Prasidh Krishna Takes the Lead in the Purple Cap Race
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season is heating up, and Sunday’s matchups between Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Gujarat Titans (GT), as well as Mumbai Indians (MI) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), have brought significant shifts in the standings. The race for the Purple Cap—awarded to the leading wicket-taker of the tournament—has a new leader.
Prasidh Krishna of the Gujarat Titans has reclaimed the top spot. The fast bowler, who was the Purple Cap winner from the previous season, has shown exceptional form and is once again dominating the opponent’s batting lineups. In a clinical performance against the Lucknow Super Giants on Sunday, Prasidh delivered a devastating four-wicket haul, returning figures of 4 for 28. This performance propelled him to a total of 10 wickets from just four games.
With this haul, Prasidh has overtaken Rajasthan Royals’ Ravi Bishnoi, who currently sits in second place with nine wickets. The competition remains fierce as other bowlers are other bowlers are showing strong numbers. Anshul Kamboj of the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) follows closely behind in third place with eight wickets.
The Battle for the Orange Cap
While the bowling side of the race has been the race for the race for the Orange Cap—awarded to the leading run-scorer—has been equally thrilling. The Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) captain, Rajat Patidar, has made a massive jump up the standings. Following his second half-century of the season, Patidar has climbed to second place among the leading run-getters.
Patidar’s consistency has been a qualitative shift in RCB’s batting order. After previous scores of 31, 48 not out, and 63, he smashed a blistering 53 off just 20 balls against the Mumbai Indians. This latest knock has brought his total tally for the season to 195 runs, placing him just behind the current leader, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi of the Rajasthan Royals (RR).
Virat Kohli, a veteran of the game, continues to show his class. Kohli has moved up to fifth place, now trailing Yashasvi Jaiswal by only four runs. Kohli’s current sequence of scores—69 not out, 28, 32, and 50—includes his second half-century of the night, which further solidifies his position in the race for the Orange Cap.
Current Leaderboard Standings
To summarize the current state of the race for the prestige caps of the IPL 2026 season, here are the leading performers:
- Purple Cap (Wickets):
- Prasidh Krishna (GT) – 10 wickets
- Ravi Bishnoi (RR) – 9 wickets
- Anshul Kamboj (CSK) – 8 wickets
- Prince Yadav (LSG) & Jacob Duffy (RCB) – 6 wickets each
- Other notable mentions:
- Orange Cap: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (RR) – 1st Place
- Rajat Patidar (RR) – 2nd Place
- Heinrich Klaasen (SRH) – 1L Place
- Yashasvi Jaiswal (RR) – 4th Place
- Virat Kohli (RCB) – 5th Place
As the tournament progresses, these numbers shift rapidly. With every single over, the high-scoring games and the tremendous wicket-taking ability of the variety of bowlers, the competition for the individual accolades of IPL 2026 remains wide open for any player to seize the lead.
