In just 20 days, the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) will be over and we will know which team is going to lift the golden trophy of 2024. But before that let’s take a look at previous year's Orange Cap list players, who made most runs in in IPL 2023 and played a crucial role for their team.

Top 3 players who have scored most runs in IPL 2023

1. Shubman Gill

Shubman Gill is among one of the best batters in the Indian team who is known for his class and timing of the ball in international cricket. The 24-year-old batter has made several records since 2019, whether it’s of becoming the fastest batsman to reach 2000 runs in ODI cricket or having the 2nd highest batting average of 61 in the limited-over format. Gill has achieved several milestones in his cricketing career till now. But the 2023 season of the Indian Premier League was one of the best seasons for Shubman Gill, as a captain, he helped his team to reach in the finals of 2023 by winning the Orange Cap for being the highest run scorer in IPL 2024.

Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill had a season to remember in the 2023 Indian Premier League, where he was seen in top-notch form for the Gujarat-based franchise after scoring 890 runs in 17 games with an average of 59.33. Shubman Gill scored 3 Hundred in the previous year's tournament, which also helped them to reach into the finals of 2023 IPL. However, Titans lost the finals by 5 wickets in a rain-interference match against Chennai Super Kings.

2. Faf du Plessis

Faf du Plessis is among one of the most successful batters in international cricket from the South Africa team, who have represented the proteas team over 10 long years, where he has made more than 10,000 runs in 170 games, having 23 hundreds under his name in all the three formats. The 2023 season of the Indian Premier League was one of the best seasons for Faf du Plessis, where he was the leading run-scorer for the Bangalore-based team. 

Royal Challengers Bangalore were unable to qualify for the Playoffs in the 2023 season of the tournament by getting only 14 points in 14 games after winning 7 and losing 7 games. However, the Former South African batter was in top-notch form for the Bangalore-based franchise as he was the highest run scorer for the team with 730 runs in 14 games with an average of 56.15, which includes 8 half-centuries.

3. Devon Conway

Devon Conway was picked up by Chennai Super Kings in the 2022 Mega Auction of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The left-hand Kiwi batter didn’t disappoint his new team, as he scored the most runs in IPL 2023 from the Chennai-based franchise. In 16 games of the 2023 IPL Conway scored 672 runs with an average of 51.39 which includes 6 half-centuries in the league. Conway’s performance helped the Chennai Super Kings to lift their 5th title in the Indian Premier League by defeating Gujarat Titans by 5 wickets in the final of the Indian Premier League.

So these were the top 3 batters who dominated the IPL 2023 with their performance and helped their team reach the final stage of the tournament. Let’s look at the list of players who have scored most runs in IPL 2024 till now.

1. Virat Kohli

On number 1 we have Indian Cricketer Virat Kohli, who is in sublime form in the ongoing Tata Indian Premier League 2024 with 542 runs in 11 games with an average of 67.75 which includes 4 half-centuries and 1 hundred for the Royal Challengers Bangalore franchise.

It would not be wrong to say that Virat Kohli is the number one contender for the 2024 Orange Cap. However, it completely depends on the Royal Challengers Bangalore team, as they need to qualify for the playoffs and are sitting in the seventh position after winning 4 games out of 11, having 8 points on the table.

2. Ruturaj Gaikwad

On number 2 we have Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, who is the second-highest leading run scorer in the IPL 2024 with 541 runs in 11 games with an average of 60.11, which includes four fifties and 1 hundred. 

We can see this young batter winning the Orange cap in IPL 2024 as Chennai Super Kings are at a far better stage than Royal Challengers Bangalore at the points table with 6 wins out of 11 games, 

3. Sanju Samson

On number 3 we have got another Indian batsman, Sanju Singh who will be seen playing in the upcoming T20 World Cup for India starting from June 2nd, 2024.

Sanju has been looked in phenomenal touch in the 2024 season of the IPL by being the leading run scorer for the Rajasthan team with 471 runs in11 games with an average of 67.29, having 5 fifties under his name.