Virat Kohli Tops IPL 2026 Orange Cap Table Following RCB's Victory
Kohli returns to the top of the IPL 2026 Orange Cap table
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Virat Kohli of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) reclaimed the top spot in the IPL 2026 Orange Cap table after scoring 81 runs in a match against the Gujarat Titans (GT). With this performance, he now has 328 runs in the tournament, leading Abhishek Sharma by five runs.
- 01Virat Kohli scored 81 runs off 44 balls, leading RCB to victory.
- 02Kohli now has 328 runs in IPL 2026, topping the Orange Cap table.
- 03Abhishek Sharma is second with 323 runs, followed by Heinrich Klaasen with 320 runs.
- 04Rajat Patidar and Ishan Kishan are tied at 238 runs, with Patidar ranked higher due to strike rate.
- 05Bhuvneshwar Kumar has 11 wickets, ranking him among the top bowlers this season.
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In a thrilling match on Friday night, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) defeated the Gujarat Titans (GT) by five wickets, allowing Virat Kohli to reclaim the top position in the IPL 2026 Orange Cap table. Kohli opened the batting and scored 81 runs off 44 balls, bringing his total to 328 runs in the tournament, surpassing Abhishek Sharma of Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by five runs. Following Kohli, Heinrich Klaasen is third with 320 runs. In the match, Shubman Gill of GT scored 32 runs, bringing his season total to 297 runs, placing him fifth. The game saw only eight wickets fall, with RCB's Rajat Patidar scoring just 8 runs, while B Sai Sudharsan from GT scored a century, marking the fifth of the season. On the bowling side, Bhuvneshwar Kumar took a wicket, raising his tally to 11 wickets, tying him with Jofra Archer and Ravi Bishnoi, and placing them behind the top bowlers.
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