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.
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IPL 2026 points table |
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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
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IPL 2026 Orange Cap Standings |
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PLAYER |
MATCHES |
INNS |
RUNS |
AVG |
SR |
4s |
6s |
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Abhishek Sharma |
7 |
7 |
323 |
53.83 |
215.33 |
25 |
27 |
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Heinrich Klaasen |
7 |
7 |
320 |
53.33 |
153.11 |
22 |
13 |
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Shubman Gill |
5 |
5 |
265 |
53 |
151.43 |
27 |
10 |
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Vaibhav Sooryavanshi |
7 |
7 |
254 |
36.29 |
220.87 |
26 |
20 |
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Virat Kohli |
6 |
6 |
247 |
49.4 |
157.32 |
28 |
8 |
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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
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IPL 2026 Purple Cap standings |
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PLAYER |
MATCHES |
OVERS |
BALLS |
WKTS |
AVG |
RUNS |
4-FERS |
5-FERS |
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Prince Yadav |
7 |
26 |
156 |
13 |
16.77 |
218 |
0 |
0 |
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Anshul Kamboj |
6 |
21.4 |
130 |
13 |
16.23 |
211 |
0 |
0 |
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Eshan Malinga |
7 |
23 |
138 |
12 |
18.08 |
217 |
1 |
0 |
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Prasidh Krishna |
6 |
24 |
144 |
12 |
19.83 |
238 |
1 |
0 |
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Ravi Bishnoi |
7 |
22 |
132 |
11 |
20.3 |
203 |
1 |
0 |
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Bhuvneshwar Kumar |
6 |
24 |
144 |
10 |
20 |
200 |
0 |
0 |
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Kagiso Rabada |
6 |
23 |
138 |
10 |
22.4 |
224 |
0 |
0 |
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Jofra Archer |
7 |
24 |
144 |
9 |
21.56 |
194 |
0 |
0 |
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Harsh Dubey |
6 |
17 |
102 |
8 |
17.75 |
142 |
0 |
0 |
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Krunal Pandya |
6 |
21 |
126 |
8 |
22.5 |
180 |
0 |
0 |
