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IPL Orange Cap Table: Sanju Samson Breaks into Top Five

Siyan Sethi

06/05/2026 · 1 min read

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IPL Orange Cap Table: Sanju Samson Breaks into Top Five

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) sealed an NRR-boosting win against Delhi Capitals (DC) in Delhi on Tuesday. Here are the latest updates on the Orange Cap and Purple Cap tables.

Orange Cap Leaderboard

CSK opener Sanju Samson broke into the top five after scoring a match-winning 87* off 52 balls in their chase of 156 on a slow, gripping Delhi pitch. Samson displaced Gujarat Titans’ B Sai Sudharsan from the No.5 spot while joining KL Rahul, Abhishek Sharma, Heinrich Klaasen, and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi as the only batters with 400 or more runs in IPL 2026.

Samson currently has 402 runs in ten innings this season at an average of 57.42 and strike rate of 167.50. With SRH set to face Punjab Kings on Wednesday night, both Abhishek and Klaasen have a chance to move up to the top spot.

Purple Cap Leaderboard

The top five remained unchanged on this table following Tuesday’s result. Bhuvneshwar Kumar is still on top of the Purple Cap leaderboard (Royal Challengers Bengaluru, 17 wickets), followed by Anshul Kamboj (Chennai Super Kings, 17 wickets), Kagiso Rabada (Gujarat Titans, 16 wickets), Jofra Archer (Rajasthan Royals, 15 wickets) and Eshan Malinga (Sunrisers Hyderabad, 15 wickets).

Other Key Numbers

Tournament MVP

Best Batting Strike-Rates

Most Catches

Most 50+ Scores

Siyan Sethi

Siyan Sethi is a senior cricket correspondent for The Telegraph India, widely regarded as one of the freshest and most thoughtful voices covering women's cricket in the country. A graduate of Chennai's M.O.P. Vaishnav College, she began her career reporting on college and university women's tournaments before transitioning to the national beat. Siyan follows the Indian women's team at every ICC event and has been a constant presence through the transformative early years of the Women's Premier League. Her writing is known for combining sharp tactical observation—particularly around the rise of power‑hitting and athletic fielding—with a deep commitment to tracking the grassroots pathways that bring young girls from small‑town academies into the professional game. Siyan also contributes comparative pieces on global T20 leagues such as The Hundred and the WBBL, placing Indian developments in an international context. A RedInk Award recipient, she is committed to challenging gender biases in sports media and creating space for the next generation of female cricket storytellers.