What is the Orange Cap in the IPL?

Orange Cap is the individual award presented to the player with the most runs in the season. The award is a replica of an orange coloured cap memorabilia given at the season ending presentation ceremony. During the tournament the player with the most runs wears an orange cap instead of the team cap while fielding and it can change from player to player in accordance to who goes to the top of the table in the Orange Cap tally

Who won the Orange Cap in IPL 2025?

The Orange cap winner of IPL 2025 was Gujarat Titans Sai Sudharsan for scoring 759 runs in 15 matches at a strike-rate of 156.17

Who is eligible to wear the Orange Cap in the IPL?

The person with most runs after the end of each match in the IPL is eligible to wear the Orange Cap for the next game.

Is there a cash prize for the IPL Orange Cap winner?

The Orange cap winner gets a reward of Rs 10 Lakh rupees at the end of the season.

Which players have won the Orange Cap multiple times in IPL history?

Only two other players have been winners of the Orange Cap multiple times, David Warner and Virat Kohli. And Warner holds the record for winning the Orange Cap the most number of times (3), winning the title in 2015, 2017 and 2019 with SRH, while Kohli’s two Orange Cap wins came in 2016 and 2024.

Does strike rate affect the Orange Cap race in IPL?

No, strike-rate does not affect the Orange race in the IPL. If two players, or more have the same number of runs, the differentiator here is the player with better batting average will rank higher up.

Who are some past Orange Cap winners in IPL history?

Over the years some of the greatest players to have played T20s have been the winners of the Orange cap, namely: Virat Kohli, David Warner, Jos Buttler and Chris Gayle to name a few. On the other hand, some of the most iconic players have never won the Orange cap, namely: AB de Villiers, Virender Sehwag, Suresh Raina and MS Dhoni to name a few.

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IPL Orange Cap 2026

Orange Cap in IPL 2026: Sai Sudharsan continues to lead the IPL 2026 Orange Cap standings. The Gujarat Titans opener now has 638 runs from 14 matches this season at a strike rate of 157.92.

GT captain Shubman Gill is in second place. Gill now has 616 runs from 13 matches at a strike rate of 161.67, moving up in the Orange Cap race.

Heinrich Klaasen is in third place. The Sunrisers Hyderabad batter now has 606 runs from 14 matches at a strike rate of 159.47.

KL Rahul is in fourth position with 593 runs at a strike rate of 174.41, though Delhi Capitals are now eliminated, so he will not get any more opportunities this season.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi completes the top five. The Rajasthan Royals batter has scored 583 runs from 14 matches this season at a strike rate of 232.27.

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Current IPL 2026 - Orange Cap Holder

Sai Sudharsan

Gujarat Titans

652 runs

Matches:

Innings:

SR:

157.86

Avg:

46.57

RankNameRunsMInnSRAvg
2
Shubman Gill GT618141415944.14
3
Heinrich Klaasen SRH606141415950.50
4
Virat Kohli RCB600151516450.00
5
KL Rahul DC593141417445.62
6
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi RR583141423241.64
7
Ishan Kishan SRH569141417840.64
8
Abhishek Sharma SRH563141420643.31
9
Mitchell Marsh LSG563131316343.31
10
Prabhsimran Singh PBKS510141316942.50
11
Shreyas Iyer PBKS498141316955.33
12
Jos Buttler GT498151515938.31
13
Cooper Connolly PBKS491141316344.64
14
Rajat Patidar RCB486141319744.18
15
Sanju Samson CSK477141416643.36
16
Devdutt Padikkal RCB463151417135.62
17
Dhruv Jurel RR458141415038.17
18
Ryan Rickelton MI448121218740.73
19
Angkrish Raghuvanshi KKR422131214742.20
20
Yashasvi Jaiswal RR397141415933.08

IPL 2025 - Orange Cap Winner

Sai Sudharsan

Gujarat Titans

759 runs

Matches:

Innings:

SR:

156.17

Avg:

54.21

RankNameRunsMInnSRAvg
2
Suryakumar Yadav MI717161616865.18
3
Virat Kohli RCB657151514554.75
4
Shubman Gill GT650151515650.00
5
Mitchell Marsh LSG627131316448.23
6
Shreyas Iyer PBKS604171717550.33
7
Yashasvi Jaiswal RR559141416043.00
8
Prabhsimran Singh PBKS549171716132.29
9
KL Rahul DC539131315053.90
10
Jos Buttler GT538141316359.78

IPL 2024 - Orange Cap Winner

Virat Kohli

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

741 runs

Matches:

Innings:

SR:

154.69

Avg:

61.75

RankNameRunsMInnSRAvg
2
Ruturaj Gaikwad CSK583141414153.00
3
Riyan Parag RR573161414952.09
4
Travis Head SRH567151519240.50
5
Sanju Samson RR531161515348.27
6
Sai Sudharsan GT527121214147.90
7
KL Rahul LSG520141413637.14
8
Nicholas Pooran LSG499141417862.37
9
Sunil Narine KKR488151418134.85
10
Abhishek Sharma SRH484161620432.26

IPL 2023 - Orange Cap Winner

Shubman Gill

Gujarat Titans

890 runs

Matches:

Innings:

SR:

157.80

Avg:

59.33

RankNameRunsMInnSRAvg
2
Faf du Plessis RCB730141415456.15
3
Devon Conway CSK672161514051.69
4
Virat Kohli RCB639141414053.25
5
Yashasvi Jaiswal RR625141416448.07
6
Suryakumar Yadav MI605161618143.21
7
Ruturaj Gaikwad CSK590161514842.14
8
David Warner DC516141413236.85
9
Rinku Singh KKR474141415059.25
10
Ishan Kishan MI454161514330.26

IPL 2022 - Orange Cap Winner

Jos Buttler

Rajasthan Royals

863 runs

Matches:

Innings:

SR:

149.05

Avg:

57.53

RankNameRunsMInnSRAvg
2
KL Rahul LSG616151513551.33
3
Quinton de Kock LSG508151514936.28
4
Hardik Pandya GT487151513144.27
5
Shubman Gill GT483161613234.50
6
David Miller GT481161614368.71
7
Faf du Plessis RCB468161612831.20
8
Shikhar Dhawan PBKS460141412338.33
9
Sanju Samson RR458171714728.62
10
Deepak Hooda LSG451151413732.21

IPL 2021 - Orange Cap Winner

Ruturaj Gaikwad

Chennai Super Kings

635 runs

Matches:

Innings:

SR:

136.26

Avg:

45.35

RankNameRunsMInnSRAvg
2
Faf du Plessis CSK633161613845.21
3
KL Rahul PBKS626131313962.60
4
Shikhar Dhawan DC587161612539.13
5
Glenn Maxwell RCB513151414442.75
6
Sanju Samson RR484141413740.33
7
Prithvi Shaw DC479151515931.93
8
Shubman Gill KKR478171711928.11
9
Mayank Agarwal PBKS441121214040.09
10
Rishabh Pant DC419161612934.91

IPL 2021 - Orange Cap Winner

KL Rahul

Punjab Kings

670 runs

Matches:

Innings:

SR:

129.34

Avg:

55.83

RankNameRunsMInnSRAvg
2
Shikhar Dhawan DC618171714544.14
3
David Warner SRH548161613539.14
4
Shreyas Iyer DC519171712334.60
5
Ishan Kishan MI516141314657.33
6
Quinton de Kock MI503161614135.92
7
Suryakumar Yadav MI480161514540.00
8
Devdutt Padikkal RCB473151512531.53
9
Virat Kohli RCB466151512142.36
10
AB de Villiers RCB454151415945.40

IPL 2019 - Orange Cap Winner

David Warner

Sunrisers Hyderabad

692 runs

Matches:

Innings:

SR:

143.86

Avg:

69.20

RankNameRunsMInnSRAvg
2
KL Rahul PBKS593141413553.90
3
Quinton de Kock MI529161613335.26
4
Shikhar Dhawan DC521161613634.73
5
Andre Russell KKR510141320556.66
6
Chris Gayle PBKS490131315440.83
7
Rishabh Pant DC488161616337.53
8
Virat Kohli RCB464141414133.14
9
Shreyas Iyer DC463161612030.86
10
Jonny Bairstow SRH445101015755.62

IPL 2018 - Orange Cap Winner

Kane Williamson

Sunrisers Hyderabad

735 runs

Matches:

Innings:

SR:

142.44

Avg:

52.50

RankNameRunsMInnSRAvg
2
Rishabh Pant DC684141417452.61
3
KL Rahul PBKS659141415854.91
4
Ambati Rayudu CSK602161615043.00
5
Shane Watson CSK555151515539.64
6
Jos Buttler RR548131315554.80
7
Virat Kohli RCB530141413948.18
8
Suryakumar Yadav MI512141413336.57
9
Dinesh Karthik KKR498161614849.80
10
Shikhar Dhawan SRH497161613738.23

IPL 2016 - Orange Cap Winner

David Warner

Sunrisers Hyderabad

641 runs

Matches:

Innings:

SR:

141.81

Avg:

58.27

RankNameRunsMInnSRAvg
2
Gautam Gambhir KKR498161612841.50
3
Shikhar Dhawan SRH479141412736.84
4
Steve Smith RPS472151512239.33
5
Suresh Raina GL442141414440.18
6
Parthiv Patel MI395161613524.68
7
Rahul Tripathi RPS391141414627.92
8
Robin Uthappa KKR388141316529.84
9
Sanju Samson DC386141414127.57
10
Kieron Pollard MI385171613929.61

IPL 2016 - Orange Cap Winner

Virat Kohli

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

973 runs

Matches:

Innings:

SR:

152.03

Avg:

81.08

RankNameRunsMInnSRAvg
2
David Warner SRH848171715160.57
3
AB de Villiers RCB687161616952.84
4
Gautam Gambhir KKR501151512238.53
5
Shikhar Dhawan SRH501171711738.53
6
Rohit Sharma MI489141413344.45
7
Ajinkya Rahane RPS480141412743.63
8
Murali Vijay PBKS453141412434.84
9
Quinton de Kock DC445131313637.08
10
Suresh Raina GL399151512828.50

IPL 2015 - Orange Cap Winner

David Warner

Sunrisers Hyderabad

562 runs

Matches:

Innings:

SR:

156.54

Avg:

43.23

RankNameRunsMInnSRAvg
2
Ajinkya Rahane RR540141313149.09
3
Lendl Simmons MI540131312245.00
4
AB de Villiers RCB513161417546.63
5
Virat Kohli RCB505161613145.90
6
Chris Gayle RCB491141414740.91
7
Rohit Sharma MI482161614534.42
8
Shreyas Iyer DC439141412833.76
9
Brendon McCullum CSK436141415633.53
10
Kieron Pollard MI419161416438.09

FAQ’s

1. What is the Orange Cap in the IPL?
- Orange Cap is the individual award presented to the player with the most runs in the season. The award is a replica of an orange coloured cap memorabilia given at the season ending presentation ceremony. During the tournament the player with the most runs wears an orange cap instead of the team cap while fielding and it can change from player to player in accordance to who goes to the top of the table in the Orange Cap tally
2. Who won the Orange Cap in IPL 2025?
3. Who is eligible to wear the Orange Cap in the IPL?
4. Is there a cash prize for the IPL Orange Cap winner?
5. Which players have won the Orange Cap multiple times in IPL history?
6. Does strike rate affect the Orange Cap race in IPL?
7. Who are some past Orange Cap winners in IPL history?