15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi becomes youngest Orange Cap winner in IPL history

RR opener Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has become the youngest Orange Cap winner in IPL history. The 15-year-old scored 776 runs in IPL 2026 at an average of 48.50 and a strike rate of 237.30, slamming a record 72 sixes. GT openers Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan, who scored 10(8) and 12(12) in the final, ended with 732 and 722 runs, respectively.