IPL 2026: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi back on top, overtakes Abhishek Sharma in Orange Cap race
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has reclaimed the Orange Cap lead in IPL 2026 after scoring 43 off 16 in Rajasthan Royals' six-wicket win over Punjab Kings, becoming the first player to reach 400 runs this season. His performance helped RR chase down 222 with 4 balls to spare, despite a late surge from Yuzvendra Chahal. Sooryavanshi now leads with 400 runs in nine matches at a strike rate of 238.09, overtaking Abhishek Sharma. Rajasthan's victory was sealed by a 77-run unbeaten partnership between Donovan Ferreira and Shubham Dubey.
Opening excerpt (first ~120 words) tap to expand
{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","mainEntityOfPage":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/ipl-2026-vaibhav-sooryavanshi-back-002000752.html","headline":"IPL 2026: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi back on top, overtakes Abhishek Sharma in Orange Cap race","datePublished":"2026-04-29T00:20:00.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-29T00:20:00.000Z","keywords":["Vaibhav Sooryavanshi","Rajasthan Royals","Punjab Kings","Donovan Ferreira","Orange Cap","Shubham Dubey","Yashasvi Jaiswal","strike rate"],"description":"Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has regained the Orange Cap lead, becoming the first to 400 runs in IPL 2026.
…
Excerpt limited to ~120 words for fair-use compliance. The full article is at Yahoo Sports.
Discussion
0 commentsMore from Yahoo Sports
