IPL 2023 Orange Cap Winner: Shubman Gill Becomes Youngest To Win Award

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The Orange Cap race came to a conclusion as the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 season reached business end with only two teams left in the race for the coveted title.

Gujarat Titans, Chennai Super Kings, Lucknow Super Giants and Mumbai Indians battled in the high intense playoffs with several players were fighting for individual awards in the form of the Orange Cap and the Purple Cap.

The Orange Cap is awarded to the player, who finishes the season as the highest run-getter across the season. And this has been a traditional practice since the inception of the IPL in 2008.

GT opener Shubman Gill has pipped Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Faf Du Plessis in the Orange Cap race and became the youngest player to win the award. There were a few players that also made ground in the top 10 during the playoffs.

CSK openers Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway as well as MI's Suryakumar Yadav were all in the race for top run-scorer's spot in the season, but three hundreds sealed the award in favour of Gill. Here is a look at the top 10 run-scorers of IPL 2023:

IPL 2023 Orange Cap Standings

In the 16 seasons so far, there have been 13 different winners with two players winning the Orange Cap more than once. David Warner has won the Orange Cap three times, while legendary Chris Gayle has won it twice. Here is the orange cap winners:

IPL Orange Cap Winners List