The Indian Premier League is a cricket competition based on the T20 matches. In this tournament, the cricket players are honored with several awards in every session including the Orange cap, Purple cap, Maximum Sixes award, Most Valuable Player, Emerging Player of the Year, and many more. The Indian Premier League was founded in 2007 by the Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) and is considered one of the richest cricket leagues in all over the world. It is held every year between March and May. However, the Indian Premier League consists of various tournament programs that attract a large number of audiences which lessens the craze of other cricket tournaments.
The Indian Premier League consists of various awards and the Orange cap award is one of them is also known as the Aramco Orange cap. However, this orange cap award was introduced back on 25 April 2008, one week after the inaugural session of the Indian Premier League. The Orange Cap award is presented to those batsmen who made the most runs in the IPL during the season and they have to wear the orange cap while fielding till the end of the season. Brendon McCullum is one of the first players who wore orange caps initially and David Bravo, Chris Gayle, and Virat Kohli are some tremendous players who won orange caps thrice in the 2016 season.
The main aim behind introducing this orange cap system by the commissioner of IPL Lalit Modi is to take the initiative to create a distinction for the best-performing batsman. In this article, we will talk about the IPL, about orange cap, and the IPL Orange Cap Winners List .
Orange Cap Winners in the Indian Premier League (IPL)
| Season | Players | Matches | Runs |
| 2008 | Shaun marsh | 11 | 616 |
| 2009 | Matthew Hayden | 12 | 572 |
| 2010 | Sachin Tendulkar | 15 | 618 |
| 2011 | Chris Gayle | 12 | 608 |
| 2012 | Chris Gayle | 15 | 733 |
| 2013 | Michael Hussey | 16 | 733 |
| 2014 | Robin Uthappa | 16 | 660 |
| 2015 | David Warner | 14 | 562 |
| 2016 | Virat Kohli | 16 | 973 |
| 2017 | David Warner | 14 | 641 |
| 2018 | Kane Williamson | 17 | 735 |
| 2019 | David Warner | 12 | 692 |
| 2020 | KL Rahul | 14 | 670 |
| 2021 | Ruturaj Gaikwad | 16 | 635 |
| 2022 | Jos Buttler | 17 | 863 |
| 2023 | Shubman Gill | 17 | 890 |
| 2024 | Virat Kohli | 15 | 741 |
| 2025 | Nichonas Pooran | 8* | 368* |
IPL Orange Cap Winners List
Here are the details of the players who won Orange Cap in IPL:
Shaun Marsh- 2008
Shaun March is one of the orange cap winners from the Australian cricket team. Despite missing the initial four games of the Indian Premier League tournament, he managed to accumulate a perfect record of 616 runs in the first IPL season. However, not only this he also beautifully managed to score a century in Punjab’s final league against the Rajasthan Royals. His talent and skill helped a lot to reach the semi-final.
Matthew Hayden- 2009
Matthew Hayde is an overseas player from the Australian team and also a two-time ODI winner. He won the title of Orange Cap in the year 2009 by making 572 runs in 12 innings. Although he has retired from his international team he was always remembered by current players for giving his great performance and showing his versatile skills to the world in all the tournaments.
Sachin Tendulkar- 2010
One of the most famous Indian cricketers in Indian history is Sachin Tendulkar played in the tournament of 2010, where he was authorized as the captain for 4 matches. However, he guided Mumbai Indians to the final and his great performance broke the record of Shaun Marshall by giving 606 in 14 innings on the cricket field.
Chris Gayle- 2011
Chris Gayle is a two-time T20 World Cup winner and also wrote his name in the winner list of IPL’s orange cap in his first season of being part of Royal Bangalore Challengers. In the year 2011, he gained the title of IPL’s orange cap by making a record of 608 runs over 12 innings and helped the Royal Challengers Bangalore to reach the finals of the Indian Premier League.
Chris Gayle- 2012
Again in the year 2012, he gained the title of Orange Cap for the second time. However, he missed his IPL first session because of his injury but later on, he appeared on the field with immense courage and gave his best performance by making 733 runs off seven 50s adding an amazing strike rate of 160.74. However, not only this, he again shocked the whole stadium by securing 59 sixes in a single year.
Michael Hussey- 2013
Michael Hussey is an Australian player who also has an orange cap on his name. He was famous because he made a record equal to Chris Gayle in the previous season i.e. 733 runs from 16 innings which also includes 2 playoff games against team Mumbai Indians. However, because of his bowling skills, he managed to take his team Chennai Super Kings to the finale.
Robin Uthappa- 2014
Robin Uthappa won the title of Orange Cap in the year 2014. The first half of the Indian Premier League (IPL), was held in UAE because of the general election in India in that year. However, Robin was unable to show his true skills in the first inning because of limited time but when he came back to India for the second half, he shocked everyone by giving a tremendous performance with his unique batting style in which he created a record with 40+ scores in 80 consecutive games.
David Warner- 2015
David Warner won the title of Orange cap in the 2020 World Cup in the year 2015 for the Australian team. However, he became the 4th cricketer from the Australian team who won this title and made his country proud.
Virat Kohli- 2016
Virat Kohli made an enormous record in the IPL season 2016 where he scored 973 runs, which is considered as the biggest record in the IPL season of this year. Also, he scored 4 centuries against Punjab Kings XI, showed his substantial captaincy skills, and led his team to the finale.
David Warner- 2017
In the year 2017, he again added his name to the Orange Cap winner list by making the proficient score of 640 runs in 14 innings. He is a prominent player of Team Australia who always proves his potential with his performance, often leaving the audience bewildered.
Kane Williamson- 2018
William Williamson gained the Orange cap reward in 2018 and he was the first overseas player from New Zealand who acquired this position in the IPL seasons. He made the record of 735 runs in 17 innings and led his team Sunrisers Hyderabad to the final.
David Warner- 2019
David Warner is a significant cricket player who won 3 consecutive Orange cap awards by making a score of 692 runs in just 12 innings and set an excellent strike of 69.20 for their team Sunrisers Hyderabad against Kolkata Knight Riders. However, initially, he was not part of the game as he was attending the Australia World Cup preparatory camp to enhance his skills.
KL Rahul- 2020
KL Rahul is one of the popular cricketers of the Punjab Kings XI who won the title of the Indian Premier League campaign in 2020. He is the most promising player of Punjab Kings and led them to victory in the 2020 IPL campaign when the team was struggling to even reach the playoffs. He had made 670 runs at the opening and even gave various important wins to the team but unfortunately, they fell short of the playoffs. However, with Rahul’s constant efforts and performance, he was awarded with Orange Cap and became an essential part of India’s T20 setup.
Ruturaj Gaikwad- 2021
The Indian Premier League is an eminent tournament in which players show their unknown talent. Additionally, last year Ruturaj Gaikwad added himself to the list of talented players who won the title of Orange cap in the Indian Premier League in the year 2021. He gave his incredible performance by making 635 runs in 16 innings against the Rajasthan Royals.
Jos Buttler- 2022
Jos Buttler played for Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2022 and scored 863 runs in 17 matches. He was the reason behind Rajasthan reaching the finals in 2022. He hit 4 half- centuries, 4 centuries with an average of 57.53 and a strike rate of 149.05. He won the orange cap due to his powerful performance.
Shubman Gill- 2023
Shubman Gill was part of Gujarat Titans in 2023 IPL and scored 890 runs in 17 matches. He hit 3 centuries and 4 half-centuries, maintaining an average of 59.33 and 157.80 strike rate. At the age of just 23, he has gained immense popularity with his amazing performance. He is the second Indian player after virat kohli , scoring 800+ runs in a single IPL season.
Virat Kohli- 2024
Virat kohli again performed outstandingly in 2024 and won the orange cap for scoring 741 runs in 15 matches. He played for Royal Challengers Bangalore and secured 2 centuries, 5 half-centuries. His performance has made the 2024 IPL season very interesting for the audience.
Conclusion
The orange cap is one of the most important and prestigious Awards in the Indian Premier League tournament (IPL) which was given to the players who show their great batting skills on the field. Gaining this award is a huge achievement for the players who showcase their talent and courage on the cricket field. In this article we have talked about the players who have won Orange Cap.
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FAQs
1. What is the orange cap award?
The orange cap is a special award that is given to those batters who have gained a maximum number of runs on the cricket field in a particular season.
2. Who was the highest run scorer in the year 2023 in IPL?
Shubham Gill from Gujarat Titans has scored a maximum score of 890 runs in 17 innings.
3. How many Indian players won the orange cap?
Six players won the orange cap.
4. What are the benefits of orange cap holders?
The orange cap is awarded to those who show excellence in batting. Also, orange cap winners wear a special cap while fielding that makes them different from the others.
5. Are super over runs added to the Orange Cap award?
No, super over is not added while calculating runs for the orange cap.
