Top IPL 2026 players by fantasy points
The IPL 2026 season is producing a new generation of fantasy stars. The top 10 players by total fantasy points after week 6 include batsmen who have averaged 50+ runs per match, all-rounders who have contributed with both bat and ball, and a couple of specialist bowlers on turning pitches.
Come Sports’s player ranking page shows the top 100 players by total fantasy points for the current tournament, with filters for role, franchise, and format. The ranking is updated after every match.
The top 10 list is dominated by top-order batsmen, but the highest single-match scores often come from all-rounders and death-over bowlers.
Player form vs career average
Career average is a useful input for player evaluation, but recent form is a more useful input for fantasy team selection.
Come Sports’s player data page shows both the career stats and the last 10 match scores for every player, and the page is the right place to check the form-vs-average comparison.
The form-vs-average comparison is most useful for identifying players who are in or out of form. A player who is significantly above their career average is likely to regress.
Batsmen, bowlers, all-rounders, wicketkeepers
Batsmen are the highest-volume fantasy scorers, with consistent points across most matches. The best batsmen for fantasy are top-order (openers, No. 3) who face the most balls and have the most opportunities to score.
Bowlers are the highest-ceiling fantasy scorers, with single-match hauls of 4-5 wickets that can swing a leaderboard. The best bowlers for fantasy are strike bowlers (powerplay and death) and wicket-taking spinners on turning pitches.
All-rounders are the most valuable players in any fantasy team, because they contribute with both bat and ball.
Wicketkeepers and the points-bonus role
Wicketkeepers have a unique role in Come Sports’s scoring system, with bonus points for stumpings (12 points) and catches (8 points) that specialist fielders don’t get.
The 1-4 wicketkeeper role constraint in Come Sports’s team selection means you can pick up to 4 wicketkeepers in your team of 11, but the optimal is usually 1-2.
The wicketkeeper’s points are usually 80-120 per match, with the best keepers reaching 150+ on good days.
Player injuries and how they affect fantasy
Player injuries are the single biggest fantasy-impact news event, with the potential to swing a leaderboard by 50-100 points.
The right response to an injury is to use a transfer (in multi-day tournaments) or to make a 1-swap adjustment (in single-match contests).
Speculative injury news (rumours, “likely to be rested”) should be ignored until confirmed.
How player stats are calculated
Come Sports uses a transparent, publicly-documented scoring system so you always know exactly why your rank moved up or down. The base scoring for batsmen awards 1 point per run, with bonuses of 4 points for hitting a boundary, 6 points for hitting a six, 8 points for reaching a fifty, and 16 points for reaching a century.
Bowlers earn 25 points per wicket, with bonuses for bowled (8 extra), LBW (8 extra), clean bowling in powerplay (4 extra), maiden overs (4 extra), and hat-tricks (16 extra).
Come Sports scoring engine also incorporates milestone bonuses that can single-handedly swing your rank.
Top fantasy player archetypes to target
The ‘consistent anchor’ archetype is a top-order batsman who averages 40-50 runs per match, with a low variance and a high floor. The archetype is the right captain pick in head-to-head contests.
The ‘explosive differential’ archetype is a middle-order batsman or all-rounder who averages 30-40 runs but has a high ceiling (80-100 in good matches).
The ‘strike bowler on a seaming pitch’ archetype is a fast bowler who takes 2-3 wickets in most matches and has a 4-5 wicket ceiling.
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