Orange Cap and Purple Cap Holder List in IPL 2026: Today (May 3) cricket fans got to see double header matches in IPL. In the first match of the day, Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 7 wickets. Whereas, in the second match, Gujarat Titans defeated Punjab Kings. After these matches, changes were also seen in the race for Orange Cap and Purple Cap.

Abhishek Sharma again ahead in Orange Cap race

Even though Sunrisers Hyderabad had to face defeat.

But their opening batsman Abhishek Sharma has once again gone ahead in the race for Orange Cap. Abhishek Sharma scored only 15 runs in 10 balls in this match, but this season he has now scored 440 runs in 10 matches. Due to which he has reached the top leaving KL Rahul behind. KL Rahul has scored 433 runs in 9 matches. Whereas, Heinrich Klaasen is at third place with 425 runs. Apart from these, Vaibhav Suryavanshi is at fourth position with 404 runs in 10 matches and Sai Sudarshan has come at 5th position with 383 runs.

Kagiso Rabada stakes claim for Purple Cap

After these two matches, the biggest change was seen in the race for the Purple Cap.

Gujarat Titans fast bowler Kagiso Rabada has come in the top-3. He took 2 wickets in the match played against Punjab Kings. With this, his total has become 16 wickets in IPL 2026 and he has come third in terms of taking most wickets. At the same time, Mohammad Siraj also made 2 successes in his name in this match and he has come at number 8 with 11 wickets.

On the other hand, Bhuvneshwar Kumar remains on top with 17 wickets in 9 matches. Anshul Kamboj also has 17 wickets in 9 matches, but due to more economy, he is in second place.

Apart from these, Joffra Archer and Ishan Malinga remain in the top-5 with 15-15 wickets.