IPL Orange Cap Winners From 2008 to 2023

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Last Update: 9 Feb 2024

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What is an Orange Cap in the IPL?

The Orange Cap in the IPL refers to the award given to the player who scores the most runs in a season in the discipline of cricket. This award has been practiced since the inception of such a landmark event as the Indian Premier League in 2008. For a cricket player, this award is a good option to seal his career in history and become world famous.

IPL Orange Cap 2023 Table

The IPL orange cap winners list is a list of the top-scoring players in each season of the IPL.

All players who score a certain number of runs during the season are entered into a special table. Thanks to it, the administration at the end of the IPL season determines the winner, who is awarded the Orange Cap. The players with the overall performance for the IPL 2023 season will be listed below.

Position	Player	Team	Matches	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR
1	🥇 Shubman Gill	GT	17	17	2	890	129	59.33	564	157.8
2	🥈 Faf Du Plessis	RCB	14	14	1	730	84	56.15	475	153.68
3	🥉 Devon Conway	CSK	16	15	2	672	92*	51.69	481	139.7
4	Virat Kohli	RCB	14	14	2	639	101*	53.25	457	139.82
5	Yashasvi Jaiswal	RR	14	14	1	625	124	48.08	382	163.61
6	Suryakumar Yadav	MI	16	16	2	605	103*	43.21	334	181.13
7	Ruturaj Gaikwad	CSK	16	15	1	590	92	42.14	400	147.5
8	David Warner	DC	14	14	0	516	86	36.86	392	131.63
9	Rinku Singh	KKR	14	14	6	474	67*	59.25	317	149.52
10	Ishan Kishan	MI	15	15	0	454	75	30.27	318	142.76
11	Cameron Green	MI	16	16	7	452	100*	50.22	282	160.28
12	Heinrich Klaasen	SRH	12	11	2	448	104	49.78	253	177.07
13	Shivam Dube	CSK	16	14	3	418	52	38	264	158.33
14	Nitish Rana	KKR	14	14	1	413	75	31.77	293	140.95
15	Marcus Stoinis	LSG	15	15	2	408	89*	31.38	272	150
16	Venkatesh Iyer	KKR	14	14	0	404	104	28.86	277	145.84
17	Glenn Maxwell	RCB	14	14	2	400	77	33.33	218	183.48
18	Jos Buttler	RR	14	14	0	392	95	28	282	139
19	Kyle Mayers	LSG	13	13	0	379	73	29.15	263	144.1
20	Shikhar Dhawan	PBKS	11	11	2	373	99*	41.44	261	142.91

In the table above, more emphasis is placed on jogging, but in other cases, study the rules section below.

Rules for Orange Cap in IPL

While a contender for the cap, an IPL player wears a temporary orange cap while fielding.

As with all tournaments and including prizes there are individual rules that any player must follow. The basic rules for an Orange Cap award in a tournament like the IPL include:

The player who was able to score the most runs all season by the end of the tournament, including playoff games will be awarded the Orange Cap Award;
Players at the end of the season who were able to rank at the top of the scoring charts may wear an orange cap on the field during the game;
If any players can score the same number of points by the end of the season, the player with the best hitting percentage will be determined the winner;
All Super Over runs do not apply when drawing an Orange Cap.

All IPL Orange Cap Winners

Let’s take a look at the IPL orange cap winners list for each season between 2008 and 2021.

There has been an Orange Cap prize since the inception of the IPL Tournament. More information about all the winners who were awarded the IPL Orange Cap will be listed in the table below.

Year of the prize	Winners	Team	Innings	Runs	Highest Score	Average	Rate
2008	Shaun Marsh	KXIP	11	616	115	68,44	139.68
2009	Matthew Hayden	CSK	12	572	89	52,00	144.81
2010	Sachin Tendulkar	MI	15	618	89	47,53	132.61
2011	Chris Gayle	RCB	12	608	107	67,55	183.13
2012	Chris Gayle	RCB	14	733	128	61,08	160.74
2013	Michael Hussey	CSK	17	733	95	52,35	129.50
2014	Robin Uthappa	KKR	16	660	83	44,00	137.78
2015	David Warner	SRH	14	562	91	43,23	156.54
2016	Virat Kohli	RCB	16	973	113	81,08	152.03
2017	David Warner	SRH	14	641	126	58,27	141.81
2018	Kane Williamson	SRH	17	735	84	52,50	142.44
2019	David Warner	SRH	12	692	100	69,20	143.87
2020	KL Rahul	KXIP	14	670	132	55,83	129.34
2021	Ruturaj Gaikwad	CSK	16	635	101	45,35	136.26
2022	Jos Buttler	RR	17	835	116	57,53	149.05
2023	🏆 Shubman Gill	GT	17	890	129	59,33	157.8

IPL 2023 Orange Cap Holder – Shubman Gill (GT)

GT’s Shubman Gill was the highest wicket-taker by the end of the 2023 IPL season and earned the Orange Cap. For the entire season, he scored 890 runs in 17 matches at a strike percentage of 157.8. He has scored 3 centuries and 4 half-centuries.

FAQ

📌 Who won an Orange Cap in the first IPL?

The first player to earn the Orange Cap award in 2008 was Shaun Marsh of KXIP, who managed 616 runs over the course of the season.

📌 Who is the winner of Orange Cap in IPL 2023?

GT’s Shubman Gill won the Orange Cap trophy in IPL 2023. The player was able to score the highest number of points in a season with 890, which earned him the award.

📌 Who is the winner of Orange Cap in IPL 2022?

RR’s Jos Buttler won the Orange Cap trophy in IPL 2022. The player was able to score the highest number of points in a season with 863, which earned him the award.

📌 Who is the winner of Orange Cap in IPL 2021?

CSK’s Ruturaj Gaikwad is the Orange Cap trophy holder in a landmark tournament like IPL 2021. The player was able to score the most runs in a season with 635, which earned him the award.

📌 Who won Orange Cap in IPL 2019?

SRH’s David Warner is the holder of the Orange Cap in IPL 2019 award. He was able to score 692 runs for the season, which is extremely good and helped him break away from the other players.

📌 Winner of Orange Cap in IPL 2018?

Kane Williamson of SRH is the winner of the Orange Cap in IPL 2018. In the current season, the player has managed to score 735 runs, which has earned him the prize.

📌 Who has the most Orange Cap in IPL history?

SRH’s David Warner is the triple Orange Cap Award winner in the history of such a landmark IPL tournament. He was able to win the prize in 2015, 2017, and 2019, which is certainly an impressive result and makes him a legend in IPL tournament history.

📌 Who owns the most Orange Cap points in the IPL?

RCB’s Virat Kohli is the most promising and productive player in the massive IPL tournament, he has managed 6,624 runs over the entire period. The cricket player also managed to score the highest number of runs in the 2016 season with 973, which is an extremely good result.

📌 How many Indians have won the Orange Cap in the IPL?

📌 What are the benefits of being an Orange Cap holder?

Due to the fact that the player is the winner of the Orange Cap Award, there is such a factor as fame, and allows to some extent to be recognized among people. It also gives an impetus to attract a player to a more promising team.

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