# 2010 Indian Premier League

The 2010 Indian Premier League season, abbreviated as IPL 3 or the 2010 IPL, was the third season of the Indian Premier League, established by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2007. The tournament was hosted by India and had an estimated television audience of more than 200 million people in the country. It was played between 12 March and 25 April 2010. It was also the first ever cricket tournament that was broadcast live on YouTube. The final four matches of the tournament were screened in 3D across movie halls in India.
The tournament was won by the Chennai Super Kings, who defeated the Mumbai Indians in the final played at Mumbai. The purple cap went to Pragyan Ojha of Deccan Chargers, while the orange cap and the player of the tournament award were awarded to Sachin Tendulkar of the Mumbai Indians. Saurabh Tiwary was declared the U-23 success of the tournament, while the Chennai Super Kings won the Fair Play.

## Venues

Five new venues were introduced for the third edition of IPL. These included Nagpur, Cuttack, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, and Dharamsala. Nagpur, Cuttack and Mumbai amongst them hosted the home games for Deccan Chargers, and Ahmedabad and Dharamsala shared some of the home matches of Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab respectively. Additionally, Hyderabad, which hosted all Deccan's home games in 2008, did not host any games this season. This was attributed to the possibility of unrest due to a Telangana state succession.
The 60-game tournament also featured a third-place playoff between the losing semi-finalists as a qualifier for the Champions League and also saw the induction of ICL players. Both semi-finals were scheduled to be hosted in Bangalore but instead were played in Mumbai. The final and the third place playoff games were played at Mumbai and the season ended five days before the World Twenty20 in West Indies.
| Chennai | Mumbai | Mohali | Kolkata |
| Chennai Super Kings | Mumbai Indians | Kings XI Punjab | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| M. A. Chidambaram Stadium | Brabourne Stadium | PCA Stadium | Eden Gardens |
| Capacity: 50,000 | Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 90,000 |
| Ahmedabad | ChennaiMumbaiMohaliKolkataAhmedabadBangaloreCuttackNagpurDharamsalaJaipurNavi MumbaiDelhi | ChennaiMumbaiMohaliKolkataAhmedabadBangaloreCuttackNagpurDharamsalaJaipurNavi MumbaiDelhi | Bangalore |
| Rajasthan Royals | ChennaiMumbaiMohaliKolkataAhmedabadBangaloreCuttackNagpurDharamsalaJaipurNavi MumbaiDelhi | ChennaiMumbaiMohaliKolkataAhmedabadBangaloreCuttackNagpurDharamsalaJaipurNavi MumbaiDelhi | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| Sardar Patel Stadium | ChennaiMumbaiMohaliKolkataAhmedabadBangaloreCuttackNagpurDharamsalaJaipurNavi MumbaiDelhi | ChennaiMumbaiMohaliKolkataAhmedabadBangaloreCuttackNagpurDharamsalaJaipurNavi MumbaiDelhi | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium |
| Capacity: 54,000 | ChennaiMumbaiMohaliKolkataAhmedabadBangaloreCuttackNagpurDharamsalaJaipurNavi MumbaiDelhi | ChennaiMumbaiMohaliKolkataAhmedabadBangaloreCuttackNagpurDharamsalaJaipurNavi MumbaiDelhi | Capacity: 45,000 |
| Cuttack | ChennaiMumbaiMohaliKolkataAhmedabadBangaloreCuttackNagpurDharamsalaJaipurNavi MumbaiDelhi | ChennaiMumbaiMohaliKolkataAhmedabadBangaloreCuttackNagpurDharamsalaJaipurNavi MumbaiDelhi | Nagpur |
| Deccan Chargers | ChennaiMumbaiMohaliKolkataAhmedabadBangaloreCuttackNagpurDharamsalaJaipurNavi MumbaiDelhi | ChennaiMumbaiMohaliKolkataAhmedabadBangaloreCuttackNagpurDharamsalaJaipurNavi MumbaiDelhi | Deccan Chargers |
| Barabati Stadium | ChennaiMumbaiMohaliKolkataAhmedabadBangaloreCuttackNagpurDharamsalaJaipurNavi MumbaiDelhi | ChennaiMumbaiMohaliKolkataAhmedabadBangaloreCuttackNagpurDharamsalaJaipurNavi MumbaiDelhi | Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground |
| Capacity: 45,000 | ChennaiMumbaiMohaliKolkataAhmedabadBangaloreCuttackNagpurDharamsalaJaipurNavi MumbaiDelhi | ChennaiMumbaiMohaliKolkataAhmedabadBangaloreCuttackNagpurDharamsalaJaipurNavi MumbaiDelhi | Capacity: 40,000 |
| Dharamsala | Jaipur | Navi Mumbai | Delhi |
| Kings XI Punjab | Rajasthan Royals | Deccan Chargers | Delhi Daredevils |
| HPCA Cricket Stadium | Sawai Mansingh Stadium | DY Patil Stadium | Feroz Shah Kotla |
| Capacity: 21,000 | Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 55,000 | Capacity: 48,000 |

## Security concerns

On 17 April, before the match between Royal Challengers Bangalore & Mumbai Indians started 2 bombs went off at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore, while another was defused. The game on the day did continue, however, after an hour's delay. As a consequence both semi-finals were moved out of the city to DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. A third device was defused on 18 April 2010. All three devices were hidden in the stadium's perimeter wall and the two explosions were believed to have injured 15 people. Initial investigations suggested that the explosives used in the devices were locally made and were of low intensity. Former cricketers Sir Ian Botham, Brian Lara, Steve Waugh, and Shaun Pollock urged the players not to give in to terrorism by opting out of the league.

## Player auction

11 players were sold at the player auction held on 19 January 2010 in Mumbai. This was from a list of 97 registered players, which was then shortlisted to 66. West Indian all rounder Kieron Pollard and New Zealand fast bowler Shane Bond were the highest bid players in the auction who were bought for $750,000 but not before their prices went in the silent tie breaker round. Kieron Pollard was bought by Mumbai Indians and Shane Bond by Kolkata Knight Riders.

## Rules and regulations

The rules and format were the same as the previous season with the exception of the strategic timeout. Each innings had two mandatory timeouts of two-and-a-half minutes each. The fielding captain must take one at the end of over six, seven, eight or nine, and the batsmen at the end of over 13, 14, 15 or 16. Points in the group stage were awarded as follows:
Points :
| Results | Points |
| Win | 2 points |
| No Result | 1 point |
| Loss | 0 points |
According to rules, if a match ended with the scores tied, the tie is broken with a one-over-per-side Super Over. The rules of the Super Over are as set out in the ICC Standard Twenty20 International match playing conditions (1 October 2009 version).
* Team with most runs wins
* If equal, the team with most number of boundary sixes throughout the entire match wins
* If still equal, the team with most number of boundaries throughout the entire match wins
* If still equal, the team taking the most wickets throughout the entire match wins
* If still equal, a count-back from the final ball of the Super Over eliminator shall be conducted. The team with the higher scoring delivery shall be the winner.
* If still equal, by coin toss.

## Teams and standings
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Mumbai Indians (R) | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1.084 |
| 2 | Deccan Chargers(4th) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | −0.297 |
| 3 | Chennai Super Kings (C) | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.274 |
| 4 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (3rd) | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.219 |
| 5 | Delhi Daredevils | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.021 |
| 6 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.341 |
| 7 | Rajasthan Royals | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.514 |
| 8 | Kings XI Punjab | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | −0.478 |
(C) = Champion; (R) = Runner-up; (3rd) = Winner of third place playoff. Note: Top four teams will qualify for the playoffs. Note: The winner, runner-up and winner of the third place playoff qualified for the 2010 Champions League Twenty20.

### Match summary

| Visitor team → | CSK | DC | DD | KXIP | KKR | MI | RR | RCB |
| Home team ↓ | CSK | DC | DD | KXIP | KKR | MI | RR | RCB |
| Chennai Super Kings | | Deccan 31 runs | Delhi 6 wickets | Punjab Super Over | Chennai 9 wickets | Chennai 24 runs | Chennai 23 runs | Chennai 5 wickets |
| Deccan Chargers | Deccan 6 wickets | | Deccan 10 runs | Deccan 6 runs | Kolkata 11 runs | Mumbai 41 runs | Rajasthan 2 runs | Deccan 13 runs |
| Delhi Daredevils | Chennai 5 wickets | Deccan 11 runs | | Punjab 7 wickets | Delhi 40 runs | Mumbai 98 runs | Delhi 67 runs | Delhi 37 runs |
| Kings XI Punjab | Chennai 6 wickets | Deccan 5 wickets | Delhi 5 wickets | | Kolkata 39 runs | Punjab 6 wickets | Rajasthan 31 runs | Bengaluru 6 wickets |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | Chennai 55 runs | Kolkata 24 runs | Kolkata 14 runs | Punjab 8 wickets | | Kolkata 9 wickets | Kolkata 8 wickets | Kolkata 7 wickets |
| Mumbai Indians | Mumbai 5 wickets | Mumbai 63 runs | Mumbai 39 runs | Mumbai 4 wickets | Mumbai 7 wickets | | Mumbai 4 runs | Bengaluru 7 wickets |
| Rajasthan Royals | Rajasthan 17 runs | Rajasthan 8 wickets | Delhi 6 wickets | Rajasthan 9 wickets | Rajasthan 34 runs | Mumbai 37 runs | | Bengaluru 5 wickets |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Bengaluru 36 runs | Deccan 7 wickets | Delhi 17 runs | Bengaluru 8 wickets | Bengaluru 7 wickets | Mumbai 57 runs | Bengaluru 10 wickets | |
| Home team won | Visitor team won |
* Note: Results listed are according to the home (horizontal) and visitor (vertical) teams.
* Note: Click on a result to see a summary of the match.
| Team | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Knockout | Knockout |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | SF | F |
| Chennai Super Kings | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | W | W |
| Deccan Chargers | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | L | |
| Delhi Daredevils | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | | |
| Kings XI Punjab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | | |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | | |
| Mumbai Indians | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | W | L |
| Rajasthan Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | | |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | L | |
| Win | Loss | No result |
* Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
* Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (playoffs) to see the match summary.

## League stage

* 12 March Scorecard
| Kolkata Knight Riders 161/4 (20 overs) | v | Deccan Chargers (H) 150/7 (20 overs) |
| Angelo Mathews 65* (46) Chaminda Vaas 2/22 (3 overs) | | Adam Gilchrist 54 (35) Charl Langeveldt 2/26 (4 overs) |
* Kolkata won by 11 runs DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai Umpires: Rudi Koertzen and Russell Tiffin Player of the match: Angelo Mathews
* Deccan Chargers won the toss and chose to bowl first.
* 13 March Scorecard
| (H) Mumbai Indians 212/6 (20 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals 208/7 (20 overs) |
| Ambati Rayudu 55 (33) Dimitri Mascarenhas 2/34 (4 overs) | | Yusuf Pathan 100 (37) Lasith Malinga 2/22 (4 overs) |
* Mumbai won by 4 runs Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Rudi Koertzen and Russell Tiffin Player of the match: Yusuf Pathan
* Mumbai Indians won the toss and chose to bat first.
* 13 March Scorecard
| (H) Kings XI Punjab 142/9 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Daredevils 146/5 (19.5 overs) |
| Ravi Bopara 56 (48) Dirk Nannes 2/12 (4 overs) | | Gautam Gambhir 72 (54) Sreesanth 2/24 (4 overs) |
* Delhi won by 5 wickets Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali Umpires: Billy Doctrove and S. Ravi Player of the match: Gautam Gambhir
* Delhi Daredevils won the toss and chose to bowl first.
* 14 March Scorecard
| Royal Challengers Bangalore 135/7 (20 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders (H) 136/3 (19.2 overs) |
| Jacques Kallis 65* (52) Angelo Mathews 4/19 (4 overs) | | Manoj Tiwary 50 (29) Roelof van der Merwe 2/27 (4 overs) |
* Kolkata won by 7 wickets Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Amiesh Saheba and Kumar Dharmasena Player of the match: Manoj Tiwary
* Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and chose to bowl first.
* 14 March Scorecard
| Deccan Chargers 190/4 (20 overs) | v | Chennai Super Kings (H) 159/9 (20 overs) |
| Andrew Symonds 50 (43) Ravichandran Ashwin 1/26 (4 overs) | | Albie Morkel 42* (26) Chaminda Vaas 3/21 (4 overs) |
* Deccan won by 31 runs M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Umpires: Daryl Harper and K. Hariharan Player of the match: Chaminda Vaas
* Deccan Chargers won the toss and chose to bat first.
* 15 March Scorecard
| (H) Rajasthan Royals 141/6 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Daredevils 142/4(17.1 overs) |
| Abhishek Jhunjhunwala 53 (45) Pradeep Sangwan 1/20 (4 overs) | | Virender Sehwag 75 (34) Dimitri Mascarenhas 2/31 (4 overs) |
* Delhi won by 6 wickets Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad Umpires: Rudi Koertzen and Brian Jerling Player of the match: Virender Sehwag
* Delhi Daredevils won the toss and chose to bowl first.
* 16 March Scorecard
| Kings XI Punjab 203/3 (20 overs) | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore (H) 204/2 (18.5 overs) |
| Ravi Bopara 77 (50) Dale Steyn 1/36 (4 overs) | | Jacques Kallis 89* (55) Piyush Chawla 1/20 (3 overs) |
* Bangalore won by 8 wickets M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore Umpires: Daryl Harper and Subroto Das Player of the match: Jacques Kallis
* Kings XI Punjab won the toss and chose to bat first.
* 16 March Scorecard
| Chennai Super Kings 164/3 (20 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders (H) 109/10 (19.2 overs) |
| Mahendra Singh Dhoni 66 * (33) Brad Hodge 1/4 (1 over) | | Wriddhiman Saha 22 (13) Justin Kemp 3/12 (3 overs) |
* Chennai won by 55 runs Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Amiesh Saheba and Kumar Dharmasena Player of the match: Mahendra Singh Dhoni
* Chennai Super Kings won the toss and chose to bat first.
* 17 March Scorecard
| Mumbai Indians 218/7 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Daredevils (H) 120 (16.3 overs) |
| Sachin Tendulkar 63 (32) Sarabjit Ladda 2/44 (4 overs) | | Farveez Maharoof 28 (18) Dwayne Bravo 2/11 (2 overs) |
* Mumbai won by 98 runs Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi Umpires: Billy Doctrove and Shavir Tarapore Player of the match: Sachin Tendulkar
* Delhi DareDevils won the toss and chose to bowl first.
* 18 March Scorecard
| Rajasthan Royals 92 (19.5 overs) | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore (H) 93/0 (10.4 overs) |
| Yusuf Pathan 26 (24) Anil Kumble 3/9 (3.5 overs) | | Jacques Kallis 44* (34) Shane Warne 0/12 (2 overs) |
* Bangalore won by 10 wickets M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore Umpires: Daryl Harper and K. Hariharan Player of the match: Jacques Kallis
* Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and chose to bowl first.
* Praveen Kumar (RCB) took a hat-trick.
* 19 March Scorecard
| (H) Delhi Daredevils 185/6 (20 overs) | v | Chennai Super Kings 190/5 (19.1 overs) |
| Virender Sehwag 74 (38) Lakshmipathy Balaji 2/21 (3 overs) | | Mathew Hayden 93 (43) Dirk Nannes 1/18 (4 overs) |
* Chennai won by 5 wickets Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi Umpires: Billy Doctrove and Shavir Tarapore Player of the match: Mathew Hayden
* Delhi DareDevils won the toss and chose to bat first.
* 19 March Scorecard
| (H) Deccan Chargers 170/7 (20 overs) | v | Kings XI Punjab 164/8 (20 overs) |
| Andrew Symonds 53 (38) Yuvraj Singh 2/21 (4 overs) | | Irfan Pathan 60 (29) Chaminda Vaas 2/27 (4 overs) |
* Deccan won by 6 runs Barabati Stadium, Cuttack Umpires: Billy Bowden and Marais Erasmus Player of the match: Andrew Symonds
* Kings XI Punjab won the toss and chose to bowl first.
* 20 March Scorecard
| (H) Rajasthan Royals 168/7 (20 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders 134/5 (20 overs) |
| Abhishek Jhunjhunwala 45 (36) Ashok Dinda 2/28 | | Brad Hodge 36 (34) Yusuf Pathan 2/23 |
* Rajasthan won by 34 runs Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad Umpires: Rudi Koertzen and Russell Tiffin Player of the match: Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
* Rajasthan Royals won the toss and chose to bat first.
* 20 March Scorecard
| (H) Mumbai Indians 151/9 (20 overs) | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore 155/3 (19.1 overs) |
| Saurabh Tiwary 25 (21) Vinay Kumar 3/25 (4 overs) | | Jacques Kallis 66* (55) Zaheer Khan 1/18 (4 overs) |
* Bangalore won by 7 wickets Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena and Sanjay Hazare Player of the match: Jacques Kallis
* Mumbai Indians won the toss and chose to bat first.
* 21 March Scorecard
| (H) Deccan Chargers 171/6 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Daredevils 161/9 (20 overs) |
| Rohit Sharma 45 (30) Amit Mishra 1/12 (3 overs) | | David Warner 57 (33) Andrew Symonds 3/21 (4 overs) |
* Deccan won by 10 runs Barabati Stadium, Cuttack Umpires: Billy Bowden and Marais Erasmus Player of the match: Andrew Symonds
* Deccan Chargers won the toss and chose to bat first.
* 21 March Scorecard
| Kings XI Punjab 136/8 (20 overs) | v | Chennai Super Kings (H) 136/7 (20 overs) |
| Yuvraj Singh 43 (28) Muttiah Muralitharan 3/16 (4 overs) | | Parthiv Patel 57 (58) Juan Theron 2/17 (4 overs) |
* Punjab won by Super Over M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Umpires: Daryl Harper and K. Hariharan Player of the match: Juan Theron
* Chennai Super Kings won the toss and chose to bowl first.
* 22 March Scorecard
| Kolkata Knight Riders 155/3 (20 overs) | v | Mumbai Indians (H) 156/3 (18.3 overs) |
| Chris Gayle 75 (60) Zaheer Khan 2/27 (4 overs) | | Sachin Tendulkar 71* (48) Ishant Sharma 2/44 (4 overs) |
* Mumbai won by 7 wickets Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Sanjay Hazare and Simon Taufel Player of the match: Sachin Tendulkar
* Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and chose to bat first.
* 23 March Scorecard
| (H) Royal Challengers Bangalore 171/5 (20 overs) | v | Chennai Super Kings 135/7 (20 overs) |
| Robin Uthappa 68* (38) Muttiah Muralitharan 3/25 (4 overs) | | Matthew Hayden 32 (28) Vinay Kumar 4/40 (4 overs) |
* Bangalore won by 36 runs M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore Umpires: Rudi Koertzen and Russell Tiffin Player of the match: Robin Uthappa
* Chennai Super Kings won the toss and chose to bowl first.
* 24 March Scorecard
| Rajasthan Royals 183/5 (20 overs) | v | Kings XI Punjab (H) 152 (19.1 overs) |
| Adam Voges 45 (24) Sreesanth 1/20 (3 overs) | | Maninder Bisla 35 (18) Shaun Tait 3/22 (3.1 overs) |
* Rajasthan won by 31 runs Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali Umpires: Billy Doctrove and Shavir Tarapore Player of the match: Adam Voges
* Kings XI Punjab won the toss and chose to bowl first.
* 25 March Scorecard
| Delhi Daredevils 183/4 (20 overs) | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore (H) 166/9 (20 overs) |
| Kedar Jadhav 50* (29) Vinay Kumar 1/29 (4 overs) | | Manish Pandey 39 (29) Amit Mishra 2/23 (4 overs) |
* Delhi won by 17 runs M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore Umpires: Brian Jerling and Rudi Koertzen Player of the match: Kedar Jadhav
* Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and chose to bowl first.
* 25 March Scorecard
| Chennai Super Kings 180/2 (20 overs) | v | Mumbai Indians (H) 181/5 (19 overs) |
| Suresh Raina 83* (52) Ryan McLaren 1/23 (4 overs) | | Sachin Tendulkar 72 (52) Muttiah Muralitharan 2/32 (4 overs) |
* Mumbai won by 5 wickets Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Billy Bowden and Amiesh Saheba Player of the match: Sachin Tendulkar
* Mumbai Indians won the toss and chose to bowl first.
* 26 March Scorecard
| Deccan Chargers 148/9 (20 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals (H) 151/2 (15.4 overs) |
| Rohit Sharma 49 (35) Shaun Tait 3/22 (4 overs) | | Yusuf Pathan 73* (34) Pragyan Ojha 1/40 (3 overs) |
* Rajasthan won by 8 wickets Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad Umpires: Simon Taufel and Kumar Dharmasena Player of the match: Yusuf Pathan
* Deccan Chargers won the toss and chose to bat first.
* 27 March Scorecard
| Kolkata Knight Riders 183/5 (20 overs) | v | Kings XI Punjab (H) 144/6 (20 overs) |
| Manoj Tiwary 75* (47) Shalabh Srivastava 2/23 (3 overs) | | Kumar Sangakkara 30 (27) Shane Bond 2/24 (4 overs) |
* Kolkata won by 39 runs Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali Umpires: Billy Doctrove and S. Ravi Player of the match: Manoj Tiwary
* Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and chose to bat first.
* 28 March Scorecard
| (H) Rajasthan Royals 177/8 (20 overs) | v | Chennai Super Kings 160/6 (20 overs) |
| Naman Ojha 80 (49) Thilan Thushara 2/28 (4 overs) | | Murali Vijay 42 (28) Shaun Tait 2/22 (4 overs) |
* Rajasthan won by 17 runs Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad Umpires: Sanjay Hazare and Simon Taufel Player of the match: Naman Ojha
* Rajasthan Royals won the toss and chose to bat first.
* 28 March Scorecard
| Mumbai Indians 172/7 (20 overs) | v | Deccan Chargers (H) 131 (17.4 overs) |
| Sachin Tendulkar 55 (43) R. P. Singh 3/31 (4 overs) | | Rohit Sharma 45 (28) Lasith Malinga 3/12 (3.4 overs) |
* Mumbai won by 41 runs DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: K. Hariharan and Subroto Das Player of the match: Harbhajan Singh
* Deccan Chargers won the toss and chose to bowl first.
* 29 March Scorecard
| (H) Delhi Daredevils 177/4 (20 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders 137/9 (20 overs) |
| David Warner 107* (69) Charl Langeveldt 2/35 (3 overs) | | Chris Gayle 30 (21) Umesh Yadav 2/27 (4 overs) |
* Delhi won by 40 runs Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi Umpires: Sanjay Hazare and Simon Taufel Player of the match: David Warner
* Delhi Daredevils won the toss and chose to bat first.
* 30 March Scorecard
| Kings XI Punjab 163 (20 overs) | v | Mumbai Indians (H) 164/6 (19.3 overs) |
| Shaun Marsh 57 (47) Lasith Malinga 4/22 (4 overs) | | Shikhar Dhawan 50 (40) Ravi Bopara 3/31 (4 overs) |
* Mumbai won by 4 wickets Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Billy Doctrove and Shavir Tarapore Player of the match: Lasith Malinga
* Mumbai Indians won the toss and chose to bowl first.
* 31 March Scorecard
| Royal Challengers Bangalore 161/4 (20 overs) | v | Chennai Super Kings (H) 162/5 (19 overs) |
| Jacques Kallis 52 (49) Shadab Jakati 2/17 (4 overs) | | Murali Vijay 78 (39) Anil Kumble 1/16 (4 overs) |
* Chennai won by 5 wickets M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Umpires: Brian Jerling and Rudi Koertzen Player of the match: Murali Vijay
* Royal Challengers won the toss and chose to bat first.
* 31 March Scorecard
| (H) Delhi Daredevils 188/6 (20 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals 121 (17.4 overs) |
| Dinesh Karthik 69 (38) Sumit Narwal 3/36 (4 overs) | | Naman Ojha 27 (14) Amit Mishra 3/25 (4 overs) |
* Delhi won by 67 runs Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena and Simon Taufel Player of the match: Dinesh Karthik
* Delhi Daredevils won the toss and chose to bat first.
* 1 April Scorecard
| (H) Kolkata Knight Riders 181/6 (20 overs) | v | Deccan Chargers 157/5 (20 overs) |
| Sourav Ganguly 88 (54) Jaskaran Singh 2/18 (3 overs) | | Herschelle Gibbs 50 (45) Chris Gayle 1/9 (1 over) |
* Kolkata won by 24 runs Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Daryl Harper and K. Hariharan Player of the match: Saurav Ganguly
* Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and chose to bat first.
* 2 April Scorecard
| (H) Kings XI Punjab 181/5 (20 overs) | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore 184/4 (19.1 overs) |
| Kumar Sangakkara 45 (27) Vinay Kumar 1/24 (3 overs) | | Kevin Pietersen 66* (44) Shalabh Srivastava 1/21 (2 overs) |
* Bangalore won by 6 wickets Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali Umpires: Billy Bowden and Marais Erasmus Player of the match: Kevin Pietersen
* Kings XI Punjab won the toss and chose to bat first.
* 3 April Scorecard
| (H) Chennai Super Kings 246/5 (20 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals 223/5 (20 overs) |
| Murali Vijay 127 (56) Shane Watson 2/47 (4 overs) | | Naman Ojha 94* (55) Doug Bollinger 2/15 (4 overs) |
* Chennai won by 23 runs M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Umpires: Rudi Koertzen and Russell Tiffin Player of the match: Murali Vijay
* Chennai Super Kings won the toss and chose to bat first.
* 3 April Scorecard
| (H) Mumbai Indians 178/5 (20 overs) | v | Deccan Chargers 115 (18.2 overs) |
| Ambati Rayudu 55* (29) Pragyan Ojha 3/26 (4 overs) | | Andrew Symonds 21(18) Zaheer Khan 2/10 (2 overs) |
* Mumbai won by 63 runs Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Billy Doctrove and S. Ravi Player of the match: Ambati Rayudu
* Mumbai Indians won the toss and chose to bat first.
* 4 April Scorecard
| (H) Kolkata Knight Riders 200/3 (20 overs) | v | Kings XI Punjab 204/2 (18.2 overs) |
| Chris Gayle 88 (42) Juan Theron/Irfan Pathan 1/36 (4 overs) | | Mahela Jayawardene 110* (59) Shane Bond 1/32 (4 overs) |
* Punjab won by 8 wickets Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Daryl Harper and Sudhir Asnani Player of the match: Mahela Jayawardene
* Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and chose to bat first.
* 4 April Scorecard
| (H) Delhi Daredevils 184/5 (20 overs) | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore 147/9 (20 overs) |
| Paul Collingwood 75* (46) Kotragada Appanna 2/24 (4 overs) | | Jacques Kallis 54* (42) Pradeep Sangwan 3/22 (4 overs) |
* Delhi won by 37 runs Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi Umpires: Billy Bowden and Marais Erasmus Player of the match: Paul Collingwood
* Delhi Daredevils won the toss and chose to bat first.
* 5 April Scorecard
| Rajasthan Royals 159 (19.5 overs) | v | Deccan Chargers (H) 157 (19.5 overs) |
| Shane Watson 58 (36) R. P. Singh 3/17 (4 overs) | | Rohit Sharma 73 (44) Shane Warne 4/21 (4 overs) |
* Rajasthan won by 2 runs Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena and Simon Taufel Player of the match: Shane Warne
* Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat first.
* 6 April Scorecard
| (H) Chennai Super Kings 165/4 (20 overs) | v | Mumbai Indians 141/9 (20 overs) |
| Matthew Hayden 35 (31) Kieron Pollard 2/27 (4 overs) | | Sachin Tendulkar 45 (35) Ravichandran Ashwin 2/22 (4 overs) |
* Chennai won by 24 runs M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Umpires: Daryl Harper and Sudhir Asnani Player of the match: Suresh Raina
* Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat first.
* 7 April Scorecard
| Kings XI Punjab 153/6 (20 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals (H) 157/1 (15 overs) |
| Mahela Jayawardene 44 (33) Siddharth Trivedi 2/22 (4 overs) | | Michael Lumb 83 (43) Ravi Bopara 1/18 (2 overs) |
* Rajasthan won by 9 wickets Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Umpires: S. Ravi and Shavir Tarapore Player of the match: Michael Lumb
* Kings XI Punjab won the toss an elected to bat first.
* 7 April Scorecard
| (H) Kolkata Knight Riders 181/3 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Daredevils 167/8 (20 overs) |
| Sourav Ganguly 56 (46) Vettori, Bhatia 1/30 (4 overs) | | Virender Sehwag 64 (40) Ashok Dinda 2/21 (4 overs) |
* Kolkata won by 14 runs Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Rudi Koertzen and Brian Jerling Player of the match: Sourav Ganguly
* Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat first.
* 8 April Scorecard
| (H) Royal Challengers Bangalore 184/6 (20 overs) | v | Deccan Chargers 186/3 (19.2 overs) |
| Jacques Kallis 68 (44) Pragyan Ojha 2/24 (4 overs) | | Tirumalasetti Suman 78* (57) Praveen Kumar 1/37 (4 overs) |
* Deccan won by 7 wickets M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore Umpires: Daryl Harper and Sudhir Asnani Player of the match: Tirumalasetti Suman
* Deccan Chargers won the toss and chose to bowl first.
* 9 April Scorecard
| Mumbai Indians 154/9 (20 overs) | v | Kings XI Punjab (H) 158/4 (19.2 overs) |
| Jean-Paul Duminy 34 (28) Piyush Chawla 3/24 (4 overs) | | Kumar Sangakkara 56 (42) Lasith Malinga 2/36 (4 overs) |
* Punjab won by 6 wickets Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali Umpires: Marais Erasmus and Amiesh Saheba Player of the match: Kumar Sangakkara
* Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat first.
* 10 April Scorecard
| Chennai Super Kings 138/8 (20 overs) | v | Deccan Chargers (H) 139/4 (19.1 overs) |
| Suresh Raina 52 (42) Ryan Harris 3/18 (4 overs) | | Tirumalasetti Suman 55 (44) Ravichandran Ashwin 2/13 (4 overs) |
* Deccan won by 6 wickets Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena and Simon Taufel Player of the match: Ryan Harris
* Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat first.
* 10 April Scorecard
| Kolkata Knight Riders 160/9 (20 overs) | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore (H) 162/3 (17.1 overs) |
| Brendon McCullum 45 (36) Vinay Kumar 3/23 (3 overs) | | Rahul Dravid 52 (35) Ashok Dinda 2/15 (3.1 overs) |
* Bangalore won by 7 wickets M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore Umpires: K. Hariharan and Daryl Harper Player of the match: Vinay Kumar
* Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bowl first.
* 11 April Scorecard
| (H) Delhi Daredevils 111 (19.4 overs) | v | Kings XI Punjab 112/3 (18.4 overs) |
| Gautam Gambhir 26 (12) Irfan Pathan 3/24 (3.4 overs) | | Mahela Jayawardene 38 (35) Paul Collingwood 2/19 (4 overs) |
* Punjab won by 7 wickets Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi Umpires: Billy Bowden and Amiesh Saheba Player of the match: Piyush Chawla
* Delhi Daredevils won the toss and chose to bat first.
* 11 April Scorecard
| Mumbai Indians 174/5 (20 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals (H) 137/8 (20 overs) |
| Sachin Tendulkar 89* (59) Shane Watson 3/37 (4 overs) | | Aditya Dole 30 (18) Zaheer Khan 2/17 (4 overs) |
* Mumbai won by 37 runs Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Umpires: Billy Doctrove and Shavir Tarapore Player of the match: Sachin Tendulkar
* Rajasthan Royals won the toss and chose to bowl first.
* 12 April Scorecard
| (H) Deccan Chargers 151/6 (20 overs) | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore 138 (19.4 overs) |
| Rohit Sharma 51 (46) Dale Steyn 3/18 (4 overs) | | Rahul Dravid 49 (35) R. P. Singh 2/21 (4 overs) |
* Deccan won by 13 runs Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur Umpires: Rudi Koertzen and Russell Tiffin Player of the match: Harmeet Singh
* Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bowl first.
* 13 April Scorecard
| (H) Mumbai Indians 183/4 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Daredevils 144/7 (20 overs) |
| Kieron Pollard 45* (13) Pradeep Sangwan 2/35 (4 overs) | | Andrew McDonald 33* (31) Ali Murtaza 2/18 (4 overs) |
* Mumbai won by 39 runs Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Sudhir Asnani and Daryl Harper Player of the match: Kieron Pollard
* Mumbai Indians won the toss and chose to bat first.
* Mumbai Indians qualified for playoffs as a result of this match.
* 13 April Scorecard
| Kolkata Knight Riders 139/8 (20 overs) | v | Chennai Super Kings (H) 143/1 (13.3 overs) |
| Angelo Mathews 48 (48) Ravichandran Ashwin 3/16 (4 overs) | | Suresh Raina 78* (39) Chris Gayle 1/35 (3 overs) |
* Chennai won by 9 wickets M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Umpires: Sanjay Hazare and Simon Taufel Player of the match: Ravichandran Ashwin
* Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and chose to bat first.
* 14 April Scorecard
| (H) Rajasthan Royals 130/6 (20 overs) | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore 132/5 (15.4 overs) |
| Abhishek Raut 32* (20) Pankaj Singh 2/27 (4 overs) | | Kevin Pietersen 62 (29) Siddharth Trivedi 2/32 (3.4 overs) |
* Bangalore won by 5 wickets Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Umpires: Billy Doctrove and S. Ravi Player of the match: Kevin Pietersen
* Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat first
* 15 April Scorecard
| (H) Chennai Super Kings 112/9 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Daredevils 113/4 (18.4 overs) |
| Subramaniam Badrinath 30 (29) Ashish Nehra 3/26 (4 overs) | | Gautam Gambhir 57* (56) Doug Bollinger 2/24 (4 overs) |
* Delhi won by 6 wickets M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena and Sanjay Hazare Player of the match: Gautam Gambhir
* Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat first
* 16 April Scorecard
| (H) Kings XI Punjab 174/3 (20 overs) | v | Deccan Chargers 178/5 (19.1 overs) |
| Mahela Jayawardene 93* (62) Ryan Harris 1/27 (4 overs) | | Rohit Sharma 68* (38) Piyush Chawla 1/24 (4 overs) |
* Deccan won by 5 wickets HPCA Cricket Stadium, Dharamsala Umpires: Amiesh Saheba and Marais Erasmus Player of the match: Rohit Sharma
* Deccan Chargers won the toss and elected to field
* Kings XI Punjab were eliminated as a result of the match.
* 17 April Scorecard
| Mumbai Indians 191/4 (20 overs) | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore (H) 134/9 (20 overs) |
| Jean-Paul Duminy 42* (19) Jacques Kallis 2/41 (4 overs) | | Virat Kohli 37 (24) Kieron Pollard 3/28 (4 overs) |
* Mumbai won by 57 runs M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena and Simon Taufel Player of the match: Ryan McLaren
* Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bowl first
* 17 April Scorecard
| Rajasthan Royals 132/9 (20 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders (H) 133/2 (16.1 overs) |
| Shane Watson 44 (26) Jaydev Unadkat 3/26 (4 overs) | | Sourav Ganguly 75* (50) Kamran Khan 2/13 (2 overs) |
* Kolkata won by 8 wickets Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Brian Jerling and Russell Tiffin Player of the match: Jaydev Unadkat
* Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat
* Rajasthan Royals were eliminated as a result of the match.
* 18 April Scorecard
| (H) Kings XI Punjab 192/3 (20 overs) | v | Chennai Super Kings 195/4 (19.4 overs) |
| Shaun Marsh 88* (57) Ravichandran Ashwin 1/20 (4 overs) | | Mahendra Singh Dhoni 54* (29) Ramesh Powar 2/28 (4 overs) |
* Chennai won by 6 wickets HPCA Cricket Stadium, Dharamsala Umpires: Billy Bowden and Amiesh Saheba Player of the match: Mahendra Singh Dhoni
* Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field
* Chennai Super Kings qualified for playoffs
* 18 April Scorecard
| Deccan Chargers 145/7 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Daredevils (H) 134/7 (20 overs) |
| Andrew Symonds 54 (30) Umesh Yadav 2/24 (4 overs) | | Paul Collingwood 51* (42) Pragyan Ojha 2/16 (4 overs) |
* Deccan won by 11 runs Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi Umpires: Billy Doctrove and Shavir Tarapore Player of the match: Andrew Symonds
* Deccan Chargers won the toss and elected to bat
* Deccan Chargers qualified for the playoffs, and Delhi Daredevils were eliminated as a result of the match.
* 19 April Scorecard
| Mumbai Indians 133/8 (20 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders (H) 135/1 (17.3 overs) |
| Saurabh Tiwary 46 (37) Murali Kartik 2/20 (4 overs) | | Brendon McCullum 57* (56) Rajagopal Sathish 1/11 (2 overs) |
* Kolkata won by 9 wickets Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Brian Jerling and Rudi Koertzen Player of the match: Murali Kartik
* Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat
* Royal Challengers Bangalore qualified for playoffs, and Kolkata Knight Riders were eliminated as a result of the match.

## Playoffs

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| 21 April 2010 — DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai | 21 April 2010 — DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai | 21 April 2010 — DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai | | | |
| 1 | Mumbai Indians | 184/5 (20 overs) | | | |
| 1 | Mumbai Indians | 184/5 (20 overs) | 25 April 2010 — DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai | 25 April 2010 — DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai | 25 April 2010 — DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai |
| 4 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 149/9 (20 overs) | 25 April 2010 — DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai | 25 April 2010 — DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai | 25 April 2010 — DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai |
| 4 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 149/9 (20 overs) | SF1W | Mumbai Indians | 146/9 (20 overs) |
| 22 April 2010 — DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai | 22 April 2010 — DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai | 22 April 2010 — DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai | SF1W | Mumbai Indians | 146/9 (20 overs) |
| 22 April 2010 — DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai | 22 April 2010 — DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai | 22 April 2010 — DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai | SF2W | Chennai Super Kings | 168/5 (20 overs) |
| 3 | Chennai Super Kings | 142/7 (20 overs) | SF2W | Chennai Super Kings | 168/5 (20 overs) |
| 2 | Deccan Chargers | 104 (19.2 overs) | | | |

### Semi-final 1

* 21 April 2010 Scorecard
| Mumbai Indians 184/5 (20 overs) | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore 149/9 (20 overs) |
| Saurabh Tiwary 52* (31) Dale Steyn 2/43 (4 overs) | | Ross Taylor 31* (30) Kieron Pollard 3/17 (4 overs) |
* Mumbai won by 35 runs DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai Umpires: Billy Doctrove and Russell Tiffin Player of the match: Kieron Pollard (Mumbai)
* Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat

### Semi-final 2

* 22 April 2010 Scorecard
| Chennai Super Kings 142/7 (20 overs) | v | Deccan Chargers 104/10 (19.2 overs) |
| S Badrinath 37 (41) Ryan Harris 3/29 (4 overs) | | Andrew Symonds 23 (22) Doug Bollinger 4/13 (4 overs) |
* Chennai won by 38 runs DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai Umpires: Billy Doctrove and Russell Tiffin Player of the match: Doug Bollinger (Chennai)
* Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat

### Third place playoff

* 24 April 2010 Scorecard
| Deccan Chargers 82/10 (18.3 overs) | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore 86/1 (13.5 overs) |
| Anirudh Singh 40 (39) Anil Kumble 4/16 (3.3 overs) | | Rahul Dravid 35* (30) Rahul Sharma 1/24 (3 overs) |
* Bangalore won by 9 wickets DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai Umpires: Rudi Koertzen and Simon Taufel Player of the match: Anil Kumble (Bangalore)
* Deccan Chargers won the toss and elected to bat

### Final

* 25 April 2010 Scorecard
| Chennai Super Kings 168/5 (20 overs) | v | Mumbai Indians 146/9 (20 overs) |
| Suresh Raina 57* (35) Dilhara Fernando 2/23 (4 overs) | | Sachin Tendulkar 48 (45) Shadab Jakati 2/26 (3 overs) |
* Chennai won by 22 runs DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai Umpires: Rudi Koertzen and Simon Taufel Player of the match: Suresh Raina (Chennai)
* Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat

## Statistics
### Most runs

| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS |
| Sachin Tendulkar | Mumbai Indians | 15 | 15 | 618 | 89* |
| Jacques Kallis | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 16 | 16 | 572 | 89* |
| Suresh Raina | Chennai Super Kings | 16 | 16 | 520 | 83* |
| Sourav Ganguly | Kolkata Knight Riders | 14 | 14 | 493 | 88 |
| Murali Vijay | Chennai Super Kings | 15 | 15 | 458 | 127 |
The leading run scorer of the league phase wore an orange cap when fielding.
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### Bowling
#### Most wickets

| Player | Team | Mat | Wkts | BBI |
| Pragyan Ojha | Deccan Chargers | 16 | 21 | 3/26 |
| Amit Mishra | Delhi Daredevils | 14 | 17 | 3/25 |
| Harbhajan Singh | Mumbai Indians | 15 | 17 | 3/31 |
| Anil Kumble | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 16 | 17 | 4/16 |
| Vinay Kumar | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 14 | 16 | 4/40 |
The leading wicket taker of the league phase wore a purple cap when fielding.
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