IPL 2026 points table: PBKS, RR, KKR rankings; Orange, Purple Cap holders

According to the latest IPL 2026 standings, defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru finish their league stage at the top of the points table with 18 points from 14 matches.

Punjab Kings (PBKS) finally snapped their six-match losing streak as they beat Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in Match 68 of IPL 2026 at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow by seven wickets.

 

The win has propelled PBKS to the fourth spot in the points table with 15 points to their name, and they still have a chance to qualify for the playoffs if Rajasthan Royals (RR) lose to Mumbai Indians (MI) on Sunday.

 

Meanwhile, PBKS’ win means Delhi Capitals (DC) have officially become the fourth team to be knocked out of the playoff race.

 

According to the latest IPL 2026 standings, defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru finished their league stage at the top of the points table with 18 points from 14 matches and an impressive net run rate of +0.783. Gujarat Titans and Sunrisers Hyderabad have also already secured playoff qualification, occupying second and third place respectively with 18 points each from 14 games.

 

 

Punjab Kings climbed to fourth position after their recent win, moving to 15 points and strengthening their playoff hopes. Rajasthan Royals slipped to fifth place with 14 points to their name.

 

KKR are still in contention with 13 points from 13 matches and sit in sixth spot for now. They are followed by Chennai Super Kings, who are already ruled out. Now eliminated, Delhi Capitals follow closely in eighth place with 12 points.

 

At the bottom end of the table, Mumbai Indians have already been knocked out and are placed ninth with eight points. Lucknow Super Giants, also on eight points, remain rooted to the last spot due to an inferior net run rate.

 

 

IPL 2026 points table
Rank	Team	P	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
1	RCB (Q)	14	9	5	0	18	+0.783
2	GT (Q)	14	9	5	0	18	+0.695
3	SRH (Q)	14	9	5	0	18	+0.524
4	PBKS	14	7	6	1	15	+0.309
5	RR	13	7	6	0	14	+0.083
6	KKR	13	6	6	1	13	+0.011
7	CSK (E)	14	6	8	0	12	-0.345
8	DC (E)	13	6	7	0	12	-0.871
9	MI (E)	13	4	9	0	8	-0.510
10	LSG (E)	14	4	10	0	8	-0.740

 

IPL 2026: Orange Cap leaderboard 

GT's star opener Sai Sudharsan leads the top run-scorers' list with 638 runs to his name in 14 matches. He is followed by his opening partner and skipper Shubman Gill, who is in second spot with 616 runs to his name in 13 matches so far.

 

SRH’s Heinrich Klaasen is third with 606 runs, while RR’s Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and SRH's Ishan Kishan are the next two on the list with 579 and 569 runs, respectively. 

IPL 2026 Orange Cap standings
Player	Matches	Inns	Runs	Avg	SR	4s	6s
Sai Sudharsan	14	14	638	49.08	157.92	62	29
Shubman Gill	13	13	616	47.38	161.68	57	30
Heinrich Klaasen	14	14	606	50.5	159.47	46	30
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi	13	13	579	44.54	236.33	50	53
Ishan Kishan	14	14	569	40.64	178.37	57	29

 

IPL 2026: Purple Cap leaderboard

 

RCB’s Bhuvneshwar Kumar is leading the Purple Cap leaderboard with 24 wickets from 14 matches, while GT’s Kagiso Rabada, with 24 wickets from 14 matches, is in second spot having conceded more runs than the former.

 

CSK’s Anshul Kamboj is third on the list with 21 wickets, while GT’s Rashid Khan and SRH’s Eshan Malinga are fourth and fifth with 19 wickets each. 

IPL 2026 Purple Cap standings
Player	Matches	Overs	Balls	Wickets	Average	Runs Conceded	4-Fers	5-Fers
Bhuvneshwar Kumar	14	55	330	24	18.5	444	1	0
Kagiso Rabada	14	53.4	322	24	20.54	493	0	0
Anshul Kamboj	14	50.2	302	21	25.24	530	0	0
Rashid Khan	14	47.5	287	19	21.95	417	1	0
Eshan Malinga	14	50.2	302	19	24.58	467	1	0