A Look At Orange Cap Winners In IPL

Kings XI Punjab’s Shaun Marsh won the first-ever Orange Cap with 616 runs in 2008.

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CSK’s Matthew Hayden took it home in 2009 with 572 runs.

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Sachin Tendulkar's 618 runs ruled the table in 2010.

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RCB’s Chris Gayle with 618 runs was handed over the cap in 2011.

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Gayle won it once again in 2012 . He scored 733 runs for RCB.

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Michael Hussey was the top-run scorer in 2013.

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In 2014, KKR’s Robin Uthappa hit 660 runs to lead the Orange Cap table.

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David Warner was the highest scorer in 2015 with 562 runs for SRH.

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Next year, it was Virat Kohli. He scored 973 runs.

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Warner won his second Orange Cap in 2017 with 641 runs for SRH.

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SRH’s Kane Williamson was the top scorer of the 2018 season with 735 runs.

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Warner took the Orange cap home for the 3rd time. He hit 692 runs in 2019.

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KL Rahul, with 670 runs, became the highest scorer in 2020.

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Ruturaj Gaikwad was the leading run-getter in CSK’s title-winning 2021 season.

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England’s Jos Buttler notched 863 runs to bag the Orange Cap in 2022.

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Shubman Gill hit 890 runs in the last IPL to top the batting charts.

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