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Most Runs in IPL 2026, Orange Cap List: Abhishek Sharma goes 1st - Top 10 Run Scorers on April 21 after SRH beat DC

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.

Most Runs in IPL 2026 Orange Cap List Top 10 Run Scorers on April 21

Heinrich Klaasen (SRH) continues to lead with 283 runs in 6 matches at a strike rate of 144.38. Close behind is Shubman Gill (GT) with 265 runs in 5 innings, followed by Virat Kohli (RCB) on 247 runs. Young gun Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (RR) sits fourth with 246 runs at a blistering strike rate of 236. The race remains wide open with several batters, including Rajat Patidar and Ishan Kishan, in contention as the league stage intensifies.

Most Runs in IPL 2026: Top 10 Run Scorers in Indian Premier League on April 21

The List is updated LIVE SRH vs DC on April 21

Player Team Mat Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 4s 6s
Abhishek Sharma SRH 7 323 135* 53.83 215.33 1 2 25 27
Heinrich Klaasen SRH 7 320 62 53.33 153.11 0 3 22 13
Shubman Gill GT 5 265 86 53.00 151.42 0 3 27 10
Virat Kohli RCB 6 247 69* 49.40 157.32 0 2 28 8
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi RR 6 246 78 41.00 236.53 0 2 24 20
Ishan Kishan SRH 7 238 91 34.00 188.89 0 2 24 13
Rajat Patidar RCB 6 230 63 46.00 212.96 0 2 12 22
Cooper Connolly PBKS 6 223 87 55.75 163.97 0 2 21 14
Yashasvi Jaiswal RR 6 223 77* 55.75 152.73 0 2 23 12
Priyansh Arya PBKS 5 211 93 42.20 248.23 0 2 14 20

Check Out: IPL 2026 Purple Cap Race

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. Ayush Mhatre - 201
  2. Sanju Samson - 192
  3. Sarfaraz Khan - 147

Delhi Capitals (DC)

  1. Sameer Rizvi - 209
  2. KL Rahul - 205
  3. Tristan Stubbs - 196

Gujarat Titans (GT)

  1. Shubman Gill - 265
  2. Jos Buttler - 206
  3. Washington Sundar - 137

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)

  1. Angkrish Raghuvanshi - 200
  2. Cameron Green - 162
  3. Ajinkya Rahane - 152

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)

  1. Aiden Markram - 162
  2. Mitchell Marsh - 155
  3. Ayush Badoni - 148

Mumbai Indians (MI)

  1. Naman Dhir - 154
  2. Tilak Varma - 144
  3. Rohit Sharma - 137

Punjab Kings (PBKS)

  1. Cooper Connolly - 223
  2. Priyansh Arya - 211
  3. Prabhsimran Singh - 211

Rajasthan Royals (RR)

  1. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - 246
  2. Yashasvi Jaiswal - 223
  3. Dhruv Jurel - 181

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)

  1. Virat Kohli - 247
  2. Rajat Patidar - 230
  3. Phil Salt - 202

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)

  1. Abhishek Sharma - 323
  2. Heinrich Klaasen - 320
  3. Ishan Kishan - 238

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

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: Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 16:58 [IST]
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