The Orange Cap is the award given to a batter playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Every year the award is given to highest run scorer in that particular edition of the IPL. The Orange Cap award keeps on juggling from one batter to another as the group stage of the tournament progresses. It is finally awarded to the batter with most runs at the end of the tournament.
IPL 2023 Orange Cap List – Most Runs
PLAYER | TEAM | MAT | INN | RUNS | AVG | SR | 4s | 6s | 100s | 50s | NO | HS | |
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1 | Jos Buttler | Rajasthan Royals | 17 | 17 | 863 | 57.53 | 149.05 | 83 | 45 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 116 |
2 | KL Rahul | Lucknow Super Giants | 15 | 15 | 616 | 51.33 | 135.38 | 45 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 103 |
3 | Quinton de Kock | Lucknow Super Giants | 15 | 15 | 508 | 36.29 | 148.97 | 47 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 140 |
4 | HH Pandya | Gujarat Titans | 15 | 15 | 487 | 44.27 | 131.27 | 49 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 87 |
5 | Shubman Gill | Gujarat Titans | 16 | 16 | 483 | 34.5 | 132.33 | 51 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 96 |
6 | David Miller | Gujarat Titans | 16 | 16 | 481 | 68.71 | 142.73 | 32 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 94 |
7 | F du Plessis | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 16 | 16 | 468 | 31.2 | 127.52 | 49 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 96 |
8 | Shikhar Dhawan | Punjab Kings | 14 | 14 | 460 | 38.33 | 122.67 | 47 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 88 |
9 | SV Samson | Rajasthan Royals | 17 | 17 | 458 | 28.63 | 146.79 | 43 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 55 |
10 | Deepak Hooda | Lucknow Super Giants | 15 | 14 | 451 | 32.21 | 136.67 | 36 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 59 |
*Last Updated on 29th May 2022 after completion of RR vs GT Match in IPL 2022 Finals.
Most runs in IPL 2023
IPL 2022 Orange Cap winner – Jos Buttler, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Ruturaj Gaikwad & David Warner are strong contenders for winning the Orange Cap in IPL 2023.
What is Orange Cap in IPL?
From the first season in 2008, Indian Premier League is awarding the batter who scored most runs in the tournament every year. Australian batsman Shaun Marsh won the award in the inaugural edition of the league, and was followed by compatriot Matthew Hayden in 2009 edition.
Sachin Tendulkar won the IPL Orange Cap in IPL 2010 season when they were beaten by CSK in the finals to become the runner-ups. Universe Boss – Chris Gayle won the award for consecutive seasons in IPL 2012 & IPL 2013 when he was part of RCB team.
David Warner (2015, 2017 and 2019) has donned the cap most times in the IPL, followed by Chris Gayle. Former Indian skipper – Virat Kohli won the Orange Cap in 2016 season after an incredible run with the bat.
Kane Williamson also won the award in 2018 while handling the captaincy of Sunrisers Hyderabad team. In IPL 2020, KL Rahul won the award when he was leading Punjab Kings team. In IPL 2021, Ruturaj Gaikwad won the award as CSK won the title for the 4th time. RR’s opener – Jos Buttler won the Orange Cap in IPL 2022 as he accumulated 863 runs in 17 matches.
How many Indians have won the Orange Cap in IPL?
In the 15 seasons so far, 5 Indian players have won the award in IPL. They are Sachin Tendulkar (2010), Robin Uthappa (2014), Virat Kohli (2016), KL Rahul (2020) and Ruturaj Gaikwad (2021).
Rules for Orange Cap in IPL 2022
- The award is given to the top run-scorer of IPL 2022.
- The batsman with the most runs in the tournament during the season would wear the Orange Cap while fielding for his team.
- In case of two players have scored same number of runs, the batsman with a better strike rate will be awarded.
- The Orange Cap owner who is fielding is allowed to wear the Orange Cap till the end of the innings even if an opposition batsman has overtaken his runs.
IPL Orange Cap Winners List
Year | Winners (Player) | Innings | Runs | Highest Score | Average | Strike Rate | 50 | 100 | 4s | 6s |
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2008 | Shaun Marsh (KXIP) | 11 | 616 | 115 | 68.44 | 139.68 | 5 | 1 | 59 | 26 |
2009 | Matthew Hayden (CSK) | 12 | 572 | 89 | 52 | 144.81 | 5 | 0 | 60 | 22 |
2010 | Sachin Tendulkar (MI) | 15 | 618 | 89 | 47.53 | 132.61 | 5 | 0 | 86 | 3 |
2011 | Chris Gayle (RCB) | 12 | 608 | 107 | 67.55 | 183.13 | 3 | 2 | 57 | 44 |
2012 | Chris Gayle (RCB) | 14 | 733 | 128 | 61.08 | 160.74 | 7 | 1 | 46 | 59 |
2013 | Michael Hussey (CSK) | 17 | 733 | 95 | 52.35 | 129.5 | 6 | 0 | 81 | 17 |
2014 | Robin Uthappa (KKR) | 16 | 660 | 83 | 44 | 137.78 | 5 | 0 | 74 | 18 |
2015 | David Warner (SRH) | 14 | 562 | 91 | 43.23 | 156.54 | 7 | 0 | 65 | 21 |
2016 | Virat Kohli (RCB) | 16 | 973 | 113 | 81.08 | 152.03 | 7 | 4 | 83 | 38 |
2017 | David Warner (SRH) | 14 | 641 | 126 | 58.27 | 141.81 | 4 | 1 | 63 | 26 |
2018 | Kane Williamson (SRH) | 17 | 735 | 84 | 52.5 | 142.44 | 8 | 0 | 64 | 28 |
2019 | David Warner (SRH) | 12 | 692 | 100 | 69.2 | 143.87 | 8 | 1 | 57 | 21 |
2020 | KL Rahul (KXIP) | 14 | 670 | 132* | 55.83 | 129.34 | 5 | 1 | 58 | 23 |
2021 | Ruturaj Gaikwad (CSK) | 16 | 635 | 101* | 45.35 | 136.26 | 4 | 1 | 64 | 23 |
2022 | Jos Buttler (RR) | 17 | 863 | 116 | 57.53 | 149.05 | 4 | 4 | 83 | 45 |
Season Wise Winners List
IPL 2022 | |||||||
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PLAYER | INN | RUNS | AVG | SR | 4s | 6s | |
1 | Jos Buttler | 17 | 863 | 57.53 | 149.05 | 83 | 45 |
2 | KL Rahul | 15 | 616 | 51.33 | 135.38 | 45 | 30 |
3 | Quinton de Kock | 15 | 508 | 36.29 | 148.97 | 47 | 23 |
4 | HH Pandya | 15 | 487 | 44.27 | 131.27 | 49 | 12 |
5 | Shubman Gill | 16 | 483 | 34.5 | 132.33 | 51 | 11 |
6 | David Miller | 16 | 481 | 68.71 | 142.73 | 32 | 23 |
7 | F du Plessis | 16 | 468 | 31.2 | 127.52 | 49 | 13 |
8 | Shikhar Dhawan | 14 | 460 | 38.33 | 122.67 | 47 | 12 |
9 | SV Samson | 17 | 458 | 28.63 | 146.79 | 43 | 26 |
10 | Deepak Hooda | 14 | 451 | 32.21 | 136.67 | 36 | 18 |
IPL 2021 | |||||||
Pos. | Player | Innings | Runs | AVG | SR | 4S | 6S |
1 | Ruturaj Gaikwad | 16 | 635 | 45.35 | 136.26 | 64 | 23 |
2 | Faf du Plessis | 16 | 633 | 45.21 | 138.2 | 60 | 23 |
3 | KL Rahul | 13 | 626 | 62.6 | 138.8 | 48 | 30 |
4 | Shikhar Dhawan | 16 | 587 | 39.13 | 124.62 | 63 | 16 |
5 | Glenn Maxwell | 14 | 513 | 42.75 | 144.1 | 48 | 21 |
6 | Sanju Samson | 14 | 484 | 40.33 | 136.72 | 45 | 17 |
7 | Prithvi Shaw | 15 | 479 | 31.93 | 159.13 | 56 | 18 |
8 | Shubman Gill | 17 | 478 | 28.11 | 118.9 | 50 | 12 |
9 | Mayank Agarwal | 12 | 441 | 40.09 | 140.44 | 42 | 18 |
10 | Rishabh Pant | 16 | 419 | 34.91 | 128.52 | 42 | 10 |
IPL 2020 | |||||||
Pos. | Player | Innings | Runs | AVG | SR | 4S | 6S |
1 | KL Rahul | 14 | 670 | 55.83 | 129.34 | 58 | 23 |
2 | Shikhar Dhawan | 17 | 618 | 44.14 | 144.73 | 67 | 12 |
3 | David Warner | 16 | 548 | 39.14 | 134.64 | 52 | 14 |
4 | Shreyas Iyer | 17 | 519 | 34.6 | 123.27 | 40 | 16 |
5 | Ishan Kishan | 14 | 516 | 57.33 | 145.76 | 36 | 30 |
6 | Quinton de Kock | 16 | 503 | 35.92 | 140.5 | 46 | 22 |
7 | Suryakumar Yadav | 16 | 480 | 40 | 145.01 | 61 | 11 |
8 | Devdutt Padikkal | 15 | 473 | 31.53 | 124.8 | 51 | 8 |
9 | Virat Kohli | 15 | 466 | 42.36 | 121.35 | 23 | 11 |
10 | AB de Villiers | 15 | 454 | 45.4 | 158.74 | 33 | 23 |
IPL 2019 | |||||||
Pos. | Player | Innings | Runs | AVG | SR | 4S | 6S |
1 | David Warner | 12 | 692 | 69.2 | 143.86 | 57 | 21 |
2 | KL Rahul | 14 | 593 | 53.9 | 135.38 | 49 | 25 |
3 | Quinton de Kock | 16 | 529 | 35.26 | 132.91 | 45 | 25 |
4 | Shikhar Dhawan | 16 | 521 | 34.73 | 135.67 | 64 | 11 |
5 | Andre Russell | 13 | 510 | 56.66 | 204.81 | 31 | 52 |
6 | Chris Gayle | 13 | 490 | 40.83 | 153.6 | 45 | 34 |
7 | Rishabh Pant | 16 | 488 | 37.53 | 162.66 | 37 | 27 |
8 | Virat Kohli | 14 | 464 | 33.14 | 141.46 | 46 | 13 |
9 | Shreyas Iyer | 16 | 463 | 30.86 | 119.94 | 41 | 14 |
10 | Jonny Bairstow | 10 | 445 | 55.62 | 157.24 | 48 | 18 |
IPL 2018 | |||||||
Pos. | Player | Innings | Runs | AVG | SR | 4S | 6S |
1 | Kane Williamson | 17 | 735 | 52.5 | 142.44 | 64 | 28 |
2 | Rishabh Pant | 14 | 684 | 52.61 | 173.6 | 68 | 37 |
3 | KL Rahul | 14 | 659 | 54.91 | 158.41 | 66 | 32 |
4 | Ambati Rayudu | 16 | 602 | 43 | 149.75 | 53 | 34 |
5 | Shane Watson | 15 | 555 | 39.64 | 154.59 | 44 | 35 |
6 | Jos Buttler | 13 | 548 | 54.8 | 155.24 | 52 | 21 |
7 | Virat Kohli | 14 | 530 | 48.18 | 139.1 | 52 | 18 |
8 | Suryakumar Yadav | 14 | 512 | 36.57 | 133.33 | 61 | 16 |
9 | Dinesh Karthik | 16 | 498 | 49.8 | 147.77 | 49 | 16 |
10 | Shikhar Dhawan | 16 | 497 | 38.23 | 136.91 | 59 | 14 |
IPL 2017 | |||||||
Pos. | Player | Innings | Runs | AVG | SR | 4S | 6S |
1 | David Warner | 14 | 641 | 58.27 | 141.81 | 63 | 26 |
2 | Gautam Gambhir | 16 | 498 | 41.5 | 128.02 | 61 | 7 |
3 | Shikhar Dhawan | 14 | 479 | 36.84 | 127.39 | 53 | 9 |
4 | Steve Smith | 15 | 472 | 39.33 | 121.96 | 38 | 12 |
5 | Suresh Raina | 14 | 442 | 40.18 | 143.97 | 42 | 13 |
6 | Hashim Amla | 10 | 420 | 60 | 145.83 | 40 | 17 |
7 | Manish Pandey | 13 | 396 | 49.5 | 128.57 | 28 | 12 |
8 | Parthiv Patel | 16 | 395 | 24.68 | 134.81 | 49 | 8 |
9 | Rahul Tripathi | 14 | 391 | 27.92 | 146.44 | 43 | 17 |
10 | Robin Uthappa | 13 | 388 | 29.84 | 165.1 | 36 | 21 |
IPL 2016 | |||||||
Pos. | Player | Innings | Runs | AVG | SR | 4S | 6S |
1 | Virat Kohli | 16 | 973 | 81.08 | 152.03 | 83 | 38 |
2 | David Warner | 17 | 848 | 60.57 | 151.42 | 88 | 31 |
3 | AB de Villiers | 16 | 687 | 52.84 | 168.79 | 57 | 37 |
4 | Shikhar Dhawan | 17 | 501 | 38.53 | 116.78 | 51 | 8 |
5 | Gautam Gambhir | 15 | 501 | 38.53 | 121.89 | 54 | 6 |
6 | Rohit Sharma | 14 | 489 | 44.45 | 132.88 | 49 | 16 |
7 | Ajinkya Rahane | 14 | 480 | 43.63 | 126.64 | 54 | 9 |
8 | Murali Vijay | 14 | 453 | 34.84 | 124.45 | 50 | 10 |
9 | Quinton de Kock | 13 | 445 | 37.08 | 136.08 | 52 | 13 |
10 | Suresh Raina | 15 | 399 | 28.5 | 127.88 | 39 | 10 |
IPL 2015 | |||||||
Pos. | Player | Innings | Runs | AVG | SR | 4S | 6S |
1 | David Warner | 14 | 562 | 43.23 | 156.54 | 65 | 21 |
2 | Lendl Simmons | 13 | 540 | 45 | 122.44 | 56 | 21 |
3 | Ajinkya Rahane | 13 | 540 | 49.09 | 130.75 | 53 | 13 |
4 | AB de Villiers | 14 | 513 | 46.63 | 175.08 | 60 | 22 |
5 | Virat Kohli | 16 | 505 | 45.9 | 130.82 | 35 | 23 |
6 | Chris Gayle | 14 | 491 | 40.91 | 147.44 | 39 | 38 |
7 | Rohit Sharma | 16 | 482 | 34.42 | 144.74 | 41 | 21 |
8 | Shreyas Iyer | 14 | 439 | 33.76 | 128.36 | 41 | 21 |
9 | Brendon McCullum | 14 | 436 | 33.53 | 155.71 | 51 | 23 |
10 | Kieron Pollard | 14 | 419 | 38.09 | 163.67 | 28 | 28 |
IPL 2014 | |||||||
Pos. | Player | Innings | Runs | AVG | SR | 4S | 6S |
1 | Robin Uthappa | 16 | 660 | 44 | 137.78 | 74 | 18 |
2 | Dwayne Smith | 16 | 566 | 35.37 | 136.05 | 50 | 34 |
3 | Glenn Maxwell | 16 | 552 | 34.5 | 187.75 | 48 | 36 |
4 | David Warner | 14 | 528 | 48 | 140.8 | 39 | 24 |
5 | Suresh Raina | 16 | 523 | 40.23 | 146.08 | 51 | 19 |
6 | Virender Sehwag | 17 | 455 | 26.76 | 144.44 | 56 | 18 |
7 | David Miller | 16 | 446 | 44.6 | 149.16 | 34 | 21 |
8 | JP Duminy | 14 | 410 | 51.25 | 134.42 | 22 | 20 |
9 | Brendon McCullum | 14 | 405 | 31.15 | 121.62 | 32 | 19 |
10 | Manish Pandey | 16 | 401 | 30.84 | 117.94 | 35 | 10 |
IPL 2013 | |||||||
Pos. | Player | Innings | Runs | AVG | SR | 4S | 6S |
1 | Michael Hussey | 17 | 733 | 52.35 | 129.5 | 81 | 17 |
2 | Chris Gayle | 16 | 708 | 59 | 156.29 | 57 | 51 |
3 | Virat Kohli | 16 | 634 | 45.28 | 138.73 | 64 | 22 |
4 | Suresh Raina | 17 | 548 | 42.15 | 150.13 | 50 | 18 |
5 | Shane Watson | 16 | 543 | 38.78 | 142.89 | 59 | 22 |
6 | Rohit Sharma | 19 | 538 | 38.42 | 131.54 | 35 | 28 |
7 | Dinesh Karthik | 19 | 510 | 28.33 | 124.08 | 54 | 14 |
8 | Ajinkya Rahane | 18 | 488 | 34.85 | 106.55 | 42 | 11 |
9 | Rahul Dravid | 17 | 471 | 29.43 | 110.82 | 64 | 5 |
10 | MS Dhoni | 16 | 461 | 41.9 | 162.89 | 32 | 25 |
IPL 2012 | |||||||
Pos. | Player | Innings | Runs | AVG | SR | 4S | 6S |
1 | Chris Gayle | 14 | 733 | 61.08 | 160.74 | 46 | 59 |
2 | Gautam Gambhir | 17 | 590 | 39.33 | 143.55 | 64 | 17 |
3 | Shikhar Dhawan | 15 | 569 | 40.64 | 129.61 | 58 | 18 |
4 | Ajinkya Rahane | 16 | 560 | 40 | 129.33 | 73 | 10 |
5 | Virender Sehwag | 16 | 495 | 33 | 161.23 | 57 | 19 |
6 | Cameron White | 13 | 479 | 43.54 | 149.68 | 41 | 20 |
7 | Rahul Dravid | 16 | 462 | 28.87 | 112.13 | 63 | 4 |
8 | Suresh Raina | 18 | 441 | 25.94 | 135.69 | 36 | 19 |
9 | Rohit Sharma | 16 | 433 | 30.92 | 126.6 | 39 | 18 |
10 | Mandeep Singh | 16 | 432 | 27 | 126.31 | 53 | 7 |
IPL 2011 | |||||||
Pos. | Player | Innings | Runs | AVG | SR | 4S | 6S |
1 | Chris Gayle | 12 | 608 | 67.55 | 183.13 | 57 | 44 |
2 | Virat Kohli | 16 | 557 | 46.41 | 121.08 | 55 | 16 |
3 | Sachin Tendulkar | 16 | 553 | 42.53 | 113.31 | 67 | 5 |
4 | Shaun Marsh | 13 | 504 | 42 | 146.51 | 52 | 20 |
5 | Michael Hussey | 14 | 492 | 41 | 118.84 | 53 | 6 |
6 | Paul Valthaty | 14 | 463 | 35.61 | 136.98 | 56 | 20 |
7 | Suresh Raina | 16 | 438 | 31.28 | 134.76 | 36 | 17 |
8 | Murali Vijay | 16 | 434 | 27.12 | 128.02 | 34 | 20 |
9 | Virender Sehwag | 11 | 424 | 38.54 | 176.66 | 51 | 18 |
10 | Jacques Kallis | 14 | 424 | 35.33 | 112.16 | 46 | 6 |
IPL 2010 | |||||||
Pos. | Player | Innings | Runs | AVG | SR | 4S | 6S |
1 | Sachin Tendulkar | 15 | 618 | 47.53 | 132.61 | 86 | 3 |
2 | Jacques Kallis | 16 | 572 | 47.66 | 115.78 | 67 | 9 |
3 | Suresh Raina | 16 | 520 | 47.27 | 142.85 | 45 | 22 |
4 | Sourav Ganguly | 14 | 493 | 37.92 | 117.66 | 58 | 15 |
5 | Murali Vijay | 15 | 458 | 35.23 | 156.84 | 36 | 26 |
6 | Mahela Jayawardena | 13 | 439 | 43.9 | 147.31 | 55 | 11 |
7 | Andrew Symonds | 16 | 429 | 30.64 | 125.8 | 35 | 18 |
8 | Saurabh Tiwary | 15 | 419 | 29.92 | 135.59 | 29 | 18 |
9 | Rohit Sharma | 16 | 404 | 28.85 | 133.77 | 36 | 14 |
10 | Naman Ojha | 14 | 377 | 31.41 | 132.28 | 42 | 15 |
IPL 2009 | |||||||
Pos. | Player | Innings | Runs | AVG | SR | 4S | 6S |
1 | Matthew Hayden | 12 | 572 | 52 | 144.81 | 60 | 22 |
2 | Adam Gilchrist | 16 | 495 | 30.93 | 152.3 | 54 | 29 |
3 | Suresh Raina | 14 | 434 | 31 | 140.9 | 37 | 21 |
4 | JP Duminy | 12 | 372 | 41.33 | 114.46 | 26 | 11 |
5 | Herschelle Gibbs | 14 | 371 | 33.72 | 112.08 | 32 | 12 |
6 | Brad Hodge | 12 | 365 | 40.55 | 117.74 | 34 | 9 |
7 | Sachin Tendulkar | 13 | 364 | 33.09 | 120.13 | 39 | 10 |
8 | Rohit Sharma | 16 | 362 | 27.84 | 114.92 | 22 | 18 |
9 | Jacques Kallis | 15 | 361 | 27.76 | 108.73 | 37 | 8 |
10 | Yuvraj Singh | 14 | 340 | 28.33 | 115.64 | 25 | 16 |
IPL 2008 | |||||||
Pos. | Player | Innings | Runs | AVG | SR | 4S | 6S |
1 | Shaun Marsh | 11 | 616 | 68.44 | 139.68 | 59 | 26 |
2 | Gautam Gambhir | 14 | 534 | 41.07 | 140.89 | 68 | 8 |
3 | Sanath Jayasuriya | 14 | 518 | 43.16 | 167.63 | 58 | 31 |
4 | Shane Watson | 15 | 472 | 47.2 | 151.76 | 47 | 19 |
5 | Graeme Smith | 11 | 441 | 49 | 121.82 | 54 | 8 |
6 | Adam Gilchrist | 14 | 436 | 33.53 | 137.1 | 51 | 19 |
7 | Yusuf Pathan | 15 | 435 | 31.07 | 179.01 | 43 | 25 |
8 | Suresh Raina | 14 | 421 | 38.27 | 142.22 | 35 | 18 |
9 | MS Dhoni | 14 | 414 | 41.4 | 133.54 | 38 | 15 |
10 | Virender Sehwag | 14 | 406 | 33.83 | 184.54 | 46 | 21 |