Updated: 27 April 2023
IPL 2023 Orange Cap: Most Runs So Far In The 16th Season. The 16th edition of the Indian Premier League which starts on March 31 with the encounter between GT and CSK entered into the third week Defending Champions Gujarat Titans (GT) defeated MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the season opener. Many players like Faf Du Plessis, Virat Kohli, Venkatesh Iyer (KKR), David Warner (DC), Glenn Maxwell (RCB), etc have shown their exceptional skill with the bat in past matches.
IPL 2022 runners-up Rajasthan Royals’ (RR) stylish batsman Jos Buttler (England) scored 863 runs in 17 matches with a strike rate of 149.05 and won the Orange cap. Buttler scored 4 centuries and 4 fifties in the IPL 2022.
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Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper Faf Du Plessis is the highest run-getter and current Orange cap holder in IPL 2023 so far. RCB has won 4 matches out of 8 so far and placed fifth in IPL 2023 points table.
IPL 2023 Top 5 Most Runs scorer (Orange Cap) So Far
| Batsman | Country | Matches | Runs | 50/100 | |
| 1 | Faf Du Plessis (RCB) | South Africa | 8 | 422 | 5/0 |
| 2 | Virat Kohli (RCB) | India | 8 | 333 | 5/0 |
| 3 | Devon Conway (CSK) | New Zealand | 8 | 314 | 4/0 |
| 4 | David Warner (DC) | Australia | 7 | 306 | 4/0 |
| 5 | Yashasvi Jaiswal (RR) | India | 8 | 300* | 3/0 |
| 6 | Venkatesh Iyer (KKR) | India | 8 | 258 | 1/1 |
| 7 | Shubman Gill (GT) | India | 7 | 284 | 3/0 |
| 8 | Jos Buttler (RR) | England | 8 | 271 | 3/0 |
| 9 | Ruturaj Gaikwad (CSK) | India | 8 | 270 | 2/0 |
| 10 | KL Rahul (LSG) | India | 7 | 262 | 2/0 |
