IPL 2026 points table: Team rankings and key stats after LSG vs RR match

Rajasthan Royals (RR), powered by a strong all-round performance, beat Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) away from home in match 31 of IPL 2026 to return to winning ways and collect crucial two points. With this victory, RR climbed to second place in the points table with 10 points, strengthening their position in the race for the playoffs. LSG, meanwhile, continued to struggle and remained stuck at ninth position after another disappointing result.

 

Elsewhere in the competition, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) victory over Delhi Capitals helped them rise to fourth place in the standings, while DC slipped to fifth.

 

At the top of the table, Punjab Kings (PBKS) continued their unbeaten run, leading with 11 points from six games. Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and SRH are closely placed behind the Royals in the top four, both locked on 8 points, keeping the playoff race tightly contested.

 

 

DC and Gujarat Titans (GT) sit fifth and sixth respectively with six points each, separated only by net run rate. Mumbai Indians (MI) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) occupy seventh and eighth positions with four points apiece from six matches. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), despite finally registering their first win of the season, remain at the bottom of the table. 

 

IPL 2026 points table
Rank	Team	P	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
1	PBKS	6	5	0	1	11	1.42
2	RR	7	5	2	0	10	0.599
3	RCB	6	4	2	0	8	1.171
4	SRH	7	4	3	0	8	0.82
5	DC	6	3	3	0	6	-0.13
6	GT	6	3	3	0	6	-0.821
7	MI	6	2	4	0	4	0.067
8	CSK	6	2	4	0	4	-0.78
9	LSG	7	2	5	0	4	-1.173
10	KKR	7	1	5	1	3	-0.879

 

  IPL 2026: Orange Cap leaderboard

 

SRH’s Abhishek Sharma, with his brilliant ton against DC, has taken his total runs tally in IPL 2026 to 323 runs and is now leading the race for the Orange Cap. He is followed closely by his teammate Heinrich Klaasen (320 runs) and GT skipper Shubman Gill (265 runs) at second and third spot. 

IPL 2026 Orange Cap Standings
PLAYER	MATCHES	INNS	RUNS	AVG	SR	4s	6s
Abhishek Sharma	7	7	323	53.83	215.33	25	27
Heinrich Klaasen	7	7	320	53.33	153.11	22	13
Shubman Gill	5	5	265	53	151.43	27	10
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi	7	7	254	36.29	220.87	26	20
Virat Kohli	6	6	247	49.4	157.32	28	8
Yashasvi Jaiswal	7	7	245	49	155.06	27	12
Ishan Kishan	7	7	238	34	188.89	24	13
Rajat Patidar	6	6	230	46	212.96	12	22

 

IPL 2026: Purple Cap leaderboard 

LSG's Prince Yadav took over the purple cap leaderboard with his 2 wickets vs RR taking him to 13 wickets on the night. Despite CSK’s lacklustre run in IPL 2026 so far, their pacer Anshul Kamboj, with 13 wickets in six matches, is 2nd in the standings. He is followed by SRH's Eshan Malinga (12 wickets). The previous edition’s Purple Cap winner, GT’s Prasidh Krishna (12 wickets) completes the top 4 bowlers. 

IPL 2026 Purple Cap standings
PLAYER	MATCHES	OVERS	BALLS	WKTS	AVG	RUNS	4-FERS	5-FERS
Prince Yadav	7	26	156	13	16.77	218	0	0
Anshul Kamboj	6	21.4	130	13	16.23	211	0	0
Eshan Malinga	7	23	138	12	18.08	217	1	0
Prasidh Krishna	6	24	144	12	19.83	238	1	0
Ravi Bishnoi	7	22	132	11	20.3	203	1	0
Bhuvneshwar Kumar	6	24	144	10	20	200	0	0
Kagiso Rabada	6	23	138	10	22.4	224	0	0
Jofra Archer	7	24	144	9	21.56	194	0	0
Harsh Dubey	6	17	102	8	17.75	142	0	0
Krunal Pandya	6	21	126	8	22.5	180	0	0