Most Runs in IPL 2024 (Orange Cap in IPL 2024)

IPL 2024 Orange Cap Holder List: Royal Challengers Bengaluru's veteran batter Virat Kohli leads the Orange Cap race in IPL 2024 with 361 runs after LSG vs CSK, Match 34.

Kohli has looked at his vintage best this season carrying RCB’s batting lineup. He even notched up his first hundred of IPL 2024 scoring an unbeaten 113* off 72 balls with the help of 12 fours and four sixes against Rajasthan Royals during Match 19 at Jaipur.

Apart from him, 22-year-old Riyan Parag from Rajasthan Royals is also among the top contenders for the Orange Cap with 318 runs to his name from six innings at an average of 63.60 and a strike rate of 161.42. The Assam batter has been given a new role to bat at number four this season and has shown great maturity in batting as per the needs of the team. 

Next on the list is the star Mumbai Indians batter Rohit Sharma, who has 297 runs from seven inning. The Nagpur-born also scored a hundred in the game against CSK at Wankhede, which was his second in the league’s history. The Hitman has averaged 49.50 so far, with an blistering strike-rate of 164.09. 

The fourth highest run-scorer so far is KL Rahul, who has 286 runs from seven games. His knock of 53-ball 82 against CSK has been the best this season for the Karnataka-born. The LSG skipper will look to continue his good form, and help the Lucknow Super Giants qualify for their third Playoffs in as many seasons. 

The surprise entry in the Orange Cap Race is of the Kolkata Knight Riders all-rounder Sunil Narine who’s once enjoying the opportunity to open the innings for his side. The southpaw has been butchering bowling lineups with his blade as he occupies the fourth spot in the list with 276 runs to his name from six innings at an average of 46 and a phenomenal strike rate of 187.75. 

Narine is looking in imperious form this season as he also brought up his maiden IPL hundred against Rajasthan Royals in Match 31 scoring 109 (56). 

Notably, Sanju Samson has also shown great form, while captaining Rajasthan Royals brilliantly. In seven innings so far, the Kerala cricketer 276 runs at an average of 55.20, striking at 155.06. The stumper-batter is also the only non-opener in the top six. 

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 

Rules for IPL 2024 Orange Cap

• 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.

List of IPL Orange Cap Winners from (2008 to 2024)

The first-ever recipient of the Orange Cap was Shaun Marsh. The Aussie, who represented the Punjab Kings in the inaugural edition of the IPL plundered 616 runs in the tournament. The first-ever Indian player to win the Orange Cap award in the IPL is Sachin Tendulkar. The legendary cricketer scored 618 runs in the year 2010.

Chris Gayle is the only player to have won the Orange Cap award on two consecutive occasions. The West Indian emerged as the highest run-scorer in the 2011 and 2012 editions of the IPL. Also, Aussie David Warner has won the Orange Cap award the most number of times (three). The other players who have won the award are Matthew Hayden, Michael Hussey, Robin Uthappa, Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Kane Williamson and KL Rahul.

In the 2021 edition of the IPL, the Orange Cap award was won by Chennai Super Kings’ (CSK) Ruturaj Gaikwad. The right-hander scored a mammoth 635 runs in the tournament and scored them at an average over 45 and a strike rate of 136.27.

Jos Buttler won the coveted award for the first time in IPL 2022 scoring 863 runs at an average of 57.53 and a strike-rate of 149.05. IPL 2024 is set to begin on March 22. The IPL 2024 schedule is released and the opening game is a blockbuster clash between defending champions Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore. Super Kings will be raring to make their presence felt on the IPL 2024 points table this time around too and establish their supremacy.