IPL 2026 points table: RCB, PBKS, MI, CSK position; top batters and bowlers
DC's Sameer Rizvi is currently leading the orange cap leaderboard, while RR's Ravi Bishnoi holds the lead in the purple cap leaderboard
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 group stage matches are up and running with full intensity as all ten teams are looking to get an early lead in the race to the playoffs.
In match 12 of the season on Monday, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) were forced to share points at Eden Gardens in Kolkata as the match was abandoned due to a wet outfield.
Despite the washout, PBKS have regained the top spot in the points table as they now have five points from three matches.
Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) have dropped down to the number two spot, while Rajasthan Royals (RR), Delhi Capitals (DC), and Punjab Kings (PBKS) are the other two teams in the top four at number three and four spots respectively, all with four points from two matches each, and are only separated in position due to net run rate.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), with two points from three matches, are at the number five spot with a net run rate of +0.637. Mumbai Indians (MI) and Lucknow Super Giants are the next two teams with two points from two games.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have moved one place up with the washout point and are now at the number eight spot, while Gujarat Titans (GT) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are the bottom two teams at the moment, with both teams still searching for their first points this season.
IPL 2026 points table:
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Lost | No Result | Points | NRR |
| 1 | Punjab Kings | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | +0.637 |
| 2 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +2.501 |
| 3 | Rajasthan Royals | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +2.233 |
| 4 | Delhi Capitals | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +1.170 |
| 5 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +0.275 |
| 6 | Mumbai Indians | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -0.206 |
| 7 | Lucknow Super Giants | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -0.542 |
| 8 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1.964 |
| 9 | Gujarat Titans | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.424 |
| 10 | Chennai Super Kings | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -2.517 |
IPL 2026 orange cap leaderboard
In the top scorers’ race of the season, DC’s Sameer Rizvi is currently in the lead with 160 runs in two matches. He is followed by SRH’s Heinrich Klaasen (145 runs) and MI’s Rohit Sharma (113 runs) in second and third spots.
RCB’s Devdutt Padikkal (111 runs) and PBKS’ Cooper Connolly (108 runs) are the other two batters in the top five.
IPL 2026 top run scorers:
| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Highest Score | 100s | 50s |
| Sameer Rizvi | Delhi Capitals | 2 | 2 | 160 | 90 | 0 | 2 |
| Heinrich Klaasen | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 3 | 3 | 145 | 62 | 0 | 2 |
| Rohit Sharma | Mumbai Indians | 2 | 2 | 113 | 78 | 0 | 1 |
| Devdutt Padikkal | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 2 | 2 | 111 | 61 | 0 | 2 |
| Cooper Connolly | Punjab Kings | 2 | 2 | 108 | 72* | 0 | 1 |
| Angkrish Raghuvanshi | Kolkata Knight Riders | 2 | 2 | 103 | 52 | 0 | 2 |
| Sarfaraz Khan | Chennai Super Kings | 3 | 3 | 99 | 50 | 0 | 1 |
| Virat Kohli | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 2 | 2 | 97 | 69* | 0 | 1 |
| Nitish Kumar Reddy | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 3 | 3 | 96 | 56 | 0 | 1 |
| Ishan Kishan | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 3 | 3 | 95 | 80 | 0 | 1 |
IPL 2026 purple cap leaderboard
In the top wicket-takers’ race of the season, RR’s Ravi Bishnoi is leading the chart with five wickets in two games at an impressive average of 11.40. PBKS’ Vijaykumar Vyshak, RCB’s Jacob Duffy and CSK’s Anshul Kamboj are the next three in the list, also with five wickets each, but are separated on the basis of bowling average.
IPL 2026 top wicket takers:
| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Wickets | Best Bowling | 4W | 5W |
| Ravi Bishnoi | Rajasthan Royals | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4/41 | 1 | 0 |
| V Vyshak | Punjab Kings | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3/34 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Duffy | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3/22 | 0 | 0 |
| Anshul Kamboj | Chennai Super Kings | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2/27 | 0 | 0 |
| T Natarajan | Delhi Capitals | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3/29 | 0 | 0 |
| Prince Yadav | Lucknow Super Giants | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2/20 | 0 | 0 |
| Harsh Dubey | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2/18 | 0 | 0 |
| Lungi Ngidi | Delhi Capitals | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3/27 | 0 | 0 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3/41 | 0 | 0 |
| Prasidh Krishna | Gujarat Titans | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3/29 | 0 | 0 |
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