IPL Orange Cap Winners List (2008–2025): Full List of Top Run-Scorers

The IPL Orange Cap is one of the most prestigious individual awards in the Indian Premier League. It is presented to the batter who finishes each season as the highest run-scorer in the tournament.

Introduced in the inaugural IPL season in 2008, the Orange Cap has often been a marker of batting dominance across a campaign. From legends like Sachin Tendulkar and Chris Gayle to modern stars like Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan, the award has highlighted the league's most consistent run machines.

As of 2026, David Warner holds the record for the most Orange Cap wins with three, while Virat Kohli holds the record for the most runs scored in a single IPL season with a remarkable 973 runs in 2016.

IPL Orange Cap winners list (2008-2025)

Year	Orange Cap Winner	Team	Runs
2025	Sai Sudharsan	Gujarat Titans	759
2024	Virat Kohli	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	741
2023	Shubman Gill	Gujarat Titans	890
2022	Jos Buttler	Rajasthan Royals	863
2021	Ruturaj Gaikwad	Chennai Super Kings	635
2020	KL Rahul	Kings XI Punjab	670
2019	David Warner	Sunrisers Hyderabad	692
2018	Kane Williamson	Sunrisers Hyderabad	735
2017	David Warner	Sunrisers Hyderabad	641
2016	Virat Kohli	Royal Challengers Bangalore	973
2015	David Warner	Sunrisers Hyderabad	562
2014	Robin Uthappa	Kolkata Knight Riders	660
2013	Michael Hussey	Chennai Super Kings	733
2012	Chris Gayle	Royal Challengers Bangalore	733
2011	Chris Gayle	Royal Challengers Bangalore	608
2010	Sachin Tendulkar	Mumbai Indians	618
2009	Matthew Hayden	Chennai Super Kings	572
2008	Shaun Marsh	Kings XI Punjab	616

Players with the most Orange Caps in IPL history

Australian opener David Warner holds the record for the most IPL Orange Caps with three.

Warner topped the run charts in 2015, 2017 and 2019 while playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad. His consistency at the top of the order made him one of the most reliable batters in IPL history.

Chris Gayle became the first player to win back-to-back Orange Caps when he finished as the highest run-scorer in both 2011 and 2012 for Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Virat Kohli has also won the award twice, with his 2016 season widely regarded as the greatest batting campaign in IPL history.

Virat Kohli's record 2016 season IPL Orange Cap

The benchmark for IPL batting remains Virat Kohli's extraordinary 2016 season.

Playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore, Kohli scored an astonishing 973 runs in 16 matches, including four centuries. No batter has come close to breaking that record since.

The closest attempt came in 2022 when Jos Buttler scored 863 runs for Rajasthan Royals.

Young stars rewriting IPL batting records

The Orange Cap has increasingly been dominated by younger players in recent seasons.

Shubman Gill won the award in 2023 with 890 runs for Gujarat Titans, while Sai Sudharsan became the youngest Orange Cap winner in history in 2025.

Sudharsan was just 23 years and 237 days old when he finished the season with 759 runs, breaking Gill's record as the youngest recipient.

Orange Cap winners who also lifted the IPL trophy

Winning the Orange Cap does not always guarantee team success.

In fact, only two players in IPL history have managed to win the Orange Cap and the IPL trophy in the same season.

Robin Uthappa achieved the feat with Kolkata Knight Riders in 2014, while Ruturaj Gaikwad repeated it with Chennai Super Kings in 2021.

As the IPL continues to produce high-scoring seasons and new batting stars, the race for the Orange Cap remains one of the most exciting storylines in every edition of the tournament.