Best XI · IPL 2026

Name: CricketStudio canonical ball-by-ball aggregate · IPL 2026
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Structural Best XI from CricketStudio local leaderboards (5 batters · 1 wk · 2 all-rounders · 3 bowlers).

Note: this is the algorithmic pick from current-season ball-by-ball aggregates. The DHRUV ML Best XI (CricketMind's prediction-track-record-backed selection) is a Phase B integration.

The XI

#	Player	Role	Team	Primary	Detail
#1	Sai Sudharsan	batter	Gujarat Titans	503 Runs	12 matches · 321 balls
#2	Virat Kohli	batter	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	484 Runs	12 matches · 292 balls
#3	Abhishek Sharma	batter	Sunrisers Hyderabad	481 Runs	12 matches · 230 balls
#4	Shubman Gill	batter	Gujarat Titans	468 Runs	11 matches · 296 balls
#5	Vaibhav Suryavanshi	batter	Rajasthan Royals	440 Runs	11 matches · 186 balls
#6	Heinrich Klaasen	wk-batter	Sunrisers Hyderabad	508 Runs (wk)	12 matches · 330 balls
#7	Anshul Kamboj	all-rounder	Chennai Super Kings	420 Composite	0 runs + 21 wkts × 20
#8	Cooper Connolly	all-rounder	Punjab Kings	411 Composite	411 runs + 0 wkts × 20
#9	Bhuvneshwar Kumar	bowler	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	23 Wickets	12 matches · 282 balls bowled
#10	Kagiso Rabada	bowler	Gujarat Titans	21 Wickets	12 matches · 277 balls bowled
#11	Prince Yadav	bowler	Lucknow Super Giants	19 Wickets	11 matches · 248 balls bowled