---
type: season
title: IPL 2026
description: Canonical CricketStudio OKF entry for the IPL 2026 season.
resource: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/season/ipl-2026
status: active
last_verified: 2026-06-18
timestamp: 2026-06-18
license: CC-BY-4.0
source_system: CricketStudio
source_boundary: derived_claims_only
entity_id: cricketstudio:season:ipl-2026
canonical_page: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/season/ipl-2026
api_resource: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/standings
dataset_version: "2026-06-11"
tags:
  - cricket
  - season
  - IPL
  - "2026"
related:
  - ../leagues/indian-premier-league.md
  - ../matches/ipl-2026-rcb-vs-gt-2026-05-31.md
  - ../teams/royal-challengers-bengaluru.md
  - ipl-2026-champions.md
provenance:
  source: CricketStudio derived claim layer
  confidence: high
  computed_at: "2026-05-31"
  snapshot: CricketStudio internal dataset (2026-06-11)
  notes: Standings and champion confirmed from snapshot; see canonical page for full detail.
---

# 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](../matches/ipl-2026-rcb-vs-gt-2026-05-31.md)

## 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](../../metrics/orange-cap.md), [Purple Cap](../../metrics/purple-cap.md))
  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.

## Examples

- [Who won IPL 2026?](../../dossier/who-won-ipl-2026.md)
- [Top run-scorer, IPL 2026](../../dossier/top-run-scorer-ipl-2026.md)

## Related Concepts

- [Indian Premier League](../leagues/indian-premier-league.md)
- [Royal Challengers Bengaluru](../teams/royal-challengers-bengaluru.md)
- [IPL 2026 Final — RCB vs GT](../matches/ipl-2026-rcb-vs-gt-2026-05-31.md)
