The 2009 Indian Premier League season, abbreviated as IPL 2 or the 2009 IPL, was the second season of the Indian Premier League, established by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2007. The tournament was hosted by South Africa and was played between 18 April and 24 May 2009. It was the second biggest cricket tournament in the world, after the Cricket World Cup, and was forecast to have an estimated television audience of more than 200 million people in India alone.England and South Africa race to host IPL
As the second season of the IPL coincided with multi-phase 2009 Indian general elections, and in the aftermath of the 3 March 2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team in Lahore, Pakistan, the Government of India refused to commit security by Indian paramilitary forces. As a result, the BCCI decided to host the second season of the league outside India.IPL will be held outside India: BCCI On 24 March 2009, the BCCI officially announced that the second season of the IPL was to be held in South Africa. Though India did not host the second season, the format of the tournament remained unchanged from the 2008 season format. The season also marked the non-participation of Pakistani players, who were eventually excluded from subsequent seasons due to the geopolitical situations caused by the November 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai, which was committed by the Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba.IPL 2023: Why aren't Pakistan players in the Indian Premier League? The Sporting News, 27 May 2023.
The IPL injected approximately US$100 million into South Africa's local economy.Rain saves South Africa: Poms may be denied IPL due to English weather In addition, the BCCI signed an 82 billion (US$1.63 billion) contract with Multi Screen Media to broadcast matches live from South Africa to India.IPL signs Rs. 8200-cr deal with MSM
The IPL was hosted successfully in South Africa and was hailed as an "extraordinary" accomplishment.IPL hailed as 'extraordinary' achievement The tournament was particularly praised for globalizing cricketExtravagant IPL changes world landscape and had set record television viewership. The tournament was won by Deccan Chargers, who beat the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the final.Smartcric IPL
Venues Durban Centurion Johannesburg Cape Town KingsmeadCapacity: 25,000 Matches: 16 SuperSport ParkCapacity: 20,000Matches: 12(Including Semifinal) New Wanderers StadiumCapacity: 34,000Matches: 8(Including Semifinal & Final) NewlandsCapacity: 25,000Matches: 8 Port Elizabeth East London Kimberley Bloemfontein St George's ParkCapacity: 19,000Matches: 7 Buffalo ParkCapacity: 15,000Matches: 3 De Beers OvalCapacity: 11,000Matches: 3 OUTsurance OvalCapacity: 20,000Matches: 2
Rules and regulations Some of the rules were changed for the 2009 edition of the IPL. The number of international players allowed in any one squad was increased from 8 to 10 although the number allowed in any playing 11 remained at 4. The IPL sanctioned franchises to spend a further US$2 million during the auction taking the total salary cap for each franchise to US$7 million for the 2009 tournament. The BCCI also negotiated with England Cricket Board (ECB) to allow English cricketers to participate in the tournament. English players were allowed to play for 21 days in between their tour to West Indies and the subsequent return tour.
At the halfway point of each innings, a seven-and-a-half-minute television timeout was now held. The change proved controversial, as critics and players felt that it broke the flow of the game, and because two-thirds of the break were devoted purely to additional advertising time. The timeout rules were revised for the 2010 season.
The format is the same as previous season. Points in the group stage were awarded as follows:
+PointsResultsPointsWin2 pointsNo result1 pointLoss0 points
If the match ends with the scores tied and there must be a winner, the tie is broken with a one over per side "Eliminator" or "Super Over": Higher number of points If equal, higher number of wins If still equal, net run rate If still equal, lower bowling strike rate If still equal, result of head-to-head meeting.
Teams and standings Points table (C) = Eventual champion; (R) = Runner-up. Winner, runner-up and best-performing semi-finalist in the group stage qualify for the 2009 Champions League Twenty20.
Match summary
League stage Times are in Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30). Subtract 3.5 hours for local time in South Africa
Playoffs
Semi-final 1
Semi-final 2
Final
Statistics and awards Most runs Player Team Runs Matthew Hayden Chennai Super Kings 12 572 65 Adam Gilchrist Deccan Chargers 16 495 85 AB de Villiers Delhi Daredevils 13 465 105* Suresh Raina Chennai Super Kings 14 434 98 Tillakaratne Dilshan Delhi Daredevils 13 418 67* The tournament's leading scorer wore an orange cap when fielding.
Full Table on ESPNcricinfo
Most wickets Player Team Matches Wickets Best bowling R.P. Singh Deccan Chargers 16 23 4/22 Anil Kumble Royal Challengers Bangalore 16 21 5/5 Ashish Nehra Delhi Daredevils 13 19 3/27 Lasith Malinga Mumbai Indians 13 18 3/11 Pragyan Ojha Deccan Chargers 15 18 3/21 The tournament's leading wicket taker wore a purple cap when fielding.
Full Table on ESPNcricinfo
Awards Player of the tournament: Adam Gilchrist - Deccan Chargers Player of the final: Anil Kumble - Royal Challengers Bangalore Under-23 success of the tournament: Rohit Sharma (333 runs, 11 wickets) - Deccan Chargers Kingfisher Fair Play Award: Kings XI Punjab
See also List of 2009 Indian Premier League personnel changes
References
External links Official website ESPNcricinfo – Indian Premier League IPL 2009 - Statistics