After the first round of matches in the 2023 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Chennai Super Kings opener Ruturaj Gaikwad leads the race for the Orange Cap. In 2021, Gaikwad finished the season as the top run-scorer in the tournament with 635 runs.
Virat Kohli, who is fourth on the list, had won the Orange Cap in 2016, when he amassed a whopping 973 runs.
Here are the leading run-scorers of IPL 2023:
MOST RUNS IN IPL 2023
| Batters | Matches | Runs | Average | Strike Rate | Highest Score |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad (CSK) | 2 | 149 | 74.50 | 183.95 | 92 |
| Kyle Mayers (LSG) | 2 | 126 | 63.00 | 210.00 | 73 |
| Tikal Verma | 1 | 84 | - | 182.60 | 84* |
| Virat Kohli (RCB) | 1 | 82 | - | 167.34 | 82* |
| Faf du Plessis (RCB) | 1 | 73 | 73.00 | 169.76 | 73 |
(Updated till the CCK vs LSG match on April 3)
ORANGE CAP WINNERS SEASON-WISE LIST
| Year | Player | Team | Runs | Average | Strike rate | 50 | 100 | HS |
| 2022 | Jos Buttler | RR | 863 | 57.53 | 149.05 | 4 | 4 | 116 |
| 2021 | Ruturaj Gaikwad | CSK | 635 | 45.35 | 136.26 | 4 | 1 | 101* |
| 2020 | KL Rahul | PBKS | 670 | 55.83 | 129.34 | 5 | 1 | 132* |
| 2019 | David Warner | SRH | 692 | 69.20 | 143.87 | 8 | 1 | 100 |
| 2018 | Kane Williamson | SRH | 735 | 52.50 | 142.44 | 8 | 0 | 84 |
| 2017 | David Warner | SRH | 641 | 58.27 | 141.81 | 4 | 1 | 126 |
| 2016 | Virat Kohli | RCB | 973 | 81.08 | 152.03 | 7 | 4 | 113 |
| 2015 | David Warner | SRH | 562 | 43.23 | 156.54 | 7 | 0 | 91 |
| 2014 | Robin Uthappa | KKR | 660 | 44.00 | 137.78 | 5 | 0 | 83 |
| 2013 | Michael Hussey | CSK | 733 | 52.35 | 129.50 | 6 | 0 | 95 |
| 2012 | Chris Gayle | RCB | 733 | 61.08 | 160.74 | 7 | 1 | 128 |
| 2011 | Chris Gayle | RCB | 608 | 67.55 | 183.13 | 3 | 2 | 107 |
| 2010 | Sachin Tendulkar | MI | 618 | 47.53 | 132.61 | 5 | 0 | 89 |
| 2009 | Matthew Hayden | CSK | 572 | 52.00 | 144.81 | 5 | 0 | 89 |
| 2008 | Shaun Marsh | KXIP | 616 | 68.44 | 139.68 | 5 | 1 | 115 |