For cricket players in the nation, particularly the hitters, the IPL has created new opportunities by granting them a level of freedom to play that was previously unheard of in this region of the world. After the IPL final, the top-drawer competition awards the Orange Cap to the player who scores the most runs during the league.
In the competition to become the tournament's top run-scorer and break enormous records, batters constantly engage in a fierce battle to unseat one another. Since the Orange Cap has frequently switched hands in the main event, the 16th edition of the competition has also seen a fierce battle between the batters.
Several elite cricket players have won the IPL Orange Cap, including Jos Buttler, Sachin Tendulkar, and Matthew Hayden. Remarkably, the only player to have three Orange Caps is David Warner (2015), 2017, and 2019. On the other hand, "The Universe Boss," Chris Gayle, captured two Orange Caps during his IPL tenure in 2011 and 2012.
Australia's Shaun Marsh, when 24 years old, is the only uncapped player to have won the award. He did it in 2008. The only team still without an IPL Orange Cap is the Lucknow Super Giants, who were founded in 2022.
Shubman Gill of the Gujarat Titans finally finished first in the competition with 890 runs after winning the 2023 edition of the prestigious tournament. Though he ultimately failed, he came extremely close to surpassing Virat Kohli's record of 973 runs in a single IPL season in 2016.
Captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore, Faf du Plessis, had another fantastic season at bat, hitting 730 runs in 14 games to finish second in the race. Devon Conway, a hitter with the Chennai Super Kings, scored 672 runs to finish third. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virat Kohli, who scored 639 and 625 runs respectively, finished fourth and fifth.
| YEAR | WINNERS | RUNS | TEAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Shaun Marsh | 616 | KXIP |
| 2009 | Matthew Hayden | 572 | CSK |
| 2010 | Sachin Tendulkar | 618 | MI |
| 2011 | Chris Gayle | 608 | RCB |
| 2012 | Chris Gayle | 733 | RCB |
| 2013 | Michael Hussey | 733 | CSK |
| 2014 | Robin Uthappa | 660 | KKR |
| 2015 | David Warner | 562 | SRH |
| 2016 | Virat Kohli | 973 | RCB |
| 2017 | David Warner | 641 | SRH |
| 2018 | Kane Williamson | 735 | SRH |
| 2019 | David Warner | 692 | SRH |
| 2020 | KL Rahul | 670 | KXIP |
| 2021 | Ruturaj Gaikwad | 635 | CSK |
| 2022 | Jos Buttler | 863 | RR |
| 2023 | Shubman Gill | 890 | GT |
| 2024 | - | - | - |
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