IPL 2026 Prize Money: Winner, runners-up, stats & more
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Source: IPLT20.COM)
Published - 31 May 2026, 11:03 PM• Read time - 12 mins
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) became the third team to successfully defend their Indian Premier League crown, beating Gujarat Titans (GT) by five wickets in the IPL 2026 final. Star batter Virat Kohli once again led the run chase for RCB, scoring an unbeaten 75* (42), smashing nine fours and three sixes to help his side chase down the target of 156 in 18 overs.
There were several awards bestowed on individuals for their power-packed performances throughout the season, following RCB's second successive triumph. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi took home the Orange Cap award for finishing as the highest run scorer of the season with 776 runs from 16 innings.
The teenage batting sensation was showered with many honours, such as the emerging player of the season, striker of the season, and super sixes of the season, among others.
Meanwhile, Kagsio Rabada won the Purple Cap award for finishing as the highest wicket-taker of the season with 29 scalps from 17 innings. Here's the complete list of awards from the IPL 2026 final between RCB and GT:
IPL 2026 complete award winners list along with prize money
|
Award |
Winner |
Performance |
Prize Money |
|
Winners |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
Champions |
INR 20 Crore |
|
Runners Up |
Gujarat Titans |
Runners Up |
INR 12.5 Crore |
|
Player of the Match |
Virat Kohli |
75* (42) |
INR 5 Lakh |
|
Orange Cap (Most Runs) |
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi |
776 runs (16 innings) |
INR 10 Lakh |
|
Purple Cap (Most wickets) |
Kagiso Rabada |
29 wickets (17 innings) |
INR 10 Lakh |
|
Emerging Player of the Season |
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi |
776 runs (Avg 48.50, 50s – 5, 100s – 1) |
INR 10 Lakh |
|
Super Striker of the Season |
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi |
Strike Rate – 237.30 |
INR 10 Lakh |
|
Super Sixes of the Season |
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi |
72 sixes |
INR 10 Lakh |
|
Fours of the Season |
Sai Sudharsan |
75 fours |
INR 10 Lakh |
|
Green Dot balls of the season |
Mohammed Siraj |
172 Dot balls |
INR 10 Lakh |
|
Catch of the Season |
Manish Pandey |
Caught Tim David at point (RCB vs KKR, Match 57) |
INR 10 Lakh |
|
Fairplay Award |
Punjab Kings |
Top position in fairplay points table |
- |
|
Most Valuable Player |
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi |
436.5 MVP points |
INR 15 Lakh |
|
Pitch and Ground Award |
Cricket Association of Bengal |
Best Pitch and ground (among venues hosting 5 or more matches) |
INR 50 Lakh |
|
Pitch and Ground Award |
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association |
Best Pitch and ground (among venues hosting 4 or less matches) |
INR 25 Lakh |
IPL 2026 Highlights
|
Feature |
Details |
|
Final Match |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Titans |
|
Total Teams |
10 |
|
Venues |
India |
|
First Super Over |
Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Match 38 |
|
Most Sixes (Season) |
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (72) |
|
Highest Team Score |
Punjab Kings 265/4 vs Delhi Capitals, Delhi |
|
Fastest Fifty (Season) |
Urvil Patel (CSK) vs Lucknow Super Giants (13 balls), Match 53 |
|
First Century |
Sanju Samson (CSK) vs Delhi Capitals, Match 18 |
|
Highest Partnership |
KL Rahul and Nitish Rana (220 runs off 95 balls), DC vs PBKS, Match 35 |