The leading run scorer in IPL Orange Cap 2023 is given the Orange Cap as an award. Last year, in IPL 2022, it was bagged by England captain, Jos Buttler, who was a part of the Rajasthan Royals. David Warner, Delhi Capital’s skipper holds the record for winning the orange cap the maximum 3 times.
Australian batter Shaun Marsh was the first player to win the Orange Cap in IPL 2008, having scored 616 runs in 11 matches for Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings) at a strike rate of 139.68.
Before the next round of IPL kickstarts, orange cap winners for IPL 2023 till now are given below. The table has been updated after the 16th match between Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians, where the latter registered their first win in the tournament.
| RANK | PLAYER’S NAME | TEAM | RUNS | STRIKE RATE |
| 1 | Shikhar Dhawan | Punjab Kings | 225 | 149 |
| 2 | David Warner | Delhi Capitals | 209 | 114 |
| 3 | Ruturaj Gaikwad | Chennai Super Kings | 189 | 161 |
| 4 | Faf du Plessis | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 175 | 173 |
| 5 | Virat Kohli | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 164 | 147 |
| 6 | Jos Buttler | Rajasthan Royals | 152 | 180 |
| 7 | Tilak Varma | Mumbai Indians | 147 | 158 |
| 8 | Nicholas Pooran | Lucknow Super Giants | 141 | 220 |
| 9 | Kyle Mayers | Lucknow Super Giants | 139 | 180 |
| 10 | Sai Sudharsan | Gujarat Titans | 137 | 133 |
All the teams except for Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals have played 3 matches each, while LSG and DC have played 4 matches. Rajasthan Royals, Kolkata Knight Riders, Gujarat Titans, and Punjab Kings have won 2 matches out of 3.
The Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad have won 1 match out of 3, while Mumbai Indians finally registered their first win in TATA IPL 2023 against the Delhi Capitals.
Top 3 players who can win the orange cap
- Shikhar Dhawan: First, on the list is Shikhar Dhawan who displayed commendable batting skills in both the matches of Punjab and has replaced Kyle Mayers. In the first match against Kolkata Knight Riders, he scored 40 runs off just 29 balls hitting 6 boundaries and helping his team to put up a massive score of 191 runs which could not be chased by their opponents. In a recent game, where Punjab lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad, the Punjab Kings skipper scored unbeaten 99 runs in 66 balls. He is the top pick for orange cap holders this IPL.
- David Warner: Since the start of IPL, the Delhi Capitals captain had performed to the best of his abilities. In the first match against LSG, he scored 56 runs in 48 balls. In the recent game against Mumbai Indians, David Warner played a skipper’s knock as he scored 51 runs in 47 balls, thus, upgrading his name to 2nd rank in the list for Orange Cap holders.
- Ruturaj Gaikwad: From the table, it can be concluded that Ruturaj Gaikwad of the Chennai Super Kings is the third-leading run-scorer behind Shikhar Dhawan and David Warner. After today’s match of CSK vs RR, Ruturaj Gaikwad of Chennai Super Kings can retain his position in the lead for Orange Cap.
