IPL 2026 rewrote the record books like no season before it. A 15-year-old broke a 14-year-old six-hitting record, a fast bowler clinched the Purple Cap on the final ball he bowled, and Royal Challengers Bengaluru became only the third franchise ever to defend the title. This guide lists every headline IPL 2026 record across the most runs, most wickets and most sixes — with full leaderboards, the all-time marks they chased, and the context behind each milestone.
The 19th edition ran from 28 March to 31 May 2026 across 74 matches and 10 teams, and it produced the highest individual ceiling the tournament has seen in years.
IPL 2026 records at a glance
| Record | Player (Team) | Tally | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most runs (Orange Cap) | Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (RR) | 776 runs | Youngest-ever Orange Cap winner, age 15 |
| Most wickets (Purple Cap) | Kagiso Rabada (GT) | 29 wickets | Sealed in the final |
| Most sixes | Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (RR) | 72 sixes | New single-season world record |
| Champions | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 2nd title | Back-to-back winners |
| Player of the Series | Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (RR) | — | Also MVP & Emerging Player |
Quick answer: The biggest IPL 2026 records were set by Rajasthan Royals teenager Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (776 runs and 72 sixes) and Gujarat Titans pacer Kagiso Rabada (29 wickets), while RCB won the title.
Most runs in IPL 2026 (Orange Cap)
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi won the IPL 2026 Orange Cap with 776 runs in 16 matches, becoming the youngest player ever to top the run charts at just 15 years old — surpassing the previous youngest mark set by Gujarat Titans’ Sai Sudharsan a season earlier.
What set the campaign apart was not only the volume of runs but the rate. Sooryavanshi scored at a strike rate of 237.30, the highest ever recorded by an Orange Cap winner across all 18 previous IPL editions. He registered one century — a high score of 103 against Sunrisers Hyderabad — alongside five fifties, and he became the first batter in any T20 tournament to score 600-plus runs while striking at 200 or more.
Behind him, Gujarat Titans’ top two pushed the leaderboard into rare territory: both Shubman Gill (732) and Sai Sudharsan (722) crossed 700 runs, the first time two batters from the same side have each reached 700 in a single IPL season.
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IPL 2026 Orange Cap — top run-scorers
| Rank | Batter (Team) | Runs | Matches | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (RR) | 776 | 16 | 237.30 |
| 2 | Shubman Gill (GT) | 732 | — | — |
| 3 | Sai Sudharsan (GT) | 722 | — | — |
How it compares to the all-time record
For all its brilliance, the 776-run haul did not break the record for most runs in a single IPL season. That mark still belongs to Virat Kohli, whose 973 runs in 2016 — the only 900-plus campaign in IPL history — remains untouched nearly a decade on. Sooryavanshi’s achievement is the youngest and fastest-scoring Orange Cap, not the highest aggregate.
Most wickets in IPL 2026 (Purple Cap)
Kagiso Rabada won the IPL 2026 Purple Cap with 29 wickets in 17 matches, edging one of the tightest bowling races the tournament has seen. The Gujarat Titans pacer went into the final level with RCB’s Bhuvneshwar Kumar on 28 wickets each, and settled the contest by dismissing Devdutt Padikkal during RCB’s chase to move clear.
Rabada finished with an average of 21.59 and an economy rate of 9.68, picking up five three-wicket hauls without a single five-for. Bhuvneshwar Kumar took 28 wickets in 16 matches and held the best economy rate in the top five at 7.95, while Rajasthan Royals’ Jofra Archer claimed third with 25 wickets. Notably, Rashid Khan was the only spinner inside the top 10, finishing on 21 — underlining how heavily the wicket-taking charts leaned on pace this season.
IPL 2026 Purple Cap — top wicket-takers
| Rank | Bowler (Team) | Wickets | Matches | Economy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kagiso Rabada (GT) | 29 | 17 | 9.68 |
| 2 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar (RCB) | 28 | 16 | 7.95 |
| 3 | Jofra Archer (RR) | 25 | 16 | — |
How it compares to the all-time record
The single-season wicket record is jointly held by Dwayne Bravo and Harshal Patel, each with 32 in a campaign (2013 and 2021 respectively). Rabada’s 29 fell just short of that mark, but the way he sealed the cap inside the final itself made it one of the most memorable Purple Cap finishes on record.
Most sixes in IPL 2026
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi smashed 72 sixes in IPL 2026 — the most ever hit by a batter in a single T20 tournament season. The teenager broke Chris Gayle’s long-standing record of 59 sixes, set in 2012, a benchmark that had stood for 14 years.
The scale of the feat is best read in the rate: Sooryavanshi cleared the ropes once every 4.31 balls. He had already overtaken Gayle’s mark at 65 sixes during the Eliminator against Sunrisers Hyderabad, where he hit 97 off 29 balls and struck 12 sixes — the most by any batter in an IPL knockout game.
He also became the first batter to cross 500 runs in the powerplay in a single IPL season, finishing with 521, beating David Warner’s 467 from 2016. Remarkably, Sooryavanshi alone hit more powerplay sixes than five entire franchises managed as teams.
IPL 2026 — most sixes by a batter
| Rank | Batter (Team) | Sixes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (RR) | 72 |
| 2 | Abhishek Sharma (SRH) | 43 |
| 3 | Rajat Patidar (RCB) | 42 |
The record it replaced
Chris Gayle’s 59 sixes in 2012 had been treated as a near-permanent fixture of the IPL record books. Gayle needed 456 balls to reach his tally; Sooryavanshi got to the same point in 266. The new mark resets the ceiling for six-hitting in T20 leagues worldwide.
Other IPL 2026 records and standout moments
Beyond the three headline categories, the season produced several firsts:
- Lowest powerplay score in a full game: Josh Hazlewood (4/12) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (3/5) reduced Delhi Capitals to 13/6 in six overs before bowling them out for 75, one of the lowest totals in IPL history.
- A debut for the record books: Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Praful Hinge became the first bowler in IPL history to take three wickets in the opening over of an innings, on debut, against Rajasthan Royals.
- Fastest fifty in a final: Virat Kohli brought up his half-century off 25 balls in the title decider — his quickest in the IPL — on the way to an unbeaten 75 and the Player of the Match award.
- A clean sweep of individual honours: Sooryavanshi collected the Orange Cap, MVP (436.5 points), Emerging Player, Super Striker and Super Sixes awards, the first player to win both MVP and Emerging Player in the same season.
Who won IPL 2026?
Royal Challengers Bengaluru won IPL 2026, beating Gujarat Titans by five wickets in the final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on 31 May 2026. It was RCB’s second title and made them only the third franchise — after Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians — to successfully defend the trophy.
Batting first, Gujarat Titans were restricted to 155/8, with Rasikh Salam taking 3/27 and Washington Sundar top-scoring with 50. Virat Kohli then anchored the chase with an unbeaten 75 off 42 balls, guiding RCB to 161/5 with 12 balls to spare. Kohli was named Player of the Match; Sooryavanshi was Player of the Series.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who scored the most runs in IPL 2026?
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi of Rajasthan Royals scored the most runs in IPL 2026, finishing with 776 runs in 16 matches to win the Orange Cap at the age of 15.
Who took the most wickets in IPL 2026?
Kagiso Rabada of Gujarat Titans took the most wickets in IPL 2026, finishing with 29 wickets in 17 matches to win the Purple Cap, one ahead of Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
Who hit the most sixes in IPL 2026?
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi hit the most sixes in IPL 2026 with 72, breaking Chris Gayle’s record of 59 sixes set in 2012 — the most by any batter in a single T20 season.
Did anyone break the most-runs-in-a-season record in IPL 2026?
No. Virat Kohli’s 973 runs from 2016 remains the all-time single-season record. Sooryavanshi’s 776 is the youngest and fastest-scoring Orange Cap campaign, not the highest aggregate.
Who won the IPL 2026 title?
Royal Challengers Bengaluru won IPL 2026, defeating Gujarat Titans by five wickets in the final to become back-to-back champions.
The bottom line
IPL 2026 will be remembered as the season a teenager redefined what is possible with the bat — Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s 776 runs and record-breaking 72 sixes headlined a campaign that also gave us Kagiso Rabada’s last-gasp Purple Cap and RCB’s history-making title defence. Some all-time marks, like Kohli’s 973 runs and the 32-wicket record, survived another year. But the ceiling for six-hitting, powerplay scoring and youthful dominance has been raised for good.