New Delhi, May 2: In IPL 2026, KL Rahul has emerged as a key player for the Delhi Capitals. After a slow start to the season, he has regained his form and is consistently scoring runs, putting pressure on opposing teams.
On Friday, a match was held in Jaipur between the Rajasthan Royals and the Delhi Capitals. Rahul played a blistering innings, scoring 75 runs off 40 balls, helping Delhi chase down a target of 226 runs. With this performance, he has now secured the Orange Cap.
Following the match between Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals, let’s take a look at the top five run-scorers of the season so far.
Rahul has scored 433 runs in 9 innings at an average of 54.12 and a strike rate of 185.83, including one century and three half-centuries. His highest score of 152 not out off 67 balls against Punjab is the highest individual score by an Indian batsman in IPL history.
Abhishek Sharma from Sunrisers Hyderabad is the second-highest scorer, with 425 runs in 9 innings. His teammate, Heinrich Klaasen, ranks third with 414 runs in the same number of matches. Vaibhav Suryavanshi from Rajasthan Royals is fourth with 404 runs in 10 innings, while Virat Kohli from Royal Challengers Bangalore rounds out the top five with 379 runs in 9 innings.
Notably, Heinrich Klaasen is the only middle-order batsman among the top scorers; the other four open the batting for their respective teams. Changes in this list are expected as the season progresses.
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