Gujarat Titans opener Sai Sudharsan entered the top-five in the IPL 2026 Orange Cap standings after a fifty against Punjab Kings on May 3.
Sunrisers Hyderabad opener Abhishek Sharma leads the pack despite scoring just 15 against Kolkata Knight Riders. He has 440 runs in 10 matches, seven more than Delhi Capitals’ KL Rahul in second position (433 runs from nine matches).
Abhishek’s SRH teammate Heinrich Klaasen, with 425 runs from 10 matches, is third. Rajasthan Royals’ Vaibhav Sooryavanshi occupies fourth place with 404 runs from 10 matches.
Here are the current standings for the IPL 2026 Orange Cap:
| player | runs | average | Strike-rate | HS |
| Abhishek Sharma (SRH) | 440 | 48.88 | 206.57 | 135* |
| KL Rahul(DC) | 433 | 54.12 | 185.83 | 152* |
| Heinrich Klaasen (SRH) | 425 | 53.12 | 156.82 | 65* |
| Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (RR) | 404 | 40.40 | 237.64 | 103 |
| B.Sai Sudharsan (GT) | 385 | 38.50 | 158.43 | 100 |
(Updated after GT vs PBKS on May 3)
Published on May 03, 2026
