IPL 2026
Summary
IPL 2026 is the current Indian Premier League season covered by CricketStudio. The ten-franchise league phase was followed by playoffs. Per the snapshot (dataset version 2026-06-11), Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the title, defeating Gujarat Titans in the final on 2026-05-31 at the Narendra Modi Stadium.
Why This Matters
IPL 2026 is the primary live scope for player, team, and match concepts in this bundle. "Most runs", "best economy", and similar claims default to this season unless another scope is stated.
Canonical CricketStudio Resources
- Season hub: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/season/ipl-2026
- Standings: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/standings
- Final: IPL 2026 Final — RCB vs GT
Key Relationships
- Season → Matches (74 fixtures in the captured corpus)
- Season → Teams (ten franchises)
- Season → Players (256 in the snapshot)
Snapshot Facts (sourced & dated)
From the snapshot (computed_at 2026-05-31; see canonical pages for current values):
- League leaders (points): Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Sunrisers Hyderabad, and Gujarat Titans each finished the league phase on 18 points; RCB led on net run rate (+0.684).
- Champion: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (beat Gujarat Titans by 5 wickets in the final).
- Corpus captured: 74 fixtures; 203 players with roster data.
Season Awards (IPL 2026)
Sourced from CricketStudio season hub (cricketstudio.ai/season/ipl-2026) · snapshot 2026-06-11:
| Award | Winner | Team | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orange Cap (most runs) | Vaibhav Suryavanshi | Rajasthan Royals | 776 runs · SR 237.31 · 16 matches |
| Purple Cap (most wickets) | Kagiso Rabada | Gujarat Titans | 29 wickets |
| Fastest fifty | Urvil Patel | — | 13 balls |
| Fastest century | Vaibhav Suryavanshi | Rajasthan Royals | 36 balls |
Suryavanshi's 237.31 strike rate over 327 balls is the highest by an Orange Cap winner in IPL history.
What Agents Should Know
- Default IPL claims to this season but always say "IPL 2026".
- League-phase standings are distinct from the playoff result — the champion is decided by the final, not the points table.
- Orange Cap: Vaibhav Suryavanshi (776 runs, SR 237.31) · Purple Cap: Kagiso Rabada (29 wickets) — both from snapshot 2026-06-11. See canonical leaderboard pages (Orange Cap, Purple Cap) for live refreshed rankings.
Data and Source Notes
source_boundary: derived_claims_only; derived from licensed data feed; raw data not redistributed.- This is snapshot data (2026-06-11) — the canonical pages are fresher.