Orange Cap list in IPL: Leading run-scorers over the years; Virat Kohli’s record yet to be broken
Orange Cap list in IPL: In the Indian Premier League (IPL), Orange Cap is awarded to the highest run-scorer of a season. David Warner has won it thrice, and Chris Gayle twice. However, Virat Kohli’s record for scoring the highest number of runs in a season is yet to be broken.
Let’s take a look at who has won the Orange Cap over the years. In 2008, the Orange Cap went to Shaun Marsh from Kings XI Punjab. He scored 616 runs from 11 matches.
In 2009, Matthew Hayden from Chennai Super Kings (CSK) won it. The Australian batter scored 572 runs in 12 matches. In 2010, Sachin Tendulkar claimed the Orange Cap.
The Mumbai Indians (MI) batter had scored 618 runs in 15 matches. In 2011, Chris Gayle from Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), who scored 608 runs in 12 matches, won the Orange Cap. The following year, too, the West Indian batsman with 733 runs in 15 matches won the Cap.
CSK’s Michael Hussey scored 733 runs in 16 matches in 2013. The following year, in 2014, Robin Uthappa from Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) scored 660 runs in 16 matches to win the Orange Cap. In 2015, David Warner from Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) scored 562 runs in 14 matches.
The following year, 2016, however, was a record-breaking one for RCB’s Virat Kohli. He scored 973 runs in 16 matches. Kohli’s IPL record for the highest number of runs in a season is yet to be broken.
Then, in 2017, Warner again won the Orange Cap. The Australian batter scored 641 runs in 14 matches. In 2018, New Zealand’s Kane Williamson (SRH) was the highest run-getter, scoring 735 runs in 17 matches.
Then, in 2019, it was Warner again, with the maximum number of runs. He scored 692 runs in 12 matches. Punjab’s KL Rahul dominated in 2020 with 670 runs in 14 matches.
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