The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a Twenty20 cricket competition based in India. The tournament honours players with several awards at the end of each season. They are Orange Cap, Purple Cap, Maximum Sixes Award, Most Valuable Player and Emerging Player of the Year Etc.
The Orange Cap, currently known as the Aramco Orange Cap for sponsorship reasons, [1] is presented to the leading run scorer in the Indian Premier League (IPL). [2] [3] It was introduced on 25 April 2008, a week after the start of the inaugural season of the IPL. The batsman with 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. Brendon McCullum became the first player to wear the Orange Cap, [3] and Shaun Marsh became the first winner of the award. So far David Warner has won the cap thrice followed by Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli who have won it twice. Kohli scored the most runs (973) in a single edition of the tournament in the 2016 season.
The then IPL chairman and commissioner Lalit Modi said of the initiative, "Cricket is often remembered and recorded as statistics and not by material distinctions. The DLF Indian Premier League will create a distinction for the best performing batsman, which will be cherished and valued by each player through this initiative. The purpose of this initiative is to be innovative, create another unique piece of history that sets the DLF Indian Premier League apart from the crowd, and to reward outstanding achievements by the players." [3]
Season | Player [2] | Mat | Runs | Ref |
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2008 | Shaun Marsh (KXIP) | 11 | 616 | [4] |
2009 | Matthew Hayden (CSK) | 12 | 572 | [5] |
2010 | Sachin Tendulkar †(MI) | 15 | 618 | [6] |
2011 | Chris Gayle (RCB) | 12 | 608 | [7] |
2012 | 15 | 733 | [8] | |
2013 | Michael Hussey (CSK) | 16 | 733 | [9] |
2014 | Robin Uthappa (KKR) | 16 | 660 | [10] |
2015 | David Warner †(SRH) | 14 | 562 | [11] |
2016 | Virat Kohli †(RCB) | 16 | 973 | [12] |
2017 | David Warner †(SRH) | 14 | 641 | [13] |
2018 | Kane Williamson †(SRH) | 17 | 735 | [14] |
2019 | David Warner (SRH) | 12 | 692 | [15] |
2020 | KL Rahul † (KXIP) | 14 | 670 | [16] |
2021 | Ruturaj Gaikwad (CSK) | 16 | 635 | [17] |
2022 | Jos Buttler (RR) | 17 | 863 | [18] |
2023 | Shubman Gill (GT) | 17 | 890 | [19] |
2024 | Virat Kohli (RCB) | 15 | 741 | [20] |
† indicates the player captained his team for the season.
The Purple Cap, currently known as the Aramco Purple Cap for sponsorship reasons, [1] is presented to the leading wicket-taker in the IPL. [2] [21] After the introduction of Orange Cap on 25 April 2008, the IPL announced the introduction of the Purple Cap on 13 May 2008. The bowler with most wickets in the tournament during the course of the season would wear the Purple Cap while fielding, with the overall leading wicket-taker at the conclusion of the tournament winning the actual Purple Cap award on the day of the season's final. In case of a tie, the bowler with superior economy rate would hold the Purple Cap. [22] So far only Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Dwayne Bravo, and Harshal Patel have won the Purple Cap twice. Dwayne Bravo and Harshal Patel scalped 32 wickets in the 2013 Indian Premier League and 2021 Indian Premier League respectively, the most for any bowlers in a single edition of the tournament but Dwayne Bravo remains ahead of Harshal Patel because of better economy rate of the two as per the IPL rules.
The then IPL chairman and commissioner Lalit Modi said of the initiative, "We have seen over the course of the inaugural season of the League so far that bowlers have just as important a role to play in winning T20 matches as batsmen do." [22]
Season | Player [2] | Mat | Wkts | Ref |
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2008 | Sohail Tanvir (RR) | 11 | 22 | [23] |
2009 | R. P. Singh (DEC) | 16 | 23 | [24] |
2010 | Pragyan Ojha (DEC) | 16 | 21 | [25] |
2011 | Lasith Malinga (MI) | 16 | 28 | [26] |
2012 | Morne Morkel (DD) | 16 | 25 | [27] |
2013 | Dwayne Bravo (CSK) | 18 | 32 | [28] |
2014 | Mohit Sharma (CSK) | 16 | 23 | [29] |
2015 | Dwayne Bravo (CSK) | 16 | 26 | [30] |
2016 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar (SRH) | 17 | 23 | [31] |
2017 | 14 | 26 | [32] | |
2018 | Andrew Tye (KXIP) | 14 | 24 | [33] |
2019 | Imran Tahir (CSK) | 17 | 26 | [34] |
2020 | Kagiso Rabada (DC) | 17 | 30 | [35] |
2021 | Harshal Patel (RCB) | 15 | 32 | [35] |
2022 | Yuzvendra Chahal (RR) | 17 | 27 | [36] |
2023 | Mohammed Shami (GT) | 17 | 28 | [37] |
2024 | Harshal Patel (PBKS) | 14 | 24 | [38] |
The Maximum Sixes Award, used to be presented to the batsman who hit the most sixes in a season of the IPL. [39] From the 2023 season, it was replaced by the 'Longest six of the season award', called the Visit Saudi beyond the boundary longest six for sponsorship reasons. Incidentally, it was won by Faf du Plessis in 2023 who would have also won the 'Most Sixes' award.
Season | Player | Mat | Sixes | Ref |
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2008 | Sanath Jayasuriya (MI) | 14 | 31 | [40] |
2009 | Adam Gilchrist (DEC) | 16 | 29 | [41] |
2010 | Robin Uthappa (RCB) | 16 | 27 | [42] |
2011 | Chris Gayle (RCB) | 12 | 44 | [43] |
2012 | 15 | 59 | [44] | |
2013 | 16 | 51 | [45] | |
2014 | Glenn Maxwell (KXIP) | 16 | 36 | [46] |
2015 | Chris Gayle (RCB) | 14 | 38 | [47] |
2016 | Virat Kohli (RCB) | 16 | 38 | [48] |
2017 | Glenn Maxwell (KXIP) | 14 | 26 | [49] |
2018 | Rishabh Pant (DC) | 14 | 37 | [50] |
2019 | Andre Russell (KKR) | 14 | 52 | [51] |
2020 | Ishan Kishan (MI) | 13 | 30 | [52] |
2021 | KL Rahul (PBKS) | 13 | 30 | [53] |
2022 | Jos Buttler (RR) | 16 | 45 | [54] |
2023 | Faf du Plessis (RCB) | 14 | 36 | |
2024 | Abhishek Sharma (SRH) | 15 | 42 |
In 2017, Maxwell and David Warner were both tied with 26 sixes, but Maxwell won the award due to a higher strike-rate in the tournament.
The award for the most fours in a season, called the "Rupay On the Go – 4s of the season" for sponsorship reasons, was introduced in 2022.
Season | Player | Mat | Fours | Ref |
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2022 | Jos Buttler (RR) | 16 | 83 | [55] |
2023 | Shubman Gill (GT) | 17 | 85 | [56] |
2024 | Travis Head (SRH) | 14 | 64 |
According to the points system, every four hit is equal to 2.5 points. Every six hit and wicket taken is equal to 3.5 points each. Every dot ball bowled gets 1 point. Every catch taken and stumping done are equal to 2.5 points each. [57] The award is currently known as My11Circle Most Valuable Player due to sponsorship reasons.
Season | Player | Ref |
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2008 | Shane Watson (RR) | [58] |
2009 | Adam Gilchrist (DEC) | [59] |
2010 | Sachin Tendulkar (MI) | [60] |
2011 | Chris Gayle (RCB) | [61] |
2012 | Sunil Narine (KKR) | [62] |
Season | Player | Pts | Ref |
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2013 | Shane Watson (RR) | 386 | [63] |
2014 | Glenn Maxwell (KXIP) | 286 | [64] |
2015 | Andre Russell (KKR) | 312 | [65] |
2016 | Virat Kohli (RCB) | 356.5 | [66] |
2017 | Ben Stokes (RPS) | 279 | [67] |
2018 | Sunil Narine (KKR) | 379.5 | [68] |
2019 | Andre Russell (KKR) | 369 | [69] |
2020 | Jofra Archer (RR) | 307 | [70] |
2021 | Harshal Patel (RCB) | 264.5 | [71] |
2022 | Jos Buttler (RR) | 387 | [72] |
2023 | Shubman Gill (GT) | 343 | |
2024 | Sunil Narine (KKR) | 450 |
Season | Player of the match | Ref |
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2008 | Yusuf Pathan (RR) | [73] |
2009 | Anil Kumble (RCB) | [59] |
2010 | Suresh Raina (CSK) | [60] |
2011 | Murali Vijay (CSK) | [61] |
2012 | Manvinder Bisla (KKR) | [62] |
2013 | Kieron Pollard (MI) | [74] |
2014 | Manish Pandey (KKR) | [75] |
2015 | Rohit Sharma (MI) | [76] |
2016 | Ben Cutting (SRH) | [77] |
2017 | Krunal Pandya (MI) | [67] |
2018 | Shane Watson (CSK) | [78] |
2019 | Jasprit Bumrah (MI) | [79] |
2020 | Trent Boult (MI) | [80] |
2021 | Faf du Plessis (CSK) | [81] |
2022 | Hardik Pandya (GT) | [82] |
2023 | Devon Conway (CSK) | |
2024 | Mitchell Starc (KKR) |
The award was presented for the "best Under-19 player" in 2008 and the "best Under-23 player" in 2009 and 2010, being called "Under-23 Success of the Tournament". In the 2011 and 2012 seasons, the award was known as "Rising Star of the Year", while, in 2013, it was called "Best Young Player of the Season". Since 2014, the award has been called the Emerging Player of the Year. Only players who have played fewer than five Tests, twenty One Day Internationals (ODI), and twenty five IPL matches at the start of the season are eligible for the award and can only win the award once. [83]
So far, the only foreign player to win the award is the Bangladeshi pacer Mustafizur Rahman, in 2016 season.
Season | Player | Ref |
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2008 | Shreevats Goswami (RCB) | [84] |
2009 | Rohit Sharma (DEC) | [59] |
2010 | Saurabh Tiwary (MI) | [60] |
2011 | Iqbal Abdulla (KKR) | [61] |
2012 | Mandeep Singh (KXIP) | [62] |
2013 | Sanju Samson (RR) | [74] |
2014 | Axar Patel (KXIP) | [75] |
2015 | Shreyas Iyer (DC) | [76] |
2016 | Mustafizur Rahman (SRH) | [77] |
2017 | Basil Thampi (GL) | [67] |
2018 | Rishabh Pant (DC) | [78] |
2019 | Shubman Gill (KKR) | [79] |
2020 | Devdutt Padikkal (RCB) | [80] |
2021 | Ruturaj Gaikwad (CSK) | [81] |
2022 | Umran Malik (SRH) | [85] |
2023 | Yashasvi Jaiswal (RR) | |
2024 | Nitish Kumar Reddy (SRH) |
Known as the punch.ev Electric Striker of the Season Award for sponsorship reasons, this award is given to the batsman with the highest strike rate of the season with a minimum of 100 balls played in the season. He is handed a car as well.
Season | Player | Strike rate | Ref |
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2018 | Sunil Narine (KKR) | 189.89 | [86] |
2019 | Andre Russell (KKR) | 204.8 | [87] |
2020 | Kieron Pollard (MI) | 191.42 | [88] |
2021 | Shimron Hetmyer (DC) | 168.05 | [89] |
2022 | Dinesh Karthik (RCB) | 183.33 | [90] |
2023 | Glenn Maxwell (RCB) | 183.48 | |
2024 | Jake Fraser-McGurk (DC) | 234.04 | |
Best Catch, known as Herbalife Active Best Catch of the Season for sponsorship reasons, is given to the player who has taken the best catch during the season, on the basis of commentators' opinions and fan voting.
Season | Player | Ref |
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2013 | Gurkeerat Mann (KXIP) | |
2014 | Kieron Pollard (MI) | [91] |
2015 | Dwyane Bravo (CSK) | [92] |
2016 | Suresh Raina (GL) | [93] |
2017 | [94] | |
2018 | Trent Boult (DC) | [95] |
2019 | Kieron Pollard (MI) | [96] |
2021 | Ravi Bishnoi (PBKS) | [97] |
2022 | Evin Lewis (LSG) | [98] |
2023 | Rashid Khan (GT) | |
2024 | Ramandeep Singh (KKR) | |
The Fair Play Award is given after each season to the team with the best record of fair play. [99] The winner is decided on the basis of the points the umpires give to the teams. [99] After each match, the two on-field umpires, and the third umpire, scores the performance of both the teams. A team can be awarded a total of ten points per match, out of which four points are given on the basis of how the team has adhered to the "spirit of the game" in the opinion of the umpires. The other three criteria are based on the respect towards to the opposition, the laws of cricket and the umpires. Each of these three criteria represents 2 points. If a team has got two points in the criterion, its performance is considered as "good", whereas getting one or zero points indicates that its performance is "average" or "bad" respectively. [99]
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