The race for supremacy with the bat defined the season, and the Most Runs in IPL 2026 List brings together the standout performers who consistently delivered under pressure.
From explosive stroke-makers at the top to reliable anchors in the middle order, these players played a crucial role in shaping their teams’ journeys. Their ability to score big, adapt to different match situations, and maintain consistency made them the true game-changers of IPL 2026.
It was introduced on 25 April 2008, a week after the start of the inaugural season of the IPL. The batsman with the most runs in the tournament during the course of the season would wear the Orange Cap while fielding, with the overall leading run-scorer at the conclusion of the tournament winning the actual Orange Cap award on the day of the season’s final.
As per the IPL 2026 schedule, the first match will be played between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad on March 28 at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.
Most runs in IPL 2026 List
Virat Kohli remains the most run-scorer in IPL history, setting the standard for batting excellence.
The Most Runs in IPL 2026 race is one of the most exciting battles of the season, with top batters competing for the prestigious Orange Cap.
Consistency, big scores, and match-winning performances play a key role in topping this list, making it a true measure of batting excellence.
The latest list of the most runs in IPL 2026 will be updated below with the current stats once the match ends. Bookmark us and stay tuned!!!
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| Player | Mat | Runs | HS | Ave | SR | 100 | 50 |
| V Sooryavanshi (RR) | 16 | 776 | 103 | 48.5 | 237.3 | 1 | 5 |
| Shubman Gill (GT) | 16 | 732 | 104 | 45.75 | 163.02 | 1 | 6 |
| B Sai Sudharsan (GT) | 17 | 722 | 100 | 45.12 | 157.98 | 1 | 8 |
| V Kohli (RCB) | 16 | 675 | 105* | 56.25 | 165.84 | 1 | 5 |
| H Klaasen (SRH) | 15 | 624 | 69 | 48 | 160 | 0 | 6 |
| Ishan Kishan (SRH) | 15 | 602 | 91 | 40.13 | 182.42 | 0 | 6 |
| KL Rahul (DC) | 14 | 593 | 152* | 45.61 | 174.41 | 1 | 5 |
| Abhishek Sharma (SRH) | 15 | 563 | 135* | 40.21 | 204.72 | 1 | 4 |
| MR Marsh (LSG) | 13 | 563 | 111 | 43.3 | 163.18 | 1 | 3 |
| JC Buttler (GT) | 17 | 526 | 60 | 37.57 | 152.46 | 0 | 4 |
| DC Jurel (RR) | 16 | 515 | 81* | 36.78 | 154.65 | 0 | 6 |
| Prabhsimran Singh (PBKS) | 14 | 510 | 80* | 42.5 | 168.87 | 0 | 6 |
| RM Patidar (RCB) | 15 | 501 | 93* | 41.75 | 192.69 | 0 | 5 |
| SS Iyer (PBKS) | 14 | 498 | 101* | 55.33 | 168.81 | 1 | 5 |
| CPL Connolly (PBKS) | 14 | 491 | 107* | 44.63 | 163.12 | 1 | 2 |
| SV Samson (CSK) | 14 | 477 | 115* | 43.36 | 165.62 | 2 | 1 |
| D Padikkal (RCB) | 16 | 464 | 61 | 33.14 | 168.72 | 0 | 3 |
| RD Rickelton (MI) | 12 | 448 | 123* | 40.72 | 186.66 | 1 | 2 |
| YBK Jaiswal (RR) | 16 | 427 | 77* | 30.5 | 152.5 | 0 | 3 |
| A Raghuvanshi (KKR) | 13 | 422 | 82* | 42.2 | 146.52 | 0 | 5 |
| TM Head (SRH) | 15 | 410 | 76 | 27.33 | 170.12 | 0 | 2 |
| Washington Sundar (GT) | 17 | 377 | 55 | 37.7 | 150.19 | 0 | 3 |
| P Arya (PBKS) | 13 | 364 | 93 | 28 | 211.62 | 0 | 3 |
| NT Tilak Varma (MI) | 14 | 359 | 101* | 29.91 | 145.93 | 1 | 2 |
| FH Allen (KKR) | 11 | 349 | 100* | 34.9 | 214.11 | 1 | 1 |
| RD Gaikwad (CSK) | 14 | 337 | 74* | 28.08 | 123.44 | 0 | 2 |
| AM Rahane (KKR) | 14 | 335 | 67 | 25.76 | 135.08 | 0 | 2 |
| C Green (KKR) | 14 | 322 | 79 | 32.2 | 145.7 | 0 | 2 |
| Naman Dhir (MI) | 14 | 318 | 57 | 26.5 | 147.22 | 0 | 2 |
| D Ferreira (RR) | 15 | 317 | 69 | 35.22 | 179.09 | 0 | 2 |
| RR Pant (LSG) | 14 | 312 | 68* | 28.36 | 138.05 | 0 | 1 |
| R Parag (RR) | 14 | 309 | 90 | 23.76 | 157.65 | 0 | 2 |
| TH David (RCB) | 16 | 305 | 70* | 33.88 | 188.27 | 0 | 1 |
| K Nitish Kumar Reddy (SRH) | 14 | 302 | 56 | 30.2 | 171.59 | 0 | 1 |
| RK Singh (KKR) | 14 | 295 | 83* | 59 | 148.98 | 0 | 2 |
| Kartik Sharma (CSK) | 11 | 295 | 71 | 32.77 | 136.57 | 0 | 2 |
| RG Sharma (MI) | 9 | 283 | 84 | 35.37 | 157.22 | 0 | 2 |
| P Nissanka (DC) | 10 | 278 | 62 | 27.8 | 158.85 | 0 | 2 |
| T Stubbs (DC) | 14 | 275 | 60* | 34.37 | 127.31 | 0 | 2 |
| S Dube (CSK) | 13 | 270 | 47 | 38.57 | 158.82 | 0 | 0 |
| SA Yadav (MI) | 13 | 270 | 60 | 20.76 | 147.54 | 0 | 2 |
| JP Inglis (LSG) | 5 | 266 | 85 | 53.2 | 186.01 | 0 | 3 |
| RA Jadeja (RR) | 14 | 266 | 45* | 66.5 | 135.02 | 0 | 0 |
| Sameer Rizvi (DC) | 11 | 252 | 90 | 36 | 147.36 | 0 | 2 |
| N Pooran (LSG) | 14 | 234 | 63 | 18 | 127.86 | 0 | 1 |
| AK Markram (LSG) | 12 | 231 | 45 | 25.66 | 138.32 | 0 | 0 |
| KH Pandya (RCB) | 16 | 226 | 73 | 37.66 | 145.8 | 0 | 1 |
| N Rana (DC) | 9 | 225 | 91 | 25 | 151 | 0 | 2 |
| MP Stoinis (PBKS) | 13 | 216 | 62* | 36 | 180 | 0 | 1 |
| A Badoni (LSG) | 10 | 215 | 54 | 21.5 | 152.48 | 0 | 1 |
| DA Miller (DC) | 11 | 211 | 51 | 35.16 | 154.01 | 0 | 1 |
| VR Iyer (RCB) | 7 | 209 | 73* | 52.25 | 186.6 | 0 | 1 |
| HH Pandya (MI) | 10 | 206 | 40 | 22.88 | 138.25 | 0 | 0 |
| PD Salt (RCB) | 6 | 202 | 78 | 33.66 | 168.33 | 0 | 2 |
| A Mhatre (CSK) | 6 | 201 | 73 | 33.5 | 177.87 | 0 | 2 |
| R Tewatia (GT) | 16 | 190 | 68 | 27.14 | 143.93 | 0 | 1 |
| R Powell (KKR) | 11 | 190 | 40 | 38 | 134.75 | 0 | 0 |
| AR Patel (DC) | 14 | 173 | 56 | 19.22 | 131.06 | 0 | 1 |
| AR Sharma (DC) | 8 | 171 | 39 | 34.2 | 181.91 | 0 | 0 |
| MD Choudhary (LSG) | 10 | 170 | 54* | 28.33 | 141.66 | 0 | 1 |
| SN Khan (CSK) | 8 | 161 | 50 | 23 | 169.47 | 0 | 1 |
| Suryansh Shedge (PBKS) | 7 | 158 | 57 | 39.5 | 175.55 | 0 | 1 |
| S Arora (SRH) | 14 | 156 | 35 | 22.28 | 159.18 | 0 | 0 |
| D Brevis (CSK) | 11 | 151 | 44 | 18.87 | 127.96 | 0 | 0 |
| WG Jacks (MI) | 7 | 139 | 46 | 27.8 | 182.89 | 0 | 0 |
| J Overton (CSK) | 10 | 136 | 43* | 34 | 158.13 | 0 | 0 |
| Shashank Singh (PBKS) | 12 | 132 | 56 | 22 | 188.57 | 0 | 1 |
| Q de Kock (MI) | 3 | 132 | 112* | 66 | 162.96 | 1 | 0 |
| UM Patel (CSK) | 7 | 129 | 65 | 18.42 | 201.56 | 0 | 1 |
| SE Rutherford (MI) | 8 | 123 | 71* | 24.6 | 164 | 0 | 1 |
| Abdul Samad (LSG) | 8 | 116 | 37* | 19.33 | 131.81 | 0 | 0 |
| JM Sharma (RCB) | 16 | 116 | 23 | 12.88 | 122.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Abishek Porel (DC) | 4 | 108 | 51 | 27 | 122.72 | 0 | 1 |
| JG Bethell (RCB) | 7 | 96 | 27 | 13.71 | 124.67 | 0 | 0 |
| Himmat Singh (LSG) | 6 | 92 | 40* | 30.66 | 133.33 | 0 | 0 |
| PR Veer (CSK) | 6 | 90 | 43 | 45 | 134.32 | 0 | 0 |
| R Shepherd (RCB) | 15 | 83 | 23* | 20.75 | 125.75 | 0 | 0 |
| Ramandeep Singh (KKR) | 8 | 82 | 35 | 16.4 | 120.58 | 0 | 0 |
| SB Dubey (RR) | 7 | 81 | 31* | 20.25 | 139.65 | 0 | 0 |
| AU Verma (SRH) | 10 | 79 | 43 | 13.16 | 146.29 | 0 | 0 |
| SO Hetmyer (RR) | 8 | 78 | 22 | 13 | 113.04 | 0 | 0 |
| MK Pandey (KKR) | 6 | 70 | 45 | 35 | 142.85 | 0 | 0 |
| GD Phillips (GT) | 6 | 67 | 25 | 16.75 | 124.07 | 0 | 0 |
| JO Holder (GT) | 11 | 65 | 23* | 13 | 125 | 0 | 0 |
| N Wadhera (PBKS) | 8 | 65 | 25 | 10.83 | 114.03 | 0 | 0 |
| JC Archer (RR) | 16 | 64 | 32 | 10.66 | 136.17 | 0 | 0 |
| MD Shanaka (RR) | 7 | 63 | 29 | 12.6 | 136.95 | 0 | 0 |
| N Sindhu (GT) | 8 | 63 | 22 | 12.6 | 126 | 0 | 0 |
| MW Short (CSK) | 3 | 60 | 34 | 20 | 117.64 | 0 | 0 |
| A Kamboj (CSK) | 14 | 58 | 19* | 29 | 152.63 | 0 | 0 |
| Shahbaz Ahmed (LSG) | 5 | 58 | 43* | – | 141.46 | 0 | 0 |
| Shivang Kumar (SRH) | 13 | 53 | 27 | 8.83 | 115.21 | 0 | 0 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai (PBKS) | 3 | 52 | 38 | 26 | 192.59 | 0 | 0 |
| AS Roy (KKR) | 14 | 52 | 29* | 13 | 133.33 | 0 | 0 |
| M Jansen (PBKS) | 13 | 51 | 20 | 12.75 | 113.33 | 0 | 0 |
| C Bosch (MI) | 6 | 50 | 32* | 50 | 161.29 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashid Khan (GT) | 17 | 50 | 24 | 12.5 | 121.95 | 0 | 0 |
| K Rabada (GT) | 17 | 47 | 23* | 23.5 | 123.68 | 0 | 0 |
| SU Parakh (DC) | 4 | 46 | 24 | 11.5 | 139.39 | 0 | 0 |
| M Shahrukh Khan (GT) | 9 | 43 | 17 | 10.75 | 130.3 | 0 | 0 |
| SP Narine (KKR) | 13 | 40 | 24 | 13.33 | 125 | 0 | 0 |
| B Kumar (RCB) | 16 | 34 | 15* | – | 130.76 | 0 | 0 |
| GF Linde (LSG) | 3 | 31 | 16 | 10.33 | 147.61 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammed Shami (LSG) | 13 | 31 | 12* | 6.2 | 140.9 | 0 | 0 |
| PJ Cummins (SRH) | 8 | 30 | 19 | 10 | 157.89 | 0 | 0 |
| XC Bartlett (PBKS) | 9 | 29 | 18* | 29 | 223.07 | 0 | 0 |
| Akshat Raghuwanshi (LSG) | 3 | 29 | 18 | 14.5 | 116 | 0 | 0 |
| TU Deshpande (RR) | 7 | 26 | 25 | 13 | 185.71 | 0 | 0 |
| MJ Santner (MI) | 4 | 26 | 18* | – | 136.84 | 0 | 0 |
| DL Chahar (MI) | 8 | 25 | 10 | 12.5 | 131.57 | 0 | 0 |
| SN Thakur (MI) | 9 | 24 | 10* | 12 | 80 | 0 | 0 |
| Arshad Khan (GT) | 8 | 23 | 15 | 23 | 209.09 | 0 | 0 |
| TL Seifert (KKR) | 3 | 19 | 19 | 6.33 | 105.55 | 0 | 0 |
| R Smaran (SRH) | 6 | 19 | 9 | 6.33 | 76 | 0 | 0 |
| M Tiwari (DC) | 3 | 18 | 18* | – | 225 | 0 | 0 |
| K Kushagra (GT) | 1 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 128.57 | 0 | 0 |
| KK Nair (DC) | 2 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| AA Kulkarni (LSG) | 2 | 17 | 17 | 8.5 | 68 | 0 | 0 |
| RA Bawa (MI) | 3 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 114.28 | 0 | 0 |
| Vishnu Vinod (PBKS) | 1 | 15 | 15* | – | 187.5 | 0 | 0 |
| V Nigam (DC) | 5 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 150 | 0 | 0 |
| LS Livingstone (SRH) | 2 | 15 | 14 | 7.5 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
| Auqib Nabi (DC) | 5 | 14 | 10* | 14 | 350 | 0 | 0 |
| N Burger (RR) | 13 | 14 | 10* | 14 | 155.55 | 0 | 0 |
| HS Dubey (SRH) | 8 | 13 | 9* | 6.5 | 144.44 | 0 | 0 |
| KA Jamieson (DC) | 2 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 92.3 | 0 | 0 |
| T Dahiya (KKR) | 2 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 80 | 0 | 0 |
| Kartik Tyagi (KKR) | 14 | 11 | 6 | 3.66 | 110 | 0 | 0 |
| Noor Ahmad (CSK) | 14 | 11 | 8 | 3.66 | 47.82 | 0 | 0 |
| HV Patel (SRH) | 5 | 10 | 6 | 3.33 | 111.11 | 0 | 0 |
| Krish Bhagat (MI) | 3 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 47.61 | 0 | 0 |
| Kuldeep Yadav (DC) | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 42.85 | 0 | 0 |
| TA Boult (MI) | 5 | 8 | 7* | 8 | 200 | 0 | 0 |
| JJ Bumrah (MI) | 13 | 7 | 5* | 7 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| LG Pretorius (RR) | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3.5 | 87.5 | 0 | 0 |
| MJ Henry (CSK) | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3.5 | 70 | 0 | 0 |
| E Malinga (SRH) | 15 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 41.17 | 0 | 0 |
| R Minz (MI) | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 150 | 0 | 0 |
| DA Payne (SRH) | 2 | 6 | 6* | – | 120 | 0 | 0 |
| Avesh Khan (LSG) | 7 | 6 | 4* | 6 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| M Prasidh Krishna (GT) | 12 | 6 | 6* | – | 85.71 | 0 | 0 |
| Harpreet Brar (PBKS) | 2 | 5 | 5* | – | 166.66 | 0 | 0 |
| AJ Hosein (CSK) | 7 | 5 | 3* | – | 166.66 | 0 | 0 |
| MP Yadav (LSG) | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| AS Tendulkar (LSG) | 1 | 5 | 5* | – | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| CV Varun (KKR) | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2.5 | 83.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Sakib Hussain (SRH) | 11 | 5 | 5* | – | 71.42 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammed Siraj (GT) | 17 | 5 | 5 | 2.5 | 31.25 | 0 | 0 |
| Ravi Singh (RR) | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 200 | 0 | 0 |
| SR Dubey (KKR) | 4 | 4 | 4* | – | 200 | 0 | 0 |
Apart from the Most Runs in IPL 2026 chart, the IPL 2026 Points Table highlights team standings and the intense race for playoff qualification.
Similarly, bowlers will be battling for the most wickets in IPL 2026, with the leading wicket-taker earning the prestigious Purple Cap.
Fans can also check out the IPL 2026 live streaming details to know where and how to watch the action live.
IPL 2026 Format
The IPL 2026 format is not something unfamiliar to the IPL cricket community. The format has been used in the last IPL season, where the tournament is played with a total of 10 teams.
- The ten teams are divided into two groups of five.
- A random draw was used to determine the groups and who plays whom across the groups once and twice.
- In the group stage, each team plays 16 games, facing the other four teams in their group two times each (one home and one away game).
IPL 2026 Group Stage Format
- The group stage forms the main league phase of the Indian Premier League 2026, where all teams compete to secure a place in the playoffs. The tournament is expected to feature 10 teams, with each team playing multiple matches against different opponents during the league stage.
- In the IPL 2026 group stage format, every team plays 16 league matches before the playoffs begin. These matches are played against different opponents in a mix of home and away fixtures, ensuring teams compete in various conditions across venues in India.
IPL 2026 Playoff Format
The playoffs consist of two Qualifiers and one Eliminator. Qualifier 1 is played first, followed by the Eliminator and then Qualifier 2.
Qualifier 1: The first Qualifier is played between the top two teams in the points table. The Qualifier is like a semi-final. The team winning this game goes straight to the IPL final. The loser of Qualifier 1 takes part in Qualifier 2 – for another shot at the final. Thus, the teams finishing in the top two spots of the points table get two bites of the cherry – they have two chances to qualify for the IPL final.
Eliminator: The Eliminator is played between teams who finish in third and fourth position in the points table. As the name suggests, the team losing this match is out of the competition. The winner of this match goes into Qualifier 2.
Qualifier 2: The loser of Qualifier 1 and the winner of the Eliminator play this game. This again is like a semi-final, and the team winning this game moves into the final.
IPL Final: The final and the most crucial juncture of this prestigious competition is played between the winner of Qualifier 1 and the winner of Qualifier 2.
Most Runs in IPL – Orange Cap Holder – All Season
David Warner is the only player to bag the Orange Cap of the tournament for the most number of times(3 times) so far. Following is the list of IPL Orange Cap winners for every season since its inauguration.
| Season | Winner | Team | Runs |
| 2008 | Shaun Marsh | KXIP | 616 |
| 2009 | Matthew Hayden | CSK | 572 |
| 2010 | Sachin Tendulkar | MI | 618 |
| 2011 | Chris Gayle | RCB | 608 |
| 2012 | Chris Gayle | RCB | 733 |
| 2013 | Michael Hussey | CSK | 733 |
| 2014 | Robin Uthappa | KKR | 660 |
| 2015 | David Warner | SRH | 562 |
| 2016 | Virat Kohli | RCB | 973 |
| 2017 | David Warner | SRH | 641 |
| 2018 | Kane Williamson | SRH | 735 |
| 2019 | David Warner | SRH | 692 |
| 2020 | KL Rahul | KXIP | 670 |
| 2021 | Ruturaj Gaikwad | CSK | 635 |
| 2022 | Jos Buttler | RR | 863 |
| 2023 | Shubman Gill | GT | 890 |
| 2024 | Virat Kohli | RCB | 741 |
| 2025 | Sai Sudharsan | GT | 759 |
| 2026 | Vaibhav Suryavanshi | RR | 776 |
What is the Prize amount for the Orange Cap in IPL?
The Player holding the Orange cap would receive a prize amount of Rs. 10 Lakhs.
Who is the first player to wear an Orange Cap?
Brendon McCullum became the first player to wear the Orange Cap.
Who is the first player to win the Orange Cap?
Shaun Marsh became the first winner of the Orange Cap award.
