{"id":171438,"date":"2026-05-23T19:17:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T00:47:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=171438"},"modified":"2026-05-23T19:17:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T00:47:41","slug":"ipl-2026-purple-cap-standings-updated-after-lsg-vs-pbks-bhuvneshwar-leads-the-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=171438","title":{"rendered":"IPL 2026 Purple Cap standings updated after LSG vs PBKS; Bhuvneshwar leads the way"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-70936088\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">Royal Challengers Bengaluru pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar continues the lead the IPL 2026 Purple Cap Leaderboard after the Lucknow Super Giants vs Punjab Kings match on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Bhuvneshwar has taken 24 wickets from 14 matches, ahead of Gujarat Titans pacer Kagiso Rabada, who has also taken the same number of wickets from as many games.<\/p>\n<p>Chennai Super Kings\u2019 Anshul Kamboj is third with 21 scalps from 14 matches, while GT\u2019s Rashid Khan is fourth with 19 wickets from 14 matches.<\/p>\n<p>Sunrisers Hyderabad pacer Eshan Malinga is fifth.<\/p>\n<p><i>Here are the current standings for the IPL 2026 Purple Cap:<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-table my-3\">\n<table class=\"table\">\n<tr>\n<td>  Player<\/td>\n<td>  Wickets<\/td>\n<td>  Average<\/td>\n<td>  Economy rate<\/td>\n<td>  BBI<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>  Bhuvneshwar Kumar (RCB)<\/td>\n<td>  24<\/td>\n<td>  18.50<\/td>\n<td>  8.07<\/td>\n<td>  4\/23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>  Kagiso Rabada (GT)<\/td>\n<td>  24<\/td>\n<td>  20.54<\/td>\n<td>  9.18<\/td>\n<td>  3\/25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>  Anshul Kamboj (CSK)<\/td>\n<td>  21<\/td>\n<td>  25.23<\/td>\n<td>  10.52<\/td>\n<td>  3\/22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>  Rashid Khan (GT)<\/td>\n<td>  19<\/td>\n<td>  21.94<\/td>\n<td>  8.71<\/td>\n<td>  4\/33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>  Eshan Malinga (SRH)<\/td>\n<td>  19<\/td>\n<td>  24.00<\/td>\n<td>  9.24<\/td>\n<td>  4\/32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><i>(Updated until LSG vs PBKS on May 23)<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on May 03, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/ipl\/ipl-2026-purple-cap-standings-most-wickets-after-todays-match-economy-average-records-latest\/article70936088.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Royal Challengers Bengaluru pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar continues the lead the IPL 2026 Purple Cap Leaderboard after the Lucknow Super Giants vs Punjab Kings match on Saturday. Bhuvneshwar has taken 24 wickets from 14 matches, ahead of Gujarat Titans pacer Kagiso Rabada, who has also taken the same number of wickets from as many games. Chennai &#8230; <a title=\"IPL 2026 Purple Cap standings updated after LSG vs PBKS; Bhuvneshwar leads the way\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=171438\" aria-label=\"Read more about IPL 2026 Purple Cap standings updated after LSG vs PBKS; Bhuvneshwar leads the way\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":171439,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-171438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/India_IPL_Cricket_89333.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":172810,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=172810","url_meta":{"origin":171438,"position":0},"title":"IPL 2026 Purple Cap standings updated after RCB vs GT, Qualifier 1: Bhuvneshwar continues to lead","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"May 26, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Royal Challengers Bengaluru pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar continues to lead the IPL 2026 Purple Cap charts with 26 wickets from 15 matches, followed by Gujarat Titans pacer Kagiso Rabada, who has also taken the same number of wickets from as many games. 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