New Delhi, May 18 -- Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar continued to maintain top spot in the IPL 2026 Purple Cap standings after Sunday's double-header.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar finished with figures of 2/38 from four overs against Punjab Kings (PBKS) on Sunday and that took his wickets tally to 24 from 13 matches.

The Uttar Pradesh pacer got the wickets of openers Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh, and helped RCB beat Punjab Kings by 23 runs as the defending champions qualified for the playoffs.

In Sunday's second match, Rajasthan Royals (RR) speedster Jofra Archer too got a couple of wickets as he finished with figures of 2/35 from four overs. He got the wickets of Sahil Parakh and Tristan Stubbs.

However, Jofra A...