Samson has a big opportunity (Photo: PTI)
Orange Cap and Purple Cap Holder List in IPL 2026: The race for the Orange and Purple Cap has become exciting in IPL 2026. The reason for it being exciting is the interesting competition going on between the players. Amidst the same interesting competition, Sanju Samson, who is running in the Orange Cap race, will have a big opportunity. On the other hand, if we talk about Purple Cap, there has been a big change after the match played between Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Titans.
The Orange Cap of IPL 2026 is currently held by Heinrich Klaasen of Sunrisers Hyderabad. He has 494 runs in 11 innings of 11 matches. SRH batsman Abhishek Sharma is also at second place in this race, who has scored 475 runs in 11 innings. Shubman Gill has also benefited from the innings of 87 runs played against Rajasthan, who has come fourth in the Orange Cap race with 462 runs in 10 innings. Just ahead of him at number three is KL Rahul, who has scored 468 runs in 11 innings, while after Gill, at number five is Vaibhav Suryavanshi of Rajasthan Royals, who has scored 440 runs in 11 innings.
Now the question is, how can Sanju Samson do wonders in this race, when he is not even in the top 5 in the Orange Camp race? In IPL 2026, the match is to be played between Chennai Super Kings and Lucknow Super Giants on 10th May. Sanju Samson can do wonders in this match. Since this match is to be played in Chennai, there is even more advantage for Samson. If Samson plays a big innings in this match, he can do wonders.
Sanju Samson currently has 402 runs in 10 innings of 10 matches and he is at number 8 in the race for Orange Cap. But by maintaining his excellent form against Lucknow Super Giants, he can not only play another big innings but can also win the Orange Cap. There is a difference of not even a century but only 92 runs between Oraiz Cap and Sanju Samson. It is clear that the match against LSG is a big opportunity for Sanju Samson.
