Indian Premier League

The Indian Premier League is a Twenty20 cricket tournament in India. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) began the tournament after a dispute with the Indian Cricket League, which was then abolished by BCCI. The first season of the Indian Premier League began on 18 April 2008. It is the most popular league in cricket in the world as it is called as "India's cricket festival is IPL".

Teams

Defunct Teams

Deccan Chargers (DCH)
Kochi Tuskers Kerala (KTK)
Pune Warriors India (PWI)
Rising Pune Supergiants (RPS)
Gujarat Lions (GL)

Tournament results

2008 - Rajasthan Royals defeated Chennai Super Kings in the finals marking the end of the first ever IPL in history and it was Rajasthan Royals's only ever victory in IPL history.

2009 - Deccan Chargers beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the finals.

2010 - Chennai Super Kings beat Mumbai Indians in the finals by 22 runs, Chennai Super Kings's first ever victory in IPL, marking Chennai Super Kings's second appearance in finals.

2011 - Chennai Super Kings beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the finals, marking a consecutive victory for the team.

2012 - Kolkata Knight Riders beat Chennai Super Kings by 5 wickets, the first ever victory for Kolkata Knight Riders and the third consecutive appearance in finals for Chennai Super Kings.

2013 - Mumbai Indians beat Chennai Super Kings by 23 runs, thus marking Mumbai Indians's first victory in IPL, and Chennai Super Kings's 4th consecutive appearance in the finals.

2014 - Kolkata Knight Riders beat Kings XI Punjab by 3 wickets and this broke Chennai Super Kings's streak in the finals.

2015 - Mumbai Indians beat Chennai Super Kings by 41 runs and won their second title and CSK's 5th ever appearance in IPL finals and both teams meet in finals for the second time.

2016 - Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 8 runs. Marking Sunrisers Hyderabad's first ever IPL victory and appearance in finals.

2017 - Mumbai Indians beat Rising Pune Supergiants by 1 run in the finals, winning their 3rd ever IPL title and making them the team with most IPL titles.

2018 - Chennai Super Kings beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets in the finals, claiming their 3rd ever IPL title and tying with Mumbai Indians.

2019 - Mumbai Indians beat Chennai Super Kings by 1 run, winning their 4th title in IPL, and 2nd time that they win the finals by 1 run.

2020 - Mumbai Indians take a consecutive victory by defeating Dehli Capitals by 5 wickets, claiming their 5th title.

2021 - Chennai Super Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 27 runs, claiming their 4th IPL title.

2022 - Gujarat Titans beat Rajasthan Royals by 7 wickets, Rajasthan Royals makes it to the finals after 14 years and lose it, and Gujarat Titans wins on their debuting year.

2023 - Chennai Super Kings beat Gujarat Titans by 5 wickets, winning their 5th title in IPL and Gujarat Titans's 2nd consecutive time in the finals.

2024 - Kolkata Knight Riders beat Sunrisers Hyerabad by 8 wickets, winning their 3rd ever IPL title.

2025 - Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeated Kings XI Punjab in the finals, hence they won the 2025 IPL for the first ever time, sparking a historical and heartwarming moment for the team.

2026 - Royal Chalkengers Bengaluru defeated Gujarat Titans by 5 wickets winning their second consecutive title and being the third team to win back-to-back IPL titles.

Performance by teams

Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians have each won five titles, the most in the tournament. Kolkata Knight Riders have won three titles, Royal Challengers Bengaluru have won two titles, while Rajasthan Royals, Deccan Chargers, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Titans have each won a single title. The reigning champions are the Royal Challengers Bengaluru, who defeated the Gujarat Titans by 5 wickets in the 2026 IPL final to obtain their second consecutive title.

	Winners	Runners up	Playoffs	Seasons
Chennai Super Kings	5 (2010, 2011, 2018, 2021, 2023)	5 (2008, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2019)	12	17
Mumbai Indians	5 (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020)	1 (2010)	11	19
Kolkata Knight Riders	3 (2012, 2014, 2024)	1 (2021)	8	19
Royal Challengers Bengaluru	2 (2025, 2026)	3 (2009, 2011, 2016)	11	19
Sunrisers Hyderabad	1 (2016)	2 (2018, 2024)	8	14
Gujarat Titans	1 (2022)	2 (2023, 2026)	4	5
Rajasthan Royals	1 (2008)	1 (2022)	7	17
Deccan Chargers ^†	1 (2009)		2	5
Kings XI Punjab		2 (2014, 2025)	3	19
Delhi Capitals		1 (2020)	6	19
Rising Pune Supergiant ^†		1 (2017)	1	2
Lucknow Super Giants			2	5
Gujarat Lions ^†			1	2
Pune Warriors India ^†			–	3
Kochi Tuskers Kerala ^†			–	1

^† Team now defunct

Seasons

Team		2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
	Chennai Super Kings	RU	SF	C	C	RU	RU	3rd	RU	Suspended		C	RU	7th	C	9th	C	5th	10th	8th
	Delhi Capitals	SF	SF	5th	10th	3rd	9th	8th	7th	6th	6th	8th	3rd	RU	3rd	5th	9th	6th	5th	6th
	Gujarat Titans	–														C	RU	8th	4th	RU
	Kolkata Knight Riders	6th	8th	7th	4th	C	7th	C	5th	4th	3rd	3rd	5th	5th	RU	7th	7th	C	8th	7th
	Lucknow Super Giants	–														4th	4th	7th	7th	10th
	Mumbai Indians	5th	7th	RU	3rd	4th	C	4th	C	5th	C	5th	C	C	5th	10th	3rd	10th	3rd	9th
	Kings XI Punjab	SF	5th	8th	5th	6th	6th	RU	8th	8th	5th	7th	6th	6th	6th	6th	8th	9th	RU	5th
	Rajasthan Royals	C	6th	7th	6th	7th	3rd	5th	4th	Suspended		4th	7th	8th	7th	RU	5th	3rd	9th	3rd
	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	7th	RU	3rd	RU	5th	5th	7th	3rd	RU	8th	6th	8th	4th	4th	3rd	6th	4th	C	C
	Sunrisers Hyderabad	–					4th	6th	6th	C	4th	RU	4th	3rd	8th	8th	10th	RU	6th	4th
Defunct Teams
	Deccan Chargers	8th	C	4th	7th	8th	–
	Kochi Tuskers Kerala	–			8th	–
	Pune Warriors India	–			9th	9th	8th	–
	Gujarat Lions	–								3rd	7th	–
	Rising Pune Supergiants	–								7th	RU	–

Active teams are listed alphabetically. Defunct teams are listed by when they entered to the league, then alphabetically.

Champions
Runners up
Team won the 3rd place playoff; only took place in 2010
Team qualified for the playoffs or semi-final

Positions each season


Team	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Mumbai Indians (MI)	5th	7th	2nd	3rd	4th	1st	4th	1st	5th	1st	5th	1st	1st	5th	10th	4th
Delhi Capitals (DC)	4th	3rd	5th	10th	3rd	9th	8th	7th	6th	6th	8th	3rd	2nd	3rd	5th	9th
Kings XI Punjab (KXIP)	3rd	5th	8th	5th	6th	6th	2nd	8th	8th	5th	7th	6th	6th	6th	6th	8th
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)	6th	8th	6th	4th	1st	7th	1st	5th	4th	3rd	3rd	5th	5th	2nd	7th	7th
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)	7th	2nd	4th	2nd	5th	5th	7th	3rd	2nd	8th	6th	8th	4th	4th	4th	6th
Deccan Chargers Hyderabad (DCH)	8th	1st	3rd	7th	8th	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	4th	6th	6th	1st	4th	2nd	4th	3rd	8th	8th	10th
Chennai Super Kings (CSK)	2nd	4th	1st	1st	2nd	2nd	3rd	2nd	NA	NA	1st	2nd	7th	1st	9th	1st
Rajasthan Royals (RR)	1st	6th	7th	6th	7th	3rd	5th	4th	NA	NA	4th	7th	8th	7th	2nd	5th
Gujarat Lions (GL)	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	3rd	7th	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Rising Pune Supergiants (RPS)	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	7th	2nd	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Pune Warriors India (PWI)	NA	NA	NA	9th	9th	8th	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Kochi Tuskers Kerala (KTK)	NA	NA	NA	8th	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA

Champions
Runners up
Team won the 3rd place playoff; only took place in 2010
Team qualified for the playoffs or semi-final

All time standings

Teams are ordered by best result, then by winning percentage, then alphabetically:

Team	Appearances			Best result	Statistics
Team	Total	First	Latest	Best result	Played	Won	Lost	Tied+W	Tied+L	NR	Win%
Chennai Super Kings	17	2008	2026	Champions (2010, 2011, 2018, 2021, 2023)	267	148	116	0	1	2	55.84
Mumbai Indians	19	2008		Champions (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020)	291	155	132	2	2	0	53.95
Kolkata Knight Riders	19	2008		Champions (2012, 2014, 2024)	279	140	131	2	3	3	51.44
Royal Challengers Bengaluru	19	2008		Champions (2025, 2026)	287	143	137	2	1	4	51.23
Gujarat Titans	5	2022		Champions (2022)	77	47	30	0	0	0	61.03
Rajasthan Royals	17	2008		Champions (2008)	252	123	122	2	2	3	50.20
Sunrisers Hyderabad	14	2013		Champions (2016)	211	102	104	1	3	1	49.04
Kings XI Punjab	19	2008		Runners-up (2014, 2025)	277	126	145	3	1	2	46.90
Delhi Capitals	19	2008		Runners-up (2020)	280	125	147	4	1	3	46.57
Lucknow Super Giants	5	2022		Eliminator (2022, 2023)	72	34	36	0	1	1	47.88
Deccan Chargers	5	2008	2012	Champions (2009)	75	29	46	0	0	0	38.66
Rising Pune Supergiants	2	2016	2017	Runners-up (2017)	30	15	15	0	0	0	50.00
Gujarat Lions	2	2016	2017	Qualifier 2 (2016)	30	13	16	0	1	0	43.33
Kochi Tuskers Kerala	1	2011	2011	Group Stage (2011)	14	6	8	0	0	0	42.85
Pune Warriors India	3	2011	2013	Group Stage (2011, 2012, 2013)	46	12	33	0	0	1	26.08

Team now defunct
Source: ESPNCricinfo (Last updated: 31 May 2026)

Notes:

Tie+W and Tie+L indicates matches tied and then won or lost by super over.
The result percentage excludes no results and counts ties (irrespective of a tiebreaker) as half a win.

Records and statistics

As of 31 May 2026

Batting records
Most runs	Virat Kohli (RCB)	9,336
Most fours	Virat Kohli (RCB)	844
Most sixes	Chris Gayle (KKR/KXIP/RCB)	357
Most centuries	Virat Kohli (RCB)	9
Most half-centuries		68
Most runs in a season		973 (2016)
Best strike rate	Tim David (MI/RCB)	177.07
Highest score	Chris Gayle (RCB)	175* vs Pune Warriors India (23 April 2013)
Highest partnership	Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers (RCB)	229 vs Gujarat Lions (14 May 2016)
Bowling records
Most wickets	Yuzvendra Chahal (KXIP/MI/RCB/RR)	233
Best bowling figures	Alzarri Joseph (MI)	6/12 vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (6 April 2019)
Most wickets in a season	Harshal Patel (RCB)	32 (2021)
Most wickets in a season	Dwayne Bravo (CSK)	32 (2013)
Fielding records
Most dismissals as a wicket-keeper	MS Dhoni (CSK/RPS)	201
Most catches as a fielder	Virat Kohli (RCB)	126
Team records
Highest total	Sunrisers Hyderabad	287/3 (20) vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (15 April 2024)
Lowest total	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	49 (9.4) vs Kolkata Knight Riders (23 April 2017)

Source

Most appearances

As of 22 May 2026

Rank	Player	Team	Years active	Matches	Runs	Wickets
1	Virat Kohli	RCB	2008–present	283	9,336	4
2	Rohit Sharma	DCH, MI		280	7,329	15
3	MS Dhoni	CSK, RPS		278	5,439	–
4	Ravindra Jadeja	CSK, GL, KTK, RR		264	3,450	178
5	Dinesh Karthik	DC, GL, KKR, KXIP, MI, RCB	2008–2024	257	4,842	–
6	Shikhar Dhawan	DC, DCH, MI, KXIP, SRH	2008–2024	222	6,769	4
7	Ravichandran Ashwin	CSK, DC, KXIP, RR, RPS	2009–2025	221	833	187
8	Ajinkya Rahane	CSK, DC, KKR, MI, RPS, RR	2008–present	211	5,304	1
9	Suresh Raina	CSK, GL	2008–2021	205	5,528	25
10	Robin Uthappa	CSK, KKR, PWI, RR, RCB	2008–2022	205	4,952	–

Source: ESPNcricinfo.
Currently active IPL players appear in boldface.

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