IPL 2026 Orange Cap: Most runs list
IPL 2026Â Most Runs
| No | Player | Team | R | Mat | BF | Avg | H.S | SR | 4s | 6s | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heinrich Klaasen | SRH | 508 | 12 | 330 | 50.8 | 69 | 153.94 | 38 | 23 | -- | 5 |
| 2 | Sai Sudharsan | GT | 501 | 12 | 323 | 41.75 | 100 | 155.11 | 49 | 22 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Abhishek Sharma | SRH | 481 | 12 | 230 | 43.73 | 135 | 209.13 | 43 | 37 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | KL Rahul | DC | 477 | 12 | 268 | 43.36 | 152 | 177.99 | 50 | 24 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Shubman Gill | GT | 467 | 11 | 295 | 42.45 | 86 | 158.31 | 45 | 20 | -- | 4 |
| 6 | Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | RR | 440 | 11 | 186 | 40 | 103 | 236.56 | 38 | 40 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Sanju Samson | CSK | 430 | 11 | 254 | 53.75 | 115 | 169.29 | 45 | 23 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Ishan Kishan | SRH | 420 | 12 | 226 | 35 | 91 | 185.84 | 42 | 23 | -- | 4 |
| 9 | Cooper Connolly | PBKS | 415 | 11 | 247 | 51.88 | 107 | 168.02 | 34 | 28 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Shreyas Iyer | PBKS | 392 | 11 | 239 | 56 | 71 | 164.02 | 27 | 25 | -- | 5 |
| 11 | Ryan Rickelton | MI | 382 | 9 | 203 | 47.75 | 123 | 188.18 | 25 | 33 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Prabhsimran Singh | PBKS | 382 | 11 | 226 | 42.44 | 80 | 169.03 | 42 | 17 | -- | 4 |
| 13 | Virat Kohli | RCB | 379 | 12 | 232 | 42.11 | 81 | 163.36 | 42 | 15 | -- | 3 |
| 14 | Mitchell Marsh | LSG | 377 | 11 | 250 | 34.27 | 111 | 150.8 | 31 | 24 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Travis Head | SRH | 361 | 12 | 211 | 30.08 | 76 | 171.09 | 38 | 22 | -- | 2 |
| 16 | Jos Buttler | GT | 355 | 12 | 240 | 32.27 | 60 | 147.92 | 36 | 18 | -- | 2 |
| 17 | Priyansh Arya | PBKS | 342 | 10 | 151 | 34.2 | 93 | 226.49 | 23 | 32 | -- | 3 |
| 18 | Angkrish Raghuvanshi | KKR | 340 | 11 | 244 | 34 | 71 | 139.34 | 36 | 12 | -- | 4 |
| 19 | Devdutt Padikkal | RCB | 328 | 12 | 186 | 36.44 | 61 | 176.34 | 31 | 20 | -- | 3 |
| 20 | Rajat Patidar | RCB | 326 | 12 | 167 | 36.22 | 63 | 195.21 | 18 | 30 | -- | 3 |
R: Runs, Inns: Innings, Avg: Average, SR: Strike Rate, H.S: Highest Score, Wkts: Wickets, Ovs: Overs, 4-Fers: Four Wicket Haul, 5-Fers: Five Wicket Haul, BBI: Best Bowling in Innings, RCI: Runs Conceded Innings, ECN: Economy, Mdns: Maidens, Mat: Matches, BF: Balls Faced
The Orange Cap in the Indian Premier League (IPL) is handed to the player who scores the most runs in a particular season. Till now, there have been 18 seasons of the cash-rich league since its inception in 2008 and there have been 14 different winners of the Orange Cap.
David Warner, Chris Gayle, and Virat Kohli are the only players who have won the coveted prize on more than one occasion. The Australian opener has won it thrice (2015, 2017, and 2019). Royal Challengers Bengaluru's legends Gayle and Kohli have two Orange Caps each. The West Indies batter won it in back-to-back IPL seasons in 2011 and 2012. He is the only one to retain the Orange Cap.
On the other hand, the former India captain won it in 2016 and 2024. Shaun Marsh was the inaugural winner of the Orange Cap in 2008. Meanwhile, Kohli has the most runs in a particular edition of the IPL. In 2016, he amassed a whopping 973 runs.
Rules for Orange Cap in IPL 2025
- The Orange Cap is awarded to the leading run-scorer of the IPL season.
- The batsman who holds the Orange Cap during the season is allowed to wear it while in the field during the games, as long as he retains the top-scorers spot in the tournament.
- In an event where two or more batsmen are tied on runs, the batsman with a better strike rate is awarded the Orange Cap.
- In an event where an opposition batsman overtakes the tally of the current holder of the Orange Cap, the previous holder is allowed to wear the Cap until the end of that particular innings in which another batsman overtakes him.
IPL Orange Cap Trivia
- Shaun Marsh (616 runs in 11 matches in 2008) was the first player to win the award.
- The record of most runs in a single IPL season is held by Virat Kohli (973 runs in 2016 edition).
- David Warner has the record of winning the Orange Cap most number of times (3).
- Yashasvi Jaiswal (625 runs, 14 innings) scored the most runs by an uncapped batter in the 2023 season
FAQ Related to Orange Cap in IPL
Orange Cap is the recognition award for the highest run-scorer in the tournament.
Who is the Orange Cap holder in IPL 2025?Gujarat Titans' young batter Sai Sudharsan won the Orange Cap with 759 runs.
Who won the first Orange Cap in IPL history?The first Orange Cap winner in IPL 2008 was Shaun Marsh from the Kings XI Punjab team.
Who has won the most Orange Caps in IPL history?Australian opening batter David Warner has won the Orange Cap most times in IPL history, winning the cap three times so far. The southpaw finished as the leading run scorers of the 2015, 2017 and 2019 editions of the tournament playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Who has scored the most runs in a single IPL season?Royal Challengers Bengaluru's batter Virat Kohli holds the record for most runs in an IPL season as he scored 973 runs in the 2016 edition of the tournament.
What is the price of the Orange Cap winner in IPL 2026?The prize money for the Orange Cap winner in IPL 2026 is 10 lakhs.
Which team holds the record for the highest total in IPL history?Sunrisers Hyderabad scored 287/3 against Royal Challengers Bangalore.