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Cover story

Three Teams, Three Finals: How Shreyas Iyer Became the IPL's Great Builder

Delhi in 2020, Kolkata in 2024, Punjab in 2025. No other captain has taken three different franchises to an IPL final.

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Photo: Brihaspati, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
IPL at a glance
Seasons played
18
Teams today
10
Matches a season
74

Correct to the end of the 2025 season.

Record to beat973

Virat Kohli's runs in 2016, still the most by anyone in a single IPL season.

All the cap winners
The 2014 Eliminator between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings at the Brabourne StadiumPhoto: AroundTheGlobe, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Explainer

Qualifier 1, Eliminator, Qualifier 2: The IPL Playoffs Explained

5 min read
Trophy cabinet

Who has won the most IPL titles?

Eighteen finals, eight different champions. Chennai and Mumbai have five titles each, and three of today's ten teams are still waiting for their first.

Every winning captain
  1. CSKChennai Super Kings
    20102011201820212023
    5
  2. MIMumbai Indians
    20132015201720192020
    5
  3. KKRKolkata Knight Riders
    201220142024
    3
  4. RRRajasthan Royals
    2008
    1
  5. DECDeccan Chargers (2008–2012)
    2009
    1
  6. SRHSunrisers Hyderabad
    2016
    1
  7. GTGujarat Titans
    2022
    1
  8. RCBRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
    2025
    1
  9. DCDelhi Capitals
    Still waiting
    0
  10. PBKSPunjab Kings
    Still waiting
    0
  11. LSGLucknow Super Giants
    Still waiting
    0
Caps explorer

Orange Cap & Purple Cap, season by season

Full list
Orange Cap · most runs759Sai SudharsanGujarat Titans
Purple Cap · most wickets25Prasidh KrishnaGujarat Titans
ChampionsRoyal Challengers Bengaluru

Both caps went to Gujarat Titans players.

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How the playoffs work

Four teams, four matches, one champion

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League table

  1. 11st place
  2. 22nd place
  3. 33rd place
  4. 44th place

Top four after 70 league matches qualify.

Qualifier 1

1st v 2nd

Winner goes straight to the final. Loser gets a second chance.

Eliminator

3rd v 4th

Winner goes on to Qualifier 2. Loser is out.

Qualifier 2

Loser Q1 v Winner Elim.

Winner joins the Qualifier 1 winner in the final.

Final

Winner Q1 v Winner Q2

One match for the trophy.

Team directory

The ten franchises

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CSK5 titles

Chennai Super Kings

Chennai · MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk)

Joined
2008
Won
2010, 2011, 2018, 2021, 2023
Runners-up
2008, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2019

Suspended for 2016 and 2017, champions on their return in 2018.

MI5 titles

Mumbai Indians

Mumbai · Wankhede Stadium

Joined
2008
Won
2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020
Runners-up
2010

Five titles in eight seasons between 2013 and 2020, including back-to-back wins in 2019 and 2020.

KKR3 titles

Kolkata Knight Riders

Kolkata · Eden Gardens

Joined
2008
Won
2012, 2014, 2024
Runners-up
2021

Two titles under Gautam Gambhir, then a third in 2024 with Shreyas Iyer as captain.

RCB1 title

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Bengaluru · M. Chinnaswamy Stadium

Joined
2008
Won
2025
Runners-up
2009, 2011, 2016

Known as Royal Challengers Bangalore until 2024. Won a first title in their fourth final.

SRH1 title

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Hyderabad · Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium

Joined
2013
Won
2016
Runners-up
2018, 2024

Joined in 2013 and won the title in 2016 under David Warner.

RR1 title

Rajasthan Royals

Jaipur · Sawai Mansingh Stadium

Joined
2008
Won
2008
Runners-up
2022

Won the very first IPL under Shane Warne. Also play some home games in Guwahati.

DC0 titles

Delhi Capitals

Delhi · Arun Jaitley Stadium

Joined
2008
Won
—
Runners-up
2020

Played as Delhi Daredevils until 2018. Reached their first final in 2020.

PBKS0 titles

Punjab Kings

Mullanpur · Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium

Joined
2008
Won
—
Runners-up
2014, 2025

Played as Kings XI Punjab until 2020. Finalists in 2014 and 2025.

GT1 title

Gujarat Titans

Ahmedabad · Narendra Modi Stadium

Joined
2022
Won
2022
Runners-up
2023

Champions in their first season, and back in the final a year later.

LSG0 titles

Lucknow Super Giants

Lucknow · Ekana Cricket Stadium

Joined
2022
Won
—
Runners-up
—

Joined in 2022 and reached the playoffs in each of their first two seasons.

Fan tool

Net run rate calculator

Enter a team's runs and overs for and against. Type overs the cricket way: 19.3 means 19 overs and 3 balls. If a side is bowled out, its full 20 overs count.

How net run rate works
Batting
Bowling
Net run rate+0.750

9.250 runs per over scored, minus 8.500 conceded.

Home grounds

Where the IPL is played

Grounds and teams
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad, under lights during IPL 2025
HyderabadHome of Sunrisers HyderabadPhoto: Naren.Ayinala, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk) at night during a Chennai Super Kings game, 2023
ChennaiHome of Chennai Super KingsPhoto: BCCI/Sportzpics, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, seen from the gallery
AhmedabadHome of Gujarat TitansPhoto: A Cricket Premi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Eden Gardens during Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, IPL 2023
KolkataHome of Kolkata Knight RidersPhoto: B0415nil, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, home of Delhi Capitals
DelhiHome of Delhi CapitalsPhoto: Ciell, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, home of Lucknow Super Giants
LucknowHome of Lucknow Super GiantsPhoto: Escpl, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, May 2012
BengaluruHome of Royal Challengers BengaluruPhoto: Ashwin Kumar, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Captains' wall

Every captain who lifted the trophy

The captains' story
  1. 2008Shane WarneRR
  2. 2009Adam GilchristDEC
  3. 2010MS DhoniCSK
  4. 2011MS DhoniCSK
  5. 2012Gautam GambhirKKR
  6. 2013Rohit SharmaMI
  7. 2014Gautam GambhirKKR
  8. 2015Rohit SharmaMI
  9. 2016David WarnerSRH
  10. 2017Rohit SharmaMI
  11. 2018MS DhoniCSK
  12. 2019Rohit SharmaMI
  13. 2020Rohit SharmaMI
  14. 2021MS DhoniCSK
  15. 2022Hardik PandyaGT
  16. 2023MS DhoniCSK
  17. 2024Shreyas IyerKKR
  18. 2025Rajat PatidarRCB
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