill has come at second position. He has scored 552 runs in 12 matches. Apart from this, Heinrich Klaasen is in third place. He has scored 508 runs in 12 matches.

Before this match, an orange cap was adorned on his head. Virat Kohli has now slipped to fourth place. He has scored 484 runs in 12 matches. At the same time, Abhishek Sharma is in fifth place, who has scored 481 runs in 12 matches so far.

Top-5 batsmen who scored the most runs in IPL 2026

rank Player Team Span match Turn unbeaten Run highest score average balls strike rate
1 B Sai Sudarshan GT (Gujarat Titans) 2026-2026 13 13 1 554 100 46.16 351 157.83
2 Shubhman Gill GT (Gujarat Titans) 2026-2026 12 12 0 552 86 46.00 344 160.46
3 heinrich classen SRH (Sunrisers Hyderabad) 2026-2026 12 12 2 508 69 50.80 330 153.93
4 Virat Kohli RCB (Royal Challengers Bangalore) 2026-2026 12 12 3 484 105* 53.77 292 165.75
5 Abhishek Sharma SRH (Sunrisers Hyderabad) 2026-2026 12 12 1 481 135* 43.72 230 209.13

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