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IPL Orange Cap, Most Runs in IPL 2026: Sai Sudharsan 1st, Gill 2nd, Virat Kohli 3rd - Top 10 Run Scorers, Team-Wise Top 3 on May 17 after DC beat RR

IPL 2026 Most Runs: The Indian Premier League 2026 has started from March 28 and is set to continue till March 31.

The two-month-long cricketing extravaganza sees ten teams fighting for the glory, with Royal Challengers Bengaluru coming in as defending champions after their crown last year.

IPL Orange Cap Most Runs in IPL 2026 Top 10 Run Scorers Team-Wise Top 3 on May 16

Most Runs in IPL 2026, Orange Cap List: Top 10 Run Scorers in Indian Premier League on May 17

The List is updated after DC vs RR

Player Mat Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 4s 6s
Sai Sudharsan (GT) 13 554 100 46.17 157.83 1 6 55 25
Shubman Gill (GT) 12 552 86 46.00 160.47 0 5 50 27
Virat Kohli (RCB) 13 542 105* 54.20 164.74 1 4 57 21
KL Rahul (DC) 13 533 152* 44.42 171.94 1 4 51 27
Heinrich Klaasen (SRH) 12 508 69 50.80 153.93 0 5 38 23
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (RR) 12 486 103 40.50 234.78 1 2 43 43
Abhishek Sharma (SRH) 12 481 135* 43.72 209.13 1 3 43 37
Cooper Connolly (PBKS) 13 473 107 47.30 162.55 1 2 39 32
Mitchell Marsh (LSG) 12 467 111 38.91 162.15 1 2 40 31
Sanju Samson (CSK) 12 450 115* 50.00 164.23 2 1 48 23

IPL 2026 Team-Wise Top 3 Run Scorers

Check out the top three run scorers for each IPL team here on MyKhel.

Chennai Super Kings (CSK)

  1. Sanju Samson - 450
  2. Ruturaj Gaikwad - 306
  3. Kartik Sharma - 244

Delhi Capitals (DC)

  1. KL Rahul - 533
  2. Pathum Nissanka - 278
  3. Tristan Stubbs - 275

Gujarat Titans (GT)

  1. Sai Sudharsan - 554
  2. Shubman Gill - 552
  3. Jos Buttler - 412

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)

  1. Angkrish Raghuvanshi - 422
  2. Finn Allen - 321
  3. Cameron Green - 316

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)

  1. Mitchell Marsh - 467
  2. Rishabh Pant - 251
  3. Aiden Markram - 231

Mumbai Indians (MI)

  1. Ryan Rickelton - 430
  2. Tilak Varma - 336
  3. Naman Dhir - 312

Punjab Kings (PBKS)

  1. Cooper Connolly - 473
  2. Prabhsimran Singh - 441
  3. Shreyas Iyer - 397

Rajasthan Royals (RR)

  1. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - 486
  2. Dhruv Jurel - 367
  3. Yashasvi Jaiswal - 327

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)

  1. Virat Kohli - 542
  2. Devdutt Padikkal - 412
  3. Rajat Patidar - 329

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)

  1. Heinrich Klaasen - 508
  2. Abhishek Sharma - 481
  3. Ishan Kishan - 420

IPL 2026 Top Scorers Timeline

March 28: Ishan Kishan of SRH was the top scorer with 80 runs.

March 29: Mumbai Indians' Ryan Rickelton claimed top spot with 81 runs.

March 30: Ryan Rickelton remains on top with 81 runs

March 31: Ryan Rickelton with 81 runs

April 1: Ryan Rickelton with 81 runs

April 2: Angkrish Raghuvanshi with 103 runs

April 4: Sameer Rizvi took the lead with 160 runs

April 7: Yashasvo Jaiswal took the lead with 170 runs

April 10: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi took the lead with 200 runs

April 13: Heinrich Klaasen claims top spot with 220 runs

April 15: Virat Kohli overtakes Klaasen with 228 runs

April 17: Shubman Gill takes the crown with 251 runs

April 18: Heinrich Klaasen reclaims top spot

April 21: Abhishek Sharma goes past Klaasen with 323 runs, while Klaasen is on 320

April 24: Virat Kohli claimed the Orange Cap with 328 runs

April 25: KL Rahul claimed the Orange Cap with 357 runs, but Vaibhav Sooryavanshi reclaimed with same number of runs. Then Abhishek Sharma got it back with 380 runs.

April 28: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi holds with 400 runs

April 29: Abhishek Sharma took lead with 425 runs

May 1: KL Rahul takes over with 433 runs

May 3: Abhishek Sharma overtakes with 440 runs

May 5: KL Rahul overtook with 445 runs in 10 matches

May 6: Abhishek Sharma took the lead with 475 runs, but Heinrich Klaasen claimed it with 494 runs

May 16: Shubman Gill won the Orange Cap from Heinrich Klaasen with 552 runs, but Sai Sudharsan took it back with 554 runs.

IPL 2026 Orange Cap Winners Over The Years

Season Player Team Runs
2008 Shaun Marsh Kings XI Punjab 616
2009 Matthew Hayden Chennai Super Kings 572
2010 Sachin Tendulkar Mumbai Indians 618
2011 Chris Gayle Royal Challengers Bangalore 608
2012 Chris Gayle Royal Challengers Bangalore 733
2013 Michael Hussey Chennai Super Kings 733
2014 Robin Uthappa Kolkata Knight Riders 660
2015 David Warner Sunrisers Hyderabad 562
2016 Virat Kohli Royal Challengers Bangalore 973
2017 David Warner Sunrisers Hyderabad 641
2018 Kane Williamson Sunrisers Hyderabad 735
2019 David Warner Sunrisers Hyderabad 692
2020 KL Rahul Kings XI Punjab 670
2021 Ruturaj Gaikwad Chennai Super Kings 635
2022 Jos Buttler Rajasthan Royals 863
2023 Shubman Gill Gujarat Titans 890
2024 Virat Kohli Royal Challengers Bengaluru 741
2025 Sai Sudharsan Gujarat Titans 759
Note: Team names are as they were known during the respective season. Royal Challengers Bangalore is now officially Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Kings XI Punjab later became Punjab Kings.
Story first published: Saturday, May 16, 2026, 19:37 [IST]
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