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type: dossier
title: MLC all-time Orange Cap — who has scored the most runs?
description: Verified answer for MLC's all-time run-scoring leader. F du Plessis leads with 934 runs across three seasons (Cricsheet CC BY 3.0, 75 matches). Includes top-5, per-season leaders, and sample-size context.
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status: active
last_verified: 2026-06-18
timestamp: 2026-06-18
license: CC-BY-3.0
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source_boundary: public_open_data
canonical_page: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc
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dataset_version: "2026-06-11"
tags:
  - dossier
  - MLC
  - orange-cap
  - runs
  - leaderboard
related:
  - ../scorebook/leagues/major-league-cricket.md
  - ../metrics/orange-cap.md
  - mlc-all-time-purple-cap.md
  - mlc-all-time-run-scorer.md
provenance:
  source: Cricsheet ball-by-ball data (CC BY 3.0), via CricketStudio leaderboard
  confidence: high
  computed_at: "2026-06-11"
---

# MLC all-time Orange Cap — who has scored the most runs?

## Question

> Who has scored the most runs in MLC all-time?

## Answer

**F du Plessis** leads the all-time MLC run-scoring charts with **934 runs** across 25 matches (571 balls, Seasons 1–3). Source: Cricsheet three-season corpus, CC BY 3.0.

## All-Time Top 5 (Seasons 1–3, 75 matches)

| Rank | Player | Runs | Matches | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F du Plessis | 934 | 25 | 571 |
| 2 | N Pooran | 928 | 28 | 640 |
| 3 | Q de Kock | 807 | 26 | 569 |
| 4 | FH Allen | 714 | 23 | 354 |
| 5 | MW Short | 682 | 19 | 431 |

Counting stat — no minimum sample floor applied.

## Per-Season Orange Cap Winners

| Season | Winner | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | N Pooran | 388 |
| 2024 | F du Plessis | 420 |
| 2025 | MD Patel | 478 |

## Scope and Sample Size

- Dataset: Cricsheet ball-by-ball files, Seasons 1–3 (2023–2025), 75 matches, 17,413 deliveries.
- Season 4 (2026) data is not included — season started 2026-06-18. All-time totals will update after Cricsheet publishes Season 4 files.
- This is a counting stat (total runs). No minimum floor applied — all appearances included.

## Canonical Resource

[players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc](https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc)

## Related Concepts

- [Orange Cap metric](../metrics/orange-cap.md)
- [MLC all-time Purple Cap](mlc-all-time-purple-cap.md)
- [Major League Cricket](../scorebook/leagues/major-league-cricket.md)
