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	Vaibhav Suryavanshi	batter	Rajasthan Royals	776 Runs	16 matches · 327 balls
#2	Shubman Gill	batter	Gujarat Titans	732 Runs	16 matches · 449 balls
#3	Sai Sudharsan	batter	Gujarat Titans	722 Runs	17 matches · 457 balls
#4	Virat Kohli	batter	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	675 Runs	16 matches · 407 balls
#5	Abhishek Sharma	batter	Sunrisers Hyderabad	563 Runs	15 matches · 275 balls
#6	Heinrich Klaasen	wk-batter	Sunrisers Hyderabad	624 Runs (wk)	15 matches · 390 balls
#7	Mitchell Marsh	all-rounder	Lucknow Super Giants	563 Composite	563 runs + 0 wkts × 20
#8	Cooper Connolly	all-rounder	Punjab Kings	491 Composite	491 runs + 0 wkts × 20
#9	Kagiso Rabada	bowler	Gujarat Titans	29 Wickets	17 matches · 388 balls bowled
#10	Bhuvneshwar Kumar	bowler	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	28 Wickets	16 matches · 378 balls bowled
#11	Jofra Archer	bowler	Rajasthan Royals	25 Wickets	16 matches · 360 balls bowled