IPL 2026: Prince Yadav Joins Anshul Kamboj at Top of Purple Cap Table

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IPL 2026: Prince Yadav Rises to the Top of Purple Cap Table

It was a thrilling match on Wednesday night as Rajasthan Royals (RR) took on Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in their IPL 2026 game. The match saw 16 wickets fall, with RR emerging victorious. This led to significant changes in the Purple Cap table, with Prince Yadav rising to the top.

Purple Cap Leaderboard

Prince Yadav picked up two wickets for LSG, bringing his total to 13 wickets. He is now tied with Anshul Kamboj of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the top of the table. However, Prince Yadav has a superior economy rate of 8.38 compared to Kamboj’s 9.73. Jofra Archer of RR also had a great game, picking up three wickets and moving up the leaderboard.

Archer is currently at number 5 on the leaderboard with 11 wickets, just behind Eshan Malinga of Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Prasidh Krishna of Gujarat Titans (GT), who have 12 wickets each. Ravi Bishnoi, Archer’s teammate, also has 11 wickets and is tied with Archer at number 5.

Orange Cap Leaderboard

The Orange Cap leaderboard saw minimal changes, with Abhishek Sharma of SRH and Heinrich Klaasen still at the top two spots with 323 and 320 runs, respectively. Shubman Gill of GT is at number 3 with 265 runs. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi of RR moved up to number 4 with 254 runs, surpassing Virat Kohli of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), who is now at number 5 with 247 runs.

Other Key Numbers

The match also saw some impressive batting strike rates, with several players hitting sixes and maintaining a high economy rate. The best bowling strike rates were also on display, with several players taking wickets at a rapid pace.

Highest Batting Strike Rates: To be updated
Most Sixes: To be updated
Best Economy Rates: To be updated
Best Bowling Strike Rates: To be updated

Shaurya Morgan

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