IPL Winners List From 2008 to 2024 Including Runners

IPL Winners List: The Indian Premier League (IPL) is coming with its 17th edition that will kickstart on 22nd March, 2024 with a match between the defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the M.A Chidambaram in Chennai. The IPL has been the biggest cricket league over the years and features the top cricketers from all over the world.

Winning an IPL trophy is not a cup of tea and it requires a perfect squad, analysis and gameplan to clinch the title. Rajasthan Royals (RR) are the first-ever champions of the IPL, who clinched the trophy in its inaugural season in 2008 under the captaincy of the Australian legend Shane Warne. Mumbai Indians (MI) and Chennai Super Kings are the two most successful teams in the IPL with five titles each, while Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are third most successful franchises having won two titles in 2012 and 2014 respectively. On the other hand, Sunrisers Hyderabad (2016) and Gujarat Titans (2022) have also got their hands on the IPL trophy once.

However, even after the 16 editions, there are a few teams who are a part of the league since 2008, but are still awaiting their first title. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), Delhi Capitals (DC), and Punjab Kings (PBKS) are three teams who haven’t won an IPL trophy despite being part of the league since its inaugural season. RCB have qualified for the three times in 2009, 2011 and 2016, while PBKS and DC have reached the final once in 2014 and 2020 respectively. On the other hand, Lucknow Supergiants, who made their IPL debut in 2022, are also in contention to win their first trophy in IPL 2024. 

Let’s have a look at the IPL winners list from 2008 to 2023:

IPL Winners and Runners-up List throughout the years

The first-ever season of the IPL in 2008 was won by Rajasthan Royals under the captaincy of Shane Warne. RR defeated Chennai Super Kings in the final at DY Patil Stadium by 3 wickets. Deccan Chargers ended up winning the title in the second edition of the IPL in 2009 after they defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by 6 runs in the final at Johannesburg. After that, Chennai Super Kings, who are one of most successful team in the tournament, won the first title, in 2010 defeating Mumbai Indians in the final under MS Dhoni’s Leadership. After that, CSK went on to win the title, in 2011, 2018, 2021, and 2023. They will be coming as defending champions in IPL 2024. On the other side, Mumbai Indians are also running toe-to-toe with the arch-rivals CSK with five titles in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020 respectively. Here’s the list of all IPL winners from 2008 to 2023.

IPL Winning Captains, Player of the Match and Players of the tournament

Legendary cricketer Shane Warne is the first captain to win an IPL trophy. He led Rajasthan Royals to the title in the inaugural season of the tournament in 2008. Apart from captaincy, Warne also shone with the ball in IPL 2008 and led from the front by being the second highest-wicket taker of the season. He took 19 wickets from 15 matches in that season and was awarded as the Player of the Tournament in IPL 2008. Adam Gilchrist is the second player after Warne to win an IPL trophy as a captain and Player of the series in the same season after he led Deccan Chargers to the title in IPL 2009. Apart from that, Sachin Tendulkar, Chris Gayle, Glenn Maxwell, Virat Kohli, and Jos Buttler are among the few players who failed to win an IPL trophy but ended up becoming Player of the tournament in the same edition. 

Talking about the IPL winning captains, MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma are two of the most successful captains in the history of the tournament as they both led theri franchises to the title five times. Dhoni has been captain of CSK since 2008, and under him, the franchise has won the title in 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021, and 2023. On the other hand, Rohit was appointed as the MI captain in mid-season in 2013 after Ricky Ponting stepped down from the role. He led MI to the title in his first outing as the captain in 2013, and went on to repeat the glory in 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020. After Dhoni and Rohit, former cricketer, Gautam Gambhir is the most successful IPL captains who led Kolkata Knight Riders to the title two times in 2012 and 2014 respectively. 

Teams with Most IPL titles

Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians are two of the most successful teams in the IPL, Both teams have a great rivalry and have won the title five-times each. CSK clinched their maiden title in 2010 and went on to repeat the triumph in 2011, 2018, 2021, and 2023. On the other hand, MI have got their hands on the IPL title in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020. After MI and CSK, Kolkata Knight Riders are the next most successful team in the IPL. They won the trophy in 2012 and 2014 respectively. 

IPL Orange Cap Winners List from 2008 to 2023

In IPL, the orange cap is given to the player who ends up becoming the leading run-scorer of the season. In the last 16 years, there have been many players who impressed everyone with their batting performances and ended up winning the Orange Cap for being the highest run-getter of the season. David Warner is the player with most Orange Caps (3) in the IPL, as he finished as the highest-run getter in 2015, 2017, and 2019 respectively, while the former Cricketer Chris Gayle (2011 and 2012) is a two-time Orange Cap winner in the IPL.

Talking about most runs in an IPL season, Virat Kohli tops the list for his historic season in IPL 2016 where he amassed most runs in a single edition of the tournament. Leading Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2016, Kohli amassed a record-973 runs from 16 matches at an average of 81.08 with four centuries. 

IPL Purple Cap Winners List from 2008 to 2023

As the Orange Cap is given for most runs, the Purple Cap is awarded to the player who take most wickets in an IPL season. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Dwayne Bravo have won the most purple caps in the IPL as they both ended up becoming the top wicket taker of the season two times each. Bravo won the purple cap in 2013 and 2015, while Bhuvneshwar finished as top wicket taker of the season consecutively in 2016 and 2017 respectively. 

Harshal Patel has a record of taking most wickets in a single edition of the IPL. While playing for RCB, Patel scalped 32 wickets from 15 matches in IPL 2021 and won the Purple Cap. 

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