Virat Kohli- KL Rahul's entry in top-5. (Photo- PTI)

Orange Cap, Purple Cap Holder in IPL 2026: Double header matches were played in IPL 2026 on 17 May. In the first match of the day, Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Punjab Kings by 23 runs. Whereas, in the second match, Delhi Capitals achieved a spectacular victory against Rajasthan Royals. After these two important matches, a big change was also seen in the race for Orange Cap and Purple Cap.

Virat Kohli- KL Rahul's entry in top-5

Virat Kohli played a brilliant inning of 58 runs in 37 balls against Punjab Kings, which included 4 fours and 3 sixes. With this, Virat Kohli has now scored 542 runs in 13 matches in IPL 2026, which includes 1 century and 4 half-centuries. Due to this strong performance, he has reached third place in the Orange Cap race. Only Sai Sudarshan and Shubman Gill are ahead of him. Sai Sudarshan has scored 554 runs in 13 matches and Shubman Gill has scored 552 runs in 13 matches.

On the other hand, KL Rahul also performed strongly against Delhi Capitals. He scored 56 runs in 42 balls, which included 1 four and 3 sixes. After this inning, KL Rahul has scored 530 runs in 13 matches. His name also includes 1 century and 4 half-centuries in this season. Due to which he has now come fourth in the list of batsmen scoring the most runs. Apart from these, Vaibhav Suryavanshi has also now reached sixth position, he has 486 runs in 12 matches. He has scored these runs at a strike rate of 234.78, which is the highest among the top-10 batsmen.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar's dominance on Purple Cap

No major changes have been seen in the Purple Cap race. Bhuvneshwar Kumar is leading with 24 wickets in 13 matches. At the same time, Kagiso Rabada remains at second position with 21 wickets in 13 matches. Apart from these, Anshul Kamboj of Chennai Super Kings remains at third place with 19 wickets in 12 matches. Prince Yadav also has 16 wickets in 12 matches and is at fourth position. Whereas, Rashid Khan is in the top-5 after taking 16 wickets in 13 matches.

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