IPL Orange Cap & Purple Cap
The leading run-scorer and leading wicket-taker in the IPL are awarded with the IPL Orange cap and IPL Purple cap respectively. The caps keep changing hands during the tournament as batsmen and bowlers try to outdo each other to come out on top.
Rajasthan Royal's Jos Buttler was the winner of the IPL 2022 Orange cap where he scored an impressive 863 runs in 17 matches, he managed it with a strike-rate of 149.05. During this stint, Buttler also went onto score 4 centuries and 3 half-centuries
Rajasthan Royal's Yuzvendra Chahal was the winner of the IPL 2022 Purple cap where he bagged 27 wickets in 17 matches, with best figures of 5/40 against Kolkata Knight Riders. He also got a hat-trick in the same match.
IPL 2023 Orange Cap List
Shikhar Dhawan
David Warner
Ruturaj Gaikwad
Faf Du Plessis
Virat Kohli
Jos Butler
Tilak Varma
Nicholas Pooran
Kyle Mayers
Sai Sudharsan
Recent Movements:
David Warner jumped 3 places to move to 2nd in the list of most runs scored in IPL 2023
Tilak Varma of Mumbai Indians was another big mover who entered the top 10 list after scoring 41 runs against Delhi Capitals
Nicholas Pooran was another such player who moved up places after scoring the fastest 50 of the tournament so far
Kyle Mayers and Sai Sudharsan were demoted by a place each but still remain in the top list
Who Is The Orange Cap Holder In IPL 2023
Punjab Kings captain Shikhar Dhawan is now leading the IPL 2023 Orange Cap race with 225 runs in three matches.
He is followed by Delhi Capital's captain David Warner with 209 runs.
Third on the list is CSK's opening batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad with 189 runs.
Fourth on the list RCB's captain Faf Du Plessis with 175 runs in 3 matches
Following him is his batting compatriot Virat Kohli who is 5th on the list with 164 runs in 3 matches.
| Player | Matches | Runs | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shikhar Dhawan | 3 | 225 | 149.01 |
| David Warner | 4 | 209 | 114.84 |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad | 3 | 189 | 161.54 |
| Faf du Plessis | 3 | 175 | 173.27 |
| Virat Kohli | 3 | 164 | 147.75 |
| Jos Buttler | 3 | 152 | 180.95 |
| Tilak Varma | 3 | 147 | 158.06 |
| Nicholas Pooran | 4 | 141 | 220.31 |
| Kyle Mayers | 4 | 139 | 180.52 |
| Sai Sudharsan | 3 | 137 | 133.01 |
IPL 2023 Purple Cap List
Mark Wood
Rashid Khan
Yuzvendra Chahal
Ravi Bishnoi
Alzarri Joseph
Sunil Narine
Mohammed Shami
Arshdeep Singh
Varun Chakaravarthy
Trent Boult
Who Is The Purple Cap Holder Of IPL 2023
Lucknow Super Giant's Mark Wood who took the precious wicket of Maxwell in their game against RCB today (April 10) is now the Purple cap holder.
Rashid Khan who ended up taking IPL 2023's first hat-trick against KKR in their match yesterday (on April 9) is 2nd on the list
He is tied with Rajasthan Royal's Yuzvendra Chahal who also has 8 wickets to his name. Interestingly both these bowlers have also given same number of runs (94) and have bowled same number of overs (12).
Ravi Bishnoi who has taken 6 wickets is at 4th place
Gujarat Titan's Alzarri Joseph is 5th on the list with 6 wickets
| Player | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Runs Given |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Wood | 3 | 12 | 9 | 95 |
| Rashid Khan | 3 | 12 | 8 | 94 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 3 | 12 | 8 | 94 |
| Ravi Bishnoi | 4 | 16 | 6 | 114 |
| Alzarri Joseph | 3 | 12 | 6 | 89 |
| Sunil Narine | 3 | 12 | 6 | 89 |
| Mohammed Shami | 3 | 12 | 6 | 98 |
| Arshdeep Singh | 3 | 10 | 6 | 86 |
| Varun Chakaravarthy | 3 | 9.4 | 5 | 68 |
| Trent Boult | 3 | 12 | 5 | 88 |
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