IPL Countdown: 5 times the Orange Cap was won by a captain

#4 David Warner (2017)

David Warner

The defending champions were on course for their title defence, led superbly by Warner, who had the third consecutive successful year with the bat in 2017. Sunrisers Hyderabad eventually finished fourth after losing to Kolkata Knight Riders in the rain-curtailed eliminator. Warner was the lone warrior with the bat in an otherwise bowling-heavy team, just like in 2015.

Warner was the best batsman of the tournament by far, so much so that the second highest run-scorer Gautam Gambhir was nearly 150 runs behind him. Warner with 642 runs was the only player to score 500 plus runs in the season. He scored at a strike rate of 141.81 and an average of 58.27. He registered 4 fifties and a scintillating 126 against KKR in the league stages.

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#5 Kane Williamson (2018)

Kane Williamson

The ban on Warner proved to be a blessing in disguise for Kane Williamson. Not even a regular member of the XI previously, Williamson was handed over the captaincy in Warner's absence and the rest is history. Calmness and composure was his major strength as a skipper which led the Sunrisers Hyderabad to the finals where they lost to Chennai Super Kings.

Williamson was not only brilliant as a skipper, but he was also equally magnificent with the bat too. The most consistent batsman of the season, Williamson scored 735 runs at an average of 52.50 and a strike rate of 142.44. He had as many as 8 fifties in 17 games, meaning a fifty plus score in almost every second game in the season with a best score of 84.

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