IPL: List of Orange and Purple Cap holders from the last 13 seasons

Shaun Marsh, playing for Kings XI Punjab (now called Punjab Kings), bagged the Orange Cap in the inaugural edition of the IPL: 616 runs in 11 games at 51.44. He scored a ton and five 50s. Rajasthan Royals’ Sohail Tanvir won the Purple Cap: 22 wickets in 11 games with 6 for 14 as best figures.

Chennai Super Kings’ Matthew Hayden finished as IPL 2009’s leading run scorer: 582 runs in 12 games at 52.89. Deccan Chargers won the title and their pacer RP Singh claimed the Purple Cap after finishing with 23 wickets in 16 matches.

Even though Chennai Super Kings (CSK) won their maiden title in 2010, neither of their players claimed the Orange and Purple Cap. Mumbai Indians’ Sachin Tendulkar finished with most runs: 618 runs in 15 games at 47.54. And Chargers’ Pragyan Ojha ended with most wickets: 21 wickets in 16 games with 3 for 26 his best figures.

CSK beat Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the final to win their second title. But RCB’s opener Chris Gayle won the Orange Cap: 608 runs in 12 games at 67.55, including 2 centuries and 3 fifties. Mumbai Indians (MI) pacer Malinga bagged the Purple Cap: 28 wickets in 16 games, with best figures of 5 for 13.

Gayle clinched the Orange Cap for the second consecutive season: 733 runs in 14 matches at 61.08. It included 7 50s and one ton. Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) pacer Morne Morkel claimed the Purple Cap: 25 wickets in 16 games.

CSK’s Michael Hussey earned the Orange Cap in the IPL 2013 for scoring 733 runs in 17 innings at 52.35. His highest score that season was 95. His CSK teammate Dwayne Bravo bagged the Purple Cap for picking a record of 32 wickets with 4 for 42 being his best innings figures.

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) won their second title in 2014 by beating Punjab in the final. KKR’s Robin Uthappa bagged the Orange Cap: 660 runs in 16 games at 44. CSK’s Mohit Sharma won the Purple Cap: 23 wickets in 16 games with 4 for 14 being his best figures.

From here began David Warner’s excellent run in the IPL. Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) opening batsman Warner won his first Orange Cap that season: 562 runs in 14 games at 43.23. CSK’s Dwayne Bravo won his IPL career’s second Purple Cap: 26 wickets in 17 games.

It was a crazy IPL campaign, where Virat Kohli outclassed every batsman in the tournament as he finished with973 runs in 16 matches at an astonishing 81.08. He struck 4 centuries and 7 fifties. SRH’s Bhuvneshwar Kumar won the Purple Cap: 23 wickets in 17 games. SRH won the title in 2016 by beating Kohli’s RCB in the final.

SRH captain Warner claimed his second Orange Cap: 641 runs in 14 games at 58.27. He scored 1 ton and 4 fifties. For the second time in the row, Bhuvi claimed the Purple Cap: 26 wickets in 14 matches. His best figures in an innings were 5 for 19.

SRH’s Kane Williamson got the Orange Cap in the IPL 2019: 737 runs in 17 games at 52.50. He scored 8 fifties and 84 was his highest score in the tournament. Punjab spinner Andrew Tye acquired the Purple Cup: 24 wickets in 14 matches.

Australian batsman Warner clinched his IPL career’s third Orange Cap in 2019 for finishing the tournament with 692 runs in 12 matches at 69.20. He scored a ton and 8 fifties. CSK’s Imran Tahir acquired the Purple Cap: 26 wickets in 17 games.

Punjab captain KL Rahul earned his first-ever Orange Cap as he finished IPL 2020 with most runs: 670 runs in 14 games at 55.83. He registered a century and 5 fifties, with 132 not out being his highest score. Delhi Capitals’ Kagiso Rababa earned the Purple Cap: 30 wickets in 17 games with 4 for 24 being his best figures.