Vaibhav Sooryavanshi becomes youngest to win IPL Orange Cap after Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan fail in RCB vs GT final

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi became the youngest ever to win the Orange Cap in the history of Indian Premier League (IPL), after Gujarat Titans openers Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan fell cheaply in the final against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on Sunday. The official word from the IPL Governing Council will come after the final match.

After Rajasthan Royals exited the tournament after loss to Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 2 in Chandigarh, Sooryavanshi finished the tournament with a big lead. In 16 games, the Bihar-born lad finished with 776 runs at a strike rate of 237.30. Shubman, who had scored a hundred in the chase in that game, needed 55 runs in the final to go past the Rajasthan Royals sensation.

Sudharsan, who won the Orange Cap in 2025, was too in contention to eclipse Sooryavanshi. But with Shubman and Sudharsan walking back for 10 and 12 respectively, there is no one who can surpass Sooryavanshi in the list on the final day. Fifth-placed Virat Kohli (RCB) scored 600 runs so far, but it will be impossible for him to score 177 on Sunday in the final.

In the process, Sooryavanshi becomes the youngest to win the Orange Cap at 15 years and 65 days. Previously, the record belonged to Gujarat Titans opener Sudharsan, who won it at 23 years and 231 days in IPL 2025. Before Sudharsan, Shubman held the record in 2023 at 23 years and 263 days.

IPL 2026 Orange Cap after RCB vs GT final

The youngster also smashed 72 sixes during the tournament, surpassing Chris Gayle's long-standing record of 59 sixes in a single IPL season.

Sooryavanshi could have matched Virat Kohli for four hundreds in a single IPL season, had the teen sensation not been dismissed in the nineties thrice in addition to his hundred against Sunrisers Hyderabad. His missed hundreds against Lucknow Super Giants (93 in group stages), Sunrisers Hyderabad (97 in Eliminator) and Gujarat Titans (96 in Qualifier 2).

He also completed his 1,000 IPL runs, becoming the fastest in terms of balls taken, in just 440 balls, outclassing West Indies legend Andre Russell and being the second fastest in terms of innings, having reached the milestone in just 23 innings, with Shaun Marsh (21 innings) being the quickest.

Virat Kohli finishes fourth after 75 not out

Kohli, who started the game at 600 runs, jumped to the fourth spot to finish the campaign with 675 runs in 16 games. Riding on Kohli's 75 not out, RCB defeated Gujarat Titans in the final to retain their IPL title. RCB also became the third team after Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians to win two consecutive IPL tiles in history of the tournament.

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