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Riding on his knock of 93 runs against LSG, Rajasthan Royals opener Vaibhav Sooryavanshi reclaimed the top spot in the IPL 2026 Orange Cap list. He also became the youngest to reach 500 runs in an single IPL season.
Rajasthan Royals' Vaibhav Sooryavanshi plays a shot against Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2026. (AP Photo/)Vaibhav Suryavanshi missed his third Indian Premier League (IPL) hundred by just seven runs after the Rajasthan Royals batter was dismissed for 93 against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in Raipur on Tuesday. In the process, Sooryavanshi became the youngest player in the IPL to breach the 500-run mark - a record that was held for eight years by Rishabh Pant.
Coming to bat as an impact sub, Sooryavanshi lost his opening partner Yashasvi Jaiswal cheaply. But the 15-year-old went on business in his usual way, hammering the LSG bowlers all round the park. Sooryavanshi was most brutal against Akash Singh, whom he smacked for 6, 4, 0, 4, 6, 4 in the ninth over to take 26 runs. Akash had also bowled two wides in that same over.
While he looked all set for his second IPL hundred of the season, the change of pace from Mohsin Khan did the trick as he perished for 93 off just 38 balls, including seven fours and 10 sixes. In the process, Sooryavanshi reclaimed the no.1 spot in the Orange Cap list with 579 runs from 13 games.
Before Sooryavanshi, currently LSG captain Pant was the youngest (at 20 years) to complete 500 runs in an IPL season in 2018. Pant was a part of the Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) franchise in 2018. LSG opener Mitchell Marsh also made a big jump in the Orange Cap list, after the Australian scored 96 off just 57 balls in the same game.
Marsh is currently placed second with 563 runs from 13 games, followed by Sunrisers Hyderabad's Heinrich Klaasen (555) and Gujarat Titans duo of Sai Sudharsan (554) and Shubman Gill (552). Virat Kohli (542), KL Rahul (533), Abhishek Sharma (507), Ishan Kishan (490) and Sanju Samson (477) take the last five spots in the top 10.
IPL 2026 Orange Cap after RR vs LSG
| Rank | Player | Matches | Runs | Strike Rate |
| 1 | Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Rajasthan Royals) | 13 | 579 | 236.32 |
| 2 | Mitchell Marsh (Lucknow Super Giants) | 13 | 563 | 163.18 |
| 3 | Heinrich Klaasen (Sunrisers Hyderabad) | 13 | 555 | 155.89 |
| 4 | Sai Sudharsan (Gujarat Titans) | 13 | 554 | 157.83 |
| 5 | Shubman Gill (Gujarat Titans) | 12 | 552 | 160.46 |
| 6 | Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) | 13 | 542 | 164.74 |
| 7 | KL Rahul (Delhi Capitals) | 13 | 533 | 171.93 |
| 5 | Abhishek Sharma (Sunrisers Hyderabad) | 13 | 507 | 201.99 |
| 7 | Ishan Kishan (Sunrisers Hyderabad) | 13 | 490 | 179.48 |
| 10 | Sanju Samson (Chennai Super Kings) | 12 | 477 | 166.20 |
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