The Orange Cap is awarded to the highest run-getter at the end of each IPL season – below is the updated list highlighting the top five run-scorers in the 2023 edition so far.

The Orange Cap is part of a set of tournament honours – alongside others such as Purple Cap, Maximum Sixes, Most Valuable Player – that are awarded at the end of the tournament. A symbolic, actual orange-coloured cap is passed on through the season to whoever is leading the run list, changing hands after each game.

Every year barring 2009 and 2015, the highest run-getter has scored over 600 runs in a single edition. The highest belongs to Virat Kohli, who comfortably won the Orange Cap in 2016 after a season that saw him garner 973 runs. Last year, Jos Buttler made his way to the all-time second spot, cracking 863 runs for Rajasthan Royals.

Here’s the full list of players who have won the Orange Cap (2008 to 2022):

The award has been won by an overseas player ten times, with Chris Gayle (2) and David Warner (3) the only batters to top the charts more than once.

2008 – Shaun Marsh, KXIP
2009 – Matthew Hayden, CSK
2010  – Sachin Tendulkar, MI
2011 – Chris Gayle, RCB
2012 – Chris Gayle, RCB
2013  –Mike Hussey, CSK
2014 – Robin Uthappa, KKR
2015 – David Warner, SRH
2016 – Virat Kohli, RCB
2017  – David Warner, SRH
2018 – Kane Williamson, SRH
2019 – David Warner, SRH
2020 – KL Rahul, PBKS
2021 – Ruturaj Gaikwad, CSK
2022 – Jos Buttler, RR

IPL 2023: Orange Cap leaders

1. Shubman Gill (GT) – 890 runs
2. Faf du Plessis (RCB) – 730 runs
3. Devon Conway (CSK) – 672 runs
4. Virat Kohli (RCB) – 639 runs
5. Yashasvi Jaiswal (RR) – 625 runs

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