Who is 1st on the IPL Points Table?

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Who is in first place on the 2026 IPL Points table in T20 Cricket?

T20 Cricket is alive and well with the IPL 2026 season in full swing. One thing that helps keep fans in the loop is the schedule and IPL points table.

Points tables and standings are essentially the same, but different sports use different phrasing. The NHL, NFL, and MLB use the phrase standings, while soccer and cricket use the phrase points table.

With that clarification out of the way, here is the 2026 IPL points table, how NRR is calculated, along with other important information that you need to know for the current IPL season.


2026 IPL Standings

Here are the full 2026 IPL standings for all 10 teams in the league. This is the full list of team names and their accrynms.

IPL 2026 Team List

  • Royal Challengers Bengaluru
  • Sunrisers Hyderabad
  • Mumbai Indians
  • Kolkata Knight Riders
  • Chennai Super Kings
  • Rajasthan Royals
  • Gujarat Titans
  • Punjab Kings
  • Lucknow Super Giants
  • Delhi Capitals

Indian Premier League T20 Cricket Points Table

Rank Team Played Wins Loses NR PTS NRR
1 RCB 5 4 1 0 8 1.503
2 RR 5 4 1 0 8 0.889
3 PBKS 4 3 0 1 7  0.720
4 SRH 5 2 3 0 4 0.576
5 DC 4 2 2 0 4 0.322
6 GT 4 2 2 0 4 -0.029
7 LSG 5 2 3 0 4 -0.804
8 CSK 5 2 3 0 4 -0.846
9 MI 4 1 3 0 2 -0.772
10 KKR 5 0 4 1 1 -1.383

What is NRR? How is it Calculated in the IPL?

NRR serves as the tiebreaker when multiple teams are tied on points. But how does it work?

Well, it’s a relatively simple math equation.

NRR is total runs scored divided by total overs faced, then subtracted by total runs conceded divided by total overs bowled. The result of this equation becomes the team’s NRR value (according to ESPNcricinfo).


2025 IPL Points Table Results

One thing that helps viewers follow along with IPL 2026 is seeing how the previous season went. Here are the standings from 2025 prior to the beginning of the playoffs. Note: the top four teams qualified for the playoffs.

  1. Punjab Kings: 19 pts (NRR 0.372)
  2. Royal Challengers Bengaluru, 19 pts (NRR 0.301)
  3. Gujarat Titans, 18 pts (NRR 0.254)
  4. Mumbai Indians, 16 pts (NRR 1.142)
  5. Delhi Capitals, 15 pts (NRR 0.011)
  6. Sunrisers Hyderabad, 13 pts (NRR -0.241)
  7. Lucknow Super Giants, 12 pts (NRR -0.376)
  8. Kolkata Knight Riders, 12 pts (NRR – 0.305)
  9. Rajasthan Royals, 8 pts (NRR – 0.549)
  10. Chennai Super Kings, 6 pts (NRR -0.647)

In addition to the points table, here is who won the Orange Cap and Purple Cap during the 2025 IPL season.

Orange Cap Winner

The Orange Cap is awarded to the player who scores the most runs over the course of the regular season. Here is the winner from the 2025 season.

  • Winner: Sai Sudharsan
  • Runs: 759
  • Highest Score: 108
  • Fours: 88
  • Sixes: 21
  • 100s: 1
  • 50s: 6

Purple Cap Winner

The Purple Cap is awarded to the bowler who collects the most wickets over the course of the IPL season. Here is the winner of the Purple Cap in 2025 and their award-winning stats.

  • Winner: Prasidh Krishna
  • Wickets: 25
  • Maidens: 0
  • BBM: 4/41
  • Economy: 8.27
  • 4WI/5WI: 1/0

 

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