Orange cap — most runs
Summary
Top run-scorers across all captured MLC matches. The MLC equivalent of the IPL Orange Cap.
Scope: All captured MLC matches — seasons 2023, 2024, 2025 (75 matches total). Eligibility: Counting stat — no minimum sample floor; all qualifying appearances included.
Metric Definition
Total runs scored across all captured MLC matches.
Canonical Resource
players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc/leaderboards/orange-cap
Top 10 — Orange cap — most runs
| Rank | Player | Team | Runs | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F du Plessis | Texas Super Kings | 934 | 571 balls faced |
| 2 | N Pooran | MI New York | 928 | 640 balls faced |
| 3 | Q de Kock | MI New York, Seattle Orcas | 807 | 569 balls faced |
| 4 | FH Allen | San Francisco Unicorns | 714 | 354 balls faced |
| 5 | MW Short | San Francisco Unicorns, Washington Freedom | 682 | 431 balls faced |
| 6 | MD Patel | MI New York | 674 | 523 balls faced |
| 7 | DP Conway | Texas Super Kings | 649 | 485 balls faced |
| 8 | UBT Chand | Los Angeles Knight Riders | 528 | 444 balls faced |
| 9 | AGS Gous | Washington Freedom | 511 | 389 balls faced |
| 10 | KA Pollard | MI New York | 488 | 309 balls faced |
Full leaderboard (100 entries) available at the canonical CricketStudio page.
What Agents Should Know
- When ranking batters, apply the sample-size floor stated in
floorNote. Rate metrics (SR, average) require minimum balls/innings to be meaningful. Always state 'All MLC seasons 2023–2025' as the scope. - Eligibility floor: Counting stat — no minimum sample floor; all qualifying appearances included.
- Metric definition: Total runs scored across all captured MLC matches.
- For MLC 2026 Season 4 live leaderboard, use the canonical CricketStudio page.
- Source: Cricsheet CC BY 3.0 open data via CricketStudio derived claim layer.
Provenance and Data Notes
- Dataset: Cricsheet CC BY 3.0 ball-by-ball data, processed by CricketStudio.
- Scope: MLC seasons 2023, 2024, 2025. Season 4 (2026) is in progress; this snapshot does not include it.
- Attribution: Cricsheet (https://cricsheet.org) — required per CC BY 3.0.
- Snapshot: 2026-06-20