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The 15th edition of the Indian Premier League is almost upon us. Ten teams, instead of the usual eight, will bid to win the tournament from this season. The league phase of the competition will be played from March 26 to May 22 with Mumbai, New Mumbai and Pune as the venues. The schedule for the playoffs and the final (May 29) will be announced later. In all a total number of 70 league matches plus four playoff games will be played in 65 days. The Wankhede Stadium in South Mumbai and the D. Y. Patil Stadium in New Mumbai will host 20 matches each, while the Brabourne Stadium in South Mumbai and the MCA International Stadium in Pune will host 15 games each.
Ahead of the competition, let us take a look at some interesting statistics of the IPL.
The results
| # | Venue | Year | Winner | Runner-up | Final played at | Result |
| 1 | India | 2008 | Rajasthan Royals | Chennai Super Kings | Mumbai DYP | by 3 wkts |
| 2 | South Africa | 2009 | Deccan Chargers | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Johannesburg | by 6 runs |
| 3 | India | 2010 | Chennai Super Kings | Mumbai Indians | Mumbai DYP | by 22 runs |
| 4 | India | 2011 | Chennai Super Kings | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Chennai | by 58 runs |
| 5 | India | 2012 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Chennai Super Kings | Chennai | by 5 wkts |
| 6 | India | 2013 | Mumbai Indians | Chennai Super Kings | Kolkata | by 23 runs |
| 7 | UAE/India | 2014 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Kings XI Punjab | Bangalore | by 3 wkts |
| 8 | India | 2015 | Mumbai Indians | Chennai Super Kings | Kolkata | by 41 runs |
| 9 | India | 2016 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Bengaluru | by 8 runs |
| 10 | India | 2017 | Mumbai Indians | Rising Pune Supergiants | Hyderabad | by 1 run |
| 11 | India | 2018 | Chennai Super Kings | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Mumbai WS | by 8 wkts |
| 12 | India | 2019 | Mumbai Indians | Chennai Super Kings | Hyderabad | by 1 run |
| 13 | UAE | 2020 | Mumbai Indians | Delhi Capitals | Dubai | by 5 wkts |
| 14 | Ind/UAE | 2021 | Chennai Super Kings | Kolkata Knight Riders | Dubai | by 27 runs |
Note:
*in April 2014, the first 20 games were held in UAE and the rest in India.
*in Sept-Oct 2020, the entire tournament of 60 matches was held in the UAE.
*in 2021, the first half of 29 matches were played from April to May in India and the remaining 31 games were played in the UAE in Sept-Oct.
Delhi Daredevils (DD) from 2008 to 2018 is currently known as Delhi Capitals (DCp) since 2019. DCh is the erstwhile Deccan Chargers.
Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) from 2008 to 2020 is currently known as Punjab Kings (PBKS) since 2021.
Title winners
| 5 | Mumbai Indians | 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020 |
| 4 | Chennai Super Kings | 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021 |
| 2 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 2012, 2014 |
| 1 | Rajasthan Royals | 2008 |
| 1 | Deccan Chargers | 2009 |
| 1 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 2016 |
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Highest team totals
| Total | For | Against | Venue | Date |
| 263/5 | RCB | PWI | Bangalore | Apr 23, 2013 |
| 248/3 | RCB | GL | Bengaluru | May 14, 2016 |
| 246/5 | CSK | RR | Chennai | Apr 3, 2010 |
| 245/6 | KKR | KXIP | Indore | May 12, 2018 |
| 240/5 | CSK | KXIP | Mohali | Apr 19, 2008 |
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Lowest team totals
| Total | For | Against | Venue | Date |
| 49 | RCB | KKR | Kolkata | Apr 23, 2017 |
| 58 | RR | RCB | Cape Town | Apr 18, 2009 |
| 66 | DD | MI | Delhi | May 6, 2017 |
| 67 | KKR | MI | Mumbai WS | May 16, 2008 |
| 67 | DD | KXIP | Mohali | Apr 30, 2017 |
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Highest individual scores (Total: 67 centuries)
| Runs | Batter | Balls | 4s | 6s | S/R | For | Against | Venue | Date |
| 175* | Chris Gayle | 66 | 13 | 17 | 265.15 | RCB | PWI | Bangalore | Apr 23, 2013 |
| 158* | Brendon McCullum | 73 | 10 | 13 | 216.43 | KKR | RCB | Bangalore | Apr 18, 2008 |
| 133* | A. B. de Villiers | 59 | 19 | 4 | 225.42 | RCB | MI | Mumbai WS | May 10, 2015 |
| 132* | K. L. Rahul | 69 | 14 | 7 | 191.30 | PBKS | RCB | Dubai | Sep 24, 2020 |
| 129* | A. B. de Villiers | 52 | 10 | 12 | 248.08 | RCB | GL | Bengaluru | May 14, 2016 |
| 128* | Chris Gayle | 62 | 7 | 13 | 206.45 | RCB | DD | Delhi | May 17, 2012 |
| 128* | Rishabh Pant | 63 | 15 | 7 | 203.17 | DD | SRH | Delhi | May 10, 2018 |
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Most individual 100s
| 6 | Chris Gayle | RCB (5), PBKS (1) |
| 5 | Virat Kohli | RCB (5) |
| 4 | Shane Watson | RR (2), CSK (2) |
| 4 | David Warner | DD (2), SRH (2) |
| 3 | AB de Villiers | DD (1), RCB (2) |
| 3 | Sanju Samson | DD (1), RR (2) |
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Fastest individual 50s
| Balls | Batter | Runs | For | Against | Venue | Date |
| 14 | K. L. Rahul | 51 | KXIP | DD | Mohali | Apr 8, 2018 |
| 15 | Yusuf Pathan | 72 | KKR | SRH | Kolkata | May 24, 2014 |
| 15 | Sunil Narine | 54 | KKR | RCB | Bengaluru | May 7, 2017 |
| 16 | Suresh Raina | 87 | CSK | KXIP | Mumbai WS | May 30, 2014 |
| 16 | Ishan Kishan | 84 | MI | SRH | Abu Dhabi | Oct 8, 2021 |
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Fastest individual 100s
| Balls | Batter | Runs | For | Opp | Venue | Date |
| 30 | Chris Gayle | 175* | RCB | PWI | Bangalore | Apr 23, 2013 |
| 37 | Yusuf Pathan | 100 | RR | MI | MumbaiBS | Mar 13, 2010 |
| 38 | David Miller | 101* | PBKS | RCB | Mohali | May 6, 2013 |
| 42 | Adam Gilchrist | 109* | DCh | MI | Mumbai DYP | Apr 27, 2008 |
| 43 | A. B. de Villiers | 129* | RCB | GL | Bengaluru | May 14, 2016 |
| 43 | David Warner | 126 | SRH | KKR | Hyderabad | Apr 30, 2017 |
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Leading run-getters in a career
| Batter | Mts | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave. | S/R | 100 | 50 |
| Virat Kohli | 207 | 199 | 31 | 6283 | 113 | 37.39 | 129.94 | 5 | 42 |
| Shikhar Dhawan | 192 | 191 | 25 | 5784 | 106* | 34.84 | 126.64 | 2 | 44 |
| Rohit Sharma | 213 | 208 | 28 | 5611 | 109* | 31.17 | 130.39 | 1 | 40 |
| Suresh Raina | 205 | 200 | 30 | 5528 | 100* | 32.51 | 136.76 | 1 | 39 |
| David Warner | 150 | 150 | 19 | 5449 | 126 | 41.59 | 139.96 | 4 | 50 |
| A. B. de Villiers | 184 | 170 | 40 | 5162 | 133* | 39.70 | 151.68 | 3 | 40 |
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Batter with most runs in a single season
| Batter | Team | Year | Mts | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | S/R | 100 | 50 |
| Virat Kohli | RCB | 2016 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 973 | 113 | 81.08 | 152.03 | 4 | 7 |
| David Warner | SRH | 2016 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 848 | 93* | 60.57 | 151.42 | 0 | 9 |
| Kane Williamson | SRH | 2018 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 735 | 84 | 52.50 | 142.44 | 0 | 8 |
| Chris Gayle | RCB | 2012 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 733 | 128* | 61.08 | 160.74 | 1 | 7 |
| Mike Hussey | CSK | 2013 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 733 | 95 | 52.35 | 129.50 | 0 | 6 |
| Chris Gayle | RCB | 2013 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 708 | 175* | 59.00 | 156.29 | 1 | 4 |
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Best bowling figures in an innings (23 five-wicket hauls in all)
| O | M | R | W | R/O | Bowler | For | Against | Venue | Date |
| 3.4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 3.27 | Alzarri Joseph | MI | SRH | Hyderabad | Apr 6, 2019 |
| 4 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 3.50 | Sohail Tanvir | RR | CSK | Jaipur | May 4, 2008 |
| 4 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 4.75 | Adam Zampa | RPS | SH | Visakhapatnam | May 10, 2016 |
| 3.1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1.57 | Anil Kumble | RCB | RR | Cape Town | Apr 18, 2009 |
| 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 4.00 | Ishant Sharma | DCh | KTK | Kochi | Apr 27, 2011 |
| 3.4 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 3.54 | Lasith Malinga | MI | DCp | Delhi | Apr 10, 2011 |
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Leading wicket-takers in a career
| Bowler | Mts | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Best | Ave. | R/O | S/R | 5wi |
| Lasith Malinga | 122 | 122 | 471.1 | 8 | 3365 | 170 | 5-13 | 19.79 | 7.14 | 16.6 | 1 |
| Dwayne Bravo | 151 | 148 | 485.3 | 2 | 4061 | 167 | 4-22 | 24.31 | 8.36 | 17.4 | 0 |
| Amit Mishra | 154 | 154 | 540.5 | 6 | 3976 | 166 | 5-17 | 23.95 | 7.35 | 19.5 | 1 |
| Piyush Chawla | 165 | 164 | 545.4 | 2 | 4301 | 157 | 4-17 | 27.39 | 7.88 | 20.8 | 0 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 163 | 160 | 569.2 | 6 | 4030 | 150 | 5-18 | 26.86 | 7.07 | 22.7 | 1 |
| R. Ashwin | 167 | 164 | 583.0 | 4 | 4031 | 145 | 4-34 | 27.80 | 6.91 | 24.1 | 0 |
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Bowling hat-tricks: (20 by 17 bowlers): Amit Mishra has done it on three occasions and Yuvraj Singh twice.
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Bowler with most wickets in a single season
| Bowler | Team | Year | Mts | Ovs | Md | Runs | Wkts | Best | Ave. | R/O | S/R | 5wi |
| Dwayne Bravo | CSK | 2013 | 18 | 62.3 | 0 | 497 | 32 | 4-42 | 15.53 | 7.95 | 11.7 | 0 |
| Harshal Patel | RCB | 2021 | 15 | 56.2 | 0 | 459 | 32 | 5-27 | 14.34 | 8.14 | 10.5 | 1 |
| Kagiso Rabada | DCp | 2020 | 17 | 65.4 | 1 | 548 | 30 | 4-24 | 18.26 | 8.34 | 13.1 | 0 |
| Lasith Malinga | MI | 2011 | 16 | 63.0 | 2 | 375 | 28 | 5-13 | 13.39 | 5.95 | 13.5 | 1 |
| James Faulkner | RR | 2013 | 16 | 63.1 | 2 | 427 | 28 | 5-16 | 15.25 | 6.75 | 13.5 | 2 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | MI | 2020 | 15 | 60.0 | 2 | 404 | 27 | 4-14 | 14.96 | 6.73 | 13.3 | 0 |
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Best performance by a wicketkeeper in a match
| Dismissal | Wicketkeeper | For | Against | Venue | Date |
| 5 (all ct) | Kumar Sangakkara | DCh | RCB | Hyderabad | Apr 14, 2011 |
Note: 13 others have claimed four dismissals on 18 occasions, with Dinesh Kartik doing it on three occasions. M. S. Dhoni, Wriddhiman Saha and Quinton de Kock have done it twice.
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Most dismissals by a wicketkeeper in a career
| Dism | Ct | St | Wicketkeeper | Mts | Inns |
| 161 | 122 | 39 | M. S. Dhoni | 220 | 213 |
| 147 | 115 | 32 | Dinesh Karthik | 213 | 196 |
| 90 | 58 | 32 | Robin Uthappa | 193 | 114 |
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Most dismissals by a wicketkeeper in a season
| Dism | Ct | St | Wicketkeeper | Mts | Team | Year |
| 24 | 18 | 6 | Rishabh Pant | 16 | DCp | 2019 |
| 22 | 18 | 4 | Quinton de Kock | 16 | MI | 2020 |
| 19 | 17 | 2 | Kumar Sangakkara | 13 | DCh | 2011 |
| 19 | 17 | 2 | Quinton de Kock | 16 | MI | 2019 |
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Most catches by a fielder in a match
| Cts | Fielder | For | Against | Venue | Date |
| 5 | Mohd Nabi | SRH | MI | Abu Dhabi | Oct 8, 2021 |
| 4 | Sachin Tendulkar | MI | KKR | Mumbai WS | May 16, 2008 |
| 4 | David Warner | DD | RR | Delhi | Mar 31, 2010 |
| 4 | Jacques Kallis | KKR | DCh | Kolkata | Apr 11, 2011 |
| 4 | Rahul Tewatia | DCp | MI | Mumbai WS | Mar 24, 2019 |
| 4 | David Miller | KXIP | MI | Mumbai WS | Apr 10, 2019 |
| 4 | Faf du Plesssis | CSK | KKR | Kolkata | Apr 14, 2019 |
| 4 | Ravindra Jadeja | CSK | RR | Mumbai WS | Apr 19, 2021 |
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Most catches by a fielder in a career
| Cts | Fielder | Mts |
| 109 | Suresh Raina | 205 |
| 96 | Kieron Pollard | 178 |
| 90 | Rohit Sharma | 213 |
| 90 | A. B. de Villiers | 184 |
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Most catches by a fielder in a season
| Cts | Fielder | Mts | Team | Year |
| 19 | A. B. de Villiers | 16 | RCB | 2016 |
| 15 | Kieron Pollard | 17 | MI | 2017 |
| 14 | Dwayne Bravo | 18 | CSK | 2013 |
| 14 | David Miller | 16 | PBKS | 2014 |
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Players appearing in most matches
| Mts | Player | Teams |
| 220 | M. S. Dhoni | CSK/RPS |
| 213 | Rohit Sharma | DCh/MI |
| 213 | Dinesh Karthik | DD/KXIP/MI/RCB/GL/KKR |
| 207 | Virat Kohli | RCB |
| 205 | Suresh Raina | CSK/GL |
| 200 | Ravindra Jadeja | RR/KTK/GL/CSK |
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Most matches as captain
| Captain | Mts | Won | Lost | NR | Win% |
| M. S. Dhoni | 204 | 121 | 82 | 1 | 59.31 |
| Virat Kohli | 140 | 66 | 70 | 4 | 47.14 |
| Gautam Gambhir | 129 | 71 | 58 | 0 | 55.04 |
| Rohit Sharma | 129 | 77 | 52 | 0 | 59.69 |
| Adam Gilchrist | 74 | 35 | 39 | 0 | 47.30 |
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Key:
CSK – Chennai Super Kings; MI – Mumbai Indians; KKR – Kolkata Knight Riders; DCp – Delhi Capitals (formerly Delhi Daredevils); SRH – Sunrisers Hyderabad; RCB – Royal Challengers Bangalore; PBKS – Punjab Kings (formerly Kings XI Punjab); RR – Rajasthan Royals; DCh – Deccan Chargers; KTK – Kochi Tuskers Kerala; PWI – Pune Warriors India; RPS – Rising Pune Supergiants; GL – Gujarat Lions.
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