Vaibhav Suryavanshi: In the eliminator match of IPL 2026, Rajasthan Royals (RR) performed brilliantly and defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 47 runs. The hero of RR’s victory was Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who played a blazing inning of 97 runs in 29 balls.
Orange cap in the name of Vaibhav
With this stormy innings, the 15-year-old batsman has also won the Orange Cap. Vaibhav has ended the reign of Sai Sudarshan. Vaibhav has scored 680 runs in 15 matches played in IPL 2026 at an average of 45 and strike rate of 242. At the same time, Gujarat Titans’ opening batsman Sudarshan has slipped to second position with 652 runs. Sunrisers Hyderabad wicketkeeper-batsman Heinrich Klaasen, who scored only 18 runs in the eliminator match, is at third position in the list of batsmen scoring the most runs this season with 624 runs.
At the same time, Gujarat Titans captain Shubhman Gill is at fourth position in the list after scoring 618 runs in 14 matches. SRH batsman Ishan Kishan is at fifth position with 602 runs in 15 matches. At the same time, Virat Kohli is at sixth position with 600 runs in 15 matches, while KL Rahul is at seventh position after scoring 593 runs.
Purple cap intact on Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s head
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar continues to hold the Purple Cap. Bhuvneshwar has taken 26 wickets in 15 matches at an average of 18.15. Gujarat Titans bowler Kagiso Rabada is at the second position with 26 wickets in 15 matches. Joffra Archer is at third position with 24 wickets, while Chennai Super Kings fast bowler Anshul Kamboj is at fourth position with 21 wickets in 14 matches. At the same time, Sunrisers Hyderabad bowler Ishan Malinga is at fifth position by taking 20 wickets.
Batting first in the eliminator match played on Wednesday, Rajasthan Royals scored 243 runs losing 8 wickets in 20 overs. Vaibhav and Dhuva Jurel played half-century innings for RR. However, while chasing the huge target of 244 runs, SRH were all out for 196 runs in 19.2 overs.
