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Some Salient Statistical highlights of IPL Match No 12 of 2025

Some Salient Statistical highlights of IPL Match No 12 of 2025

Kolkata was dismissed all out for 116 In this game to provide the 182nd occasion of a team dismissed all out in an innings in the Indian Premier League.  It also provides the 68th occasion of a team dismissed all out while batting first in the Indian Premier League.  It also provides the 21st occasion of Kolkata dismissed all out in an innings in the Indian Premier League.

Ashwani Kumar returned with figures of four for 24 in this game to provide the 226th occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in an innings in the Indian Premier League. It also provides the 190th occasion of a bowler capturing four wickets in an innings in the Indian Premier League. It also provides the 30th occasion of a Mumbai bowler capturing four or more wickets in an innings in the Indian Premier League.

Ashwani Kumar returned with figures of four for 24 in this game to provide the sixth occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in an innings on debut in the Indian Premier League.

NoPlayerW-RTeamOppositionGroundDate
1AS Joseph6-12MumbaiSunrisersHyderabad06.04.19
2AJ Tye5-17LionsRis PuneRajkot-K14.04.17
3Shoaib Akhtar4-11KolkataDelhiKolkata13.05.08
4K Cooper4-26RajasthanPunjabJaipur06.04.12
5D Wiese4-33BangaloreMumbaiBangalore19.04.15
6Ashwani Kumar4-24MumbaiKolkataWankhede31.03.25

Ashwani Kumar returned with figures of four for 24 in this game to provide the second occasion of a Mumbai bowler capturing four or more wickets in an innings on debut in the Indian Premier League.

NoPlayerW-RTeamOppositionGroundDate
1AS Joseph6-12MumbaiSunrisersHyderabad06.04.19
2Ashwani Kumar4-24MumbaiKolkataWankhede31.03.25

Ashwani Kumar wrote himself into the record books as the tenth bowler in the history of Indian Premier League to capture a wicket of the first ball he bowled. He claimed the wicket of Kolkata captain AM Rahane caught by Tilak Verma for 11

RD Rickleton scored 62 not out in this game to provide the 276th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the Indian Premier League. It also provides the 137th occasion of a wicket keeper opening batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the Indian Premier League.

RD Rickleton scored 62 not out in this game to provide the 32nd occasion of a Kolkata wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the Indian Premier League. It also provides the 25th occasion of a Kolkata wicket keeper opening batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the Indian Premier League.

Mumbai won this game by eight wickets to provide the occasion of a team winning a game by exact eight wickets in the Indian Premier League. It also provides the tenth occasion of Mumbai winning a game by exact eight wickets in the Indian Premier League. It also provides Mumbai’s second win by exact eight wickets against Kolkata, the first being its win at Abu Dhabi on 16.10.2020

Some Salient Statistical highlights of IPL Match No 11 of 2025

Some Salient Statistical highlights of IPL Match No 11 of 2025

Kumar Karthikeya of Rajasthan was dismissed run out for one of the first delivery he faced in this game to provide the 51st occasion of a batsman dismissed run out for one of the first delivery in an innings in the Indian Premier League.

PW Hasaranga of Rajasthan captured four for 35 in this game to provide the 225th occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in an innings in the Indian Premier League. It also provides the 21st occasion of a Rajasthan bowler capturing four or more wickets in an innings in the Indian Premier League

PW Hasaranga of Rajasthan captured four for 35 in this game to provide the 189th occasion of a bowler capturing four wickets in an innings in the Indian Premier League. It also provides the 16th occasion of a Rajasthan bowler capturing four wickets in an innings in the Indian Premier League

RD Gaikwad scored 63 in this game to provide the 376th occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in an innings in the Indian Premier League. It also provides the 28th occasion of a Chennai captain scoring a fifty in an innings in the Indian Premier League.

RD Gaikwad’s 63 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 147th occasion of a captain’s fifty in an innings going in vain in the Indian Premier League. It also provides the ninth occasion of a Chennai captain’s a fifty in an innings in a losing cause in the Indian Premier League.

Chennai lost this game to provide its 100th loss in the Indian Premier League excluding the lost tied matches.  Chennai became the seventh team to lose 100 plus matches in the Indian Premier League excluding the lost tied matches

Some Salient Statistical highlights of IPL Match No 10 of 2025

Some Salient Statistical highlights of IPL Match No 10 of 2025

Sunrisers were dismissed for 163 in this game to provide the 181st occasion of a team dismissed all out in an innings in the Indian Premier League. It also provides the 67th occasion of a team dismissed all out while batting first in the Indian Premier League. It also provides the 14th occasion of Sunrisers dismissed all out in an innings in the Indian Premier League.

MA Starc of Delhi captured five for 35 in this game to provide the 219th occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in an innings in the Indian Premier League.  It also provides the 22nd occasion of a Delhi bowler capturing four or more wickets in an innings in the Indian Premier League. It also provides the 23rd occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in an innings against Sunrisers in the Indian Premier League

It also provides the second occasion of a Delhi bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings in the Indian Premier League. Prior to this A Mishra had captured five for 17 against Deccan Chargers at Delhi on 15.05.08

MA Starc of Delhi captured five for 35 in this game to provide the 98th occasion of an overseas bowler capturing four or more wickets in an innings in the Indian Premier League.  It also provides the twelfth occasion of a Delhi overseas bowler capturing four or more wickets in an innings in the Indian Premier League. It also provides the first occasion of an Delhi overseas bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings in the Indian Premier League

MA Starc of Delhi captured five for 35 in this game to provide the 36th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings in the Indian Premier League. It also provides the 33rd occasion of a bowler capturing exact five wickets in an innings in the Indian Premier League.

It also provides the 13th occasion of an overseas bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings in the Indian Premier League. It also provides the tenth occasion of an overseas bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings in the Indian Premier League.

F du Plessis scored 50 in this game to provide the 116th occasion of a batsman scoring exact 50 or 50 not out in an innings in the Indian Premier League. It also provides the 52nd occasion of an opening batsman scoring 50 or 50 not out in an innings in the Indian Premier League

F du Plessis was dismissed for 50 in this game to provide the 93rd occasion of a batsman dismissed for exact 50 in an innings in the Indian Premier League. It also provides the 46th occasion of an opening batsman dismissed for exact 50 in an innings in the Indian Premier League

F du Plessis’ 50 in this game represent his 34th half century while opening the innings in the Indian Premier League. He became the fifth opening batsman to score 34 or more half centuries in the Indian Premier League. Others are – DA Warner {56}, S Dhawan {47}, KL Rahul {35} and G Gambhir {34}

F du Plessis’ 50 in this game represent his 34th half century while opening the innings in the Indian Premier League. He became the second overseas opening batsman to score 34 or more half centuries in the Indian Premier League. DA Warner is the other opening batsman to score 56 half centuries,

F du Plessis’ 50 in this game represent his 34th fifty while opening the innings in the Indian Premier League. He became the seventh opening batsman to score 34 or more fifties in the Indian Premier League. Others are – DA Warner {60}, S Dhawan {49}, V Kohli {40}, KL Rahul {39} CH Gayle {34} and G Gambhir {34}

F du Plessis’ 50 in this game represent his 34th fifth while opening the innings in the Indian Premier League. He became the third overseas opening batsman to score 34 or more fifties in the Indian Premier League. Others are – DA Warner {56} and CH Gayle {34}

Some Salient Statistical highlights of IPL Match No 09 of 2025

Some Salient Statistical highlights of IPL Match No 09 of 2025

R Tewatia of Titans was dismissed run out for zero without facing a delivery to provide the 54th occasion of a batsman dismissed for zero without facing a delivery in an innings in the Indian Premier League.  It also provides the first occasion of a Titans batsman dismissed in such a manner in the Indian Premier League

Shubman Gill scored 38 runs in this game which fetched him an aggregate of 3024 runs while opening the innings. He became the eleventh opening batsman to score 3000 plus runs in the Indian Premier League.

RG Sharma scored two boundary fours in this game which fetched him an aggregate of 601 boundary fours in the Indian Premier League.  He became the fourth batsman to score 600 plus boundary fours in the Indian Premier League. Others are – S Dhawan {768}, V Kohli {711} and DA Warner {663}

RG Sharma scored two boundary fours in this game which fetched him an aggregate of 601 boundary fours in the Indian Premier League.  He became the third Indian batsman to score 600 plus boundary fours in the Indian Premier League. Others are – S Dhawan {768} and V Kohli {711}

RG Sharma scored two boundary fours in this game which fetched him an aggregate of 285 boundary fours while opening the innings in the Indian Premier League.  He became the 15th opening batsman to score 285 plus boundary fours in the Indian Premier League. He is on par with SR Tendulkar who has also scored 285 boundary fours as an opening batsman in the Indian Premier League.

Some Salient Statistical highlights of IPL Match No 08 of 2025

Some Salient Statistical highlights of IPL Match No 08 of 2025

PD Salt of Bangalore was dismissed stumped for 32 in this game to provide the 360th occasion of a batsman dismissed stumped in an innings in the Indian Premier League. It also provides the 106th occasion of an opening batsman dismissed stumped in an innings in the Indian Premier League.

RM Patidar of Bangalore scored 51 in this game to provide the 375th occasion of a captain scoring fifty in an innings in the Indian Premier League. It also provides the 58th occasion of a Bangalore captain scoring a fifty in an innings in the Indian Premier League.

RD Gaikwad of Chennai scored zero in this game to provide the 116th occasion of a captain scoring zero in an innings in the Indian Premier League. It also provides the tenth occasion of a Chennai captain scoring zero in an innings in the Indian Premier League.

RM Patidar of Bangalore scored 51 and RD Gaikwad of Chennai scored zero in this game to provide the 16th occasion of rival captain scoring fifty and zero in a game in the Indian Premier League.

PD Salt of Bangalore took three catches in this game to provide the 115th occasion of a fieldsman taking three or more catches in an innings in the Indian Premier League. It also provides the ninth occasion of a Bangalore fieldsman taking three or more catches in an innings in the Indian Premier League.

Bangalore won this game by 50 runs to provide the 90th occasion of a team winning a game by 50 plus runs margin in the Indian Premier League. It also provides the 13th occasion of Bangalore winning a game by 50 plus runs margin in the Indian Premier League. It also provides the third occasion of a team winning a game by exact 50 runs in the Indian Premier League.

Some Salient Statistical highlights of the first seven IPL games 2025

Some Salient Statistical highlights of the first seven IPL games 2025

Match No 01

AM Rahane became the first Indian cricketer to lead three teams in the history of Indian Premier League. He also became the fourth cricketer to lead to lead three teams in the history of Indian Premier League

NoPlayerTeam 1Team 2Team 3
1KC SangakkaraDeccanPunjabSunrisers
2M JayawardeneDelhiPunjabKochi
3SPD SmithPuneRajasthanRising Pune
4AM RahaneRajasthanRising Pune Kolkata

PD Salt {56} and V Kohli {59 not out} of Bangalore scored fifties in this game to provide the 89th occasion of both the openers scoring fifties in an innings in the history of Indian Premier League. It also provides the 13th occasion of both the Bangalore openers scoring fifties in an innings in the Indian Premier League.

RM Patidar became the 71st cricketer to lead a team in the Indian Premier League. He also became the ninth cricketer to lead Bangalore in the Indian Premier League.

Match No 02

Ishan Kishan of Sunrisers score 106 not out in this game provides the 50th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in the Indian Premier League

Sunrisers posted 286 for 6 in this game to provide the fourth occasion of a team posting a team total of 250 plus runs in the Indian Premier League. Sunrisers became the first team to achieve such a feat in the Indian Premier League

NoTeamRunsOversIOppositionGroundDate
1Sunrisers287/320.01BangaloreBangalore15.04.24
2Sunrisers286/620.01RajasthanHyderabad23.03.25
3Sunrisera277/320.01MumbaiHyderabad27.03.24
4Sunrisers266/720.01DelhiDelhi20.04.24

Sunrisers posted 286 for 6 in this game to provide the eleventh occasion of a team posting a team total of 250 plus runs in the Indian Premier League.

NoTeamRunsOversIOppositionGroundDate
1Sunrisers287/320.01BangaloreBangalore15.04.24
2Sunrisers286/620.01RajasthanHyderabad23.03.25
3Sunrisers277/320.01MumbaiHyderabad27.03.24
4Kolkata272/720.01DelhiVizag03.04.24
5Sunrisers266/720.01DelhiDelhi20.04.24
6Bangalore263/520.01PuneBangalore23.04.13
7Bangalore262/720.02SunrisersBangalore15.04.24
8Punjab262/218.42KolkataKolkata26.04.24
9Kolkata261/620.01PunjabKolkata26.04.24
10Lucknow257/520.01PunjabMohali28.04.23
11Delhi257/420.01MumbaiDelhi27.04.24

Sunriser’s 286 for 6 in this game represent the second highest team total in the Indian Premier League. The highest team total is 287 for 3 by Sunrisers against Bangalore at Bangalore on 15.04.24

NoTeamRunsOversIOppositionGroundDate
1Sunrisers287/320.01BangaloreBangalore15.04.24
2Sunrisers286/620.01RajasthanHyderabad23.03.25

Hyderabad became the fourth ground to witness the 250 plus scored on it. Others are Bangalore {03}, Kolkata {02} and Delhi {02}

NoTeamRunsOversIOppositionGroundDate
1Sunrisers287/320.01BangaloreBangalore15.04.24
2Bangalore263/520.01PuneBangalore23.04.13
3Bangalore262/720.02SunrisersBangalore15.04.24
        
1Sunrisers266/720.01DelhiDelhi20.04.24
2Delhi257/420.01MumbaiDelhi27.04.24
        
1Sunrisers286/620.01RajasthanHyderabad23.03.25
2Sunrisers277/320.01MumbaiHyderabad27.03.24
        
1Punjab262/218.42KolkataKolkata26.04.24
2Kolkata261/620.01PunjabKolkata26.04.24

JC Archer conceded 76 runs in this game to become the third bowler in the Indian Premier League to concede 70 plus runs in an innings. He became the most expensive bowler in terms of runs conceded in the Indian Premier League

NoPlayerOMRWTeamOppositionGroundDate
1JC Archer4.00760RajasthanSunrisersHyderabad23.03.25
2MM Sharma4.00730TitansDelniDelhi24.04.24
3Basil Thampi4.00700SunrisersBangaloreBangalore17.05.18

JC Archer conceded 76 runs with out a wicket in this game to become the third bowler in the Indian Premier League to concede 70 plus runs without a wicket in an innings. He became the most expensive bowler in terms of runs conceded without a wicket in the Indian Premier League

NoPlayerOMRWTeamOppositionGroundDate
1JC Archer4.00760RajasthanSunrisersHyderabad23.03.25
2MM Sharma4.00730TitansDelniDelhi24.04.24
3Basil Thampi4.00700SunrisersBangaloreBangalore17.05.18

Match No 03

RG Sharma was dismissed for zero in this game to provide the 18th occasion of his being dismissed for zero in the Indian Premier League. He now shares the record for most zeroes in the Indian Premier League with GJ Maxwell and KD Karthik

Match No 04

Delhi won this game by one wicket to provide the fifth occasion of a team winning a game in the Indian Premier League by one wicket margin

NoTeamWonMarginBRTossBatOppositionVenueDate
1Kolkatawon1 wicket1lost2ndv PunjabEden Gardens09 May 15
2Chennaiwon1 wicket1won2ndv MumbaiWankhede07 Apr 18
3Sunriserswon1 wicket0won2ndv MumbaiHyderabad12 Apr 18
4Lucknowwon1 wicket0won2ndv BangaloreBengaluru10 Apr 23
5Delhiwon1 wicket3won2ndv LucknowVisakhapatnam24 Mar 25

Delhi won this game by one wicket with three deliveries to spare to provide the first occasion of a team winning a game by one wicket with three deliveries to spare in the Indian Premier League.

Delhi won this game with three deliveries to spare to provide the 22nd occasion of a team winning a game with three deliveries to spare in the Indian Premier League. It also provides Delhi’s second win with three deliveries to spare in the Indian Premier League. Prior to this Delhi had won a game against Kolkata with three deliveries to spare at Dub-DICS on 19.04.2014

RR Pant of Lucknow and A Porel of Delhi were dismissed for zeroes in this game to provide the first occasion of rival captain and wicket keeper dismissed for zeroes in the Indian Premier League.

Match No 05

SS Iyer became the second Indian cricketer to lead three teams in the Indian Premier League. He also became the fifth cricketer to lead three teams in the Indian Premier League.

NoPlayerTeam 1Team 2Team 3
1KC SangakkaraDeccanPunjabSunrisers
2M JayawardeneDelhiPunjabKochi
3SPD SmithPuneRajasthanRising Pune
4AM RahaneRajasthanRising Pune Kolkata
5SS IyerDelhiKolkataPunjab

SS Iyer became the 17th captain to lead Punjab in the Indian Premier League. Punjab has deployed most captains in the Indian Premier League

GJ Maxwell was dismissed for zero in this game to provide the 19th occasion of his being dismissed for zero in the Indian Premier League. He now holds the record for most ducks in the Indian Premier League.  He went past KD Karthik and RG Sharma who have scored 18 ducks in the tournament on his way to owning the record for most ducks in the tournament.

SS Iyer scored nine boundary sixes in his knock of 97 not out in this game to provide the 22nd occasion of a batsman scoring exact nine boundary sixes in a game in the Indian Premier League. It also provides the fifth occasion of Punjab batsman scoring exact nine boundary sixes in a game in the Indian Premier League

Match No 6

Q de Kock’s 97 in this game provides the 14th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a ninety in the Indian Premier League. Q de Kock’s 97 in this game provides the eleventh occasion of a wicket keeper opning batsman scoring a ninety in the Indian Premier League.

Kolkata won this game by eight wickets to provide the 77th occasion of a team winning a game by exact eight wickets in the Indian Premier League. It alsp provides the 14th occasion of Kolkata winning a game by exact eight wickets in the Indian Premier League,

Match No 07

N Pooran of Lucknow emulated TM Head of Sunrisers by scoring 50 in 18 minutes at the same ground Hyderabad on the same date, same month but with a difference of an year

NoBatsmenBRTeamOppositionGroundDate
1TM Head18SunrisersMumbaiHyderabad27.03.2024
2N Pooran18LucknowSunrisersHyderabad27.03.2025

N Pooran of Lucknow scored fifty in 18 deliveries to provide the fifth occasion of a batsman scoring fifty in exact 18 deliveries in a game in the Indian Premier League

NoPlayerBallsTeamOppositionVenueDate
1RR Pant18DelhiMumbai Mumbai24.03.2019
2JC Buttler18RajasthanDelhiDelhi02.05.2018
3PP Shaw18DelhiKolkataAhmedabad29.04.2021
4TM Head18SunrisersMumbaiHyderabad27.03.2024
5N Pooran18LucknowSunrisersHyderabad27.03.2025

H Klassen of Sunrisers was dismissed run out for 26 in this game to provide the 99th occasion of a batsman dismissed run out in the history of Indian Premier League

MR Marsh and N Pooran of Lucknow added 116 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the  52nd occasion of overseas pair of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in Indian Premier League and also the first such occasion by Lucknow overseas batsmen.

Full list of the participating squads

Full list of the participating squads

Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane, Rinku Singh, Quinton de Kock, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Luvnity Sisodia, Venkatesh Iyer, Anukul Roy, Mooen Ali, Ramandeep Singh, Andre Russell, Anrich Nortje, Vaibhav Arora, Mayank Markhande, Spencer Johnson, Harshit Rana, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakravarthy, Chetan Sakariya.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Rajat Patidar, Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Devdutt Padikkal, Swastik Chhikara, Liam Livingstone, Krunal Pandya, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethell, Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Dar, Suyash Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Nuwan Thushara, Lungisani Ngidi, Abhinandan Singh, Mohit Rathee, Yash Dayal.

Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad, M.S. Dhoni, Devon Conway, Rahul Tripathi, Shaik Rasheed, Vansh Bedi, Andre Siddarth, Rachin Ravindra, Ravichandran Ashwin, Vijay Shankar, Sam Curran, Anshul Kamboj, Deepak Hooda, Jamie Overton, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Khaleel Ahmed, Noor Ahmad, Mukesh Choudhary, Gurjapneet Singh, Nathan Ellis, Shreyas Gopal, Matheesha Pathirana.

Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Robin Minz, Ryan Rickleton, Shrijith Krishnan, Bevon Jacobs, Tilak varma, Hardik Pandya, Naman Dhir, Will Jacks, Mitchell Santner, Raj Angad Bawa, Vignesh Puthur, Corbin Bosch, Trent Boult, Karn Sharma, Deepak Chahar, Ashwani Kumar, Reece Topley, Satyanarayana Penmetsa, Arjun Tendulkar, Mubeeb-ur-Rahman, Jasprit Bumrah.

Delhi Capitals: K.L. Rahul, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Karun Nair, Faf du Plessis, Donovan Ferreira, Abishek Porel, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Sameer Rizvi, Ashutosh Sharma, Darshan Nalkande, Vipraj Nigam, Ajay Mandal, Manvanth Kumar, Tripurana Vijhay, Madhav Tiwari, Mitchell Starc, T. Natarajan, Mohit Sharma, Mukesh Kumar, Dushmantha Chameera, Kuldeep Yadav.

Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill, Jos Buttler, Kumar Kushagra, Anuj Rawat, Sherfane Rutherford, Glenn Phillips, Nishant Sindhu, Mahipal Lomror, Washington Sundar, Mohd. Arshad Khan, Sai Kishore, Jayant Yadav, Karim Janat, Sai Sudharsan, Shahrukh Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Manav Suthar, Gerald Coetzee, Gurnoor Singh Brar, Ishant Sharma, Kulwant Khejroliya, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan.

Lucknow Super Giants: Rishabh Pant, David Miller, Aiden Markram, Aryan Juyal, Himmat Singh, Matthew Breetzke, Nicholas Pooran, Mitchell Marsh, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahamad, Yuvraj Chaudhary, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Arshin Kulkarni, Ayudh Badoni, Avesh Khan, Akash Deep, M. Siddharth, Digvesh Singh, Akash Singh, Shamar Joseph, Prince Yadav, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Ravi Bishnoi.

ANNUAL AWARDS IN INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE

ANNUAL AWARDS IN INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE

Orange Cap

The Orange Cap is an annual cricket award presented to the leading run r  in the Indian Premier League. It was introduced on 25 April 2008, a week after the start of the inaugural season of the IPL. The batsman with most runs in the tournament during the course of the season would wear the Orange Cap while fielding, with the overall leading run-r  at the conclusion of the tournament winning the actual Orange Cap award on the day of the season’s final. Brendon McCullum became the first player to wear the Orange Cap and Shaun Marsh became the first winner of the award.

The then IPL chairman and commissioner Lalit Modi said of the initiative, “Cricket is often remembered and recorded as statistics and not by material distinctions. The Indian Premier League will create a distinction for the best performing batsman, which will be cherished and valued by each player through this initiative. The purpose of this initiative is to be innovative, create another unique piece of history that sets the Indian Premier League apart from the crowd, and to reward outstanding achievements by the players.”

WINNERS – ORANGE CAP
SeasonPlayerMatRuns 
2008Australia Shaun Marsh (KXIP)11616 
2009Australia Matthew Hayden (CSK)12572 
2010India Sachin Tendulkar* (MI)15618 
2011West Indies Chris Gayle (RCB)12608 
2012West Indies Chris Gayle (RCB)15733 
2013Australia Michael Hussey (CSK)16733 
2014India Robin Uthappa (KKR)16660 
2015Australia David Warner* (SRH)14562 
2016India Virat V Kohli* (RCB)16973 
2017Australia David Warner* (SRH)14641 
2018New Zealand Kane Williamson* (SRH)17735 
2019Australia David Warner (SRH)12692 
2020India KL Rahul* (Punjab)14670 
2021India RD Gaekwad (CSK)16635 
2022England JC Buttler (RR)17863 
2023India Shubman Gill (Titans)17890 
2024India Virat Kohli (RCB}15741 

* indicates the player captained his team for the season.

PURPLE CAP

The Purple Cap is an annual cricket award presented to the leading wicket-taker in the Indian Premier League. after the introduction of Orange Cap on 25 April 2008, the Indian Premier League announced the introduction of the Purple Cap on 13.05.08. The bowler with most wickets in the tournament during the course of the season would wear the Purple Cap while fielding, with the overall leading wicket-taker at the conclusion of the tournament winning the actual Purple Cap award on the day of the season’s final. In case of a tie, the bowler with superior economy rate would hold the Purple Cap.

The then IPL chairman and commissioner Lalit Modi said of the initiative, “We have seen over the course of the inaugural season of the League so far that bowlers have just as important a role to play in winning T20 matches as batsmen do.”

WINNERS – PURPLE CAP 
SeasonPlayerMatWkts 
2008Pakistan Sohail Tanvir (RR)1122 
2009India RP Singh (DC)1623 
2010India Pragyan Ojha (DC)1621 
2011Sri Lanka Lasith Malinga (MI)1628 
2012South Africa Morne Morkel (DD)1625 
2013West IndiesDwayne Bravo (CSK)1832 
2014India Mohit Sharma (CSK)1623 
2015West IndiesDwayne Bravo (CSK)1626 
2016India Bhuvneshwar Kumar (SRH)1723 
2017India Bhuvneshwar Kumar (SRH)1426 
2018Australia Andrew Tye (KXIP)1424 
2019South Africa Imran Tahir (CSK)1726 
2020West Indies K Rabada (Delhi)1730 
2021India HV Patel (RCB)1532 
2022India YS Chahal (RR)1727 
2023India Mohd Shami (Titans}1728 
2024India Harshal Patel (Punjab)1424 

MAXIMUM SIXES AWARD

The Maximum Sixes Award is an annual cricket award presented to the batsman who hits the most sixes in the Indian Premier League.

WINNERS – MAXIMUM SIXES AWARD
SeasonPlayerMatSixes 
2008Sri Lanka Sanath Jayasuriya (MI)1431 
2009Australia Adam Gilchrist (DC)1629 
2010India Robin Uthappa (RCB)1627 
2011West Indies Chris Gayle (RCB)1244 
2012West Indies Chris Gayle (RCB)1559 
2013West Indies Chris Gayle (RCB)1651 
2014Australia Glenn Maxwell (KXIP)1636 
2015West Indies Chris Gayle (RCB)1438 
2016India Virat V Kohli (RCB)1638 
2017Australia Glenn Maxwell (KXIP)1426 
2018India Rishabh Pant (DD)1437 
2019West Indies Andre Russell (KKR)1452 
2020India Ishan Kishan (MI)1430 
2021India KL Rahul (Punjab)1330 
2022England JC Buttler (RR)1745 
2023South Africa F du Plessis (RCB)1436 
2024India Abhishek Sharma (SRH)1642 

In 2017, Maxwell and David Warner were both tied with 26 sixes, but Maxwell won the award due to a higher strike-rate in the tournament

MOST SIXES/LONGEST SIX

The Maximum Sixes Award, used to be presented to the batsman who hit the most sixes in a season of the IPL.[37]. From the 2023 season, it was replaced by the ‘Longest six of the season award’, called the Visit saudi beyond the boundary longest six for sponsorship reasons. Incidentally, it was won by Faf du Plessis in 2023 who would have also won the ‘Most Sixes’ award.

WINNERS – MOST SIXES/LONGEST SIX AWARD
SeasonPlayerMatSixesLSStadium
2023F du Plessis  (Bangalore)1436119mChinnaswamy
2024MS Dhioni (Chennai}1413110mChinnaswamy

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER

The award was called the “man of the tournament” till the 2012 season. The IPL introduced the Most Valuable Player rating system in 2013, the leader of which would be named the “Most Valuable Player” at the end of the season.

WINNERS – MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
SeasonPlayer 
2008Australia Shane Watson (RR) 
2009Australia Adam Gilchrist (DC) 
2010India Sachin Tendulkar (MI) 
2011West Indies Chris Gayle (RCB) 
2012West IndiesSunil Narine (KKR) 
2013Australia Shane Watson (RR) 
2014Australia Glenn Maxwell (KXIP) 
2015West Indies Andre Russell (KKR) 
2016India Virat V Kohli (RCB) 
2017England Ben Stokes (RPS) 
2018West Indies Sunil Narine (KKR) 
2019West Indies Andre Russel (KKR) 
2020England JC Archer (RR) 
2021India HV Patel (RCB) 
2022England JC Buttler (Rajasthan) 
2023India Shubman Gill {Titans} 
2024West Indies SP Narine (KKR) 
WINNERS-PLAYER OF THE MATCH (FINAL) 
SeasonPlayer 
2008India Yusuf Pathan (RR) 
2009India Anil Kumble (RCB) 
2010India Suresh Raina (CSK) 
2011India Murali Vijay (CSK) 
2012India Manvinder Bisla (KKR) 
2013West Indies Kieron Pollard (MI) 
2014India Manish Pandey (KKR) 
2015India Rohit Sharma (MI) 
2016Australia Ben Cutting (SRH) 
2017India Krunal Pandya (MI) 
2018Australia Shane Watson (CSK) 
2019India Jasprit Bumrah (MI) 
2020New Zealand TA Boult (MI) 
2021South Africa F du Plessis (CSK) 
2022India HH Pandya (Titans) 
2023India Shubman Gill (Titans) 
2024Australia MA Starc {KKR) 

EMERGING PLAYER OF THE YEAR

The award was presented for the “best under-19 player” in 2008 and “best under-23 player” in 2009 and 2010, being called “Under-23 Success of the Tournament”. In 2011 and 2012, the award was known as “Rising Star of the Year”, while, in 2013, it was called “Best Young Player of the Season”. Since 2014, the award has been called the “Emerging Player of the Year.”

WINNERS – EMERGING PLAYER OF THE YEAR
SeasonPlayer 
2008India Shreevats Goswami (RCB) 
2009India Rohit Sharma (DC) 
2010India Saurabh Tiwary (MI) 
2011India Iqbal Abdulla (KKR) 
2012India Mandeep Singh (KXIP) 
2013India Sanju Samson (RR) 
2014India Axar Patel (KXIP) 
2015India Shreyas Iyer (DC) 
2016Bangladesh Mustafizur Rahman (SRH) 
2017India Basil Thampi (GL) 
2018India Rishabh Pant (DC) 
2019India Shubman Gill (KKR) 
2020India D Padikkal {RCB) 
2021India RD Gaekwad (CSK) 
2022India Umran Malik (SRH) 
2023India Yashaswi Jaiswal (RR) 
2024Nitish Kumar Reddy (SRH) 

FAIR PLAY AWARD

The Fair Play Award is given after each season to the team with the best record of fair play. The winner is decided on the basis of the points the umpires give to the teams.  after each match, the two on-field umpires, and the third umpire, Rs the performance of both the teams. A team can be awarded a total of ten points per match, out of which four points are given on the basis of how the team has adhered to the “spirit of the game” in the opinion of the umpires. The other three criteria are based on the respect towards to the opposition, the laws of cricket and the umpires. Each of these three criteria represents 2 points. If a team has got two points in the criterion, its performance is considered as “good”, whereas getting one or zero points indicates that its performance is “average” or “bad” respectively.

WINNERSFAIR PLAY AWARD  
SeasonTeam Team
2008Chennai Super Kings  
2009Kings XI Punjab  
2010Chennai Super Kings  
2011Chennai Super Kings  
2012Rajasthan Royals  
2013Chennai Super Kings  
2014Chennai Super Kings  
2015Chennai Super Kings  
2016Sunrisers Hyderabad  
2017Gujarat Lions  
2018Mumbai Indians  
2019Sunrisers Hyderabad  
2020Mumbai Indians  
2021Rajasthan Royals  
2022Gujarat TitansandRajasthan Royals
2023Delhi Capitals  
2024Sunrisers Hyderabad  

HIGHEST STRIKE RATE

Known as the Tiago.eElectric Striker of the Season Award for sponsorship reasons, This award is given to the batsmen with the highest strike rate of the season with minimum off 100 balls played in the season. He is handed a car as well.

Winners
SeasonPlayerSRRef
2018Sunil Narine (KKR)189.89 
2019Andre Russell (KKR)204.80 
2020Kieron Pollard (MI)191.42 
2021Shimron Hetmyer (DC)168.05 
2022Dinesh Karthik (RCB)183.33 
2023Glenn Maxwell (RCB)183.48 
2024Luke Wood (MI)300.00 

BEST CATCH

Best Catch, known as Herbalife Active Best Catch of the Season for sponsorship reasons, is given to the player who has taken the best catch during the season, on the basis of commentators’ opinions and fan voting.

Winners
SeasonPlayer 
2013Gurkeerat Mann (Pun) 
2014Kieron Pollard (MI) 
2015Dwyane Bravo (CSK) 
2016Suresh Raina (GL) 
2017Kieron Pollard (MI) 
2018Trent Boult (DC) 
2019Kieron Pollard (MI) 
2021Ravi Bishnoi (Pun) 
2022Evin Lewis (LSG) 
2023Rashid Khan (GT) 

MOST FOURS

The award for the most fours in a season, called the “Rupay On the Go – 4s of the season” for sponsorship reasons, was introduced in 2022.

Winners
SeasonPlayerMatFours 
2022Jos Buttler (RR)1683 
2023Shubman Gill (GT)1785 
2024TM Head(SRH)1564 
CT 2025 Match 15 Final India Vs New Zealand at Dubai on 09 Mar 2025

CT 2025 Match 15 Final India Vs New Zealand at Dubai on 09 Mar 2025

New Zealand won the toss and batted first in this game to provide the 61st occasion of a team doing so in the Champions Trophy.  It also provides the ninth occasion of a team doing so against India in the Champions Trophy

New Zealand won the toss and batted first in this game to provide the sixth occasion of New Zealand doing so in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the first occasion of New Zealand doing so against India in the Champions Trophy. 

When RG Sharma led India in the finals of the on-going ICC Champions Trophy against New Zealand at Dubai, he achieved a unique distinction of captaining India in four ICC tournament Finals. He also become the only captain to lead a team in four ICC tournament Finals

Prior to this

He has led India in ICC Test Championship 2021-2023 finals against Australia at The Oval in June 2023.

He has captained India in ICC Men’s One day international World Cup 2023/24 finals against Australia on 19 Nov 2023

He has also led India in ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 finals against South Africa at Bridgetown on 29 Jun 2024

DJ Mitchell and GN Phillips scored 63 and 53 not out respectively in this game to provide the 323rd and 324th occasion of batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the Champions  Trophy.  It also provides the 50th and 51st occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the Champions Trophy against India

DJ Mitchell and GN Phillips scored 63 and 53 not out respectively in this game to provide the 36th and 37th occasion of New Zealand batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the Champions  Trophy.  It also provides the third and fourth occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the Champions Trophy against India

DJ Mitchell and GN Phillips scored 63 and 53 not out respectively in this game to provide the 18th and 19th  occasion of batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the Champions  Trophy Final  It also provides the ninth and tenth occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the Champions Trophy Final against India

DJ Mitchell and GN Phillips scored 63 and 53 not out respectively in this game to provide the second and third occasion of New Zealand batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the Champions Trophy Final It also provides the second and third occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the Champions Trophy Final against India

New Zealand posted 251 for 7 in this game to provide the fourth occasion of a team posting 250 plus runs in an innings in the Champions Trophy Final. It also provides the second occasion of New Zealand posting 250 plus runs in an innings in the Champions Trophy Final

RG Sharma scored 76 in this game to provide the 325th occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the 38th occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty in an innings against New Zealand in the Champions Trophy

RG Sharma scored 76 in this game to provide the 51st occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the fourth occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty in an innings against New Zealand in the Champions Trophy

RG Sharma scored 76 in this game to provide the 121st occasion of an opening batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the twelfth occasion of an opening batsman scoring a fifty in an innings against New Zealand in the Champions Trophy

RG Sharma scored 76 in this game to provide the 25th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the third occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a fifty in an innings against New Zealand in the Champions Trophy

RG Sharma scored 76 in this game to provide the 18th occasion of a captain opening batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the sixth occasion of a captain opening batsman scoring a fifty in an innings against New Zealand in the Champions Trophy

RG Sharma scored 76 in this game to provide the sixth occasion of an Indian captain opening batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian captain opening batsman scoring a fifty in an innings against New Zealand in the Champions Trophy

RG Sharma scored 76 in this game to provide the 58th occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in an innings in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the ninth occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in an innings against New Zealand in the Champions Trophy

RG Sharma scored 76 in this game to provide the tenth occasion of an Indian captain scoring a fifty in an innings in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the second occasion of an Indian captain scoring a fifty in an innings against New Zealand in the Champions Trophy

RG Sharma-Shubman Gill posted 105 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 91st occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the 16th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the Champions Trophy

RG Sharma-Shubman Gill posted 105 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 17th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the Champions Trophy for the first wicket. It also provides the seventh occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the Champions Trophy for the first wicket.

It is interesting to note that out of the seven three figure partnerships posted by India for the first wicket in the Champions Trophy, five three figure partnerships involved RG Sharma as one of the partners.

RG Sharma-Shubman Gill posted 105 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the third occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the Champions Trophy Final for the first wicket. It also provides the second occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the Champions Trophy Final  for the first wicket

RG Sharma-Shubman Gill posted 105 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the seventh occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the Champions Trophy Final. It also provides the second occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the Champions Trophy Final.

India posted its 23rd win in the Champions Trophy, While New Zealand lost its twelfth game in the Champions Trophy.

RG Sharma’s 76 in this game represent the fourth occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in an innings in the Champions Trophy Final, represent the tenth occasion of an opening batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the Champions Trophy Final and represent the third occasion of captain opening batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the Champions Trophy Final. It also represents the 19th occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the Champions Trophy Final

Rohit Sharma’s unique distinction as captain

Rohit Sharma’s unique distinction as captain

Cometh the March 09 2025, when he leads India in the finals of the on-going ICC Champions Trophy against New Zealand at Dubai, he would earn a unique record of captaining India in four ICC tournament Finals. He would also become the only captain to lead a team in four ICC tournament Finals

Prior to this,

He has led India in ICC Test Championship 2021-2023 finals against Australia at The Oval in June 2023.

He has captained India in ICC Men’s One day international World Cup 2023/24 finals against Australia on 19 Nov 2023

He has also led India in ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 finals against South Africa at Bridgetown on 29 Jun 2024

This information was shared with me Sri Ashutosh J Bhatt, a diehard cricket fan who teaches Physics for College students in Mumbai and I am extremely thankful to him for sharing this information.