New Delhi, May 17 (IANS). ComeIn the 60th match of EPL 2026, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) performed brilliantly and defeated Gujarat Titans (GT) by 29 runs. Sai Sudarshan and Shubman Gill showed their strength to give victory to GT. Sudarshan won the Orange Cap after playing a strong inning of 53 runs in 28 balls.
Sai Sudarshan has scored 554 runs in 13 matches played in IPL 2026 at a strike rate of 157. At the same time, Shubman Gill is just 2 runs behind Sudarshan in the race for Orange Cap. Gill is at second position after scoring 552 runs in 12 matches. Sunrisers Hyderabad wicketkeeper-batsman Heinrich Klaasen has now slipped to third place. So far this season, he has scored 508 runs in 12 matches at a strike rate of 153. Virat Kohli is at fourth position with 484 runs in 12 matches.
Sunrisers Hyderabad opening batsman Abhishek Sharma is at fifth position in the list of batsmen scoring the most runs this season after scoring 481 runs in 12 matches. Delhi Capitals batsman KL Rahul is at sixth position in the Orange Cap race with 477 runs in 12 matches, while Mitchell Marsh is at seventh position with 467 runs.
The Purple Cap is held by Royal Challengers Bangalore fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Bhuvneshwar has taken 22 wickets in 12 matches at an average of 16.14. Gujarat Titans fast bowler Kagiso Rabada is walking right behind Bhuvneshwar. Rabada has taken 21 wickets in his name in 13 matches.
At the same time, Chennai Super Kings fast bowler Anshul Kamboj is at third position with 19 wickets in 12 matches. Lucknow Super Giants fast bowler Prince Yadav is at fourth position with 16 wickets in 12 matches. Rashid Khan remains at fifth position with 16 wickets. Karthik Tyagi is in sixth place in the Purple Cap race with 16 wickets in 12 matches.
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