With the IPL 2025 season approaching, IPL 2025 Orange Cap Winner is one of the topics of dicussion. The Orange Cap, awarded to the highest run-scorer in an IPL season, is one of the coveted awards that several top batsmen eye. Will it be Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul or Ruturaj Gaikwad who will finish as the leading run-scorer in 2025 IPL season to bag IPL 2025 Orange Cap Winner award?
Top Orange Cap Contenders for IPL 2025
While several players have scored heavily in recent years, Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, and Ruturaj Gaikwad stand out as the primary contenders for the Orange Cap in IPL 2025 based on their consistency, technique, and form.
1. Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli is a run machine. The RCB superstar is the only player in IPL history to score 973 runs in a single season (2016). Virat Kohli is one of the first contenders for IPL 2025 Orange Cap for his incredible consistency.
2. Shubman Gill
Shubman Gill has claimed the Orange Cap in IPL 2023 with 890+ runs. The young sensation has been growing as a player each year and would eye another Orange Cap in this Indian Premier League season.
Related Most Wins in IPL
3. KL Rahul
KL Rahul is one of the most consistent performers in IPL history with several seasons among the top five run-getters. Now that he is freed up of captaincy burden, we could see KL Rahul at his best.
4. Ruturaj Gaikwad
CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad has been a rock of Chennai batting for years now. The winner of Orange Cap in IPL 2021 with 635 runs would be hoping for another bumper season with the bat.
Related Highest Strike Rate in IPL
Most Runs in IPL since 2020
Based on IPL stats from 2020 to 2024, the following players are the highest run getters.
| Player | Matches | Runs | Highest Score | Batting Average | Strike Rate | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faf du Plessis | 74 | 2718 | 96 | 39.97 | 143.80 | 0 | 25 |
| Shubman Gill | 76 | 2717 | 129 | 38.81 | 136.32 | 4 | 16 |
| KL Rahul | 65 | 2706 | 132* | 48.32 | 132.12 | 3 | 21 |
| Virat Kohli | 75 | 2592 | 113* | 40.50 | 132.71 | 3 | 19 |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad | 66 | 2380 | 108* | 41.75 | 136.86 | 2 | 18 |
| Sanju Samson | 75 | 2210 | 119 | 34.53 | 148.92 | 1 | 15 |
| Jos Buttler | 62 | 2196 | 124 | 39.92 | 145.52 | 7 | 10 |
| Shikhar Dhawan | 63 | 2190 | 106* | 39.81 | 132.32 | 2 | 14 |
| Suryakumar Yadav | 65 | 2050 | 103* | 35.96 | 157.69 | 2 | 17 |
| Ishan Kishan | 68 | 1949 | 99 | 32.48 | 137.73 | 0 | 13 |
David Warner holds the record for winning the Orange Cap the most times in IPL history. He has won it three times:
2015 – 562 runs
2017 – 641 runs
2019 – 692 runs
Virat Kohli won the Orange Cap in IPL 2024, finishing as the tournament’s highest run-scorer with 741 runs.
Find out more Cricket News
