List of IPL Season Awards: Orange, Purple, and MVP
Complete season-wise winners of the Orange Cap (highest run-scorer), Purple Cap (highest wicket-taker), and Most Valuable Player (MVP) awards from 2008 to 2025.
These prestigious awards celebrate the standout performers each IPL season. Virat Kohli’s record-breaking 973 runs in 2016 remains the Orange Cap benchmark, while players like Dwayne Bravo and Bhuvneshwar Kumar have multiple Purple Caps. Suryakumar Yadav’s all-round impact earned him the 2025 MVP...
| # | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | 2008 Orange: Shaun Marsh (PBKS) | Purple: Sohail Tanvir (RR) | MVP: Shane Watson (RR) |
| 2 | 2009 Orange: Matthew Hayden (CSK) | Purple: RP Singh (DCH) | MVP: Adam Gilchrist (DCH) |
| 3 | 2010 Orange: Sachin Tendulkar (MI) | Purple: Pragyan Ojha (DCH) | MVP: Sachin Tendulkar (MI) |
| 4 | 2011 Orange: Chris Gayle (RCB) | Purple: Lasith Malinga (MI) | MVP: Chris Gayle (RCB) |
| 5 | 2012 Orange: Chris Gayle (RCB) | Purple: Morne Morkel (DD) | MVP: Sunil Narine (KKR) |
| 6 | 2013 Orange: Michael Hussey (CSK) | Purple: Dwayne Bravo (CSK) | MVP: Shane Watson (RR) |
| 7 | 2014 Orange: Robin Uthappa (KKR) | Purple: Mohit Sharma (CSK) | MVP: Glenn Maxwell (PBKS) |
| 8 | 2015 Orange: David Warner (SRH) | Purple: Dwayne Bravo (CSK) | MVP: Andre Russell (KKR) |
| 9 | 2016 Orange: Virat Kohli (RCB) | Purple: Bhuvneshwar Kumar (SRH) | MVP: Virat Kohli (RCB) |
| 10 | 2017 Orange: David Warner (SRH) | Purple: Bhuvneshwar Kumar (SRH) | MVP: Ben Stokes (RPS) |
| 11 | 2018 Orange: Kane Williamson (SRH) | Purple: Andrew Tye (PBKS) | MVP: Sunil Narine (KKR) |
| 12 | 2019 Orange: David Warner (SRH) | Purple: Imran Tahir (CSK) | MVP: Andre Russell (KKR) |
| 13 | 2020 Orange: KL Rahul (PBKS) | Purple: Kagiso Rabada (DC) | MVP: Jofra Archer (RR) |
| 14 | 2021 Orange: Ruturaj Gaikwad (CSK) | Purple: Harshal Patel (RCB) | MVP: Harshal Patel (RCB) |
| 15 | 2022 Orange: Jos Buttler (RR) | Purple: Yuzvendra Chahal (RR) | MVP: Jos Buttler (RR) |
| 16 | 2023 Orange: Shubman Gill (GT) | Purple: Mohammed Shami (GT) | MVP: Shubman Gill (GT) |
| 17 | 2024 Orange: Virat Kohli (RCB) | Purple: Harshal Patel (PBKS) | MVP: Sunil Narine (KKR) |
| 18 | 2025 Orange: Sai Sudharsan (GT) | Purple: Prasidh Krishna (GT) | MVP: Suryakumar Yadav (MI) |
This list is compiled from verified public records and reference sources. Last verified: March 25, 2026.
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