Annual Awards in Indian Premier League
Orange Cap
The Orange Cap is an annual cricket award presented to the leading run scorer in the Indian Premier League. 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 and Shaun Marsh became the first winner of the award.
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.”
| Season | Player | Mat | Runs |
| 2008 | Australia Shaun Marsh (KXIP) | 11 | 616 |
| 2009 | Australia Matthew Hayden (CSK) | 12 | 572 |
| 2010 | India Sachin Tendulkar* (MI) | 15 | 618 |
| 2011 | West Indies Chris Gayle (RCB) | 12 | 608 |
| 2012 | West Indies Chris Gayle (RCB) | 15 | 733 |
| 2013 | Australia Michael Hussey (CSK) | 16 | 733 |
| 2014 | India Robin Uthappa (KKR) | 16 | 660 |
| 2015 | Australia David Warner* (SRH) | 14 | 562 |
| 2016 | India Virat Kohli* (RCB) | 16 | 973 |
| 2017 | Australia David Warner* (SRH) | 14 | 641 |
| 2018 | New Zealand Kane Williamson* (SRH) | 17 | 735 |
| 2019 | Australia David Warner (SRH) | 12 | 692 |
* indicates the player captained his team for the season.
PURPLE CAP
The Purple Cap is an annual cricket award presented to the leading wicket-taker in the Indian Premier League. After the introduction of Orange Cap on 25 April 2008, the Indian Premier League 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.
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.”
| Season | Player | Mat | Wkts |
| 2008 | Pakistan Sohail Tanvir (RR) | 11 | 22 |
| 2009 | India R. P. Singh (DC) | 16 | 23 |
| 2010 | India Pragyan Ojha (DC) | 16 | 21 |
| 2011 | Sri Lanka Lasith Malinga (MI) | 16 | 28 |
| 2012 | South Africa Morne Morkel (DD) | 16 | 25 |
| 2013 | West IndiesDwayne Bravo (CSK) | 18 | 32 |
| 2014 | India Mohit Sharma (CSK) | 16 | 23 |
| 2015 | West IndiesDwayne Bravo (CSK) | 16 | 26 |
| 2016 | India Bhuvneshwar Kumar (SRH) | 17 | 23 |
| 2017 | India Bhuvneshwar Kumar (SRH) | 14 | 26 |
| 2018 | Australia Andrew Tye (KXIP) | 14 | 24 |
| 2019 | South Africa Imran Tahir (CSK) | 17 | 26 |
MAXIMUM SIXES AWARD
The Maximum Sixes Award is an annual cricket award presented to the batsman who hits the most sixes in the Indian Premier League.
| Season | Player | Mat | Sixes |
| 2008 | Sri Lanka Sanath Jayasuriya (MI) | 14 | 31 |
| 2009 | Australia Adam Gilchrist (DC) | 16 | 29 |
| 2010 | India Robin Uthappa (RCB) | 16 | 27 |
| 2011 | West Indies Chris Gayle (RCB) | 12 | 44 |
| 2012 | West Indies Chris Gayle (RCB) | 15 | 59 |
| 2013 | West Indies Chris Gayle (RCB) | 16 | 51 |
| 2014 | Australia Glenn Maxwell (KXIP) | 16 | 36 |
| 2015 | West Indies Chris Gayle (RCB) | 14 | 38 |
| 2016 | India Virat Kohli (RCB) | 16 | 38 |
| 2017 | Australia Glenn Maxwell (KXIP) | 14 | 26 |
| 2018 | India Rishabh Pant (DD) | 14 | 37 |
| 2019 | West Indies Andre Russell (KKR) | 14 | 52 |
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
The award was called the “man of the tournament” till the 2012 season. The IPL introduced the Most Valuable Player rating system in 2013, the leader of which would be named the “Most Valuable Player” at the end of the season.
| Season | Player |
| 2008 | Australia Shane Watson (RR) |
| 2009 | Australia Adam Gilchrist (DC) |
| 2010 | India Sachin Tendulkar (MI) |
| 2011 | West Indies Chris Gayle (RCB) |
| 2012 | West IndiesSunil Narine (KKR) |
| 2013 | Australia Shane Watson (RR) |
| 2014 | Australia Glenn Maxwell (KXIP) |
| 2015 | West Indies Andre Russell (KKR) |
| 2016 | India Virat Kohli (RCB) |
| 2017 | England Ben Stokes (RPS) |
| 2018 | West Indies Sunil Narine (KKR) |
| 2019 | West Indies Andre Russel (KKR) |
MAN OF THE MATCH IN FINALS
| Season | Player |
| 2008 | India Yusuf Pathan (RR) |
| 2009 | India Anil Kumble (RCB) |
| 2010 | India Suresh Raina (CSK) |
| 2011 | India Murali Vijay (CSK) |
| 2012 | India Manvinder Bisla (KKR) |
| 2013 | West Indies Kieron Pollard (MI) |
| 2014 | India Manish Pandey (KKR) |
| 2015 | India Rohit Sharma (MI) |
| 2016 | Australia Ben Cutting (SRH) |
| 2017 | India Krunal Pandya (MI) |
| 2018 | Australia Shane Watson (CSK) |
| 2019 | India Jasprit Bumrah (MI) |
EMERGING PLAYER OF THE YEAR
The award was presented for the “best under-19 player” in 2008 and “best under-23 player” in 2009 and 2010, being called “Under-23 Success of the Tournament”. In 2011 and 2012, 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.”
| Season | Player |
| 2008 | India Shreevats Goswami (RCB) |
| 2009 | India Rohit Sharma (DC) |
| 2010 | India Saurabh Tiwary (MI) |
| 2011 | India Iqbal Abdulla (KKR) |
| 2012 | India Mandeep Singh (KXIP) |
| 2013 | India Sanju Samson (RR) |
| 2014 | India Axar Patel (KXIP) |
| 2015 | India Shreyas Iyer (DC) |
| 2016 | Bangladesh Mustafizur Rahman (SRH) |
| 2017 | India Basil Thampi (GL) |
| 2018 | India Rishabh Pant (DC) |
| 2019 | India Shubman Gill (KKR) |
FAIR PLAY AWARD
The Fair Play Award is given after each season to the team with the best record of fair play. The winner is decided on the basis of the points the umpires give to the teams. 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.
| Season | Team |
| 2008 | Chennai Super Kings |
| 2009 | Kings XI Punjab |
| 2010 | Chennai Super Kings |
| 2011 | Chennai Super Kings |
| 2012 | Rajasthan Royals |
| 2013 | Chennai Super Kings |
| 2014 | Chennai Super Kings |
| 2015 | Chennai Super Kings |
| 2016 | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| 2017 | Gujarat Lions |
| 2018 | Mumbai Indians |
| 2019 | Sunrisers Hyderabad |