IPL: Samson storms up the Orange Cap race; Kamboj reclaims Purple Cap top spot

NEW DELHI: We are astir halfway done the league signifier of IPL 2026, with 33 retired of a full of 70 matches done and dusted. Slowly but surely, players successful signifier are opening to look from the horde of cricketers competing successful this highly competitory tournament.The contention for the apical run-scorer and starring wicket-taker of the play — the Orange Cap and the Purple Cap — is throwing up breathtaking and absorbing contests.After the IPL ‘El Clasico’ betwixt Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings — 2 five-time champions — connected Thursday, CSK pacer Anshul Kamboj has reclaimed the Purple Cap with 14 scalps from 7 games. The young pacer, who returned figures of 1/10, is present 1 wicket up of second-placed Prince Yadav, the Lucknow Super Giants pacer, who has 13 wickets from 7 matches.CSK won the ‘El Clasico’ by a monolithic 103 runs, acknowledgment to a formidable full of 207/6, powered by a superb unbeaten period from Player of the Match Sanju Samson (101* disconnected 54 balls). It was the caller CSK recruit’s 2nd 100 of IPL 2026, aft his unbeaten 115 against Delhi Capitals astatine location successful Chennai.With 2 centuries, Samson has jumped consecutive into the Orange Cap contention and is present placed 3rd with 293 runs from 7 games. The database is presently led by 2 Sunrisers Hyderabad batters —

Abhishek Sharma

(323 runs from 7 games) and

Heinrich Klaasen

(320 runs successful 7 games).

Shubman Gill (fourth with 265 runs), skipper of Gujarat Titans, and Virat Kohli (sixth with 247 runs) of Royal Challengers Bengaluru volition person the accidental to determination up successful the Orange Cap standings arsenic the 2 teams conscionable connected Friday successful Bengaluru.Among the bowlers featuring successful today’s RCB vs GT clash, Gujarat Titans pacer Prasidh Krishna (fourth with 12 wickets), RCB’s Bhuvneshwar Kumar (seventh with 10 wickets) and GT’s Kagiso Rabada (eighth with 10 wickets) volition besides person the accidental to ascent up the Purple Cap standings.

Here are the existent Top 5 successful the Orange Cap and Purple Cap races

IPL 2026 Orange Cap:

IPL 2026 Purple Cap: