IPL 5 - 2012 Top Ten Batsmen (runs) - Orange cap - as of 18th May 2012
| # | Player | Team | Mts | Inn | Nos | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 0 | 4s | 6s |
| 1 | CH Gayle | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 14 | 13 | 2 | 706 | 128* | 64 | 446 | 158.3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 43 | 57 |
| 2 | S Dhawan | Deccan Chargers | 14 | 14 | 1 | 564 | 84 | 43 | 435 | 129.7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 57 | 18 |
| 3 | AM Rahane | Rajasthan Royals | 15 | 15 | 2 | 547 | 103* | 42 | 416 | 131.5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 71 | 10 |
| 4 | G Gambhir | Kolkata Knight Riders | 14 | 14 | 1 | 546 | 93 | 42 | 379 | 144.1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 60 | 15 |
| 5 | V Sehwag | Delhi Daredevils | 14 | 14 | 1 | 484 | 87* | 37 | 294 | 164.6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 56 | 19 |
| 6 | CL White | Deccan Chargers | 12 | 12 | 2 | 478 | 78 | 48 | 315 | 151.7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 41 | 20 |
| 7 | R Dravid | Rajasthan Royals | 15 | 15 | 0 | 457 | 58 | 30 | 407 | 112.3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 4 |
| 8 | Mandeep Singh | Kings XI Punjab | 15 | 15 | 0 | 432 | 75 | 29 | 341 | 126.7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 7 |
| 9 | RG Sharma | Mumbai Indians | 15 | 15 | 2 | 419 | 109* | 32 | 323 | 129.7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 18 |
| 10 | F du Plessis | Chennai Super Kings | 13 | 12 | 0 | 398 | 73 | 33 | 304 | 130.9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 17 |
