World No. 1 T20I batter Abhishek Sharma batted with a strike rate of 198.53 on Tuesday, April 21, and scored a total of 135 runs from 68 balls for Sunrisers Hyderabad in their IPL 2026 match against Delhi Capitals. The knock of 135 runs by the left-handed batter from Amritsar helped him extend his tally of runs to 323 in this year’s IPL. He is now the new leader of Orange Cap in IPL 2026.
Following him in the list of batters with the most runs in IPL 2026 is his SRH teammate Heinrich Klaasen. The former South African international batter has amassed a total of 320 runs. He remained unbeaten on 37 runs from 13 balls for SRH against Delhi Capitals at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.
SRH skipper Ishan Kishan also features in the list of top-10
run getters in IPL 2026. The left-handed wicketkeeper-batter from Jharkhand has scored 238 runs in seven matches played so far.
Orange Cap leaderboard in IPL 2026 after SRH vs DC match on April 21
| POSITION | PLAYER | TEAM | MATCHES | RUNS | STRIKE RATE |
| 1. | Abhishek Sharma | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 7 | 323 | 215.33 |
| 2. | Heinrich Klaasen | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 7 | 320 | 153.11 |
| 3. | Shubman Gill | Gujarat Titans | 5 | 265 | 151.42 |
| 4. | Virat Kohli | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 6 | 247 | 157.32 |
| 5. | Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | Rajasthan Royals | 6 | 246 | 236.53 |
| 6. | Ishan Kishan | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 7 | 238 | 188.88 |
| 7. | Rajat Patidar | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 6 | 230 | 212.96 |
| 8. | Cooper Connolly | Punjab Kings | 6 | 223 | 163.97 |
| 9. | Yashasvi Jaiswal | Rajasthan Royals | 6 | 223 | 152.73 |
| 10. | Priyansh Arya | Punjab Kings | 5 | 211 | 248.23 |
SRH up to 3rd
Sunrisers defeated Delhi Capitals by 47 runs in their seventh league match to extend their tally of points to 8 in IPL 2026. They are now third in the points table. Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Rajasthan Royals also have secured 8 points in six matches, but due to better net run rate (NRR), RCB are ahead of SRH in the points table, and RR are below them.
Meanwhile, Delhi Capitals remain 5th in the points table. They now have 6 points from six matches played so far.
