The 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) marks its 19th edition, and the tournament is currently in full swing. Here’s a comprehensive look at the key statistics, including the updated points table and the frontrunners for the Orange and Purple Caps.
**Top Run-Scorers (Orange Cap race):**
1. Heinrich Klaasen (Sunrisers Hyderabad) – 494 runs
2. Abhishek Sharma (Sunrisers Hyderabad) – 475 runs
3. KL Rahul (Delhi Capitals) – 468 runs
4. Ishan Kishan (Sunrisers Hyderabad) – 409 runs
5. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Rajasthan Royals) – 404 runs
**Leading Wicket-Takers (Purple Cap race):**
=1. Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) and Anshul Kamboj (Chennai Super Kings) – 17 wickets each
=3. Kagiso Rabada (Gujarat Titans), Eshan Malinga (Sunrisers Hyderabad), and Prince Yadav (Lucknow Super Giants) – 16 wickets each
5. Jofra Archer (Rajasthan Royals) – 15 wickets
**Best Strike-Rate (minimum 20 balls faced):**
1. Priyansh Arya (Punjab Kings) – 242.37
2. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Rajasthan Royals) – 237.64
3. Abhishek Sharma (Sunrisers Hyderabad) – 210.17
4. Finn Allen (Kolkata Knight Riders) – 205.88
5. Rajat Patidar (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) – 200.00
**Highest Batting Average (minimum qualifying criteria):**
1. Quinton de Kock (Mumbai Indians) – 66.00
2. Rinku Singh (Kolkata Knight Riders) – 59.25
3. Tim David (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) – 58.00
4. Sanju Samson (Chennai Super Kings) – 57.42
5. Shubham Dubey (Rajasthan Royals) – 56.00
**Most Sixes:**
1. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Rajasthan Royals) – 37 sixes
2. Abhishek Sharma (Sunrisers Hyderabad) – 36
3. Ryan Rickelton (Mumbai Indians) – 33
4. Rajat Patidar (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) – 30
5=. Priyansh Arya (Punjab Kings) and Cooper Connolly (Punjab Kings) – 26 each
**Best Bowling Strike-Rate (minimum 24 balls bowled):**
1. Donovan Ferreira (Rajasthan Royals) – 6.00
=2. Ashwani Kumar (Mumbai Indians) and Shashank Singh (Punjab Kings) – 10.00 each
4. Corbin Bosh (Mumbai Indians) – 10.33
5. Blessing Muzarabani (Kolkata Knight Riders) – 10.50
**Best Bowling Average:**
1. Shashank Singh (Punjab Kings) – 13.00
2. Donovan Ferreira (Rajasthan Royals) – 14.00
3. Mohsin Khan (Lucknow Super Giants) – 14.90
4. Jason Holder (Gujarat Titans) – 15.71
5. Ashwani Kumar (Mumbai Indians) – 17.00
**Best Economy Rate (minimum 24 balls bowled):**
1. Harpreet Brar (Punjab Kings) – 6.25
2. Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders) – 6.51
3. Jason Holder (Gujarat Titans) – 6.94
4. Akeal Hosein (Chennai Super Kings) – 7.24
5. Mohsin Khan (Lucknow Super Giants) – 7.45
