The TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 is around the corner, with just six days left for the mega event. The IPL is set to last for more than two months, with only 20 days of the schedule having been released by the managing committee due to the Assembly Elections in India.
Over the years, there have been cricketers who have got names from this tournament and built their reputations for scoring lots of runs in competition. There have been young names that have won the Orange Cap in IPL, which is provided to the batter with the most runs in the tournament. Ahead of the IPL, we will find out the possible players to win the Orange Cap in IPL 2026.
3 players who can win Orange Cap in IPL 2026
Finn Allen
Finn Allen has been in excellent form in the recently concluded ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. Scored the fastest century full member competition in T20I history. He scored a 100 off 33 balls in the semi-final against South Africa to take his team home to the final. The Kiwi opener was excellent throughout the tournament, scoring consistently.
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Allen was picked by the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) during the mini-auction and also joined the team a few days back for the IPL 2026. He looked in a deft touch during the KKR intra-squad match. Finn Allen finished as the leading run scorer in the Big Bash League (BBL) 2025/26 season. He will surely be one of the contenders for the Orange Cap in IPL 2026.
Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli has been the leading run scorer in IPL history. He is just 399 runs away from reaching the 9,000 run mark in the tournament’s history. He has been one of the four players who have been a part of the IPL since 2008 and the only player to play for a single franchise for 19 years.
Virat Kohli has retired from T20I cricket; however, he looked in good form during the net session of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). Kohli has scored 600+ runs in the last three seasons of the IPL. He would yet again like to score and finish the IPL as the leading run getter and win the Orange Cap in IPL 2026.
Ishan Kishan
Ishan Kishan has been in excellent form since the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT). He led his side, Jharkhand, to win the tournament. Ishan was the leading run getter for the side and scored a hundred in the final. The Southpaw was added in the T20 World Cup 2026 and showcased his attacking cricket.
Ishan Kishan was India’s second-highest run getter with 317 runs and also scored a fifty in the final against New Zealand. He will be entering the IPL with red hot fom and will also be leading Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in Pat Cummins’ absence. With runs flowing from his bat, he will surely be one of the contenders to win the Orange Cap in IPL 2026.
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