The T20 Cricket 2026 IPL season is young, with many batters swinging for the Orange Cap.
Unlike the MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL, or any other league, T20 cricket is a sport where the color of a cap is used to name the leading run-scorer.
Here is the Orange Cap Leaderboard in the early stages of the 2026 IPL tournament. Also included are a list of every previous winner of the Orange Cap, the top five in the Purple Cap race, and a few interesting observations on the Orange Cap’s history.
2026 IPL Orange Cap Leaderboard
Here are the top 10 batters in the Orange Cap leaderboard. The current Orange Cap leader is Heinrich Klassen.
- Heinrich Klassen (SRH) – 224 runs
- Ishan Kishan (SRH) – 213 runs
- Vaibhav Suryavanshi (RR) – 200 runs
- Rajat Patidar (RCB) – 195 runs
- Sanju Samson (CSK) – 185 runs
- Yashasvi Jaiswal (RR) – 183 runs
- Virat Kohli (RCB) – 179 runs
- Dhruv Jurel (RR) – 176 runs
- Jos Buttler (GT) – 176 runs
- Ayush Mhatre (CSK) – 171 runs
Purple Cap Leaderboard (Wickets)
Additionally, here are the top 10 bowlers in the Purple Cap leaderboard. The Purple Cap is awarded to the bowler who has taken the most wickets over the course of their overs. The current Purple Cap holder is Ravi Bishnoi.
- Prasidh Krishna (GT), 10 wickets, 4 matches
- Ravi Bishnoi (RR), 9 wickets, 4 matches
- Anshul Kamboj (CSK), 8 wickets, 4 matches
- Prince Yadav (LSG), 6 wickets, 4 matches
- Rashid Khan (GT), 5 wickets, 4 matches
- Lungisani Ngidi (DC), 5 wickets, 4 matches
- Jofra Archer (RR), 5 wickets, 4 matches
- Harsh Dubey (SRH), 5 wickets, 4 matches
- Nandre Burger (RR), 5 wickets, 4 matches
- Jamie Overton (CSK), 5 wickets, 3 matches
Previous T20 Cricket Orange Cap Winners
Here is a list of the previous Orange Cap winners in the IPL.
- 2025: Sai Sudharsan, 759 runs
- 2024: Virat Kohli, 741 runs
- 2023: Shubman Gill, 890 runs
- 2022: Jos Buttler, 863 runs
- 2021: Ruturaj Gaikwad, 635 runs
- 2020: KL Rahul, 670 runs
- 2019: David Warner, 692 runs
- 2018: Kane Williamson, 735 runs
- 2017: David Warner, 641 runs
- 2016: Virat Kohli, 973 runs
- 2015: David Warner, 562 runs
- 2014: Robin Uthappa, 660 runs
- 2013: Michael Hussey, 733 runs
- 2012: Chris Gayle, 733 runs
- 2011: Chris Gayle, 608 runs
- 2010: Sachin Tendulkar, 618 runs
- 2009: Matthew Hayden, 572 runs
- 2008: Shaun Marsh, 616 runs
Previous Purple Cap Winners
- 2025: Prasidh Krishna (GT) – 25 wickets
- 2024: Harshal Patel (PBKS) – 24 wickets
- 2023: Mohammad Shami (GT) – 28 wickets
- 2022: Yuzvendra Chahal (RR) – 27 wickets
- 2021: Harshal Patel (RCB) – 32 wickets
- 2020: Kagiso Rabada (DC) – 30 wickets
- 2019: Imran Tahir (CSK) – 26 wickets
- 2018: Andrew Tye (PBKS) – 24 wickets
- 2017: Bhuvneshwar Kumar (SRH) – 26 wickets
- 2016: Bhuvneshwar Kumar (SRH) – 23 wickets
- 2015: Dwayne Bravo (CSK) – 26 wickets
- 2014: Mohit Sharma (CSK) – 23 wickets
- 2013: Dwayne Bravo (CSK) – 32 wickets
- 2012: Morne Morkel (DC) – 25 wickets
- 2011: Lasith Malinga (MI) – 28 wickets
- 2010: Pragyan Ojha – 21 wickets
- 2009: RP Singh – 23 wickets
- 2008: Sohail Tanvir (RR) – 22 wickets
Facts About the Orange Cap in the IPL
Here are some things you may or may not have known about the history of the Orange Cap in the Indian Premier League T20.
- First Awarded: April 25th, in the second week of the inaugural season.
- Orange was picked as the color for this award because no other organization had it as a major jersey color in 2008.
- When a batter becomes the runs leader during a match, they are given an Orange Cap after their innings.
- First batter to win the award after a match: Brendon McCullum
- First batter to win the award after a season: Shaun Marsh
- Most Runs to win the award: 973
- Least Runs to win the award: 562
- Batter to win the most Orange Caps: David Warner (3)
- Players who have won the award once: (11) Shubman Gill, Shaun Marsh, Matthew Hayden, Sachin Tendulkar, Jos Buttler, KL Rahul, Kane Williamson, Sai Sudharsan, Robin Uthappa, Ruturaj Gaikwad, & Michael Hussy.
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