IPL Orange Cap winners list: From Shaun Marsh in 2008 to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in 2026, here's the full list

Rajasthan Royals prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has officially secured the IPL 2026 Orange Cap, finishing the season as the tournament's highest run-scorer despite his team falling short of the title.

Before the IPL 2026 final on Sunday, Gujarat Titans openers Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan were the only batters with a realistic chance of surpassing Sooryavanshi's tally. However, Royal Challengers Bengaluru's pace attack ended those hopes early in Ahmedabad. Gill departed for 10 after being dismissed by Josh Hazlewood, while Bhuvneshwar Kumar removed Sudharsan for 12 inside the powerplay. Their failures at the top ensured that the 15-year-old Rajasthan Royals star remained at the summit of the batting charts.

Sooryavanshi concluded the season with a remarkable 776 runs from 16 innings, averaging 48.50 while scoring at an extraordinary strike rate of 237.31. He hammered 135 boundaries from just 327 deliveries, including an unprecedented 72 sixes. His consistency was equally impressive, as he crossed the 50-run mark six times and produced a stunning century that came off only 36 balls.


Sooryavanshi's six-hitting prowess rewrote the IPL record books. His tally of 72 maximums eclipsed the previous benchmark of 59 set by Chris Gayle in 2012. He also surpassed Gayle's efficiency, clearing the ropes once every 4.31 balls compared to the West Indian legend's rate of one six every 7.73 deliveries during his record-breaking season.

Another major milestone came in Qualifier 2 against Gujarat Titans, where Sooryavanshi became both the youngest player and the quickest by balls faced to reach 1,000 IPL runs. He achieved the feat in only 440 deliveries, bettering Andre Russell's previous record by 105 balls.

One of the standout aspects of his season was his dominance during the powerplay. Out of his 776 runs, 521 were scored in the first six overs of an innings — the highest powerplay run aggregate by any batter in a single IPL season.

Here is the complete list of Orange Cap winners from every IPL season since the tournament began in 2008.

Orange Cap Winners History in IPL (2008-2025)

Year	Player	Team	Runs
2008	Shaun Marsh	Kings XI Punjab	616
2009	Matthew Hayden	Chennai Super Kings	572
2010	Sachin Tendulkar	Mumbai Indians	618
2011	Chris Gayle	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	608
2012	Chris Gayle	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	733
2013	Michael Hussey	Chennai Super Kings	733
2014	Robin Uthappa	Kolkata Knight Riders	660
2015	David Warner	Sunrisers Hyderabad	562
2016	Virat Kohli	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	973
2017	David Warner	Sunrisers Hyderabad	641
2018	Kane Williamson	Sunrisers Hyderabad	735
2019	David Warner	Sunrisers Hyderabad	692
2020	KL Rahul	Kings XI Punjab	670
2021	Ruturaj Gaikwad	Chennai Super Kings	635
2022	Jos Buttler	Rajasthan Royals	863
2023	Shubman Gill	Gujarat Titans	890
2024	Virat Kohli	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	741
2025	Sai Sudharsan	Gujarat Titans	759
2026	Vaibhav Sooryavanshi	Rajasthan Royals	776

Orange Cap Records

• David Warner is the most successful Orange Cap winner with three titles (2015, 2017 and 2019).
• Virat Kohli holds the record for the most runs in a single IPL season, scoring an incredible 973 runs in 2016.
• Chris Gayle became the first player to win back-to-back Orange Caps in 2011 and 2012.
• Sai Sudharsan entered the elite list in 2025 after scoring 759 runs for Gujarat Titans.
• Vaibhav Sooryavanshi now has a chance to become the youngest-ever Orange Cap winner in IPL history if he finishes the 2026 season on top.

As the IPL 2026 final approaches, the spotlight will remain firmly on Sooryavanshi, Gill and Sudharsan, with the prestigious Orange Cap still up for grabs.