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Orange Cap in IPL 2025

Orange Cap: Most Runs in IPL 2025


As the IPL 2025 season nears its thrilling climax, the race for the Orange Cap has intensified, showing some of the tournament's finest batting displays. Leading the pack is Mumbai Indians’ Suryakumar Yadav, who has amassed 510 runs in 12 innings at a stellar average of 63.75 and an explosive strike rate of 170.57. With 51 fours and 26 sixes, Suryakumar has been instrumental in MI’s campaign. Close on his heels is Gujarat Titans’ Sai Sudharsan, with 509 runs in 11 innings at an average of 46.27 and a strike rate of 153.31. His 56 boundaries and 16 sixes reflect his elegant consistency at the top of the order.


Gujarat Titans continue to dominate the leaderboard with Shubman Gill in third place, scoring 508 runs in 11 innings at an average of 50.8 and a strike rate of 152.55. Gill’s fluent stroke play, backed by 51 fours and 16 sixes, remains pivotal to GT’s success. Virat Kohli of Royal Challengers Bengaluru has slipped to fourth, but remains a model of consistency with 505 runs in 11 innings. Averaging 63.13 and striking at 143.47, Kohli’s contribution includes 44 fours and 18 sixes. Fifth is another GT batter, Jos Buttler, who has scored 500 runs in 11 innings at an exceptional average of 71.43 and a strike rate of 163.93, including 49 fours and 22 sixes.


Rajasthan Royals' Yashasvi Jaiswal holds sixth spot, with 473 runs in 12 innings at an average of 43 and a strike rate of 154.57. His aggressive approach has yielded 46 boundaries and 25 sixes. Punjab Kings’ Prabhsimran Singh has emerged as a breakout star, sitting seventh with 437 runs in 11 innings. With a strike rate of 170 and an average of 39.72, Prabhsimran’s 45 fours and 24 sixes underline his impact. In the eighth, Nicholas Pooran of Lucknow Super Giants has dazzled with 410 runs in 11 innings at a phenomenal strike rate of 200.98, hitting 34 fours and 34 sixes with an average of 41.00.


Rounding out the top ten are Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul. Iyer, representing Punjab Kings, occupies ninth with 405 runs from 11 innings at a robust average of 50.63 and a powerful strike rate of 180.8, including 27 boundaries and 27 maximums. At tenth, Delhi Capitals' KL Rahul has been a steady contributor with 381 runs in 10 innings, averaging 47.63 and striking at 142.16. His tally includes 30 fours and 16 sixes. As the league stage heads into its final stretch, the Orange Cap race promises high drama and fierce competition right to the end.


Orange Cap in IPL


The Indian Premier League awards the Orange Cap to the leading run-getter of a season. Over the 17 seasons of the IPL so far, 13 different players have won the award, starting from Shaun Marsh in the inaugural season to Virat Kohli last year. Some of the legendary names in the world of cricket have shown their batting prowess by securing this honour, a few of them on multiple occasions.


During the course of a season, the Orange Cap may have different claimants depending on who is the leading run-getter. And the one who is leading the run-scoring charts is presented with the cap at the end of an innings.


Australian Shaun Marsh has the honour of being the first-ever Orange Cap winner in IPL history. Representing KXIP (PBKS), Marsh scored 616 runs, including a century, in 11 matches during IPL 2008 at an average of 68.44. In 2009, for the second time in a row, an Australian batter claimed the cap. This time it was the legendary Matthew Hayden of Chennai Super Kings who claimed the top spot with 572 runs from 12 matches.


The next on this list is Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar, who became the first Indian to do so and also surpassed the previous best tally of runs scored in a season set by Marsh. Tendulkar racked up 618 runs in 15 matches during IPL 2010.


It was then the turn of 'Universal Boss' Chris Gayle to conquer IPL as the Royal Challengers Bengaluru star belted 608 runs in 12 matches, becoming the fourth different player to win the Orange Cap in 2011. Gayle wasn't done though as he stamped his authority by claiming the award the following season as well and by blasting a record-breaking 733 runs from 15 matches in 2012.


Michael Hussey then became the third Australian to win the award by drawing level with Gayle for the highest run tally in an edition of IPL. Representing Chennai Super Kings, Hussey scored 733 runs from 16 matches in 2013.


Robin Uthappa became the second Indian after Tendulkar to win the IPL Orange Cap. Uthappa scored 660 runs in 16 matches for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2014. And he was the first player to win both the Orange Cap and IPL in the same season.


Sunrisers Hyderabad's David Warner won the first of his three Orange Caps—an IPL record—in 2015 when he scored 562 runs ahead of Ajinkya Rahane of Rajasthan Royals, who made 540.


Virat Kohli then created history in IPL 2016 and came agonisingly close to becoming the first-ever batter in the league's history to score 1000 runs. Kohli had a record-breaking season in which he scored 973 runs, including four centuries. Warner, who scored 848 runs, finished second.


Warner of SRH, though, reclaimed the cap next season—his second of his IPL career—scoring 641 runs in 2017. In 2018 as well, it was an SRH batter who finished as the season's leading run-getter, with Kane Williamson scoring 735.


The Orange Cap refused to go elsewhere for the third season in a row, with Warner keeping it for himself, scoring 692 runs.


In 2020, KL Rahul became the first Punjab Kings player to have won the Orange Cap since Marsh in 2008. Rahul scored 670 runs in 14 games.


CSK's Ruturaj Gaikwad won the cap in 2021 with 635 runs.


Jos Buttler became the first Englishman to win the Orange Cap in 2022 in a memorable season that saw him score 863 runs from 17 matches, including a record-equaling four centuries.


It was the turn of the 'Prince' to announce his arrival as Shubman Gill racked up 890 runs in 2023 to record the second-highest tally of runs in a single season.


In 2024, Kohli became the first Indian to win the Orange Cap more than once. He scored 741 runs from 15 matches.


Stay tuned for the latest updates on the IPL 2025 Orange Cap standings as the race for the top scorer continues!


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Team

RUNS

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6S

1MI510121263.75170.565126
2GT509111146.27153.315616
3GT508111150.80152.555116
4RCB505111163.12143.464418
5GT500111171.42163.934922
6PBKS487121244.27170.875224
7RR473121243.00154.574625
8PBKS417121234.75194.864228
9LSG410111141.00200.983434
10PBKS405121250.62180.802727
11DC381111047.62142.163016
12LSG378101037.80155.553620
13RR377121237.70170.582726
14KKR375121137.50146.483320
15LSG348111131.63146.833116
16MI336121230.54153.424215
17LSG326111036.22150.232714
18SRH314111031.40180.463517
19SRH311111034.55153.962913
20CSK301121233.44130.872017
21MI300111130.00152.282817
22KKR286111035.75145.17298
23SRH281111028.10156.11419
24CSK279121234.87140.20249
25DC265121126.50149.71279
26DC259121051.80151.46239
27RR249121131.12146.471715
28RCB247101027.44150.612114
29MI24612935.14138.982010
30RCB2399926.55168.313013
31RCB239111023.90140.582110
32DC238121026.44157.612114
33GT2299838.16159.021715
34RR2247737.33143.592310
35RR217111121.70161.94279
36RR216121121.60146.931510
37KKR215111121.50167.962216
38PBKS21412953.50142.66159
39PBKS21011930.00148.931713
40KKR197121032.83153.90209
41SRH196111024.50144.11197
42MI19511924.37129.13179
43SRH19311924.12154.40916
44CSK1918827.28128.18184
45RCB18611893.00193.751614
46DC18611831.00167.561312
47CSK180121225.71140.621211
48SRH17310924.71120.13154
49DC1687628.00128.24157
50KKR16712920.87165.341614
51CSK1635532.60181.11207
52MI16212832.40172.34158
53LSG160101022.85186.04814
54MI15811826.33168.08157
55RR1555531.00209.451016
56DC1547722.00175.00198
57LSG153111130.60127.50134
58KKR1437723.83137.50911
59KKR14211720.28139.21154
60RCB12811825.60142.22137
61LSG128111012.8099.22116
62CSK1264431.50163.6379
63DC12212720.33179.41127
64CSK1186539.33129.6783
65CSK1145522.80135.71114
66RR997724.75167.7968
67RCB9711524.25129.3374
68CSK944423.50123.6892
69PBKS927623.00139.3985
70GT9011830.00183.6767
71RCB877617.40127.9447
72GT855421.25151.7854
73SRH8411821.00161.5366
74PBKS829720.50167.3438
75PBKS7512725.00122.9534
76KKR745518.50139.62103
77CSK715514.20112.6992
78GT6711911.16191.4246
79RCB672233.50171.7993
80RR6312710.50126.0034
81SRH604420.00125.0042
82KKR552255.00130.9532
83DC55769.16105.7672
84CSK555511.0096.4961
85RCB5341-378.5746
86SRH496412.2598.0023
87MI473223.50146.8733
88MI399519.50134.4823
89MI3712437.00148.0032
90KKR341068.50113.3312
91CSK311131.00281.8114
92CSK31656.2075.6021
93GT241156.00171.4212
94DC243212.00126.3121
95KKR231267.6671.8730
96LSG2110421.00175.0031
97SRH2110410.5080.7600
98CSK20836.6690.9020
99PBKS165116.00106.6621
100CSK1532-214.2811
101LSG14947.00127.2720
102LSG131026.5081.2502
103GT122112.00200.0011
104DC111245.50137.5020
105PBKS113111.0073.3310
106SRH1010410.00100.0010
107RCB1010410.0047.6110
108RR101145.0037.0300
109LSG9119.00112.5010
110CSK9644.50100.0010
111SRH9219.0081.8110
112RR9942.2564.2800
113GT721-140.0001
114RR7847.0087.5000
115PBKS7532.3363.6300
116DC61263.0060.0000
117MI6223.0040.0000
118KKR5215.00100.0010
119LSG562-50.0000
120KKR5622.5035.7100
121CSK51251.2531.2500
122PBKS441-400.0010
123RR421-44.4400
124RR3421.5060.0000
125SRH3431.5042.8500
126RR241-100.0000
127GT263-100.0000
128MI21222.0066.6600
129DC252-50.0000
130KKR242-50.0000
131PBKS21222.0033.3300
132GT11111.00100.0000
133KKR1121-100.0000
134MI121-100.0000
135MI151-100.0000
136CSK1122-50.0000
137DC1111.0033.3300
138DC1721.0033.3300
139LSG11121.0033.3300
140RCB1111.0025.0000

IPL 2025 ORANGE CAP HOLDER FAQ'S

What is the Orange Cap in IPL?

In IPL, the top run-scorer in a season is recognised by awarding him the Orange Cap.

How is the Orange Cap winner decided?

The Orange Cap winner in IPL is decided based on the top run-getter of a season. The Orange Cap can have different wearers through a specific season based on who is leading the batting chart, but there's only one winner at the end of the tournament.

Who is the current Orange Cap holder in IPL 2025?

Suryakumar Yadav of MI is the current Orange Cap holder in IPL 2025. Suryakumar has scored 510 runs in 12 matches, with an average of 63.75 and a strike rate of 170.56.

Has any player won the Orange Cap multiple times?

Yes, there are several players who have won the Orange Cap multiple times in IPL history. Chris Gayle (2011, 2012), David Warner (2015, 2017, 2019), and Virat Kohli (2016, 2024) are the three players to have finished as an IPL season's top run-scorer more than once.

Can a player win both the Orange Cap and the IPL trophy in the same season?

Yes. Robin Uthappa of Kolkata Knight Riders won the Orange Cap and IPL trophy in 2014, becoming the first player to achieve the feat. Ruturaj Gaikwad of Chennai Super Kings became the second player to complete the double in 2021.

Who was the first-ever Orange Cap winner in IPL history?

Shaun Marsh, who represented Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings), was the first ever winner of the Orange Cap in 2008. The Australian scored 616 runs at a strike rate of 139.68, including a century.

What happens if two players have the same number of runs?

While there's no official guideline on how to break the tie for an Orange Cap race, it's been widely reported that in case two players have the same number of runs at the end of an IPL season, then the winner is picked based on who has the better strike rate.

Who won the Orange Cap in IPL 2024?

Virat Kohli of Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the Orange Cap in IPL 2024.

Can a player from a non-playoff team win the Orange Cap?

Absolutely. Any player—be it from the playoff or non-playoff team—who tops the top-run getters list at the end of a season will be awarded the Orange Cap.

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