Virat Kohli News: In the 57th match of IPL 2026, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) defeated Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 6 wickets. The hero of this victory of RCB was Virat Kohli, who batted brilliantly and scored a century. Kohli has now overtaken Abhishek Sharma in the race for Orange Cap.
Virat Kohli has so far scored 484 runs in 12 matches played in IPL 2026 at a strike rate of 165. Kohli has now reached third place in the list of batsmen who have scored the most runs this season. Sunrisers Hyderabad wicketkeeper-batsman Heinrich Klaasen continues to hold the Orange Cap. Klaasen has scored 508 runs in 12 matches so far this season, playing at a strike rate of 153. At the same time, Gujarat Titans’ opening batsman Sai Sudarshan is at second position with 501 runs in 12 matches.
After Kohli’s century, Abhishek Sharma has now slipped to fourth position. Abhishek has scored 481 runs in 12 matches this season playing at a strike rate of 209. Delhi Capitals batsman KL Rahul is at fifth position in the list with 477 runs in 12 matches. Whereas, Shubhman Gill is at sixth position with 467 runs in 11 matches. Rajasthan Royals’ 15-year-old batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi is at seventh place in the Orange Cap race with 440 runs in 11 matches.
The purple cap is adorning the head of RCB fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Bhuvneshwar has taken 22 wickets in 12 matches so far. Against KKR, he took one wicket for 34 runs in 4 overs. Bhuvneshwar is facing tough competition from Gujarat Titans bowler Kagiso Rabada.
Rabada has taken 21 wickets in 12 matches. At the same time, Chennai Super Kings fast bowler Anshul Kamboj is at third place with 19 wickets in 11 matches. Lucknow Super Giants bowler Prince Yadav is at fourth position in the list with 16 wickets. At the same time, Gujarat Titans bowler Rashid Khan remains at fifth position with 16 wickets in 12 matches.