Last updated on May 16th, 2025 at 11:59 pm
IPL, the Indian Premier League in full is a men’s twenty overs cricket league in India which is held annually. It is the most popular cricket league in the world, founded by BCCI (Board Of Cricket Control In India) in 2007. Usually, an IPL season is held between March and May.
IPL 2025 is the 18th IPL season so far, with Mumbai Indians & Chennai Super Kings coming as the most successful teams, in terms of Title winning. After winning the IPL 2023 Title, Chennai Super Kings equals Mumbai Indians in terms of most IPL Title wins(5).
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Having IPL 2025 been initially scheduled from 22nd March to 25th May, the remaining 17 matches have been rescheduled from 17th May to 3rd June, after the break. The 17th edition of the league – IPL 2024 had Kolkata Knight Riders as the champions while Chennai Super Kings came victorious in IPL 2023.
In the all time IPL records, The most ODI 100s player Virat Kohli leads the chart of the most runs while Yuzvendra Chahal for the most wickets & Chris Gayle for the most sixes.
| .Country- India | .Administrator- BCCI | .Headquarters- Cricket Centre, Mumbai | .Format- T-20 |
| . First Edition- 2008 | . Last Edition- 2024 | . Most Runs- Virat Kohli | . Most Wickets- Yuzvendra Chahal |
| .Last Champion- KKR | . Most Times Champion- MI & CSK (5 Times Each) |
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IPL History : When Did IPL Start ? , All IPL Teams, Which Team Won The First IPL ?
After India came victorious in the 2007 T-20 World Cup, BCCI announced a franchise based T-20 cricket tournament called as the IPL(Indian Premier League), on 13th September 2007. The first IPL season was decided to start in April 2008.
There were 8 teams based with the cities – Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Delhi, Mohali, Jaipur as the – Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Chennai Super Kings, Deccan Chargers, Kolkata Knight Riders, Delhi Daredevils, Kings XI Punjab & Rajasthan Royals respectively.
In the first season, Jaipur based Rajasthan Royals team came victorious.
In the fourth season 2011, two new franchises – PWI(Pune Warriors India) & KTK(Kochi Tuskers Kerala) were added to the league. After that the Kochi Tuskers Kerala side was terminated.
Then, the 2009 champion team – Deccan Chargers was terminated and replaced by the team – Sunrisers Hyderabad. In 2013, the Pune Warriors India team was terminated by the BCCI.
Later in 2015, CSK(Chennai Super Kings) & Rajasthan Royals teams were suspended for two seasons, being replaced by the RPS(Rising Pune Supergiant) & Gujarat Lions teams.
In the 2020 season, the venue was moved for the games being played in the UAE, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the 2022 season, the two new teams as – LSG(Lucknow Super Giants) and Gujarat Titans were added.
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IPL 2025 Schedule, IPL 2025 Teams Matches, When Is IPL 2025 Starting ? Reschedule IPL 2025, Punjab Kings Vs Delhi Capitals IPL 2025 Match
With a schedule from 22 March -25 May earlier, the break after the 57th match has a reschedule for the remaining 17 matches(including Final) across 6 venues, from – 17th May to 3rd June. The abandoned game between Punjab Kings & Delhi Capitals will be replayed on May 24.
IPL 2025 includes 70 matches(14 for each team) in the league stage, in addition to – Qualifier 1(29 May), Eliminator(30 May), Qualifier 2(1 June) & The Final(3 June).
In IPL 2025, the ban on the use of saliva has been revoked & also, a new rule of a 2nd new ball in the 2nd innings of the match, has been introduced. The 2nd ball will come into play after the 11th over of the 2nd innings. The primary objective of this is to counter the dew factor.
IPL 2024 Schedule, IPL 2024 Points Table, Orange Cap In IPL 2024, Purple Cap In IPL 2024, How Many Teams In IPL 2024, Who Won IPL 2024
The 1st match of IPL 2024 was set to be played between Chennai Super Kings & Royal Challengers Bangalore on 22nd March, at Chennai where Chennai Super Kings came victorious.
Kolkata Knight Riders team won the title & the highest score team in IPL Sunrisers Hyderabad team came as the runner up.
Beating Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Final, Kolkata Knight Riders won the title 3rd time (2012, 2014, 2024). Mitchell Starc was the Player of the Match in the Final while Sunil Narine was adjudged as the Player of the Tournament.
| Winner – Kolkata Knight Riders | Orange Cap – Virat Kohli( 741 Runs) |
| Runner Up – Sunrisers Hyderabad | Purple Cap – Harshal Patel( 24 Wickets) |
| POM(Final) – Mitchell Starc | POS – Sunil Narine |
IPL 2024 Points Table
| No. | Team | Points | Mts | Won | Lost | NRR |
| 1 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 20 | 14 | 9 | 3 | + 1.42 |
| 2 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 17 | 14 | 8 | 5 | + 0.41 |
| 3 | Rajasthan Royals | 17 | 14 | 8 | 5 | + 0.27 |
| 4 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | + 0.45 |
| 5 | Chennai Super Kings | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | + 0.39 |
| 6 | Delhi Capitals | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | – 0.37 |
| 7 | Lucknow Supergiants | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | – 0.66 |
| 8 | Gujarat Titans | 12 | 14 | 5 | 7 | – 1.06 |
| 9 | Punjab Kings | 10 | 14 | 5 | 9 | – 0.35 |
| 10 | Mumbai Indians | 8 | 14 | 4 | 10 | – 0.31 |
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IPL 2023 : IPL 2023 Schedule, IPL 2023 Players List, Points Table IPL 2023, Who Won IPL 2023 Final ?
The IPL 2023 was scheduled from 31st March to 28th May with a total of 74 matches which included 70 league matches, one eliminator, two qualifiers & the final match.
After Gujarat Titans & Chennai Super Kings gaining the first & second positions respectively in the points table of the league matches, Chennai Super Kings came victorious in the Qualifier 1 ( at Chennai ) between these two teams, to reach into the Final.
In the Eliminator(at Chennai) between Lucknow Super Giants & Mumbai Indians( 3rd & 4th in the points table), Mumbai Indians won to have the Qualifier 2(at Ahmedabad ) where they lost to Gujarat Titans. Then Chennai Super Kings beat Gujarat Titans in the final(at Ahmedabad ) to lift the trophy.
| Winner – Chennai Super Kings | Orange Cap – Shubman Gill( 890 Runs) |
| Runner Up – Gujarat Titans | Purple Cap – Mohammed Shami( 28 Wickets) |
| POM(Final) – Devon Conway | POS – Shubman Gill |
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IPL 2023 Points Table
| No. | Team | Points | Mts | Won | Lost | NRR |
| 1 | Gujarat Titans | 20 | 14 | 10 | 4 | +0.809 |
| 2 | Chennai Super Kings | 17 | 14 | 8 | 5 | +0.652 |
| 3 | Lucknow Super Giants | 17 | 14 | 8 | 5 | +0.284 |
| 4 | Mumbai Indians | 16 | 14 | 8 | 6 | -0.044 |
| 5 | Rajasthan Royals | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | +0.148 |
| 6 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | +0.135 |
| 7 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 12 | 14 | 6 | 8 | -0.239 |
| 8 | Punjab Kings | 12 | 14 | 6 | 8 | -0.304 |
| 9 | Delhi Capitals | 10 | 14 | 5 | 9 | -0.808 |
| 10 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 8 | 14 | 4 | 10 | -0.590 |
IPL 2022 : IPL 2022 Teams List, 2022 IPL Points Table, Final Match Of IPL 2022, Which Team Was The Winner Of IPL 2022 ?
The teams in IPL 2022 were the same as are in IPL 2023. The 10 teams participating in 2022 include – 1) Gujarat Titans, 2) Mumbai Indians, 3) Rajasthan Royals, 4) Kolkata Knight Riders, 5) Delhi Capitals, 6) Royal Challengers Bangalore, 7) Sunrisers Hyderabad, 8) Chennai Super Kings, 9) Lucknow Super Giants, 10) Punjab Kings.
IPL 2022 Points Table
| No. | Team | Points | Mts | Won | Lost | NRR |
| 1 | Gujarat Titans | 20 | 14 | 10 | 4 | +0.316 |
| 2 | Rajasthan Royals | 18 | 14 | 9 | 5 | +0.298 |
| 3 | Lucknow Super Giants | 18 | 14 | 9 | 5 | +0.251 |
| 4 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 16 | 14 | 8 | 6 | -0.253 |
| 5 | Delhi Capitals | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | +0.204 |
| 6 | Punjab Kings | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | +0.126 |
| 7 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 12 | 14 | 6 | 8 | +0.146 |
| 8 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 12 | 14 | 6 | 8 | -0.379 |
| 9 | Chennai Super Kings | 8 | 14 | 4 | 10 | -0.203 |
| 10 | Mumbai Indians | 8 | 14 | 4 | 10 | -0.506 |
IPL 2022 Winner
Gujarat Titans came as the winning team in the IPL 2022 by defeating Rajasthan Royals in the finals, by 7-wickets. Batting first, Rajasthan scored 130/9 which Gujarat chased down in 18.1 overs.
IPL 2022 Orange Cap
Jos Buttler(RR) won the orange cap by scoring 863 runs(17 inns) as the most runs in IPL 2022, at an average of 57.53. KL Rahul was the 2nd for the most runs(616 runs, 15 inns).
IPL 2022 Purple Cap
Yuzvendra Chahal(RR) won the purple cap by claiming 27 wickets(17 matches) as the most wickets in IPL 2022, at an average of 19.52. Wanindu Hasaranga was the 2nd for the most wickets(26 wickets, 16 matches).
Cricket IPL List – Total IPL Seasons, Winners Of IPL All Seasons
With the first IPL season being held in 2008, there have been 17 seasons till 2024. The results for all the seasons so far, have been listed below as,
| No. | Season | Number Of Teams | Winner | Runner-Up | Player Of The Series | Final’s Result |
| 1 | 2008 | 8 | Rajasthan Royals(RR) | Chennai Super Kings | Shane Watson | RR Won By 3 Wickets |
| 2 | 2009 | 8 | Deccan Chargers (DCGS) | Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) | Adam Gilchrist | DCGS Won By 6 Runs |
| 3 | 2010 | 8 | Chennai Super Kings(CSK) | Mumbai Indians | Sachin Tendulkar | CSK Won By 22 Runs |
| 4 | 2011 | 10 | Chennai Super Kings(CSK) | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Chris Gayle | CSK Won By 58 Runs |
| 5 | 2012 | 9 | Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR) | Chennai Super Kings | Sunil Narine | KKR Won By 5 Wickets |
| 6 | 2013 | 9 | Mumbai Indians(MI) | Chennai Super Kings | Shane Watson | MI Won By 23 Runs |
| 7 | 2014 | 8 | Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR) | Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) | Glenn Maxwell | KKR Won By 3 Wickets |
| 8 | 2015 | 8 | Mumbai Indians(MI) | Chennai Super Kings | Andre Russell | MI Won By 41 Runs |
| 9 | 2016 | 8 | Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Virat Kohli | SRH Won By 8 Runs |
| 10 | 2017 | 8 | Mumbai Indians(MI) | Rising Pune Supergiant (RPSG) | Ben Stokes | MI Won By 1 Run |
| 11 | 2018 | 8 | Chennai Super Kings (CSK) | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Sunil Narine | CSK Won By 8 Wickets |
| 12 | 2019 | 8 | Mumbai Indians(MI) | Chennai Super Kings | Andre Russell | MI Won By 1 Run |
| 13 | 2020 | 8 | Mumbai Indians(MI) | Delhi Capitals(DC) | Jofra Archer | MI Won By 5 Wickets |
| 14 | 2021 | 8 | Chennai Super Kings (CSK) | Kolkata Knight Riders | Harshal Patel | CSK Won By 27 Runs |
| 15 | 2022 | 10 | Gujarat Titans(GT) | Rajasthan Royals | Jos Buttler | GT Won By 7 Wickets |
| 16 | 2023 | 10 | Chennai Super Kings (CSK) | Gujarat Titans | Shubman Gill | CSK Won By 5 Wickets(DLS Method) |
| 17 | 2024 | 10 | Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Sunil Narine | KKR Won By 8 Wickets |
IPL Rules
1) Strategic Time Out Rule In IPL
In IPL matches each team is given a ‘Strategic Timeout ‘ of 2:30 minutes during each of the innings, for the teams strategies. There are two strategic timeouts in a single innings of the match with one for each – Bowling team(between 6th & 9th overs) & Batting team(between 13th & 16th overs), making it four in total in a single match.
2) DRS Rules In IPL
DRS the Decision Review System – to review an on- field umpire’s decision, is being used in the IPL since 2018 with each team having two DRS chances in a single innings. From 2023, the players can use the DRS for wide & no balls.
3) IPL Playing XI Rules
IPL 2023 has a new rule added to the playing XI, by which the teams can declare their playing XIs to the match referee after the toss.
Each captain shall nominate – 11 players with a maximum of 5 substitute fielders after the toss, by writing to the IPL match referee. Also, the playing XI teams will have a maximum of 4 overseas players.
4) Penalty For Unfair Movement In IPL
There is a penalty of five runs, if the wicketkeeper or a fielder makes an unfair movement while the bowler is bowling & before the ball reaching the batsman, calling it a dead ball.
5) IPL Slow Over Rate Penalty
There is the inclusion of slow over rate penalty in IPL 2023, after the ICC including it last year. For the bowling team not completing it’s overs in the allocated time in an uninterrupted match, can place only the 4 fielders outside the thirty-yards circle, for the remainder of the innings.
In IPL 2025, the BCCI has decided that the captains will no longer face match bans for the slow over rate instead, will be penalised with demerit points, a system similar to that of the ICC. The captain will be penalised with demerit points but not facing the match ban unlike the earlier seasons. The demerit points will carry over for a period of 3 years.
6) Impact Player Rule In IPL
. The IPL teams from 2023 – can use a substitute which is called as an Impact Player, from the list of 5 players named as the substitutes. Both teams are allowed to use one impact player per match.
. The Impact Player can only be an Indian player, unless the overseas players in the playing XI are less than 4. For overseas player as the Impact Player, he should be among the substitutes named at the toss.
. The Impact Player can have the substitution – before the start of the innings, or after the completion of the over, or after fall of a wicket, or after the batsman retiring during the over. The retired batter is allowed to come later, if needed.
. The replaced player can no longer take part in the remainder of the match, not even as a substitute.
. The number of batsmen batting in an innings remains 11, even after the substitution by the Impact Player.
The bowling team is allowed to bowl the full quota of 4 overs, irrespective of the number of overs bowled by the player they are replacing, however for the replacement is during an over – at the fall of a wicket or a batsman retiring, then he is not allowed to bowl the remaining balls of the over.
All IPL Teams List
The different teams participating in the IPL can be categorised as,
1) IPL Teams 2025 List
The list of IPL 2025 Teams, contains 10 teams among which there 7 teams debuting in 2008, as – Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Chennai Super Kings, Kolkata Knight Riders, Delhi Capitals, Punjab Kings, Rajasthan Royals.
The other 3 teams are – Sunrisers Hyderabad, Lucknow Super Giant & Gujarat Titans having debut in – 2013, 2022 & 2022 respectively.
| No. | Team | Captain | Head Coach | Debut | City |
| 1 | MI(Mumbai Indians) | Hardik Pandya | Mahela Jayawardene | 2008 | Mumbai |
| 2 | RCB(Royal Challengers Bangalore) | Rajat Patidar | Andy Flower | 2008 | Bangalore |
| 3 | CSK(Chennai Super Kings) | Ruturaj Gaikwad | Stephen Fleming | 2008 | Chennai |
| 4 | SRH(Sunrisers Hyderabad) | Pat Cummins | Daniel Vettori | 2013 | Hyderabad |
| 5 | KKR(Kolkata Knight Riders) | Ajinkya Rahane | Chandrakant Pandit | 2008 | Kolkata |
| 6 | LSG(Lucknow Super Giants) | Rishabh Pant | Justin Langer | 2022 | Lucknow |
| 7 | DC(Delhi Capitals) | Axar Patel | Hemang Badani | 2008 | New Delhi |
| 8 | PBKS(Punjab Kings) | Shreyas Iyer | Ricky Ponting | 2008 | Mohali |
| 9 | GT(Gujarat Titans) | Shubman Gill | Ashish Nehra | 2022 | Ahmedabad |
| 10 | RR(Rajasthan Royals) | Riyan Parag | Rahul Dravid | 2008 | Jaipur |
2) IPL Old Teams List
The old IPL teams which got dissolved earlier are 5 in number with name as – Deccan Chargers, Kochi Tuskers Kerala, Pune Warriors, Rising Pune Supergiant & Gujarat Lions.
The Hyderabad based Deccan Chargers team that came victorious in 2009, got dissolved in 2012. The Kochi Tuskers Kerala team played for one IPL season with a debut in 2011. Pune Warriors got eliminated in 2013 after a debut in 2011.
| No. | Team | Debut | City | Dissolved In | Home Ground |
| 1 | DCGS(Deccan Chargers) | 2008 | Hyderabad | 2012 | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium |
| 2 | KTK(Kochi Tuskers Kerala) | 2011 | Kochi | 2011 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium |
| 3 | PWI(Pune Warriors India) | 2011 | Pune | 2013 | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium |
| 4 | RPSG(Rising Pune Supergiant) | 2016 | Pune | 2018 | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium |
| 5 | GL(Gujarat Lions) | 2016 | Rajkot | 2018 | Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium |
IPL Title Winners List : Which Team Has Won The IPL Title The Most Number Of Times ?
In the 17 IPL seasons so far, Mumbai Indians & Chennai Super Kings have won 5 – the most while Kolkata Knight Riders have 3 titles to the name – the 2nd most.
For the runners-up, Chennai Super Kings have 5 as the most number of times & Royal Challengers Bangalore have 3 as the 2nd most.
| No. | Team | Titles Won | Seasons for Titles Won | Runner Up | Seasons For Runner Up |
| 1 | Mumbai Indians | 5 | 2013,2015, 2017,2019, 2020 | 1 | 2010 |
| 2 | Chennai Super Kings | 5 | 2010,2011, 2018,2021, 2023 | 5 | 2008,2012, 2013,2015, 2019 |
| 3 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 3 | 2012,2014,2024 | 1 | 2021 |
| 4 | Rajasthan Royals | 1 | 2008 | 1 | 2022 |
| 5 | Deccan Chargers | 1 | 2009 | – | |
| 6 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 1 | 2016 | 2 | 2018,2024 |
| 7 | Gujarat Titans | 1 | 2022 | 1 | 2023 |
| 8 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | – | 3 | 2009,2011 2016 | |
| 9 | Punjab Kings | – | 1 | 2014 | |
| 10 | Rising Pune Supergiant | – | 1 | 2017 | |
| 11 | Delhi Capitals | – | 1 | 2020 |
IPL Table – Points Table IPL All Teams Position
The different teams performing in different IPL seasons, starting from 2008 can be given by their positions in the points table. In the first IPL season i.e. 2008, Rajasthan Royals had 22 points in the table to come first & later, also went on to win the maiden IPL trophy.
Mumbai Indians secured the first position in the table for four times – the most. In the 2023 season, Gujarat Titans – the title winner had secured the first position in the points table.
| No. | Team | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| 1 | RR | 1st | 6th | 7th | 6th | 7th | 3rd | 5th | 4th | 4th | 7th | 8th | 7th | 2nd | 5th | 3rd | ||
| 2 | PBKS/ KXIP | 2nd | 5th | 8th | 5th | 6th | 6th | 1st | 8th | 8th | 5th | 7th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 8th | 9th |
| 3 | CSK | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 7th | 2nd | 9th | 2nd | 5th | ||
| 4 | DC/DD | 4th | 1st | 5th | 10th | 1st | 9th | 8th | 7th | 6th | 6th | 8th | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 5th | 9th | 6th |
| 5 | MI | 5th | 7th | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 5th | 1st | 5th | 1st | 1st | 5th | 10th | 4th | 10th |
| 6 | KKR | 6th | 8th | 6th | 4th | 2nd | 7th | 2nd | 5th | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 5th | 5th | 4th | 7th | 7th | 1st |
| 7 | RCB | 7th | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 5th | 5th | 7th | 3rd | 2nd | 8th | 6th | 8th | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 6th | 4th |
| 8 | DCGS | 8th | 4th | 2nd | 7th | 8th | ||||||||||||
| 9 | SRH | 4th | 6th | 6th | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 4th | 3rd | 8th | 8th | 10th | 2nd | |||||
| 10 | LSG | 3rd | 3rd | 7th | ||||||||||||||
| 11 | GT | 1st | 1st | 8th | ||||||||||||||
| 12 | KTK | 8th | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | PWI | 9th | 9th | 8th | ||||||||||||||
| 14 | RPSG | 7th | 2nd | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | GL | 1st | 7th |
All Time IPL Record List
Batting Records :
- Most Runs – 8101 runs by Virat Kohli in 247 innings.
- Highest Individual Score – 175* runs by Chris Gayle off 66 balls.
- Most Hundreds – 8 hundreds by Virat Kohli ( 247 inngs).
- Most Fifties – 62 fifties by David Warner in 184 innings.
- Most Sixes – 357 sixes by Chris Gayle in 141 innings.
- Most Sixes In An Innings – 17 sixes by Chris Gayle in 2013.
- Most Runs With Boundaries In An Innings – 154 runs(17 sixes, 13 fours) by Chris Gayle in 2013.
- Highest Batting Strike-Rate(min 500 balls) – 176.4 by Travis Head in 517 balls.
- Highest Batting Average(min. 30 innings) – 45.1 by KL Rahul in 124 innings.
- Most Runs In A Season – 973 runs(16 innings) by Virat Kohli in 2016 IPL.
- Most Sixes In One IPL season – 59 sixes(14 innings) by Chris Gayle in 2012 IPL.
- Most Fours In A Season – 88 fours(17 innings) by David Warner in 2016 IPL.
Bowling Records :
- Most Wickets – 206 wickets by Yuzvendra Chahal(161 innings).
- Most 4+ -wicket hauls – 8 by Sunil Narine in 178 innings.
- Best Bowling Figures – 6/12 by Alzarri Joseph versus Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2019.
- Best Bowling Economy(min. 1000 balls) – 6.67 by Muthiah Muralidharan with 1524 balls.
- Best Bowling Strike-Rate(min. 180 balls) – 11.22 by Sohail Tanvir with 247 balls.
- Best Bowling Average (min. 1000 balls) – 19.79 by Lasith Malinga with 2827 balls.
- Most Wickets In A Season – 32 wickets, both by Harshal Patel(15 matches) & Dwayne Bravo(18 matches) in 2021 & 2018 respectively.
Team Records :
- Highest Team Total – 287/3 by Sunrisers Hyderabad versus Royal Challengers Bangalore, in 2024.
- Highest Match Aggregates – 549 in Sunrisers Hyderabad & Royal Challengers Bangalore match , 2024.
- Largest Win(by runs) – 146 runs by Mumbai Indians versus Delhi Capitals in 2017.
- Most Wins By A Team – 143 wins by Mumbai Indians out of 264 games, with a winning percentage of 54.
IPL Award List
1) IPL Orange Cap Award
The Orange Cap Award is awarded to the batsman with the most runs during a season, introduced in 2008. The player going to the top of the runs list, wears the orange cap during fielding that means multiple players can have worn it during a season & the eventual winner keeps the cap for the season.
Brendan McCullum was the first to wear Orange Cap & Shaun Marsh was the first winner of the Orange Cap Award scoring 616 runs(11 matches) in 2008.
David Warner has won 3, the most Orange Cap Awards(2015,2017,2019).
The 2023 Orange Cap Award was won by Shubman Gill(890 runs) while Virat Kohli went on winning this award in 2024 IPL, scoring 741 runs in the tournament.
2) IPL Purple Cap Award
To the top wicket taker in a season, there is the Purple Cap awarded. The cap is transferred to the bowler who leads as the wicket taker. Sohail Tanvir was the 1st to win the Purple Cap Award, claiming 22 wickets (11 mts) in IPL 2008.
Till now, there are only – Dwayne Bravo(2013,2015) & Bhuvneshwar Kumar(2016, 2017) to have won the Purple Cap Twice.
For 2023, Mohammed Shami won this award with 28 wickets while Harshal Patel received this in 2024, taking 24 wickets.
3) IPL Emerging Player Award
In 2008, this award was presented to the – Best Under-19 Player while in 2009, 2010 awarded to the – Best Under-23 Player , being called as the Under-23 Success Of The Tournament.
It was renamed as – Rising Star Of The Year in 2011, 2012 while in 2013 was called as the – Best Young Player Of The Season.
Since 2014, it has been called as the – Emerging Player Of The Year, with Mustafizur Rahman the first & only foreign player to win this award in 2016. Yashasvi Jaiswal won the 2023 Emerging Player Award and in 2024, Nitish Kumar Reddy got the award.
4) IPL Most Valuable Player Award
Until 2012 IPL season, there was the Best Player Of An IPL season received the award – IPL Player Of The Series which was changed to the IPL Most Valuable Player in the 2013 season.
This award is rated with points for – sixes, fours, dot balls, wickets, catches, stumpings. Shubman Gill won the 2023 Most Valuable Player Award & Sunil Narine makes the 2024 award his own.
5) IPL Most Sixes Award
As the name itself explains, this award is presented to the player with the most sixes in the season. The Sri Lankan legend Sanath Jayasuriya got this award for the inaugural edition by hitting 31 sixes(14 matches).
Chris Gayle has won this award 4 times as in – 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015. In 2023, Faf Du Plessis got this award for hitting 36 sixes. With 42 sixes against his name, Abhishek Sharma won this award for the 2024 season.
6) IPL Fair Play Award
The IPL Fair Play Award is given to a team which plays in the right spirit of the game & shows the sportsmanship, the best throughout the tournament.
A maximum of 10 points are awarded to each team in a single match, by the on-field umpires & the third-umpire. Delhi Capitals got the 2023 IPL Fair Play Award while Sunrisers Hyderabad got this in 2024.
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FAQs(Frequently Asked Questions)
Who is no 1 in IPL history?
Virat Kohli in respect of runs, Yuzvendra Chahal in respect of wickets & Chris Gayle in respect of sixes – are the no 1 in IPL history.
What is the highest score in IPL?
175* by Chris Gayle is the highest individual score in IPL history while 287/3 by Sunrisers Hyderabad is the highest team score in IPL history.
Who scored the fastest 100 in IPL history?
Chris Gayle(RCB) scored the fastest 100 in IPL history(30 Balls), doing so against Pune Warriors India in IPL 2013.