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19 seasons · 2007/08–2026

Orange Cap & Purple Cap Race

Top run-scorers and wicket-takers for every IPL season, computed from ball-by-ball records. Peak orange cap: V Kohli — 973 runs in IPL 2016.

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IPL 2026

Full season →
🟠 Orange Cap — Top run-scorers
  1. 🥇Vaibhav Suryavanshi776runs
  2. 🥈Shubman Gill732runs
  3. 🥉Sai Sudharsan722runs
  4. 4thVirat Kohli675runs
  5. 5thHeinrich Klaasen624runs
🟣 Purple Cap — Top wicket-takers
  1. 🥇Kagiso Rabada29wkts
  2. 🥈Bhuvneshwar Kumar28wkts
  3. 🥉Jofra Archer25wkts
  4. 4thRashid Khan21wkts
  5. 5thAnshul Kamboj21wkts

IPL 2025

Full season →
🟠 Orange Cap — Top run-scorers
  1. 🥇B Sai Sudharsan759runs
  2. 🥈SA Yadav717runs
  3. 🥉V Kohli657runs
  4. 4thShubman Gill650runs
  5. 5thMR Marsh627runs
🟣 Purple Cap — Top wicket-takers
  1. 🥇M Prasidh Krishna25wkts
  2. 🥈Noor Ahmad24wkts
  3. 🥉JR Hazlewood22wkts
  4. 4thTA Boult22wkts
  5. 5thArshdeep Singh21wkts

IPL 2024

Full season →
🟠 Orange Cap — Top run-scorers
  1. 🥇V Kohli741runs
  2. 🥈RD Gaikwad583runs
  3. 🥉R Parag573runs
  4. 4thTM Head567runs
  5. 5thSV Samson531runs
🟣 Purple Cap — Top wicket-takers
  1. 🥇HV Patel24wkts
  2. 🥈CV Varun21wkts
  3. 🥉JJ Bumrah20wkts
  4. 4thAD Russell19wkts
  5. 5thArshdeep Singh19wkts

IPL 2023

Full season →
🟠 Orange Cap — Top run-scorers
  1. 🥇Shubman Gill890runs
  2. 🥈F du Plessis730runs
  3. 🥉DP Conway672runs
  4. 4thV Kohli639runs
  5. 5thYBK Jaiswal625runs
🟣 Purple Cap — Top wicket-takers
  1. 🥇Mohammed Shami28wkts
  2. 🥈MM Sharma27wkts
  3. 🥉Rashid Khan27wkts
  4. 4thPP Chawla22wkts
  5. 5thTU Deshpande21wkts

IPL 2022

Full season →
🟠 Orange Cap — Top run-scorers
  1. 🥇JC Buttler863runs
  2. 🥈KL Rahul616runs
  3. 🥉Q de Kock508runs
  4. 4thHH Pandya487runs
  5. 5thShubman Gill483runs
🟣 Purple Cap — Top wicket-takers
  1. 🥇YS Chahal27wkts
  2. 🥈PWH de Silva26wkts
  3. 🥉K Rabada23wkts
  4. 4thUmran Malik22wkts
  5. 5thKuldeep Yadav21wkts

IPL 2021

Full season →
🟠 Orange Cap — Top run-scorers
  1. 🥇RD Gaikwad635runs
  2. 🥈F du Plessis633runs
  3. 🥉KL Rahul626runs
  4. 4thS Dhawan587runs
  5. 5thGJ Maxwell513runs
🟣 Purple Cap — Top wicket-takers
  1. 🥇HV Patel32wkts
  2. 🥈Avesh Khan24wkts
  3. 🥉JJ Bumrah21wkts
  4. 4thSN Thakur21wkts
  5. 5thMohammed Shami19wkts

IPL 2020/21

Full season →
🟠 Orange Cap — Top run-scorers
  1. 🥇KL Rahul676runs
  2. 🥈S Dhawan618runs
  3. 🥉DA Warner548runs
  4. 4thSS Iyer519runs
  5. 5thIshan Kishan516runs
🟣 Purple Cap — Top wicket-takers
  1. 🥇K Rabada32wkts
  2. 🥈JJ Bumrah29wkts
  3. 🥉TA Boult25wkts
  4. 4thA Nortje22wkts
  5. 5thYS Chahal21wkts

IPL 2019

Full season →
🟠 Orange Cap — Top run-scorers
  1. 🥇DA Warner692runs
  2. 🥈KL Rahul593runs
  3. 🥉Q de Kock529runs
  4. 4thS Dhawan521runs
  5. 5thAD Russell514runs
🟣 Purple Cap — Top wicket-takers
  1. 🥇Imran Tahir26wkts
  2. 🥈K Rabada26wkts
  3. 🥉DL Chahar22wkts
  4. 4thJJ Bumrah20wkts
  5. 5thS Gopal20wkts

IPL 2018

Full season →
🟠 Orange Cap — Top run-scorers
  1. 🥇KS Williamson735runs
  2. 🥈RR Pant684runs
  3. 🥉KL Rahul659runs
  4. 4thAT Rayudu602runs
  5. 5thSR Watson555runs
🟣 Purple Cap — Top wicket-takers
  1. 🥇AJ Tye24wkts
  2. 🥈Rashid Khan21wkts
  3. 🥉S Kaul21wkts
  4. 4thUT Yadav20wkts
  5. 5thHH Pandya18wkts

IPL 2017

Full season →
🟠 Orange Cap — Top run-scorers
  1. 🥇DA Warner641runs
  2. 🥈G Gambhir498runs
  3. 🥉S Dhawan479runs
  4. 4thSPD Smith472runs
  5. 5thSK Raina442runs
🟣 Purple Cap — Top wicket-takers
  1. 🥇B Kumar26wkts
  2. 🥈JD Unadkat24wkts
  3. 🥉JJ Bumrah20wkts
  4. 4thMJ McClenaghan19wkts
  5. 5thImran Tahir18wkts

IPL 2016

Full season →
🟠 Orange Cap — Top run-scorers
  1. 🥇V Kohli973runs
  2. 🥈DA Warner848runs
  3. 🥉AB de Villiers687runs
  4. 4thG Gambhir501runs
  5. 5thS Dhawan501runs
🟣 Purple Cap — Top wicket-takers
  1. 🥇B Kumar23wkts
  2. 🥈YS Chahal21wkts
  3. 🥉SR Watson20wkts
  4. 4thDS Kulkarni18wkts
  5. 5thDJ Bravo17wkts

IPL 2015

Full season →
🟠 Orange Cap — Top run-scorers
  1. 🥇DA Warner562runs
  2. 🥈AM Rahane540runs
  3. 🥉LMP Simmons540runs
  4. 4thAB de Villiers513runs
  5. 5thV Kohli505runs
🟣 Purple Cap — Top wicket-takers
  1. 🥇DJ Bravo26wkts
  2. 🥈SL Malinga24wkts
  3. 🥉YS Chahal23wkts
  4. 4thA Nehra22wkts
  5. 5thMA Starc20wkts

IPL 2014

Full season →
🟠 Orange Cap — Top run-scorers
  1. 🥇RV Uthappa660runs
  2. 🥈DR Smith566runs
  3. 🥉GJ Maxwell552runs
  4. 4thDA Warner528runs
  5. 5thSK Raina523runs
🟣 Purple Cap — Top wicket-takers
  1. 🥇MM Sharma23wkts
  2. 🥈SP Narine21wkts
  3. 🥉B Kumar20wkts
  4. 4thRA Jadeja19wkts
  5. 5thSandeep Sharma18wkts

IPL 2013

Full season →
🟠 Orange Cap — Top run-scorers
  1. 🥇MEK Hussey733runs
  2. 🥈CH Gayle720runs
  3. 🥉V Kohli639runs
  4. 4thSK Raina548runs
  5. 5thSR Watson543runs
🟣 Purple Cap — Top wicket-takers
  1. 🥇DJ Bravo32wkts
  2. 🥈JP Faulkner28wkts
  3. 🥉Harbhajan Singh24wkts
  4. 4thMG Johnson24wkts
  5. 5thR Vinay Kumar23wkts

IPL 2012

Full season →
🟠 Orange Cap — Top run-scorers
  1. 🥇CH Gayle733runs
  2. 🥈G Gambhir590runs
  3. 🥉S Dhawan569runs
  4. 4thAM Rahane560runs
  5. 5thV Sehwag495runs
🟣 Purple Cap — Top wicket-takers
  1. 🥇M Morkel25wkts
  2. 🥈SP Narine24wkts
  3. 🥉SL Malinga22wkts
  4. 4thR Vinay Kumar19wkts
  5. 5thUT Yadav19wkts

IPL 2011

Full season →
🟠 Orange Cap — Top run-scorers
  1. 🥇CH Gayle608runs
  2. 🥈V Kohli557runs
  3. 🥉SR Tendulkar553runs
  4. 4thSE Marsh504runs
  5. 5thMEK Hussey492runs
🟣 Purple Cap — Top wicket-takers
  1. 🥇SL Malinga28wkts
  2. 🥈MM Patel22wkts
  3. 🥉S Aravind21wkts
  4. 4thR Ashwin20wkts
  5. 5thA Mishra19wkts

IPL 2009

Full season →
🟠 Orange Cap — Top run-scorers
  1. 🥇ML Hayden572runs
  2. 🥈AC Gilchrist495runs
  3. 🥉AB de Villiers465runs
  4. 4thSK Raina434runs
  5. 5thTM Dilshan418runs
🟣 Purple Cap — Top wicket-takers
  1. 🥇RP Singh23wkts
  2. 🥈A Kumble21wkts
  3. 🥉A Nehra19wkts
  4. 4thPP Ojha18wkts
  5. 5thSL Malinga18wkts

IPL 2009/10

Full season →
🟠 Orange Cap — Top run-scorers
  1. 🥇SR Tendulkar618runs
  2. 🥈JH Kallis572runs
  3. 🥉SK Raina528runs
  4. 4thSC Ganguly493runs
  5. 5thM Vijay458runs
🟣 Purple Cap — Top wicket-takers
  1. 🥇PP Ojha21wkts
  2. 🥈A Kumble17wkts
  3. 🥉A Mishra17wkts
  4. 4thHarbhajan Singh17wkts
  5. 5thM Muralitharan16wkts

IPL 2007/08

Full season →
🟠 Orange Cap — Top run-scorers
  1. 🥇SE Marsh616runs
  2. 🥈G Gambhir534runs
  3. 🥉ST Jayasuriya514runs
  4. 4thSR Watson472runs
  5. 5thGC Smith441runs
🟣 Purple Cap — Top wicket-takers
  1. 🥇Sohail Tanvir22wkts
  2. 🥈S Sreesanth19wkts
  3. 🥉SK Warne19wkts
  4. 4thJA Morkel17wkts
  5. 5thMS Gony17wkts
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