IPL Orange Cap, Most Runs in IPL 2026: KL Rahul Climbs To 1st; Sanju Samson Enters Top 5; Top 10 Run Scorers, Team-Wise Top 3 on May 5 after CSK be...

IPL 2026 Most Runs: The has started from March 28 and is set to continue till March 31.

The two-month-long cricketing extravaganza sees ten teams fighting for the glory, with Royal Challengers Bengaluru coming in as defending champions after their crown last year.

KL Rahul overtakes Abhishek Sharma to lead the Orange Cap leaderboard on May 5th with his knock of 12 runs against Chennai Super Kings on May 5 at Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi.

Most Runs in IPL 2026, Orange Cap List: Top 10 Run Scorers in Indian Premier League on May 5

The List was updated after CSK vs DC match on May 5

S. No.	Player	Match	Runs	HS	Average	SR	Centuries	Fifties	4s	6s
1.	KL Rahul (DC)	10	445	152*	45.50	180.89	1	3	43	24
2.	Abhishek Sharma (SRH)	10	440	135*	48.89	206.57	1	3	41	32
3.	Heinrich Klaasen (SRH)	10	425	65*	53.13	156.83	0	4	33	19
4.	Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (RR)	10	404	103	40.40	238.09	1	2	35	37
5.	B Sai Sudharsan (GT)	10	385	100	38.50	158.44	1	3	38	18
6.	Sanju Samson (CSK)	10	402	115*	40.20	167.50	2	1	42	21
7.	Virat Kohli (RCB)	9	379	81	54.14	165.50	0	3	42	15
8.	Shubman Gill (GT)	9	378	86	42.00	154.92	0	3	35	17
9.	Prabhsimran Singh (PBKS)	9	361	80*	51.57	174.40	0	4	39	17
10.	Ishan Kishan (SRH)	10	354	91	35.40	189.30	0	3	39	18

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IPL 2026 Team-Wise Top 3 Run Scorers

Check out the top three run scorers for each IPL team here on MyKhel.

Chennai Super Kings (CSK)

1. Sanju Samson - 402
2. Ruturaj Gaikwad - 251
3. Ayush Mhatre - 201

Delhi Capitals (DC)

1. KL Rahul - 445
2. Tristan Stubbs - 257
3. Sameer Rizvi - 249

Gujarat Titans (GT)

1. Sai Sudharsan - 385
2. Shubman Gill - 378
3. Jos Buttler - 335

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)

1. Angkrish Raghuvanshi - 268
2. Rinku Singh - 237
3. Ajinkya Rahane - 205

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)

1. Mitchell Marsh - 212
2. Aiden Markram - 193
3. Rishabh Pant - 189

Mumbai Indians (MI)

1. Ryan Rickelton - 297
2. Naman Dhir - 233
3. Tilak Varma - 193

Punjab Kings (PBKS)

1. Prabhsimran Singh - 361
2. Shreyas Iyer - 328
3. Priyansh Arya - 285

Rajasthan Royals (RR)

1. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - 404
2. Yashasvi Jaiswal - 312
3. Dhruv Jurel - 290

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)

1. Virat Kohli - 379
2. Devudtt Padikkal - 282
3. Rajat Patidar - 257

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)

1. Abhishek Sharma - 440
2. Heinrich Klaasen - 425
3. Ishan Kishan - 354

IPL 2026 Top Scorers Timeline

March 28: Ishan Kishan of SRH was the top scorer with 80 runs.

March 29: Mumbai Indians' Ryan Rickelton claimed

top spot with 81 runs.

March 30: Ryan Rickelton remains on top with 81 runs

March 31: Ryan Rickelton with 81 runs

April 1: Ryan Rickelton with 81 runs

April 2: Angkrish Raghuvanshi with 103 runs

April 4: Sameer Rizvi took the lead with 160 runs

April 7: Yashasvo Jaiswal took the lead with 170 runs

April 10: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi took the lead with 200 runs

April 13: Heinrich Klaasen claims top spot with 220 runs

April 15: Virat Kohli overtakes Klaasen with 228 runs

April 17: Shubman Gill takes the crown with 251 runs

April 18: Heinrich Klaasen reclaims top spot

April 21: Abhishek Sharma goes past Klaasen with 323 runs, while Klaasen is on 320

April 24: Virat Kohli claimed the Orange Cap with 328 runs

April 25: KL Rahul claimed the Orange Cap with 357 runs, but Vaibhav Sooryavanshi reclaimed with same number of runs. Then Abhishek Sharma got it back with 380 runs.

April 28: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi holds with 400 runs

April 29: Abhishek Sharma took lead with 425 runs

May 1: KL Rahul takes over with 433 runs

May 3: Abhishek Sharma overtakes with 440 runs

May 5: KL Rahul overtook with 445 runs in 10 matches

IPL 2026 Orange Cap Winners Over The Years

Season	Player	Team	Runs
2008	Shaun Marsh	Kings XI Punjab	616
2009	Matthew Hayden	Chennai Super Kings	572
2010	Sachin Tendulkar	Mumbai Indians	618
2011	Chris Gayle	Royal Challengers Bangalore	608
2012	Chris Gayle	Royal Challengers Bangalore	733
2013	Michael Hussey	Chennai Super Kings	733
2014	Robin Uthappa	Kolkata Knight Riders	660
2015	David Warner	Sunrisers Hyderabad	562
2016	Virat Kohli	Royal Challengers Bangalore	973
2017	David Warner	Sunrisers Hyderabad	641
2018	Kane Williamson	Sunrisers Hyderabad	735
2019	David Warner	Sunrisers Hyderabad	692
2020	KL Rahul	Kings XI Punjab	670
2021	Ruturaj Gaikwad	Chennai Super Kings	635
2022	Jos Buttler	Rajasthan Royals	863
2023	Shubman Gill	Gujarat Titans	890
2024	Virat Kohli	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	741
2025	Sai Sudharsan	Gujarat Titans	759

Note: Team names are as they were known during the respective season. Royal Challengers Bangalore is now officially Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Kings XI Punjab later became Punjab Kings.