Who is leading the race for the Orange Cap this season? View the updated list of most runs in IPL 2026, featuring current leader Sameer Rizvi, Rohit Sharma, and Virat Kohli. Check out full batting averages and strike rates here.
IPL 2026: The Orange Cap Race (Most Runs)
| Player | Innings | Runs | High Score | Average | Strike Rate | 100/50 | 4s/6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sai Sudharsan (GT) | 14 | 638 | 100 | 49.07 | 157.92 | 1/7 | 62/29 |
| Shubman Gill (GT) | 13 | 616 | 86 | 47.38 | 161.67 | 0/6 | 57/30 |
| Heinrich Klaasen (SRH) | 14 | 606 | 69 | 50.50 | 159.47 | 0/6 | 46/30 |
| Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (RR) | 13 | 579 | 103 | 44.53 | 236.32 | 1/3 | 50/53 |
| Ishan Kishan (SRH) | 14 | 569 | 91 | 40.64 | 178.36 | 0/6 | 57/29 |
| Abhishek Sharma (SRH) | 14 | 563 | 135* | 43.30 | 206.22 | 1/4 | 50/43 |
| Mitchell Marsh (LSG) | 13 | 563 | 111 | 43.30 | 163.18 | 1/3 | 51/36 |
| Virat Kohli (RCB) | 14 | 557 | 105* | 50.63 | 163.82 | 1/4 | 59/21 |
| KL Rahul (DC) | 13 | 533 | 152* | 44.41 | 171.93 | 1/4 | 51/27 |
| Sanju Samson (CSK) | 14 | 477 | 115* | 43.36 | 165.62 | 2/1 | 53/24 |
| Cooper Connolly (PBKS) | 12 | 473 | 107* | 47.30 | 162.54 | 1/2 | 39/32 |
Sai Sudharsan won the Orange Cap in 2025 with 759 runs. You can find the top ten run-scorers in IPL 2025 here.
Virat Kohli’s 973 runs in 2016 is still the highest score any batter has scored in a single IPL season. We will have to wait and see if anyone from the list above can match Virat’s supremacy.
IPL 2026: The Power-Hitters (Most 6s & 4s)
Most Fours in IPL 2026
| Player | Innings | 4s | 4s Per Innings | Total Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sai Sudharsan (GT) | 14 | 62 | 4.4 | 638 |
| Virat Kohli (RCB) | 14 | 59 | 4.2 | 557 |
| Ishan Kishan (SRH) | 14 | 57 | 4.0 | 569 |
| Shubman Gill (GT) | 13 | 57 | 4.3 | 616 |
| Sanju Samson (CSK) | 14 | 53 | 3.7 | 477 |
| Mitchell Marsh (LSG) | 13 | 51 | 3.9 | 563 |
| KL Rahul (DC) | 13 | 51 | 3.9 | 533 |
| Abhishek Sharma (SRH) | 14 | 50 | 3.5 | 563 |
| Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (RR) | 13 | 50 | 3.8 | 579 |
| Prabhsimran Singh (PBKS) | 12 | 48 | 4.0 | 441 |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal (RR) | 13 | 47 | 3.6 | 370 |
| Jos Buttler (GT) | 14 | 46 | 3.2 | 469 |
Bonus: Most Fours in IPL History
Most Sixes in IPL 2026
| Player | Inns | 6s | 6s Per Innings | Total Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (RR) | 13 | 53 | 4.0 | 579 |
| Abhishek Sharma (SRH) | 14 | 43 | 3.3 | 563 |
| Ryan Rickelton (MI) | 11 | 37 | 3.3 | 436 |
| Mitchell Marsh (LSG) | 13 | 36 | 2.7 | 563 |
| Priyansh Arya (PBKS) | 12 | 32 | 2.7 | 364 |
| Cooper Connolly (PBKS) | 12 | 32 | 2.7 | 473 |
| Rajat Patidar (RCB) | 12 | 32 | 2.7 | 393 |
| Shubman Gill (GT) | 13 | 30 | 2.3 | 616 |
| Heinrich Klaasen (SRH) | 14 | 30 | 2.1 | 606 |
| B Sai Sudharsan (GT) | 14 | 29 | 2.0 | 638 |
| Ishan Kishan (SRH) | 14 | 29 | 2.0 | 569 |
| Finn Allen (KKR) | 10 | 27 | 2.7 | 329 |
| KL Rahul (DC) | 13 | 27 | 2.7 | 533 |
IPL 2026: Highest Strike Rates of the Season
Modern fans are looking past total runs to see who is the most “impactful.” Find out “Who has the highest strike rate in IPL 2026 with over 100 runs?” from the table below!
| Player | Innings | Runs | Balls Faced | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (RR) | 13 | 579 | 245 | 236.32 |
| Finn Allen (KKR) | 10 | 329 | 150 | 219.33 |
| Priyansh Arya (PBKS) | 12 | 364 | 171 | 212.86 |
| Abhishek Sharma (SRH) | 14 | 563 | 273 | 206.22 |
| Urvil Patel (CSK) | 7 | 129 | 64 | 201.56 |
| Tim David (RCB) | 13 | 277 | 140 | 197.85 |
| Josh Inglis (LSG) | 4 | 194 | 99 | 195.95 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai (PBKS) | 2 | 52 | 27 | 192.59 |
| Shashank Singh (PBKS) | 9 | 132 | 70 | 188.57 |
| Ryan Rickelton (MI) | 11 | 436 | 233 | 187.12 |
IPL 2026: Most 50+ Scores and Centuries
| Player | Innings | 50+ | 100 | 50 | High Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most 50s in IPL 2026 | |||||
| Sai Sudharsan (GT) | 14 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 100 |
| Shubman Gill (GT) | 13 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 86 |
| Ishan Kishan (SRH) | 14 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 91 |
| Heinrich Klaasen (SRH) | 14 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 69 |
| Shreyas Iyer (PBKS) | 12 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 71* |
| Prabhsimran Singh (PBKS) | 12 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 80* |
| Angkrish Raghuvanshi (KKR) | 12 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 82* |
| KL Rahul (DC) | 13 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 152* |
| Dhruv Jurel (RR) | 13 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 81* |
| Abhishek Sharma (SRH) | 14 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 135* |
| Virat Kohli (RCB) | 14 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 105* |
| Mitchell Marsh (LSG) | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 111 |
| Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (RR) | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 103 |
| Ryan Rickelton (MI) | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 123* |
| Devdutt Padikkal (RCB) | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 61 |
| Cooper Connolly (PBKS) | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 107* |
| Most 100s in IPL 2026 | |||||
| Sanju Samson (CSK) | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 115* |
| Quinton de Kock (MI) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 112* |
| Finn Allen (KKR) | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 100* |
| Ryan Rickelton (MI) | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 123* |
| Cooper Connolly (PBKS) | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 107* |
| Mitchell Marsh (LSG) | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 111 |
| Tilak Varma (MI) | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 101* |
| Abhishek Sharma (SRH) | 14 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 135* |
| Sai Sudharsan (GT) | 14 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 100 |
| Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (RR) | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 103 |
| KL Rahul (DC) | 13 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 152* |
| Virat Kohli (RCB) | 14 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 105* |
Sameer Rizvi’s 90 against Mumbai Indians is the first 90+ score in this edition, and KL Rahul joined him on this list by scoring a valuable 92-run knock against Gujarat Titans. Rizvi also managed to pick up back-to-back “Player of the Match” awards by hitting two half-centuries in his first two games for Delhi Capitals, this season.
See who has scored the most number of IPL fifties and IPL hundreds in their career.
IPL 2026: The Highest Individual Scores
| Player | Score (Balls) | 4s/6s | Strike Rate | Against | Ground | Match Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KL Rahul (DC) | 152* (67) | 16/9 | 226.86 | PBKS | Delhi | 25 Apr 2026 |
| Abhishek Sharma (SRH) | 135* (68) | 10/10 | 198.52 | DC | Hyderabad | 21 Apr 2026 |
| Ryan Rickelton (MI) | 123* (55) | 10/8 | 223.63 | SRH | Wankhede | 29 Apr 2026 |
| Sanju Samson (CSK) | 115* (56) | 15/4 | 205.35 | DC | Chennai | 11 Apr 2026 |
| Quinton de Kock (MI) | 112* (60) | 8/7 | 186.66 | PBKS | Wankhede | 16 Apr 2026 |
| Mitchell Marsh (LSG) | 111 (56) | 9/9 | 198.21 | RCB | Lucknow | 7 May 2026 |
| Cooper Connolly (PBKS) | 107* (59) | 7/8 | 181.35 | SRH | Hyderabad | 6 May 2026 |
| Virat Kohli (RCB) | 105* (60) | 11/3 | 175.00 | KKR | Raipur | 13 May 2026 |
| Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (RR) | 103 (37) | 5/12 | 278.37 | SRH | Jaipur | 25 Apr 2026 |
| Tilak Varma (MI) | 101* (45) | 8/7 | 224.44 | GT | Ahmedabad | 20 Apr 2026 |
| Sanju Samson (CSK) | 101* (54) | 10/6 | 187.03 | MI | Wankhede | 23 Apr 2026 |
| Sai Sudharsan (GT) | 100 (58) | 11/5 | 172.41 | RCB | Bengaluru | 24 Apr 2026 |
| Finn Allen (KKR) | 100* (47) | 5/10 | 212.76 | DC | Delhi | 8 May 2026 |
| Mitchell Marsh (LSG) | 96 (57) | 11/5 | 168.42 | RR | Jaipur | 19 May 2026 |
| Priyansh Arya (PBKS) | 93 (37) | 4/9 | 251.35 | LSG | New Chandigarh | 19 Apr 2026 |
| Finn Allen (KKR) | 93 (35) | 4/10 | 265.71 | GT | Eden Gardens | 16 May 2026 |
| Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (RR) | 93 (38) | 7/10 | 244.73 | LSG | Jaipur | 19 May 2026 |
| KL Rahul (DC) | 92 (52) | 11/4 | 176.92 | GT | Delhi | 8 Apr 2026 |
| Ishan Kishan (SRH) | 91 (44) | 8/6 | 206.81 | RR | Hyderabad | 13 Apr 2026 |
| Nitish Rana (DC) | 91 (44) | 11/4 | 206.81 | PBKS | Delhi | 25 Apr 2026 |
| Sameer Rizvi (DC) | 90 (51) | 7/7 | 176.47 | MI | Delhi | 4 Apr 2026 |
| Riyan Parag (RR) | 90 (50) | 8/5 | 180.00 | DC | Jaipur | 1 May 2026 |
| Mitchell Marsh (LSG) | 90 (38) | 9/7 | 236.84 | CSK | Lucknow | 15 May 2026 |
Since the 100s hasn’t started to flow yet, look in to the 80s and 90s scored by batters in the current edition of the Indian Premier League (2026).
Check: Most 90 Scores in IPL History
