Klaasen's orange cap is 70 runs away from Vaibhav (Photo: PTI)

Orange Cap and Purple Cap Holder List in IPL 2026: Vaibhav Suryavanshi is not only number 1 in hitting sixes, now he also has a chance to wear the orange cap by becoming the leader in terms of runs. For this, Vaibhav Suryavanshi will have to leave behind those 7 batsmen who are ahead of him in the race for Orange Cap. The orange cap of IPL 2026 is currently on the head of Heinrich Klaasen of Sunrisers Hyderabad. Klaasen wore this cap on May 18 against CSK after an inning of 47 runs. Now, if Vaibhav Suryavanshi plays a big innings against Lucknow Super Giants on the evening of 19th May, then he can win the Orange Cap.

7 batsmen and 70 runs… Vaibhav Suryavanshi will take the Orange Cap from Klaasen!

Vaibhav Suryavanshi has 486 runs after 12 matches and is at number 8 in the Orange Cap race. Now the 7 batsmen who are ahead of him in this race include Ishan Kishan (490 runs), Abhishek Sharma (507 runs), KL Rahul (533 runs), Virat Kohli (542 runs), Shubman Gill (552 runs), Sai Sudarshan (554 runs) and the top ranked Heinrich Klaasen (555 runs). There is a gap of 69 runs between Klaasen and Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who has captured the Orange Cap. That means, as soon as you score the 70th run of your innings against LSG, you can kill two birds with one stone. He can leave 7 batsmen behind and can also wear the orange cap.

Bhuvi has a big lead in the Purple Cap race

On one hand, there is a huge traffic jam in the race for the Orange Cap, in which the player wearing the Orange Cap is seen changing after every match, while on the other hand, the fight for the Purple Cap is completely calm. RCB fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been number 1 in the Purple Cap race for a long time. Meaning, he has control over the purple cap. Bhuvi has 24 wickets after 13 matches. After him, Kagiso Rabada of Gujarat Titans, who is at second place, has taken 21 wickets in 13 matches. Apart from these two, another name among the bowlers who have taken 20 or more wickets is Anshul Kamboj. This CSK player has 20 wickets in his name.

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