The Indian Premier League (IPL) has been one of the best and longest-running T20 leagues since its inaugural season. The IPL Orange Cap is presented to the highest run-scorer in an IPL season. In these 18 years, we've seen different and sometimes the same players win the Orange Cap.
In the inaugural season, an unknown commodity till then, Shaun Marsh took the Orange cap, scoring 616 runs in 11 matches, representing the Punjab Kings.
The list features some of the legends of the game, including the 'God Of Cricket' Sachin Tendulkar, who won the Orange cap in the 2010 edition, scoring 618 runs for the Mumbai Indians in 15 matches. On that note, let's have a look at the winners of the Orange cap from 2008-2025.
Season | Player | Matches | Runs |
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2008 | Shaun Marsh (KXIP) | 11 | 616 |
2009 | Matthew Hayden (CSK) | 12 | 572 |
2010 | Sachin Tendulkar (MI) | 15 | 618 |
2011 | Chris Gayle (RCB) | 12 | 608 |
2012 | Chris Gayle (RCB) | 15 | 733 |
2013 | Michael Hussey (CSK) | 16 | 733 |
2014 | Robin Uthappa (KKR) | 16 | 660 |
2015 | David Warner (SRH) | 14 | 562 |
2016 | Virat Kohli (RCB) | 16 | 973 |
2017 | David Warner (SRH) | 14 | 641 |
2018 | Kane Williamson (SRH) | 17 | 735 |
2019 | David Warner (SRH) | 12 | 692 |
2020 | KL Rahul (KXIP) | 14 | 670 |
2021 | Ruturaj Gaikwad (CSK) | 16 | 635 |
2022 | Jos Buttler (RR) | 17 | 863 |
2023 | Shubman Gill (GT) | 17 | 890 |
2024 | Virat Kohli (RCB) | 15 | 741 |