Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Sanju Samson openers; Rajat Patidar to captain:Jofra Archer, Prasidh Krishna included in Best XI of week 2

The IPL 2026 season began two weeks ago, and fans have witnessed some exhilarating matches already. At the end of week two, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has emerged as the Orange Cap holder, with 200 runs in four matches coming at a jaw-dropping strike rate of 266.66. Prasidh Krishna holds the Purple Cap with 10 wickets. Apart from the individual accolades, there have been many impactful performances, including Sanju Samson’s brilliant century, that make the IPL special. In this article, we shall take a look at the best batting performance, bowling display and fielding efforts in Week 2 of IPL 2026. And out of all the top performers this week, we shall pick a playing XI that has truly emerged as the best for this week gone by (6 to 12 April). Best batter: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi From smashing Jasprit Bumrah for a first-ball six, taking apart Josh Hazlewood for 19 runs in one over and batting aggressively against experienced campaigners like Trent Boult and Bhuvneshwar Kumar are some of the incredible feats pulled off by the young Sooryavanshi, and he has shown no signs of stopping. In two matches this week ( Best bowler: Prasidh Krishna Prasidh Krishna takes the cake in week 2 with six wickets to his name, including a four-wicket haul against Lucknow Super Giants. Thanks to his six scalps, Krishna, who became the first bowler to reach double digits in terms of wickets this season (10). Also read: Virat throws gloves, helmet in anger; Digvesh’s notebook celebration: Gill completes 4,000 IPL runs – top moments records Best fielder: Marco Jansen The past two weeks have witnessed some sensational catches in IPL 2026, but the one taken by Marco Jansen to dismiss Ishan Kishan against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) is difficult to beat. Kishan had whipped the ball hard, and it seemed that the ball was headed for a six. But Marco Jansen casually stuck out his right hand and caught the ball. It was an unbelievable catch that is difficult to better. IPL 2026 Best XI of Week 2 1) Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has taken IPL 2026 by storm and has smashed 200 runs in four matches, at a jaw-dropping strike rate of 266.66. He is an obvious choice for one of the opening slots. 2) Sanju Samson, after a lean start to his IPL 2026 campaign with the Chennai Super Kings (CSK), has hit top gear with a stellar 115* against Delhi Capitals. It was the first century of the season, and Samson would look to continue this form going forward. 3) Dhruv Jurel, at number three, has emerged as one of the most complete batters of the season thus far. The right-hander has had two match-winning knocks and amassed 176 runs in four matches at a strike rate of 181.44. 4) Rajat Patidar will bat at number four in this team. The RCB skipper has been in red-hot form with the bat, smashing 195 runs in four matches with a strike rate of 214. Patidar has shown that he can play the power game when needed and if required, can also bat long as he did against RR. 5) Heinrich Klaasen has been the standout performer for Sunrisers, even though the team have had a campaign to forget thus far. Klaasen has hit 184 runs in four matches, at a strike rate of 140.45. 6) Mukul Choudhary showed the world a glimpse of his talent as he powered the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) to a thrilling victory against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) from the jaws of defeat. The 21-year-old smashed 54 off just 27 balls, which included seven sixes and two fours. 7) Jamie Overton picked up 4 wickets against Delhi and played a major role in Chennai’s first win of the season. 8) Rashid Khan has seemed to have found his mojo back after a long time. He turned in a game-changing three-wicket haul against the Delhi Capitals and has picked up five wickets in four games so far, at an impressive economy rate of 6.87. 9) Jofra Archer has been one of the main reasons behind the Rajasthan Royals’ unbeaten start to IPL 2026. The English tearaway pacer has taken five wickets in four matches, with his best being 2/19. 10) Ravi Bishnoi has been the joint-highest wicket-taker in IPL 2026 and has picked up nine wickets in four matches, and he got 4 wickets this week. 11) Prasidh Krishna has been among the most impressive pacers in IPL 2026, with eight wickets to his name from four matches. Prasidh had won the Purple Cap last year, with 25 wickets in 15 games.