IPL 2026 Updated Points Table, Orange Cap & Purple Cap L: RCB on top after last-ball thriller; CSK playoff hopes alive; MI & LSG eliminated

4 min readMay 11, 2026 05:30 AM IPL 2026 Updated Points Table: Royal Challengers Bengaluru edged past Mumbai Indians in a last-ball thriller in Raipur on Sunday to displace Sunrisers Hyderabad from the top of the Indian Premier League 2026 points table. RCB’s title defence is gathering steam as they now sit in first place with 14 points from 11 matches.
Earlier in the afternoon game, Chennai Super Kings regered their sixth win of the season and third in a row after beating Lucknow Super Giants at home in Chennai.
With these results, both Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants have been eliminated from the playoff race.
Swing king Bhuvneshwar Kumar broke Mumbai’s back with his four-wicket haul and, in the process, became the leading wicket-taker of the season with 21 scalps from 11 matches.
SRH’s destructive middle-order batter and finisher Heinrich Klaasen continues to top the Orange Cap l with the most runs.
IPL 2026 Points Table

Rank
Team
Matches
Won
Lost 
NR
Points
NRR

1
RCB
11
7
4
0
14
1.103

2
SRH
11
7
4
0
14
0.737

3
GT
11
7
4
0
14
0.228

4
PBKS
10
6
3
1
13
0.571

5
CSK
11
6
5
0
12
0.185

6
RR
11
6
5
0
12
0.082

7
KKR
10
4
5
1
9
-0.169

8
DC
11
4
7
0
8
-1.154

9
MI (E)
11
3
8
0
6
-0.585

10
LSG (E)
11
3
8
0
6
-0.907

(Table updated after RCB vs MI, IPL 2026 Match No. 54)
IPL 2026 Orange Cap L – Highest run getters

Heinrich Klaasen (SRH) – 494 runs in 11 matches

Abhishek Sharma (SRH) – 475 runs in 11 matches

KL Rahul (DC) – 468 runs in 11 matches

Shubman Gill (GT) – 462 runs in 10 matches

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (RR) – 440 runs in 11 matches

Sai Sudharsan (GT) – 440 runs in 11 matches

Sanju Samson (CSK) – 430 runs in 11 matches

Ishan Kishan (SRH) – 409 runs in 11 matches

Ryan Rickelton (MI) – 382 runs in 9 matches

Virat Kohli (RCB) – 379 runs in 11 matches

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IPL 2026 Purple Cap L – Leading wicket takers

Bhuvneshwar Kumar (RCB) – 21 wickets in 11 matches

Anshul Kamboj (CSK) – 19 wickets in 11 matches

Kagiso Rabada (GT) – 18 wickets in 11 matches

Prince Yadav (LSG) – 16 wickets in 11 matches

Eshan Malinga (SRH) – 16 wickets in 11 matches

Rashid Khan (GT) – 15 wickets in 11 matches

Jofra Archer (RR) – 15 wickets in 11 matches

Jamie Overton (CSK) – 14 wickets in 10 matches

Kartik Tyagi (KKR) – 13 wickets in 10 matches

AM Ghazanfar (MI) – 13 wickets in 9 matches

(Table updated after RCB vs MI, IPL 2026 Match No. 54)
Who won CSK vs LSG IPL 2026 match yesterday?
Chasing 204 for win against LSG, Chennai pulled off their first 200-plus chase since the 2018 final, thanks to a breathtaking assault from Urvil Patel. The young batter smashed the joint-fastest fifty in IPL hory, reaching the milestone in just 13 balls en route to a 23-ball 65 studded with eight sixes. After opener Sanju Samson fell for 28, Urvil stitched an 81-run stand off 34 deliveries with skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad (42). CSK lost their way mid-innings, slipping from 126/2 to needing 10 off the final over. Shivam Dube held his nerve, smashing two sixes to seal the win with a ball to spare.
Earlier, Josh Inglis’ explosive 85 off 33 balls powered LSG to 203/8. But Jamie Overton’s three wickets triggered a middle-order collapse before Shahbaz Ahmed’s 43* lifted them past 200. With the win, CSK remain alive in the playoff race and are placed fifth in the standing with 12 points.
Who won RCB vs MI IPL 2026 yesterday match?
RCB reached top of points table with a dramatic two-wicket victory over MI in a last-ball thriller on Sunday at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur, knocking their opponents out of the tournament in the process.Story continues below this ad
Chasing 167, RCB were reeling at 39/3 after Virat Kohli fell for a golden duck. But Krunal Pandya (73 off 46) anchored the chase despite cramps, before Bhuvneshwar Kumar smashed a six off the penultimate delivery and scampered a quick two off the final ball to seal the win.
Earlier, Bhuvneshwar starred with the ball, taking 4/23 to restrict MI to 166/7.