IPL 2026 Orange Cap: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi reclaims top spot after 97-run knock vs SRH

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has moved to the top of the Orange Cap standings after his innings of 97 off 29 balls against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL Eliminator in Wednesday. The Rajasthan Royals batter reached 680 runs from 15 matches at a strike rate of 242.86, going past the rest of the field in the run chart.Sooryavanshi’s knock came while Rajasthan Royals posted 243 for eight. The 15-year-old attacked the SRH bowling unit, including Pat Cummins, and hit 12 sixes during his innings on a flat pitch. He kept scoring freely through the innings before getting out on 97, just short of a century.The innings also came in a game where Rajasthan Royals went on to win by 47 runs after Jofra Archer played a key role with the ball, breaking SRH’s batting lineup.With this performance, Sooryavanshi now leads the Orange Cap race. Sai Sudharsan of Gujarat Titans is second with 638 runs from 14 matches at a strike rate of 157.92. Heinrich Klaasen of Sunrisers Hyderabad is third with 624 runs from 15 matches at a strike rate of 160.Shubman Gill of Gujarat Titans is fourth with 616 runs from 13 matches at a strike rate of 161.67. Ishan Kishan is fifth with 602 runs at a strike rate of 182.42.