The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 group stage matches are up and running with full intensity as all ten teams look to get an early lead in the race to the playoffs.
In match 14 of the season, Delhi Capitals (DC) suffered their first defeat of the season against Gujarat Titans (GT) in a last ball thriller at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi as they failed to go on top of the table and keep their winning streak up and running. GT beat Delhi by just 1 run in Delhi to climb up to 8th with their first win of the season.
Currently, Rajasthan Royals (RR) are leading the points table with six points from three matches, followed by Punjab Kings (PBKS), who have five points, also from three matches.
Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Delhi Capitals (DC) are the other two teams in the top four, with four points from two matches, and are only separated by net run rate.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) are at number five with two points from three matches, while Gujarat Titans and LSG are now sixth and seventh, also with two points each.
MI drop to 8th with 2 points, while KKR and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are the bottom two with 1 and 0 points respectively.
IPL 2026 points table:
|
Position |
Team |
Played |
Won |
Lost |
No Result |
Points |
NRR |
|
1 |
Rajasthan Royals |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
2.403 |
|
2 |
Punjab Kings |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0.637 |
|
3 |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2.501 |
|
4 |
Delhi Capitals |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1.17 |
|
5 |
Sunrisers Hyderabad |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0.275 |
|
6 |
Lucknow Super Giants |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
-0.542 |
|
7 |
Mumbai Indians |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
-0.715 |
|
8 |
Kolkata Knight Riders |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
-1.964 |
|
9 |
Gujarat Titans |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
-0.424 |
|
10 |
Chennai Super Kings |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
-2.517 |
IPL 2026 Orange Cap leaderboard
In the top-scorer race of the season, RR’s Yashasvi Jaiswal is leading the chart with 170 runs in three matches, followed by DC’s Sameer Rizvi (160 runs) in two matches. SRH’s Heinrich Klaasen (145 runs) and RR’s Vaibhav Suryavanshi (122 runs) are in third and fourth spots. Meanwhile, MI’s Rohit Sharma (118 runs) has dropped down to the fifth spot on the list.
IPL 2026 top run scorers:
|
Player |
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Average |
100s |
50s |
|
Yashasvi Jaiswal (RR) |
3 |
3 |
2 |
170 |
77* |
170 |
0 |
2 |
|
Sameer Rizvi (DC) |
3 |
3 |
1 |
160 |
90 |
160 |
0 |
2 |
|
Heinrich Klaasen (SRH) |
3 |
3 |
0 |
145 |
62 |
48.33 |
0 |
2 |
|
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (RR) |
3 |
3 |
0 |
122 |
52 |
40.66 |
0 |
1 |
|
Rohit Sharma (MI) |
3 |
3 |
0 |
118 |
78 |
39.33 |
0 |
1 |
|
Devdutt Padikkal (RCB) |
2 |
2 |
0 |
111 |
61 |
55.5 |
0 |
2 |
|
Angkrish Raghuvanshi (KKR) |
3 |
3 |
1 |
110 |
52 |
55 |
0 |
2 |
|
CPL Connolly (PBKS) |
3 |
2 |
1 |
108 |
72* |
108 |
0 |
1 |
|
SN Khan (CSK) |
3 |
3 |
0 |
99 |
50 |
33 |
0 |
1 |
|
Ryan Rickelton (MI) |
3 |
3 |
0 |
98 |
81 |
32.66 |
0 |
1 |
IPL 2026 Purple Cap leaderboard
In the top wicket-takers’ race of the season, RR’s Ravi Bishnoi is leading the chart with seven wickets in three games at an impressive average of 11.40. RR’s Nandre Burger, PBKS’ Vijaykumar Vyshak, RCB’s Jacob Duffy and CSK’s Anshul Kamboj are next on the list with five wickets each but are separated on the basis of bowling average.
IPL 2026 top wicket takers:
|
Player |
Mat |
Inns |
Wickets |
BBI |
Average |
4W |
5W |
|
Ravi Bishnoi (RR) |
3 |
3 |
7 |
4/41 |
11.71 |
1 |
0 |
|
Nandre Burger (RR) |
3 |
3 |
5 |
2/21 |
15.2 |
0 |
0 |
|
Vijaykumar Vyshak (PBKS) |
3 |
2 |
5 |
3/34 |
14.4 |
0 |
0 |
|
Jacob Duffy (RCB) |
2 |
2 |
5 |
3/22 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
|
Anshul Kamboj (CSK) |
3 |
3 |
5 |
2/27 |
24.4 |
0 |
0 |
|
T Natarajan (DC) |
3 |
3 |
4 |
3/29 |
13.25 |
0 |
0 |
|
Prince Yadav (LSG) |
2 |
2 |
4 |
2/20 |
13.5 |
0 |
0 |
|
Harsh Dubey (SRH) |
3 |
3 |
4 |
2/18 |
17.5 |
0 |
0 |
|
Lungi Ngidi (DC) |
3 |
3 |
5 |
3/27 |
15.25 |
0 |
0 |
|
Bhuvneshwar Kumar (RCB) |
2 |
2 |
4 |
3/41 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
