IPL 2026 points table: Updated team rankings after PBKS vs RR and key stats

Punjab will be top of the table no matter what after the match with 13 points so far. They would try to stay unbeaten this season with a home win.

Table toppers Punjab Kings have been handed their first defeat of the season by Rajasthan Royals as they take the 2 points at the Mullanpur Stadium in Chandigarh and cut the leader's gap to just one point on the night after chasing 223. They take their tally to 12 points tonight with a win.

 

Punjab are still on top of the table after the match with 13 points so far. Following Punjab is RCB who are on 12 points on the table and are having a superb season of their own. SRH and RR complete the top 4 with 10 points each. 

 

 

The bottom 6 starts with Gujarat who are on 8 points and are followed by CSK and DC tied on 6 points for now. The bottom three consist of KKR, MI and LSG who are 5, 4 and 4 points respectively and won't be pleased from their displays at the moment.  IPL 2026 points table 

IPL 2026 updated points table
Teams	P	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
PBKS	8	6	1	1	13	1.333
RCB	8	6	2	0	12	1.919
RR	9	6	3	0	12	0.602
SRH	8	5	3	0	10	0.815
GT	8	4	4	0	8	-0.475
CSK	8	3	5	0	6	-0.121
DC	8	3	5	0	6	-1.06
KKR	8	2	5	1	5	-0.751
MI	7	2	5	0	4	-0.736
LSG	8	2	6	0	4	-1.106

 

IPL 2026: Orange Cap leaderboard

 

RR's Vaibhav Sooryavanshi with another blistering 43 off 16 has taken his total runs tally in IPL 2026 to 400 runs in 9 innings and is now leading the race for the Orange Cap. He is followed closely by his SRH's Abhishek Sharma on 380 runs in 8 innings and DC opener KL Rahul (358 runs) at second and third spot. 

 

IPL 2026 Orange Cap Standings
PLAYER	MATCHES	INNS	RUNS	AVG	SR	4s	6s
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi	9	9	400	44.44	238.1	34	37
Abhishek Sharma	8	8	380	54.29	212.29	36	28
KL Rahul	8	8	358	51.14	185.49	36	19
Virat Kohli	8	8	351	58.5	162.5	37	14
Heinrich Klaasen	8	8	349	49.86	149.79	25	14

 

IPL 2026: Purple Cap leaderboard

 

The race for the purple cap is heating up with the top 4 bowlers all tied on 14 wickets at the moment. RCB's Bhuvneshwar Kumar leads the chart with less runs conceded as he is followed by RR's Jofra Archer, CSK's Anshul Kamboj and SRH's Eshan Malinga for now. Prince yadav from LSG completes the top 5 with 13 wickets to his name. 

IPL 2026 purple cap standings
PLAYER	MATCHES	OVERS	BALLS	WKTS	Avg	RUNS	4-FERS	5-FERS
Bhuvneshwar Kumar	8	31	186	14	16.86	236	0	0
Jofra Archer	9	33	198	14	19.5	273	0	0
Anshul Kamboj	8	27.4	166	14	16.93	237	0	0
Eshan Malinga	8	27	162	14	18.21	255	1	0
Prince Yadav	8	30	180	13	18.62	242	0