PKL Season 12 Top Raiders 2026: Ayan Lohchab Leads the Race for Best Raider

PKL Season 12 top raiders have been the story of the tournament so far. Since the August 29 kickoff, and with the 2025 mega auction breaking records (10 players sold for over ₹1 crore for the first time), the raiding battles this season have lived up to the hype. Here’s a complete look at who’s dominating the raid points charts as PKL Season 12 heads into its business end.

PKL Season 12 Top Raiders Leaderboard

Stats current as of the latest completed round of PKL Season 12 fixtures.

Ayan Lohchab: The Season’s Breakout Raider

Patna Pirates’ Ayan Lohchab has been the standout performer of PKL Season 12, racking up an impressive 316 raid points across 22 matches, a tally that puts him comfortably clear at the top of the charts. His consistency across the season, rather than a handful of standout performances, is what separates his campaign from the chasing pack, and Patna Pirates fans will be hoping his form holds through the playoffs push.

Devank Dalal Making the Most of Fewer Matches

What’s particularly striking about second-placed Devank Dalal of Jaipur Pink Panthers is his efficiency: 271 raid points from just 16 matches gives him one of the best points-per-match ratios in the entire league this season. If Jaipur Pink Panthers continue giving him the same raiding opportunities down the stretch, Dalal has a genuine shot at overtaking Lohchab before the season concludes.

Telugu Titans’ Double Threat: Hooda and Malik

Telugu Titans are the only franchise with two raiders inside the season’s top six, with Bharat Hooda (230 points) sitting third and Vijay Malik (166 points) coming in sixth. Having two reliable raiding options has clearly given Telugu Titans a strong offensive floor this season, a luxury few other franchises in this year’s competitive field can claim.

Why This Season’s Raiding Battle Matters

With the record-breaking 2025 auction pumping serious money into marquee raiders across the league, PKL Season 12 was always expected to be one of the most closely contested editions yet, and the raid points table backs that up. Defending champions Haryana Steelers have their own raiding weapon in Shivam Anil Patare (155 points), but with Patna Pirates, Jaipur Pink Panthers, and Telugu Titans all boasting genuine title-contending raiders, the race for the PKL Season 12 trophy looks wide open heading into the season’s closing stretch.

How the Points Table Race Compares to Last Season

PKL Season 11 saw a similarly tight raiding contest, but this year’s numbers suggest an even more balanced spread of firepower across the league. Where last season featured one or two raiders pulling well clear of the pack by the midway stage, PKL Season 12 has five different players within striking distance of each other inside the top five, a sign of how deep the 2025 auction pool truly was. For franchises like Jaipur Pink Panthers and Telugu Titans, that depth is proving decisive in tight, low-scoring contests where a single raid can swing momentum.

Fans tracking the PKL Season 12 top raiders list closely will also want to keep an eye on defensive standings, since a raider’s points tally only tells half the story. Teams that pair a strong raider with a settled defensive unit, like Haryana Steelers have done around Shivam Anil Patare, tend to convert individual brilliance into actual points on the table more consistently than sides relying on raiding alone.

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