The Indian Premier League 2026 (IPL 2026) finished after the exciting battles between 10 teams for more than two months. There were a lot of ups and downs in the IPL 2026, and ultimately, the defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Gujarat Titans, SunRisers Hyderabad, and Rajasthan Royals qualified for the Playoffs.
On 31st May, Royal Challengers Bengaluru faced Gujarat Titans in the IPL 2026 Final at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. While RCB were defending their title, the IPL 2022 champions Gujarat Titans were also eyeing their second IPL title. In the Final, while Titans were restricted to 155/8 in 20 overs, the toss winner RCB chased down the target in 18 overs after losing five wickets, where the RCB opener Virat Kohli won the Player of the Match award for scoring 75 not out off 42 balls.
IPL 2026 Emerging Player of the Season
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Rajasthan Royals)
IPL 2026 Super Striker of the Season
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Rajasthan Royals): 237.30
IPL 2026 Super Sixes of the Season
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Rajasthan Royals): 72 sixes
IPL 2026 Most number of fours
Sai Sudharsan (Gujarat Titans): 75 fours
IPL 2026 Most number of dot balls bowled
Mohammed Siraj (Gujarat Titans): 172 dot balls
IPL 2026 Catch of the Season
Manish Pandey (Kolkata Knight Riders)
IPL 2026 Fairplay Award
Punjab Kings
IPL 2026 Purple Cap (Most wickets in a season)
Kagiso Rabada (Gujarat Titans): 29 wickets
After Dwayne Bravo (2013, 2015), Bhuvneshwar Kumar (2016, 2017), and Harshal Patel (2021, 2024), Kagiso Rabada became the fourth bowler to win the Purple Cap in an IPL season twice, as he previously won in the 2020 edition.
IPL 2026 Orange Cap (Most runs in a season)
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Rajasthan Royals): 776 runs
IPL 2026 Most Valuable Player of the Season
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Rajasthan Royals)
IPL 2026 Runners-up
Gujarat Titans (2nd time)
IPL 2026 Champions
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
