Gujarat Titans pulled off a tense 4-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Ahmedabad on Thursday, but RCB’s position remains unshaken at number two in the IPL 2026 points table. This result highlights the razor-thin margins defining the tournament’s midway point.
Punjab Kings top the leaderboard with an impressive 13 points from just 8 matches, setting a high bar. RCB, despite playing an extra game, hold second with 12 points from 9. The battle for third and fourth rages between SRH and Rajasthan Royals, both on 12 points, differentiated solely by run rates.
Further down, GT’s win propels them to fifth with 10 points from 9 matches. CSK and DC share 6 points from 8 games in sixth and seventh, KKR have 5 from 8 in eighth, while MI and LSG bring up the rear with 4 points apiece from 8 matches each.
Net run rates are proving decisive, shuffling positions dramatically after key results like this one.
RCB’s Bhuvneshwar Kumar stole the show with the ball, snaring 3/28 to surge to 17 wickets in 9 matches and reclaim the Purple Cap. SRH’s Ishan Malinga trails with 15 scalps from 9 outings.
Abhishek Sharma wears the Orange Cap proudly, amassing 425 runs for SRH in 9 matches. Klaasen of SRH follows with 414, and Vaibhav Suryavanshi of Rajasthan has 400, making the top batting order a SRH-dominated affair.
With playoffs looming, these shifts promise more high-stakes drama in the coming weeks.
