The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a domestic, annual Twenty20 cricket tournament played in India since 2008. It is organized by the IPL Governing Council, under the aegis of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). It is the most watched Twenty20 tournament, and the second-best-paying sporting league globally.
, the IPL consists of ten teams representing ten cities across India. Overall fifteen teams have played across the past seasons of the tournament, with five becoming defunct later. Eight franchises took part in the inaugural edition in 2008. Ahead of the 2011 season, Kochi Tuskers and Pune Warriors joined the league. Kochi Tuskers was terminated after a single season by the BCCI for contractual breach. After the 2012 season, Deccan Chargers ceased to exist and was replaced by Sunrisers Hyderabad for the next season. After the 2013 season, Pune Warriors India exited the IPL after it had a franchise valuation disagreement with the BCCI. Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals were suspended for two seasons in 2016 and 2017 following a betting case, and was replaced by two new teams– Gujarat Lions and Rising Pune Supergiants for the two seasons. The suspended franchises returned to compete in the 2018 season. Ahead of the 2022 season, two new teams–Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants were added to the competition.
, there have been nineteen seasons of the tournament. The inaugural IPL season was won by Rajasthan Royals. Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians are the most successful franchises with five titles each. Kolkata Knight Riders have won three titles. Royal Challengers Bengaluru have won two titles, while Gujarat Titans, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Rajasthan Royals, Deccan Chargers have won one title each.
Up until the 2021 season, an IPL tournament involved each team playing every other team twice in a home-and-away, double round-robin format. Since 2022, the ten teams are divided into two groups of five teams as determined by a random draw. Each team plays two matches against the other four teams in their group and a randomly chosen team from the other group, while playing a single match against the other four teams. Basis the points accumulated in the group stage, the top four teams qualify for the playoffs. In the playoffs, the top two teams from the group stage compete with each other in the first qualifier and the winner qualifies directly for the final. The loser of the qualifier competes with the winner of an eliminator match between the third and fourth placed teams, to determine the other finalist. The team that wins the final is crowned the champion.
Season results Season Final Teams Matches Player of the tournament Winner Winning margin Runner-up Venue 2008Rajasthan Royals 164/7 (20 overs)3 wicketsChennai Super Kings163/5 (20 overs)DY Patil Stadium 859 Shane Watson 2009Deccan Chargers143/6 (20 overs)6 runsRoyal Challengers Bangalore137/9 (20 overs)Wanderers Stadium Adam Gilchrist 2010Chennai Super Kings168/5 (20 overs)22 runsMumbai Indians146/9 (20 overs)DY Patil Stadium60 Sachin Tendulkar 2011Chennai Super Kings (2)205/5 (20 overs)58 runsRoyal Challengers Bangalore147/8 (20 overs)M. A. Chidambaram Stadium1074 Chris Gayle 2012Kolkata Knight Riders192/5 (19.4 overs)5 wicketsChennai Super Kings190/3 (20 overs)976 Sunil Narine 2013Mumbai Indians148/9 (20 overs)23 runsChennai Super Kings125/9 (20 overs)Eden Gardens Shane Watson 2014Kolkata Knight Riders (2)200/7 (19.3 overs)3 wicketsPunjab Kings199/4 (20 overs)M. Chinnaswamy Stadium860 Glenn Maxwell 2015Mumbai Indians (2)202/5 (20 overs)41 runsChennai Super Kings161/8 (20 overs)Eden Gardens Andre Russell 2016Sunrisers Hyderabad208/7 (20 overs)8 runsRoyal Challengers Bangalore200/7 (20 overs)M. Chinnaswamy Stadium Virat Kohli 2017Mumbai Indians (3)129/8 (20 overs)1 runRising Pune Supergiant128/6 (20 overs)Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium Ben Stokes 2018Chennai Super Kings (3)181/2 (18.3 overs)8 wicketsSunrisers Hyderabad178/6 (20.0 overs)Wankhede Stadium Sunil Narine 2019Mumbai Indians (4)149/8 (20 overs)1 runChennai Super Kings148/7 (20 overs)Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium Andre Russell 2020Mumbai Indians (5)157/5 (18.4 overs)5 wicketsDelhi Capitals156/7 (20 overs)Dubai International Cricket Stadium Jofra Archer 2021Chennai Super Kings (4)192/3 (20 overs)27 runsKolkata Knight Riders165/9 (20 overs) Harshal Patel 2022Gujarat Titans133/3 (18.1 overs)7 wicketsRajasthan Royals130/9 (20 overs)Narendra Modi Stadium1074 Jos Buttler 2023Chennai Super Kings (5)171/5 (15 overs)5 wicketsDLSGujarat Titans214/4 (20 overs) Shubman Gill 2024Kolkata Knight Riders (3)114/2 (10.3 overs)8 wicketsSunrisers Hyderabad113 (18.3 overs)M. A. Chidambaram Stadium Sunil Narine 2025Royal Challengers Bengaluru 190/9 (20 overs)6 runsPunjab Kings184/7 (20 overs)Narendra Modi Stadium Suryakumar Yadav2026Royal Challengers Bengaluru (2) 161/5 (18 overs)5 wicketsGujarat Titans154/8 (20 overs) Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
Team results Season2008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Teams8109810Chennai Super Kings2ndSF1st1st2nd2nd3rd2ndSuspended1st 2nd7th1st 9th1st5th10th8th Delhi Daredevils / Delhi CapitalsSFSF5th10th3rd9th8th7th6th6th8th 3rd 2nd3rd5th5th9th5th6thKolkata Knight Riders6th8th6th4th1st7th1st5th4th3rd3rd 5th 5th2nd 7th7th1st8th7thMumbai Indians 5th7th2nd3rd4th1st4th1st5th1st5th1st1st5th10th3rd10th3rd9thKings XI Punjab / Punjab Kings SF5th8th5th6th6th2nd 8th8th5th7th 6th6th6th6th8th9th2nd5thRajasthan Royals1st6th7th6th7th3rd5th4thSuspended4th7th8th7th2nd5th3rd9th3rdRoyal Challengers Bangalore7th2nd3rd2nd5th5th7th3rd2nd8th6th8th4th4th3rd6th 4th1st1stSunrisers HyderabadTeam did not exist4th6th6th1st4th2nd4th3rd8th 8th 10th 2nd6th4thGujarat TitansTeam did not exist1st2nd8th4th2ndLucknow Super GiantsTeam did not exist4th 4th7th7th10thDeccan Chargers8th1st4th7th8thTeam defunctGujarat LionsTeam did not exist3rd7thTeam defunctKochi Tuskers KeralaTeam did not exist8thTeam defunctPune Warriors IndiaTeam did not exist9th9th8thTeam defunctRising Pune SupergiantTeam did not exist7th2ndTeam defunctSource: Indian Premier LeagueIPL seasons:
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+Team statisticsTeamBest resultTitlesSeasonsFirst appearanceLatest appearancePlayoff appearancesChennai Super Kings Champions(2010, 2011, 2018, 2021, 2023)5172008202612Mumbai Indians Champions(2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020)5192008202611Kolkata Knight Riders Champions(2012, 2014, 2024)319200820268Royal Challengers Bangalore Champions(2025, 2026)2192008202611Rajasthan Royals Champions(2008)117200820268Sunrisers Hyderabad Champions(2016)114201320268Gujarat Titans Champions(2022)15202220264Deccan ChargersChampions(2009)15200820122Punjab Kings Runners-up(2014, 2025)019200820263Delhi Capitals Runners-up(2020)019200820266Rising Pune Supergiant Runners-up(2017)02201620171Gujarat Lions3rd(2016)03201620261Lucknow Super Giants4th(2022, 2023)05202220262Kochi Tuskers Kerala 8th(2011)01201120110Pune Warriors India8th(2013)03201120130 Team defunct
See also List of Indian Premier League records and statistics List of Indian Premier League captains List of Indian Premier League centuries List of Indian Premier League five-wicket hauls
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