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IPL 2026 Stats
MAT
INNS
RUNS
HS
AVG
SR
100
50
4S
6S
1
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
Rajasthan Royals
13
13
579
103
44.54
236.32
1
3
50
53
2
Mitchell Marsh
Lucknow Super Giants
13
13
563
111
43.31
163.18
1
3
51
36
3
Heinrich Klaasen
Sunrisers Hyderabad
13
13
555
69
50.45
155.89
0
5
44
25
4
Sai Sudharsan
Gujarat Titans
13
13
554
100
46.17
157.83
1
6
55
25
5
Shubman Gill
Gujarat Titans
12
12
552
86
46.00
160.46
0
5
50
27
6
Virat Kohli
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
13
13
542
105*
54.20
164.74
1
4
57
21
7
KL Rahul
Delhi Capitals
13
13
533
152*
44.42
171.93
1
4
51
27
8
Abhishek Sharma
Sunrisers Hyderabad
13
13
507
135*
42.25
201.99
1
3
46
38
9
Ishan Kishan
Sunrisers Hyderabad
13
13
490
91
37.69
179.48
0
5
49
26
10
Sanju Samson
Chennai Super Kings
13
13
477
115*
47.70
166.2
2
1
53
24
11
Cooper Connolly
Punjab Kings
13
12
473
107*
47.30
162.54
1
2
39
32
12
Prabhsimran Singh
Punjab Kings
13
12
441
80*
40.09
167.68
0
5
48
21
13
Ryan Rickelton
Mumbai Indians
11
11
436
123*
43.60
187.12
1
2
30
37
14
Angkrish Raghuvanshi
Kolkata Knight Riders
13
12
422
82*
42.20
146.52
0
5
40
19
15
Dhruv Jurel
Rajasthan Royals
13
13
420
81*
38.18
150
0
5
38
19
The Indian Premier League (IPL) is the biggest franchise-based cricket league in the world and has been running since 2008. The IPL 2026 season will be the 19th edition of the tournament.
The IPL 2026 will start on March 28, with the tournament scheduled to run for more than two months. The IPL 2026 final will be played on May 31, bringing the 19th season of the Indian Premier League to a close.
As in previous seasons, 10 teams will compete in IPL 2026 across multiple venues in India.
So far in the history of the IPL, Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings are the most successful teams, having won the title five times each. Mumbai Indians’ last IPL title came in 2020, while Chennai Super Kings lifted their most recent trophy in the 2023 edition. CSK also won the titles in 2010, 2011, 2018 and 2021, while Mumbai were champions in 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2019 besides their 2020 triumph.
Kolkata Knight Riders have won the IPL title three times, including the most recent championship, while Gujarat Titans have lifted the trophy once in their first two seasons. Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad have also won the IPL once each.
May 21, 2026 17:41 IST
Top 10 highest-paid IPL players of all time: Virat Kohli leads with Rs 230 crore; Rohit Sharma, M S Dhoni follow
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May 21, 2026 16:29 IST
Has MS Dhoni played his last IPL game? Before CSK’s match, former captain heads to Ranchi
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May 19, 2026 18:04 IST
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May 16, 2026 21:48 IST
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May 17, 2026 07:00 IST
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May 16, 2026 19:51 IST
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May 12, 2026 14:10 IST
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May 12, 2026 12:37 IST
‘If we hold crucial moments, we can win’: Axar Patel on Delhi Capitals’ missed chances
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May 10, 2026 08:16 IST
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May 9, 2026 17:44 IST
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May 8, 2026 16:25 IST
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May 8, 2026 16:53 IST
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May 8, 2026 08:55 IST
BCCI’s anti-corruption unit flags presence of unauthorised persons in IPL dugout
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May 8, 2026 08:55 IST
Axar Patel’s batting crisis is costing Delhi Capitals — and nobody knows where to bat him
Zero sixes in ten T20 outings, 33 runs at 5.50 in seven IPL innings, a different batting position every game. Delhi's captain is in freefall with the bat.
May 7, 2026 19:09 IST
BCCI to crack down on unauthorised persons travelling in IPL team buses
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May 7, 2026 17:12 IST
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May 5, 2026 09:35 IST
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May 2, 2026 11:13 IST
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May 2, 2026 07:07 IST
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May 3, 2026 01:18 IST
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May 8, 2026 16:36 IST
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April 30, 2026 12:18 IST
Jasprit Bumrah’s worst IPL season: The numbers, the pace drop, and what Pollard said after loss vs SRH
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