Over the years, the Orange Cap in the IPL has become one of the most prestigious prizes, associated with batting excellence.
Through the season, the batter leading the IPL run charts for that edition gets to wear an actual orange cap. At the end of the season, a framed orange cap is presented to the eventual highest run-getter of the season.
Here is a quick look at the top 5 run-getters so far in IPL 2023:
Through the season, the batter leading the IPL run charts for that edition gets to wear an actual orange cap. At the end of the season, a framed orange cap is presented to the eventual highest run-getter of the season.
Here is a quick look at the top 5 run-getters so far in IPL 2023:
| Player | Team | Matches | Runs |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad | CSK | 2 | 149 |
| Shikhar Dhawan | PBKS | 2 | 126 |
| Kyle Mayers | LSG | 2 | 126 |
| Sanju Samson | RR | 2 | 97 |
| David Warner | DC | 2 | 93 |
Here’s a quick look at the Orange Cap winners of all 15 completed editions of the IPL before this:
| Season | Player | Team | Runs |
| 2008 | Shaun Marsh | KXIP | 616 |
| 2009 | Matthew Hayden | CSK | 572 |
| 2010 | Sachin Tendulkar | MI | 618 |
| 2011 | Chris Gayle | RCB | 608 |
| 2012 | Chris Gayle | RCB | 733 |
| 2013 | Michael Hussey | CSK | 733 |
| 2014 | Robin Uthappa | KKR | 660 |
| 2015 | David Warner | SRH | 562 |
| 2016 | Virat Kohli | RCB | 973 |
| 2017 | David Warner | SRH | 641 |
| 2018 | Kane Williamson | SRH | 735 |
| 2019 | David Warner | SRH | 692 |
| 2020 | KL Rahul | PBKS | 670 |
| 2021 | Ruturaj Gaikwad | CSK | 635 |
| 2022 | Jos Buttler | RR | 863 |
