List of Orange Cap Winners in IPL History

Shaun Marsh — 2008 (616 Runs)

Kings XI Punjab | Inaugural Orange Cap Winner

Shaun Marsh of Kings XI Punjab won the inaugural IPL Orange Cap in 2008 with 616 runs from 11 matches — the first season of the tournament. His aggressive opening batting for Punjab made him the standout individual performer of IPL Season 1.

Matthew Hayden — 2009 (572 Runs)

Chennai Super Kings

Matthew Hayden won the 2009 Orange Cap with 572 runs for Chennai Super Kings in the South Africa edition. The former Australian Test opener was among the most destructive openers of the inaugural IPL era.

Sachin Tendulkar — 2010 (618 Runs)

Mumbai Indians

The 'Little Master' Sachin Tendulkar won the 2010 Orange Cap with 618 runs for Mumbai Indians. Despite MI losing the final to CSK, Tendulkar's commanding innings at the top were the tournament's finest individual contribution that season.

Chris Gayle — 2011 (608 Runs)

Royal Challengers Bangalore | First of Back-to-Back Caps

Chris Gayle won his first Orange Cap in 2011 with 608 runs for RCB, becoming the first player to win the award in back-to-back seasons. His inclusion as a replacement player mid-season for RCB in 2011 turned into one of the great IPL batting partnerships with the tournament.

Chris Gayle — 2012 (733 Runs)

Royal Challengers Bangalore | Back-to-Back Orange Cap

Chris Gayle retained the Orange Cap in 2012 with a then-record 733 runs for RCB, including his legendary 175* against Pune Warriors. He became the first and so far only player to win the Orange Cap in consecutive seasons.

Michael Hussey — 2013 (733 Runs)

Chennai Super Kings

Michael Hussey of CSK won the 2013 Orange Cap with 733 runs — matching Gayle's 2012 total. Hussey's remarkable consistency at number 3 for CSK was outstanding across the season, despite them losing the final to Mumbai Indians.

Robin Uthappa — 2014 (660 Runs)

Kolkata Knight Riders | Won Orange Cap AND IPL Title

Robin Uthappa won the 2014 Orange Cap with 660 runs for KKR, becoming one of only two players in IPL history to win the Orange Cap and the IPL title in the same season (the other being Ruturaj Gaikwad in 2021). His explosive opening batting for the champion KKR side was central to their title defence.

David Warner — 2015 (562 Runs)

Sunrisers Hyderabad | First of Three Orange Caps

David Warner won his first Orange Cap in 2015 with 562 runs for SRH. The season marked the beginning of Warner's dominance of the Orange Cap — he would go on to win it twice more (2017, 2019), the most by any player in IPL history.

Virat Kohli — 2016 (973 Runs)

Royal Challengers Bangalore | All-Time Single-Season Record

Virat Kohli's 2016 IPL season is the greatest individual batting campaign in IPL history. He scored 973 runs — the all-time record for any player in a single IPL season — with 4 centuries and 7 half-centuries, a strike rate of 152.03. Despite RCB losing the final to SRH, Kohli's season is considered the most dominant individual batting performance in T20 tournament history.

David Warner — 2017 (641 Runs)

Sunrisers Hyderabad | Second Orange Cap

David Warner won his second Orange Cap in 2017 with 641 runs for SRH — the year Mumbai Indians won the title. Warner's consistency as SRH's opening batter across multiple seasons made him the most reliable Orange Cap contender of his era.

Kane Williamson — 2018 (735 Runs)

Sunrisers Hyderabad

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson won the 2018 Orange Cap with 735 runs for Sunrisers Hyderabad — captaining the side in David Warner's absence. His calm, high-average batting was the foundation of SRH's final run in 2018.

David Warner — 2019 (692 Runs)

Sunrisers Hyderabad | Third Orange Cap — Most in IPL History

David Warner won his third and record Orange Cap in 2019 with 692 runs for SRH. His three Orange Cap wins (2015, 2017, 2019) are the most by any player in IPL history — a measure of his extraordinary consistency as the tournament's most productive opener across half a decade.

KL Rahul — 2020 (670 Runs)

Kings XI Punjab | Best Single-Season Average (55.83)

KL Rahul won the 2020 Orange Cap with 670 runs from 14 matches at an extraordinary average of 55.83 — the best ever by an Orange Cap winner. His 132* in the UAE edition against RCB was the standout individual innings of the season.

Ruturaj Gaikwad — 2021 (635 Runs)

Chennai Super Kings | Won Orange Cap AND IPL Title

Ruturaj Gaikwad won the 2021 Orange Cap with 635 runs for CSK — and crucially, CSK also won the title that season. Gaikwad is one of only two players (along with Robin Uthappa in 2014) to win the Orange Cap and the IPL title in the same season.

Jos Buttler — 2022 (863 Runs)

Rajasthan Royals | Third-Highest Single-Season Total

Jos Buttler won the 2022 Orange Cap with 863 runs for Rajasthan Royals — the third-highest single-season total in IPL history after Kohli's 973 (2016) and Gill's 890 (2023). His 4 centuries in the 2022 season matched Kohli's record of 4 centuries in 2016.

Shubman Gill — 2023 (890 Runs)

Gujarat Titans | Second-Highest Single-Season Total Ever

Shubman Gill won the 2023 Orange Cap with a phenomenal 890 runs for Gujarat Titans — the second-highest single-season total in IPL history, just 83 behind Kohli's all-time record. Gill's elegant batting across 17 matches was one of the most dominant individual seasons in modern IPL cricket.

Virat Kohli — 2024 (741 Runs)

Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Third Orange Cap Winner

Virat Kohli won his second Orange Cap in 2024 with 741 runs for RCB — his second award after 2016. He became only the third player (after Warner and Gayle) to win the Orange Cap more than once. His 741 runs included his personal best IPL score of 113 and surpassed David Warner's previous record of most IPL half-centuries.

Sai Sudharsan — 2025 (759 Runs)

Gujarat Titans | Youngest Orange Cap Winner in IPL History

Sai Sudharsan won the 2025 Orange Cap with 759 runs from 15 matches for Gujarat Titans, finishing ahead of Suryakumar Yadav (717) and Virat Kohli (657). At 23 years and 237 days when the tournament ended, he became the youngest Orange Cap winner in IPL history — surpassing Shubman Gill's previous record.