Every IPL 2026 Award Winner — The Complete Official List

IPL 2026 has concluded with Royal Challengers Bengaluru lifting their second consecutive title after defeating Gujarat Titans by five wickets at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on May 31, 2026. But beyond the trophy itself, the individual awards ceremony told the story of a season dominated by extraordinary individual brilliance — led by a 15-year-old who swept nearly every major honour on offer.

Here is the complete official list of every IPL 2026 award winner, followed by a deep statistical breakdown of the Orange Cap and Purple Cap races, the full top 20 run-scorers leaderboard, top 5 wicket-takers, and how these performances compare against all-time IPL records.

IPL 2026 Complete Awards Table

AwardWinnerIPL 2026 ChampionsRoyal Challengers BengaluruIPL 2026 Runners-UpGujarat TitansPlayer of the Match (Final)Virat Kohli (RCB)Most Valuable Player of the SeasonVaibhav Sooryavanshi (RR)Emerging Player of the SeasonVaibhav Sooryavanshi (RR)Orange Cap (Most Runs)Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (RR) — 776 runsPurple Cap (Most Wickets)Kagiso Rabada (GT) — 29 wicketsSuper Striker of the SeasonVaibhav Sooryavanshi (RR)Super Sixes of the SeasonVaibhav Sooryavanshi (RR)On the Go Fours of the SeasonSai Sudharsan (GT)Most Dot Balls of the SeasonMohammed Siraj (GT)Catch of the SeasonManish Pandey (KKR)Fairplay AwardPunjab KingsPitch and Ground AwardCricket Association of Bengal, HPCA

Sooryavanshi's Unprecedented 4-Award Sweep

The most remarkable story of the IPL 2026 awards ceremony was Vaibhav Sooryavanshi collecting not one, not two, but four individual awards — Orange Cap, Most Valuable Player, Emerging Player of the Season, and Super Striker of the Season. He also won the Super Sixes award for hitting 72 sixes, making it effectively a five-award sweep.

No player in the 19-year history of the Indian Premier League has ever dominated the awards list to this extent. The combination of finishing as the highest run-scorer, the most valuable player, the best emerging talent, and the most destructive striker in the same season reflects a level of all-round batting dominance that may never be repeated.

What makes this sweep historic is the contradiction it represents. The Emerging Player award typically goes to a promising youngster still finding their feet. The MVP award goes to the most influential match-winner of the tournament. Sooryavanshi was simultaneously both — a debutant who dominated the IPL more comprehensively than players who have competed in it for over a decade.

His key numbers across the season: 776 runs in 16 matches at an average of 48.50 and a strike rate of 237.30, with 1 century (103 vs SRH), 5 half-centuries, 63 fours, and an all-time IPL record 72 sixes from just 327 balls faced.

Virat Kohli — Player of the Match in the IPL 2026 Final

While Sooryavanshi swept the season-long awards, the IPL 2026 final belonged to Virat Kohli. The RCB talisman was named Player of the Match after a masterful chase performance.

Gujarat Titans, batting first after losing the toss, were restricted to 155 for 8. Rasikh Salam Dar was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 3/27, while Bhuvneshwar Kumar (2 wickets) and Josh Hazlewood (2 wickets) strangled GT's top-heavy batting lineup.

In the chase, RCB rode on a 62-run opening partnership between Venkatesh Iyer (32 off 16 balls) and Kohli. After Venkatesh's dismissal, Kohli shifted into a different gear entirely. His innings of 75 off 42 balls — featuring 9 fours and 3 sixes — included his fastest-ever IPL fifty, reached in just 25 balls. Kohli sealed the title with a match-winning six, as RCB chased down the target in 18 overs with 5 wickets to spare.

Kohli's season tally of 675 runs at a strike rate of 165.84 made him the fourth-highest run-scorer of IPL 2026 — but it was his performance when it mattered most, in the final, that defined his campaign.

IPL 2026 Orange Cap — Complete Top 20 Batting Leaderboard

For the first time in this article's coverage, here is the full top 20 batting leaderboard from IPL 2026 with detailed statistics including balls faced, boundaries, sixes, and averages sourced directly from BCCI's official IPL records.

PosPlayerTeamRunsMatInnsNOHSAvgBFSR100s50s4s6s1Vaibhav SooryavanshiRR7761616010348.50327237.301563722Shubman GillGT7321616010445.75449163.021674333Sai SudharsanGT7221717110045.13457157.981875304Virat KohliRCB67516164105*56.25407165.841573255Heinrich KlaasenSRH624151526948.00390160.000648316Ishan KishanSRH602151509140.13330182.420660327KL RahulDC59314141152*45.62340174.411556318Abhishek SharmaSRH56315151135*40.21275204.721450439Mitchell MarshLSG5631313011143.31345163.1813513610Jos ButtlerGT526171736037.57345152.4604512611Dhruv JurelRR5151616281*36.79333154.6506472412Prabhsimran SinghPBKS5101413180*42.50302168.8706552313Rajat PatidarRCB5011514293*41.75260192.6905304214Shreyas IyerPBKS49814134101*55.33295168.8115393015Cooper ConnollyPBKS49114132107*44.64301163.1212433216Sanju SamsonCSK47714143115*43.36288165.6221532417Devdutt PadikkalRCB464161516133.14275168.7203492418Ryan RickeltonMI44812121123*40.73240186.6612313819Yashasvi JaiswalRR4271616277*30.50280152.5003521820Angkrish RaghuvanshiKKR4221312282*42.20288146.52054019

Key Insights From the Top 20 Batting Leaderboard

The top 20 run-scorers leaderboard reveals several fascinating trends about IPL 2026:

**Sooryavanshi's strike rate gap is historic.** His 237.30 is not just the highest in the top 20 — it is 32.58 points higher than the next fastest scorer Abhishek Sharma (204.72) and a staggering 74.28 points above Shubman Gill (163.02). No Orange Cap winner in IPL history has maintained such a massive strike rate advantage over the rest of the field.

**Three SRH batters in the top 8.** Sunrisers Hyderabad placed Heinrich Klaasen (5th, 624 runs), Ishan Kishan (6th, 602 runs), and Abhishek Sharma (8th, 563 runs) in the top 8. Sharma's strike rate of 204.72 with 43 sixes from just 275 balls was the second-most destructive campaign of the season after Sooryavanshi.

**Gujarat Titans dominated the top 3.** With Shubman Gill (2nd) and Sai Sudharsan (3rd) finishing just behind Sooryavanshi, GT had the strongest top-order batting unit of the season. Sudharsan led the tournament in fours (75) and half-centuries (8), while Gill topped the century-makers with 104 against an unspecified opponent.

**KL Rahul's 152* stands alone.** Rahul's unbeaten 152 for Delhi Capitals was the highest individual score of IPL 2026 and the highest by an Indian batter in IPL history. Despite playing just 14 matches, he accumulated 593 runs at a strike rate of 174.41.

**Rajat Patidar — the captain who struck at 192.69.** The IPL-winning captain sits 13th with 501 runs, but his strike rate of 192.69 was the fourth-highest among the top 20. Remarkably, he hit 42 sixes from just 260 balls — a six-hitting rate second only to Sooryavanshi and Abhishek Sharma.

**Sanju Samson scored 2 centuries from 16th position.** Finishing 16th with 477 runs may seem modest, but Samson's 2 centuries (including 115*) from just 14 matches at 165.62 strike rate demonstrate his match-winning ability in bursts.

**Ryan Rickelton's 186.66 strike rate in just 12 matches.** The South African's 448 runs included a 123* for Mumbai Indians, and his strike rate was the third-highest among the top 20 — a breakout season for the left-hander.

IPL 2026 Purple Cap — Top 5 Bowling Leaderboard

The bowling honours were tightly contested, with Kagiso Rabada edging out Bhuvneshwar Kumar by just one wicket.

PosPlayerTeamWktsMatInnsOversRunsBBIAvgEcon1Kagiso RabadaGT29171764.46263/2521.589.682Bhuvneshwar KumarRCB281616635014/2317.897.953Jofra ArcherRR251616605593/1722.369.314Rashid KhanGT21171756.55164/3324.579.075Anshul KambojCSK21141450.25303/2225.2310.52

**Bhuvneshwar Kumar's economy stands out.** While Rabada won the Purple Cap with 29 wickets, Bhuvneshwar's economy rate of 7.95 was by far the best among the top 5 bowlers. His 28 wickets at an average of 17.89 and an economy nearly two runs per over lower than Rabada's tells the story of the most complete bowling campaign of the season. His best figures of 4/23 demonstrated his ability to be both restrictive and penetrative.

**Jofra Archer's return was significant.** The England pacer's 25 wickets for Rajasthan Royals at 9.31 economy confirmed that his body has recovered from the injury troubles that sidelined him for extended periods. His pace and bounce remain among the most feared weapons in T20 cricket.

**Rashid Khan's consistency.** The Afghan spinner's 21 wickets at 9.07 economy across 17 matches for GT demonstrated his enduring class. His best figures of 4/33 came in a crucial match, and his ability to bowl through the middle overs without conceding boundaries remains unmatched.

All-Time IPL Records After Season 2026

IPL 2026 has also reshaped several all-time records. Here is how the career leaderboards now stand after 19 completed seasons:

RecordPlayerValueMost Career RunsVirat Kohli9,336 runsMost Career WicketsYuzvendra Chahal233 wicketsMost Career FoursVirat Kohli844 foursMost Career SixesChris Gayle357 sixesHighest Individual ScoreChris Gayle175* (vs PWI, 2013)Best Career Strike RateVaibhav Sooryavanshi228.95Fastest FiftyYashasvi Jaiswal13 ballsFastest CenturyChris Gayle30 ballsBest Bowling FiguresAlzarri Joseph6/12Best Bowling AverageDoug Bollinger18.73Best Economy (Career)Anil Kumble6.58Most Career Dot BallsBhuvneshwar Kumar1,945 dots

**Kohli reaches 9,336 career runs.** With his 675 runs in IPL 2026, Virat Kohli extended his all-time IPL run-scoring record to 9,336 — a tally that may never be surpassed given the intensity of modern schedules and the rarity of a player competing at the highest level for nearly two decades. He also leads the all-time fours chart with 844.

**Sooryavanshi now holds the best career strike rate.** Despite this being only his second IPL season, Sooryavanshi's career strike rate of 228.95 is the highest of any player in IPL history. Whether he can maintain this as he plays more seasons and faces increasingly targeted bowling plans remains the defining question of his young career.

**Bhuvneshwar Kumar — 1,945 career dot balls.** The most dot balls in IPL history belong to Bhuvneshwar, a testament to his extraordinary accuracy and consistency across a career spanning multiple IPL eras. In a format where every ball counts, his ability to deny scoring opportunities has made him arguably the most reliable death-over bowler the tournament has ever seen.

Other Notable Awards — Fairplay, Fours, Dots and Catches

**Punjab Kings won the Fairplay Award.** Despite not reaching the playoffs, Punjab Kings maintained the highest standard of on-field conduct throughout the tournament. The Fairplay Award recognises teams that demonstrate sportsmanship, follow the spirit of the game, and maintain discipline across the season.

**Sai Sudharsan won the On the Go Fours of the Season.** The Gujarat Titans left-hander's 75 fours across 17 matches were the most in the tournament. His elegant timing through the off side and ability to find gaps in the field made him the most prolific boundary-hitter in IPL 2026.

**Mohammed Siraj claimed the Most Dot Balls of the Season.** The GT pacer's ability to stifle batters and build pressure through dot-ball bowling was recognised with this award. In a season where batters struck at unprecedented rates, Siraj's restrictive excellence stood out.

**Manish Pandey took the Catch of the Season.** The KKR fielder's spectacular effort was judged the best catch of IPL 2026, demonstrating athleticism and reflexes that electrified fans during the tournament.

**Cricket Association of Bengal and HPCA shared the Pitch and Ground Award.** The quality of surfaces and ground preparation at their respective venues was recognised as the best in the tournament, providing fair contests between bat and ball throughout the season.

What These Awards Tell Us About IPL 2026

Looking at the complete awards list, three themes define IPL 2026:

**First, the age of hyper-aggressive batting has arrived.** Sooryavanshi's 237.30 strike rate, Abhishek Sharma's 204.72, Rajat Patidar's 192.69, and Ryan Rickelton's 186.66 represent a new frontier where traditional accumulation is being replaced by relentless boundary-hitting from the very first ball. Of the top 20 run-scorers, only three struck below 155.

**Second, pace bowling still wins championships.** RCB's title was built on Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, and Rasikh Salam Dar. GT reached the final on the strength of Rabada, Siraj, and Archer. The teams that combined express pace with disciplined death-over execution progressed furthest in the tournament.

**Third, Indian batters have overtaken overseas players.** Of the top 10 run-scorers, seven were Indian. The era when IPL batting leaderboards were dominated by overseas recruits — Gayle, Warner, AB de Villiers, Watson — has decisively shifted. Sooryavanshi, Gill, Sudharsan, Kohli, Kishan, Rahul, and Abhishek Sharma represent a generation of Indian batters who can match and exceed the strike rates of any T20 specialist in the world.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the IPL 2026 final?Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Gujarat Titans by 5 wickets at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. Virat Kohli was named Player of the Match for his 75 off 42 balls.How many awards did Sooryavanshi win in IPL 2026?Vaibhav Sooryavanshi won four major awards: Orange Cap, MVP, Emerging Player, Super Striker of the Season. He also won the Super Sixes award.Who won the Purple Cap in IPL 2026?Kagiso Rabada of Gujarat Titans with 29 wickets from 17 matches at an economy of 9.68.Who has the best career strike rate in IPL history?Vaibhav Sooryavanshi holds the best career strike rate in IPL history at 228.95.Who has scored the most career runs in IPL history?Virat Kohli with 9,336 runs across his IPL career.Who won the Fairplay Award in IPL 2026?Punjab Kings won the Fairplay Award for maintaining the highest standard of on-field conduct.What was Kohli's score in the IPL 2026 final?Virat Kohli scored 75 off 42 balls with 9 fours and 3 sixes, including his fastest-ever IPL fifty off 25 balls.Who had the most dot balls in IPL 2026?Mohammed Siraj of Gujarat Titans won the Most Dot Balls of the Season award.Who took the best catch in IPL 2026?Manish Pandey of Kolkata Knight Riders won the Catch of the Season award.