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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. The first season of the Indian Premier League began on 18 April 2008.Mumbai Indians is most successful lifted fifth title chennai super kings lifted third title in 2018, kolkata lifted two times,rajasthan and hyderabad lifted once

There are the eight franchises that field teams to play in the IPL:

Five other teams have played in the IPL but stopped due to cost:

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

Tournament Results

Year/Host Final
Winners Runners-up Venue
2008 - India Rajasthan Royals (RR) Chennai Super Kings (CSK) DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai
2009 - South Africa Hyderabad Deccan Chargers (HDC) Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) New Wanderer's Stadium, Johannesburg
2010 - India Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Mumbai Indians (MI) DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai
2011 - India Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
2012 - India Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Chennai Super Kings (CSK) MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
2013 - India Mumbai Indians (MI) Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Eden Gardens, Kolkata
2014 - India Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
2015 - India Mumbai Indians (MI) Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Eden Gardens, Kolkata
2016 - India Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
2017 - India Mumbai Indians (MI) Rising Pune Supergiants (RPS) Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
2018 - India Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
2019 - India Mumbai Indians (MI) Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
2020 - UAE Mumbai Indians (MI) Delhi Capitals (DC) Dubai International Stadium, Dubai

Team Performance

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

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See also

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