IPL History, Winners and Runners Complete List, IPL Winning Team Captain, Player Of The Series

In 2008, the Indian Premier League began as an ambitious project after India’s cricket team won World T-20 against Pakistan in a dramatic final. IPL has grown into one of the best Twenty-20 leagues globally over 16 years; Mumbai Indians being its most successful team with five victories and one runner-up finish. 

Chennai Super Kings also enjoyed great success during this tournament with four titles won and one second place finish. Kolkata Knight Riders only achieved victory once while Sunrisers Hyderabad, Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Titans each lifted the trophy once. Delhi Capitals, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Punjab Kings remain unbeaten throughout this period.

IPL Winners, Captain, Runners, Player of the Series, List

Year Winner Captain Runner Up Player of the Series
2023
Chennai Super Kings
MS Dhoni
Gujarat Titans
Shubman Gill
2022
Gujarat Titans
Hardik Pandya
Rajasthan Royals
Jos Buttler
2021
Chennai Super Kings
MS Dhoni
Kolkata Knight Riders
Harshal Patel
2020
Mumbai Indians
Rohit Sharma
Delhi Capitals
Jofra Archer
2019
Mumbai Indians
Rohit Sharma
Chennai Super Kings
Andre Russell
2018
Chennai Super Kings
MS Dhoni
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Sunil Narine
2017
Mumbai Indians
Rohit Sharma
Rising Pune Supergiants
Ben Stokes
2016
Sunrisers Hyderabad
David Warner
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Virat Kohli
2015
Mumbai Indians
Rohit Sharma
Chennai Super Kings
Andre Russell
2014
Kolkata Knight Riders
Gautam Gambhir
Kings XI Punjab
Glenn Maxwell
2013
Mumbai Indians
Rohit Sharma
Chennai Super Kings
Shane Watson
2012
Kolkata Knight Riders
Gautam Gambhir
Chennai Super Kings
Sunil Narine
2011
Chennai Super Kings
MS Dhoni
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Chris Gayle
2010
Chennai Super Kings
MS Dhoni
Mumbai Indians
Sachin Tendulkar
2009
Deccan Chargers
Adam Gilchrist
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Adam Gilchrist
2008
Rajasthan Royals
Shane Warne
Chennai Super Kings
Shane Watson

Most IPL Winner

Winner Team Times Year
Chennai Super Kings
5 Times
2023, 2021, 2018, 2011, 2010
Mumbai Indians
5 Times
2020, 2019, 2017, 2015, 2013
Kolkata Knight Riders
2 Times
2014, 2012
Sunrisers Hyderabad
1 Time
2016
Deccan Chargers
1 Time
2009
Rajasthan Royals
1 Time
2008

IPL 2023 Winner: Chennai Super Kings

IPL 2023 Winner Chennai Super Kings
IPL 2023 Winner Chennai Super Kings

After two thrilling months in the Indian Premier League has come to its conclusion in a dramatic final game between Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans. Both teams finished on top of the table in terms of points and appeared to be destined to make it to the finals due to their solid teams and strong leadership.

Hardik Pandya commanded the Gujarat Titans and was able to lead the team to their first IPL victory in 2022. Legendary living MS Dhoni again helmed the captaincy of Chennai Super Kings and managed to secure the final position for the record-breaking 10th time.

IPL 2023’s final match occurred in the match between Gujarat Titans (GT) vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) beat Gujarat Titans (GT) by five wickets. In this year’s edition, Bhubman Gill became the orange cap holder as well as the player of the tournament. He recorded 890 runs in 17 games. Mohammed Shami is the purple cap holder who has 28 wickets.

IPL 2022 Winner: Gujarat Titans

IPL 2022 Winner Gujarat Titans
IPL 2022 Winner Gujarat Titans

The Tata IPL 2022 final game took place in the final match between Gujarat Titans (GT) vs Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Gujarat Titans won the IPL 2022 final match by seven wickets. Yuzvendra Chahal was named the top taker for wickets during Tata IPL 2022. Jos Buttler was named the top runs scored in the Tata IPL 2022. Jos Buttler scored 863 runs over 17 matches, which included 4 hundred and 4 fifties. Jos Buttler also took home the most valuable player award this season. 

In IPL 2022 the teams that will play in the playoffs include Gujarat Titans, Lucknow super Giants, Rajasthan Royals, and Royal challengers Bangalore. Gujarat Titans (GT) captained by Hardik Pandya is top of the IPL 2022 table of points with 20 points and is the first team to qualify for the playoffs. They’ve played 14 matches and won 10 of them. This has led them to be the first team in 2022 to make it into the playoffs.

IPL 2021 Winner: Chennai Super Kings

IPL 2021 Winner Chennai Super Kings
IPL 2021 Winner Chennai Super Kings

Chennai Super Kings became the IPL 2021 Winner. The final match of the IPL 2021 was played between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on and CSK took the win in 27-runs. The final game was held by Dubai with CSK (192/3) defeated KKR (165/9) with 27 runs. In winning IPL 2021 Chennai Super Kings lift their fourth IPL title. Harshal Patel of Royal Challengers Bangalore became the purple cap holder for the current IPl by taking 32 wickets. Ruturaj Gaikwad now is one of the youngest players to take home the IPL orange cup.

IPL 2020 Winner: Mumbai Indians

IPL 2020 Winner Mumbai Indians
IPL 2020 Winner Mumbai Indians

This is the second occasion that Mumbai Indians won the IPL title and 5th overall. The final game was played in the IPL final between Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals. MI took the victory by five wickets. MI also took home the Paytm Fairplay Award this year.

IPL Winner 2019: Mumbai Indians

IPL Winner 2019 Mumbai Indians
IPL Winner 2019 Mumbai Indians

The final match of IPL 2019 again saw the rivalry of titans. Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings played again during the semi-finals. The final came down to the final bowl. Shardul Thakur, who was hoping for at least one hit in the super over was unable to take on Malinga’s off-cutter. So, Mumbai Indians became the champions for the record fourth time. This means that Mumbai Indians became the most successful team in IPL history. They also took home the fourth IPL championships.

IPL Winner 2018: Chennai Super Kings

IPL Winner 2018 Chennai Super Kings
IPL Winner 2018 Chennai Super Kings

Chennai Super Kings became the second team to have won more than two awards in the IPL. The veterans Ambati Rayadu, as well as Shane Watson, were the backbones of the batting team. Dhoni was, as always the most successful finisher in the majority of games. CSK’s bowling team was fortunate to have input by MS Dhoni, the captain and Dwanye Bravo, who commanded the bowling attack of CSK.

IPL Winner 2017: Mumbai Indians

IPL Winner 2017 Mumbai Indians
IPL Winner 2017 Mumbai Indians

Mumbai Indians became the 1st team in IPL history to have won the title more than twice. The first victory came in 2013, the second was in the year 2015. The margin of victory for Mumbai Indians against the Rising Pune Supergiants in the final was only one run. Rohit Sharma, who was the captain of the Mumbai Indians, was exceptional.

IPL Winner 2016: Sunrisers Hyderabad

IPL Winner 2016 Sunrisers Hyderabad
IPL Winner 2016 Sunrisers Hyderabad

The Sunrisers Hyderabad team managed to beat the Royal Challengers Bangalore team in the final Royal Challengers Bangalore by just 8 runs. David Warner masterfully crafted the team’s season as captain. However, the season was mostly about the Virat Kohli and Ab de Villiers partnership that was present in nearly every RCB games. Virat was able to score seven half-centuries and 4 centuries in the 16 innings he played! There is no doubt about who was the winner of the orange cap for the entire season.

IPL Winner 2015: Mumbai Indians

IPL Winner 2015 Mumbai Indians
IPL Winner 2015 Mumbai Indians

Mumbai Indians became the third team following CSK as well as KKR to take home the trophy multiple times. The shrewd balanced that was the hallmark of Mumbai Indians allowed them to win the title. Simmons, Rohit Sharma, Ambati Rayadu, and Kieron Pollard were the batsmen of the team. The bowling team was headed by Slinga Malinga. Lasith Malinga took 24 wickets during the tournament, but he didn’t receive his purple cap. Dwayne Bravo jumped ahead of him and took two more wickets.

IPL Winner 2014: Kolkata Knight Riders

IPL Winner 2014 Kolkata Knight Riders
IPL Winner 2014 Kolkata Knight Riders

Kolkata Knight Riders become the second team to have won the IPL trophy multiple times. In the event that Manvinder Bisla was hero of last year’s final tournament, the 2013 edition is Manish Pandey’s heroics that allowed KKR to a record number of 199. Pandey hit a stunning 94 runs from 50. Robin Uthappa from KKR won the orange cap after scoring 660 runs in just 16 innings.

IPL Winner 2013: Mumbai Indians

IPL Winner 2013 Mumbai Indians
IPL Winner 2013 Mumbai Indians

The hitman Rohit Sharma was the one who led Mumbai Indians to their first win in the IPL. MI won by beating Chennai Super Kings in the final of the 2013 IPL. The team was very well balanced throughout the entire tournament. The players like Kieron Pollard Lasith Malinga, and Mitchell Johnson were the most consistent members of the squad’s playing XI.

IPL Winner 2012: Kolkata Knight Riders

IPL Winner 2012 Kolkata Knight Riders
IPL Winner 2012 Kolkata Knight Riders

Kolkata Knight Riders defeated the champions of the tournament, Chennai Super Kings in the final. With KKR batsman faced with the daunting task of trying to chase an average of 190 in the final, Bisla took the burden of chasing himself, and responded by slaying an innings of 89 off 48 balls. CSK’s run celebration with Suresh Raina’s 73 runs from 38 didn’t stop the Knights from taking the trophy from the Knights.

IPL Winner 2011: Chennai Super Kings

IPL Winner 2011 Chennai Super Kings
IPL Winner 2011 Chennai Super Kings

Channai Super Kings become the first team from the IPL to have two consecutive finals in the history of the tournament. They were able to claim the title against the leading batting team in the competition RCB. CSK’s batting team was lit with its presence by Mr. Cricket Michael Hussey, who played an important role during the entire tournament. Hussey along with Murali Vijay’s 159-run opening partnership against Royal Challengers Bangalore was the principal reason for CSK winning the title.

IPL Winner 2010: Chennai Super Kings

IPL Winner 2010 Chennai Super Kings
IPL Winner 2010 Chennai Super Kings

MS Dhoni finally won the trophy, after missing the trophy in the initial edition. The players like Suresh Raina Mathew Hayden Albie Morkel Muralitharan as well as Dhoni himself were strong candidates for the title immediately from the beginning of the event. Suresh Raina performed admirably in the batting department throughout the tournament and was the core of the team’s line-up of batsmen. It was his score that was 57-not out of 35 that lit the road to glory in the final match against Sachin Tendulkar’s Mumbai Indians.

IPL Winner 2009: Deccan Chargers

IPL Winner 2009 Deccan Chargers
IPL Winner 2009 Deccan Chargers

The Chargers headed by Adam Gilchrist won the second edition of the Indian Premier League. The team boasted some impressive batsmen including Herschelle Gibbs Andrew Symonds, young Rohit Sharma. Pragyan Ojha played an extremely significant part in the team’s success through his left-arm spin, taking 18 wickets during the tournament. Adam Gilchrist notched up a total of 495 runs over 16 games and was 2nd on the top run-scorers of the tournament, after Mathew Hayden.

IPL Winner 2008: Rajasthan Royals

IPL Winner 2008 Rajasthan Royals
IPL Winner 2008 Rajasthan Royals

Shane Warne led Rajasthan Royals to victory in the very first version of the Indian Premier League. A well-balanced, well-balanced team that included skilled batsmen such as Shane Watson and Graeme Smith an explosive batsman in the form of Yusuf Pathan in the middle order, and a deceiving bowler such as Sohail Tanvir formed the core for the Rajasthan Royals in the first edition. 

In the final, however, game against The Chennai Super Kings, Yusuf Pathan had the game of his career, making his contributions to both the bowling as well as the batsman department. Yusuf first took three crucial wickets, with the run rate being lower than bowl. He then struck a lightning-fast 56 from 39.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the full form IPL?

IPL stands for Indian Premier League.

Who is the winner of first season of IPL?

The winner of the first IPL was Rajasthan Royals.

Who has the most wins in a single IPL season?

1. Rajasthan Royals 11/14

2. Kings XI Punjab 11/14

3. Mumbai Indians 10/14

Who has won the most IPL titles?

Mumbai Indians, the team which has won the most IPL titles 5.

CSK has won 4 titles.

KKR has won 2 titles.

Which team is maximum time runner up in IPL?

Chennai Super Kings is the 5 time runner-up in IPL.

Who is the winner of IPL 2022?

Gujarat Titans (GT)

First IPL winner captain?

Shane Warne in 2008.

Who is the winner of IPL 2021?

Chennai Super Kings.

Who is the winner of IPL 2020?

Mumbai Indians.

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