# 2011 Indian Premier League

The 2011 Indian Premier League season, abbreviated as IPL 4 or the IPL 2011, was the fourth season of the Indian Premier League, the top Twenty20 cricket league in India. The tournament was hosted in India and the opening and closing ceremonies were held in M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, the home venue of the reigning champions Chennai Super Kings. The season ran from 8 April to 28 May 2011. This season the number of teams in the league went from eight to ten with the additions of the Pune Warriors India and the Kochi Tuskers Kerala.
The tournament was won by the Chennai Super Kings for the second successive season defeating Royal Challengers Bangalore by 58 runs in the final in Chennai, with the winning team's Murali Vijay being named Man of the Match. With this win CSK became the first, and till 2014 the only team to have won the IPL on more than one occasion. Despite Bangalore failing to win the title, one of the team's players, Chris Gayle was named as the tournament's best player. He scored 608 runs in twelve innings – the most in the tournament – as well as picking up eight wickets, having joined the team after the start of the season due to an injury to another overseas player, Dirk Nannes. Mumbai Indians' Lasith Malinga set a new record for most wickets taken within an Indian Premier League season, claiming 28 wickets during the campaign, but Mumbai had to settle for third place in the tournament, having lost to Bangalore in the second qualifier. Chennai, Bangalore and Mumbai represented India in the Champions League 2011 tournament in September. The Fair Play Award was again won by the Chennai Super Kings for topping the fair-play table.

## Format

With the introduction of 2 new teams, a new ten-team format was created. This new format consists of 74 matches and was introduced as retaining the previous format would result in 94 matches, significantly greater than the 60 matches from the previous season, where teams compete in a double round-robin tournament. The knockout stage was changed to a playoff format. If a match ends in a tie, a Super Over will be played to determine the winner.
The ten teams are divided into two groups of five. In the group stage, each team plays 14 games: facing the other four teams in their group two times each (one home and one away game), four teams in the other group once, and the remaining team two times. A random draw was used to determine the groups and who plays whom across the groups once and twice.
Each team plays the team in the same row and the same column twice, and all others once. For instance, Deccan chargers will play Chennai Super Kings and the other Group A teams twice but the other teams from Group B (Kolkata Knight Riders, Kochi Tuskers Kerala, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals) only once. Similarly Kochi Tuskers Kerala will play Delhi Daredevils and the other Group B teams twice but all other teams from Group A only once.
| Group A | Group B |
| Deccan Chargers | Chennai Super Kings |
| Delhi Daredevils | Kochi Tuskers Kerala |
| Kings XI Punjab | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Mumbai Indians | Rajasthan Royals |
| Pune Warriors India | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
Team winning a match will be awarded 2 points. The losing team will not receive any points. In case of a draw or no result, both teams will be awarded 1 point.
A four-game playoff stage following the Page playoff system is held after the group stage. Four games will be played in the playoffs:
* Qualifier 1: between the teams ranked first and second in the group stage.
* Eliminator: between the teams ranked third and fourth in the group stage.
* Qualifier 2: between the loser of the Qualifier 1 and winner of the Eliminator.
* Final: between the winners of the Qualifiers 1 and 2.
The top three teams from the tournament qualify for the 2011 Champions League Twenty20 while the fourth team enters the qualifying stage of the tournament. Due to the playoff format, the qualifying teams will be the top two teams of the group stage and the winner of the Eliminator in the playoff stage.

## Venues

| Chennai | Mumbai | Kochi | Kolkata |
| Chennai Super Kings | Mumbai Indians | Kochi Tuskers Kerala | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| M. A. Chidambaram Stadium | Wankhede Stadium | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | Eden Gardens |
| Capacity: 50,000 | Capacity: 33,000 | Capacity: 60,000 | Capacity: 90,000 |
| Mohali | ChennaiMumbaiMohaliKolkataBangaloreDharamsalaJaipurNavi MumbaiDelhiHyderabadIndoreKochi | ChennaiMumbaiMohaliKolkataBangaloreDharamsalaJaipurNavi MumbaiDelhiHyderabadIndoreKochi | Bangalore |
| Kings XI Punjab | ChennaiMumbaiMohaliKolkataBangaloreDharamsalaJaipurNavi MumbaiDelhiHyderabadIndoreKochi | ChennaiMumbaiMohaliKolkataBangaloreDharamsalaJaipurNavi MumbaiDelhiHyderabadIndoreKochi | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| PCA Stadium | ChennaiMumbaiMohaliKolkataBangaloreDharamsalaJaipurNavi MumbaiDelhiHyderabadIndoreKochi | ChennaiMumbaiMohaliKolkataBangaloreDharamsalaJaipurNavi MumbaiDelhiHyderabadIndoreKochi | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium |
| Capacity: 30,000 | ChennaiMumbaiMohaliKolkataBangaloreDharamsalaJaipurNavi MumbaiDelhiHyderabadIndoreKochi | ChennaiMumbaiMohaliKolkataBangaloreDharamsalaJaipurNavi MumbaiDelhiHyderabadIndoreKochi | Capacity: 45,000 |
| Hyderabad | ChennaiMumbaiMohaliKolkataBangaloreDharamsalaJaipurNavi MumbaiDelhiHyderabadIndoreKochi | ChennaiMumbaiMohaliKolkataBangaloreDharamsalaJaipurNavi MumbaiDelhiHyderabadIndoreKochi | Delhi |
| Deccan Chargers | ChennaiMumbaiMohaliKolkataBangaloreDharamsalaJaipurNavi MumbaiDelhiHyderabadIndoreKochi | ChennaiMumbaiMohaliKolkataBangaloreDharamsalaJaipurNavi MumbaiDelhiHyderabadIndoreKochi | Delhi Daredevils |
| Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium | ChennaiMumbaiMohaliKolkataBangaloreDharamsalaJaipurNavi MumbaiDelhiHyderabadIndoreKochi | ChennaiMumbaiMohaliKolkataBangaloreDharamsalaJaipurNavi MumbaiDelhiHyderabadIndoreKochi | Feroz Shah Kotla |
| Capacity: 55,000 | ChennaiMumbaiMohaliKolkataBangaloreDharamsalaJaipurNavi MumbaiDelhiHyderabadIndoreKochi | ChennaiMumbaiMohaliKolkataBangaloreDharamsalaJaipurNavi MumbaiDelhiHyderabadIndoreKochi | Capacity: 48,000 |
| Indore | Jaipur | Navi Mumbai | Dharamsala |
| Kochi Tuskers Kerala | Rajasthan Royals | Pune Warriors India | Kings XI Punjab |
| Holkar Cricket Stadium | Sawai Mansingh Stadium | DY Patil Stadium | HPCA Stadium |
| Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 55,000 | Capacity: 23,000 |

## Squads

Each team can have a squad of at most 30 players with a maximum of US$9 million to spend on purchasing players. . Choosing to retain players would subject to a reduction in their salary cap, reducing the amount they may spend on other players. All other players were added to the auction held on 8 and 9 January 2011.
The catchment areas of the eight existing teams were changed to account for the two new teams. Catchment areas are nominated areas to help each side select their local players. Each team must select four players from their area.
A total of 12 players have been retained by all the franchises while the remaining go to the auction list. The retained players – who must have been part of the franchise's registered squads for the 2010 season – were valued at $1.8 million for the first player, $1.3 million for the second, $900,000 for the third and $500,000 for the fourth. Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings retained the maximum of four players while the Kings XI Punjab, Deccan Chargers and Kolkata Knight Riders released all their players. The RCB franchise owners only retained one player (Virat Kohli), but let go few key players – Rahul Dravid, Dale Steyn, Jacques Kallis. These players emerged very consistent subsequently in the years 2012 and 2016.

## Teams and standings
### Points table

| Pos | Grp | Team v t e | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | B | Chennai Super Kings (C) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.443 |
| 2 | B | Royal Challengers Bangalore (R) | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 0.326 |
| 3 | A | Mumbai Indians (3) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.040 |
| 4 | B | Kolkata Knight Riders (4) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0.433 |
| 5 | A | Kings XI Punjab | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.051 |
| 6 | B | Rajasthan Royals | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 13 | −0.691 |
| 7 | A | Deccan Chargers | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0.222 |
| 8 | B | Kochi Tuskers Kerala | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.214 |
| 9 | A | Pune Warriors India | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 9 | −0.134 |
| 10 | A | Delhi Daredevils | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 9 | −0.448 |
Note: Top four teams qualified for the playoffs. The top three teams also qualified for the Champions League Twenty20 while the fourth team played in the qualifying stage.
("C" refers to the "Champions" of the Tournament. 'R'(2nd Position), '3' and '4' are the positions of the respective teams in the tournament.)
Pune and Kochi are new to the league. The auction for these teams was held at Chennai on 22 March 2010. These two bids, worth a total of Rs 3,235 crore, were more than the Rs 2,853 crore collectively paid for the eight franchises in the first auction, on 24 January 2008.
The Rajasthan Royals, and the Kings XI Punjab were temporarily ejected from the league due to issues with their unreported ownership changes. The teams were reinstated with involvement from the High Court. Their owners were broken into several legal entities when the BCCI required the incorporation of the companies. Kochi was also at risk of ejection for the same reasons before BCCI cleared their new ownership pattern for the tournament.

## Results
### Group stage

| Visitor team → | CSK | DC | DD | KXIP | KTK | KKR | MI | PWI | RR | RCB |
| Home team ↓ | CSK | DC | DD | KXIP | KTK | KKR | MI | PWI | RR | RCB |
| Chennai Super Kings | | Chennai 19 runs | Chennai 18 runs | | Chennai 11 runs | Chennai 2 runs | | Chennai 25 runs | Chennai 8 wickets | Chennai 21 runs |
| Deccan Chargers | | | Delhi 4 wickets | Punjab 8 wickets | | Kolkata 20 runs | Mumbai 37 runs | Pune 6 wickets | Rajasthan 8 wickets | Deccan 33 runs |
| Delhi Daredevils | | Deccan 16 runs | | Delhi 29 runs | Kochi 7 wickets | Kolkata 17 runs | Mumbai 8 wickets | Match abandoned | | Bengaluru 3 wickets |
| Kings XI Punjab | Punjab 6 wickets | Deccan 82 runs | Punjab 29 runs | | | | Punjab 76 runs | Pune 5 wickets | Punjab 48 runs | Punjab 111 runs |
| Kochi Tuskers Kerala | Kochi 7 wickets (D/L) | Deccan 55 runs | Delhi 38 runs | Punjab 6 wickets | | Kochi 17 runs | | | Kochi 8 wickets | Bengaluru 6 wickets |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | Kolkata 10 runs (D/L) | Kolkata 9 runs | | Kolkata 8 wickets | Kochi 6 runs | | Mumbai 5 wickets | | Kolkata 8 wickets | Bengaluru 9 wickets |
| Mumbai Indians | Mumbai 8 runs | Deccan 10 runs | Mumbai 32 runs | Mumbai 23 runs | Kochi 8 wickets | | | Mumbai 7 wickets | Rajasthan 10 wickets | |
| Pune Warriors India | Chennai 8 wickets | Deccan 6 wickets | Delhi 3 wickets | Pune 7 wickets | Pune 4 wickets | Kolkata 7 wickets | Mumbai 21 runs | | | |
| Rajasthan Royals | Chennai 63 runs | | Rajasthan 6 wickets | | Rajasthan 8 wickets | Kolkata 9 wickets | Rajasthan 7 wickets | Rajasthan 6 wickets | | Bengaluru 9 wickets |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Bengaluru 8 wickets | | | Bengaluru 85 runs | Bengaluru 9 wickets | Bengaluru 4 wickets (D/L) | Mumbai 9 wickets | Bengaluru 26 runs | Match abandoned | |
| 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 | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Q1 | E | Q2 | F |
| Chennai Super Kings | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | W | | | W |
| Deccan Chargers | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | | | | |
| Delhi Daredevils | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | | | | |
| Kings XI Punjab | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | | | | |
| Kochi Tuskers Kerala | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | | | | |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | | L | | |
| Mumbai Indians | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | | W | L | |
| Pune Warriors India | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | | | | |
| Rajasthan Royals | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | | | | |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | L | | W | 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.

## Fixtures

    All match times in Indian Standard Time (UTC+5:30)

### Matches

* 8 April (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Chennai Super Kings 153/4 (20 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders 151/7 (20 overs) |
* Chennai won by 2 runs M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai (Group B)
* 9 April Scorecard
| (H) Deccan Chargers 137/8 (20 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals 141/2 (18.5 overs) |
* Rajasthan won by 8 wickets Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad (Group A vs Group B)
* 9 April (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Kochi Tuskers Kerala 161/5 (20 overs) | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore 162/4 (18.4 overs) |
* Bangalore won by 6 wickets Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi (Group B)
* 10 April Scorecard
| (H) Delhi Daredevils 95 (17.4 overs) | v | Mumbai Indians 99/2 (16.5 overs) |
* Mumbai won by 8 wickets Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi (Group A)
* 10 April (D/N) Scorecard
| Kings XI Punjab 112/8 (20 overs) | v | Pune Warriors India (H) 113/3 (13.1 overs) |
* Pune won by 7 wickets DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai (Group A)
* 11 April (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Kolkata Knight Riders 163/4 (20 overs) | v | Deccan Chargers 154/8 (20 overs) |
* Kolkata won by 9 runs Eden Gardens, Kolkata (Group B vs Group A)
* 12 April Scorecard
| Delhi Daredevils 151/6 (20 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals (H) 152/4 (18.3 overs) |
* Rajasthan won by 6 wickets Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur (Group A vs Group B)
* 12 April (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Royal Challengers Bangalore 140/4 (20 overs) | v | Mumbai Indians 143/1 (18.3 overs) |
* Mumbai won by 9 wickets M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore (Group B vs Group A)
* 13 April Scorecard
| Chennai Super Kings 188/4 (20 overs) | v | Kings XI Punjab (H) 193/4 (19.1 overs) |
* Punjab won by 6 wickets Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh (Group B vs Group A)
* 13 April (D/N) Scorecard
| Kochi Tuskers Kerala 148/8 (20 overs) | v | Pune Warriors India (H) 151/6 (18.5 overs) |
* Pune won by 4 wickets DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai (Group B vs Group A)
* 14 April (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Deccan Chargers 175/5 (20 overs) | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore 142/9 (20 overs) |
* Deccan won by 33 runs Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad (Group A vs Group B)
* 15 April Scorecard
| (H) Rajasthan Royals 159/4 (20 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders 160/1 (18.3 overs) |
* Kolkata won by 9 wickets Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur (Group B)
* 15 April (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Mumbai Indians 182/2 (20 overs) | v | Kochi Tuskers Kerala 184/2 (19 overs) |
* Kochi won by 8 wickets Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai (Group A vs Group B)
* 16 April Scorecard
| (H) Chennai Super Kings 183/5 (20 overs) | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore 162/7 (20 overs) |
* Chennai won by 21 runs M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai (Group B)
* 16 April (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Deccan Chargers 165/8 (20 overs) | v | Kings XI Punjab 166/2 (17.4 overs) |
* Punjab won by 8 wickets Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad (Group A)
* 17 April Scorecard
| (H) Pune Warriors India 187/5 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Daredevils 190/7 (19.2 overs) |
* Delhi won by 3 wickets DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai (Group A)
* 17 April (D/N) Scorecard
| Rajasthan Royals 81 (15.2 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders (H) 85/2 (13.5 overs) |
* Kolkata won by 8 wickets Eden Gardens, Kolkata (Group B)
* 18 April (D/N) Scorecard
| Chennai Super Kings 131/4 (17 overs) | v | Kochi Tuskers Kerala (H) 135/3 (15 overs) |
* Kochi won by 7 wickets (D/L) Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi (Group B)
* 19 April Scorecard
| Deccan Chargers 168/4 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Daredevils (H) 152/7 (20 overs) |
* Deccan won by 16 runs Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi (Group A)
* 19 April (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Royal Challengers Bangalore | v | Rajasthan Royals |
* No result M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore (Group B)
* 20 April Scorecard
| Pune Warriors India 118 (17.2 overs) | v | Mumbai Indians (H) 124/3 (20 overs) |
* Mumbai won by 7 wickets Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai (Group A)
* 20 April (D/N) Scorecard
| Kochi Tuskers Kerala 132/7 (20 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders (H) 126/9 (20 overs) |
* Kochi won by 6 runs Eden Gardens, Kolkata (Group B)
* 21 April (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Kings XI Punjab 195/7 (20 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals 147/7 (20 overs) |
* Punjab won by 48 runs Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh (Group A vs Group B)
* 22 April Scorecard
| (H) Kolkata Knight Riders 171/5 (20 overs) | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore 175/1 (18.1 overs) |
* Bangalore won by 9 wickets Eden Gardens, Kolkata (Group B)
* 22 April (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Mumbai Indians 164/4 (20 overs) | v | Chennai Super Kings 156/9 (20 overs) |
* Mumbai won by 8 runs Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai (Group A vs Group B)
* 23 April (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Delhi Daredevils 231/4 (20 overs) | v | Kings XI Punjab 202/6 (20 overs) |
* Delhi won by 29 runs Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi (Group A)
* 24 April Scorecard
| Mumbai Indians 172/4 (20 overs) | v | Deccan Chargers (H) 135/8 (20 overs) |
* Mumbai won by 37 runs Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad (Group A)
* 24 April (D/N) Scorecard
| Kochi Tuskers Kerala 109 (20 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals (H) 111/2 (14.1 overs) |
* Rajasthan won by 8 wickets Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur (Group B)
* 25 April (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Chennai Super Kings 142/6 (20 overs) | v | Pune Warriors India 117/9 (20 overs) |
* Chennai won by 25 runs M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai (Group B vs Group A)
* 26 April (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Delhi Daredevils 160/6 (20 overs) | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore 161/7 (19.3 overs) |
* Bangalore won by 3 wickets Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi (Group A vs Group B)
* 27 April Scorecard
| (H) Pune Warriors India 141/6 (20 overs) | v | Chennai Super Kings 145/2 (19.3 overs) |
* Chennai won by 8 wickets DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai (Group A vs Group B)
* 27 April (D/N) Scorecard
| Deccan Chargers 129/6 (20 overs) | v | Kochi Tuskers Kerala (H) 74 (16.3 overs) |
* Deccan won by 55 runs Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi (Group A vs Group B)
* 28 April (D/N) Scorecard
| Kolkata Knight Riders 148/7 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Daredevils (H) 131/9 (20 overs) |
* Kolkata won by 17 runs Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi (Group B vs Group A)
* 29 April Scorecard
| Mumbai Indians 94/8 (20 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals (H) 95/3 (18.1 overs) |
* Rajasthan won by 7 wickets Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur (Group A vs Group B)
* 29 April (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Royal Challengers Bangalore 181/5 (20 overs) | v | Pune Warriors India 155/5 (20 overs) |
* Bangalore won by 26 runs M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore (Group B vs Group A)
* 30 April Scorecard
| Delhi Daredevils 157/7 (20 overs) | v | Kochi Tuskers Kerala (H) 119 (18.5 overs) |
* Delhi won by 38 runs Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi (Group A vs Group B)
* 30 April (D/N) Scorecard
| Kings XI Punjab 119/6 (20 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders (H) 120/2 (17.2 overs) |
* Kolkata won by 8 wickets Eden Gardens, Kolkata (Group A vs Group B)
* 1 May Scorecard
| Pune Warriors India 143/7 (20 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals (H) 144/4 (19.3 overs) |
* Rajasthan won by 6 wickets Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur (Group A vs Group B)
* 1 May (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Chennai Super Kings 165/5 (20 overs) | v | Deccan Chargers 146/8 (20 overs) |
* Chennai won by 19 runs M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai (Group A vs Group B)
* 2 May Scorecard
| (H) Mumbai Indians 159/5 (20 overs) | v | Kings XI Punjab 136/8 (20 overs) |
* Mumbai won by 23 runs Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai (Group A)
* 2 May (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Delhi Daredevils 140/6 (20 overs) | v | Kochi Tuskers Kerala 141/3 (15 overs) |
* Kochi won by 7 wickets Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi (Group A vs Group B)
* 3 May (D/N) Scorecard
| Kolkata Knight Riders 169/4 (20 overs) | v | Deccan Chargers (H) 149/6 (20 overs) |
* Kolkata won by 20 runs Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad (Group B vs Group A)
* 4 May Scorecard
| Rajasthan Royals 147/6 (20 overs) | v | Chennai Super Kings (H) 149/2 (18.4 overs) |
* Chennai won by 8 wickets M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai (Group B)
* 4 May (D/N) Scorecard
| Mumbai Indians 160/7 (20 overs) | v | Pune Warriors India (H) 139/7 (20 overs) |
* Mumbai won by 21 runs DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai (Group A)
* 5 May Scorecard
| (H) Kochi Tuskers Kerala 156/5 (20 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders 139/7 (20 overs) |
* Kochi won by 17 runs Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi (Group B)
* 5 May (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Deccan Chargers 175/5 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Daredevils 179/6 (19 overs) |
* Delhi won by 4 wickets Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad (Group A)
* 6 May (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Royal Challengers Bangalore 205/6 (20 overs) | v | Kings XI Punjab 120/9 (20 overs) |
* Bangalore won by 85 runs M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore (Group B vs Group A)
* 7 May Scorecard
| Chennai Super Kings 114/4 (20 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders (H) 61/2 (10 overs) |
* Kolkata won by 10 runs (D/L) Eden Gardens, Kolkata (Group B)
* 7 May (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Mumbai Indians 178/4 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Daredevils 146 (19.5 overs) |
* Mumbai won by 32 runs Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai (Group A)
* 8 May Scorecard
| Kochi Tuskers Kerala 125/9 (20 overs) | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore (H) 128/1 (13.1 overs) |
* Bangalore won by 9 wickets M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore (Group B)
* 8 May (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Kings XI Punjab 119/8 (20 overs) | v | Pune Warriors India 120/5 (17.1 overs) |
* Pune won by 5 wickets Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh (Group A)
* 9 May (D/N) Scorecard
| Chennai Super Kings 196/3 (20 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals (H) 133 (19.3 overs) |
* Chennai won by 63 runs Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur (Group B)
* 10 May Scorecard
| (H) Deccan Chargers 136/8 (20 overs) | v | Pune Warriors India 137/4 (18.2 overs) |
* Pune won by 6 wickets Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad (Group A)
* 10 May (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Kings XI Punjab 163/8 (20 overs) | v | Mumbai Indians 87 (12.5 overs) |
* Punjab won by 76 runs Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh (Group A)
* 11 May (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Rajasthan Royals 146/6 (20 overs) | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore 151/1 (17 overs) |
* Bangalore won by 9 wickets Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur (Group B)
* 12 May (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Chennai Super Kings 176/4 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Daredevils 158/6 (20 overs) |
* Chennai won by 18 runs M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai (Group B vs Group A)
* 13 May (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Kochi Tuskers Kerala 178/7 (20 overs) | v | Kings XI Punjab 181/4 (18.5 overs) |
* Punjab won by 6 wickets Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore (Group B vs Group A)
* 14 May Scorecard
| Kolkata Knight Riders 89/4 (13 overs) | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore (H) 105/6 (12.3 overs) |
* Bangalore won by 4 wickets (D/L) M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore (Group B)
* 14 May (D/N) Scorecard
| Deccan Chargers 135/6 (20 overs) | v | Mumbai Indians (H) 125/8 (20 overs) |
* Deccan won by 10 runs Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai (Group A)
* 15 May Scorecard
| (H) Kings XI Punjab 170/6 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Daredevils 141/8 (20 overs) |
* Punjab won by 29 runs HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala (Group A)
* 15 May (D/N) Scorecard
| Rajasthan Royals 97 (18.3 overs) | v | Kochi Tuskers Kerala (H) 98/2 (7.2 overs) |
* Kochi won by 8 wickets Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore (Group B)
* 16 May (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Pune Warriors India 136/9 (20 overs) | v | Deccan Chargers 138/4 (19.2 overs) |
* Deccan won by 6 wickets DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai (Group A)
* 17 May (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Kings XI Punjab 232/2 (20 overs) | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore 121 (17 overs) |
* Punjab won by 111 runs HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala (Group A vs Group B)
* 18 May (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Chennai Super Kings 152/5 (20 overs) | v | Kochi Tuskers Kerala 141/5 (20 overs) |
* Chennai won by 11 runs M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai (Group B)
* 19 May (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Pune Warriors India 118/7 (20 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders 119/3 (16.4 overs) |
* Kolkata won by 7 wickets DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai (Group A vs Group B)
* 20 May (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Mumbai Indians 133/5 (20 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals 134/0 (13.1 overs) |
* Rajasthan won by 10 wickets Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai (Group A vs Group B)
* 21 May Scorecard
| Deccan Chargers 198/2 (20 overs) | v | Kings XI Punjab (H) 116 (19 overs) |
* Deccan won by 82 runs HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala (Group A)
* 21 May (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Delhi Daredevils 56/3 (10.1 overs) | v | Pune Warriors India |
* No result Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi (Group A)
* 22 May Scorecard
| Chennai Super Kings 128/8 (20 overs) | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore (H) 129/2 (18 overs) |
* Bangalore won by 8 wickets M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore (Group B)
* 22 May (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Kolkata Knight Riders 175/7 (20 overs) | v | Mumbai Indians 178/5 (20 overs) |
* Mumbai won by 5 wickets Eden Gardens, Kolkata (Group B vs Group A)

## Playoffs

| Qualifier 1 / Eliminator | Qualifier 1 / Eliminator | Qualifier 1 / Eliminator | Qualifier 2 | Qualifier 2 | Qualifier 2 | Final | Final | Final |
| 24 May 2011 - Mumbai | 24 May 2011 - Mumbai | 24 May 2011 - Mumbai | | | | 28 May 2011 - Chennai | 28 May 2011 - Chennai | 28 May 2011 - Chennai |
| 1 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 175/4 (20 overs) | | | | Q1W | Chennai Super Kings | 205/5 (20 overs) |
| 2 | Chennai Super Kings | 177/4 (19.4 overs) | 27 May 2011 - Chennai | 27 May 2011 - Chennai | 27 May 2011 - Chennai | Q2W | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 147/8 (20 overs) |
| | | | Q1L | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 185/4 (20 overs) | | | |
| 25 May 2011 - Mumbai | 25 May 2011 - Mumbai | 25 May 2011 - Mumbai | EW | Mumbai Indians | 142/8 (20 overs) | | | |
| 3 | Mumbai Indians | 148/6 (19.2 overs) | | | | | | |
| 4 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 147/7 (20 overs) | | | | | | |

### Qualifier 1

* 24 May 2011 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Royal Challengers Bangalore 175/4 (20 overs) | v | Chennai Super Kings 177/4 (19.4 overs) |
| Virat Kohli 70* (44) Doug Bollinger 1/20 (4 overs) | | Suresh Raina 73* (50) Zaheer Khan 2/31 (4 overs) |
* Chennai won by 6 wickets Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pak) and Simon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match: Suresh Raina (CSK)
* Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.

### Eliminator

* 25 May 2011 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Kolkata Knight Riders 147/7 (20 overs) | v | Mumbai Indians 148/6 (19.2 overs) |
| Ryan ten Doeschate 70* (49) Munaf Patel 3/27 (4 overs) | | Aiden Blizzard 51 (30) Jacques Kallis 2/18 (4 overs) |
* Mumbai won by 4 wickets Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Simon Taufel (Aus) and Asad Rauf (Pak) Player of the match: Munaf Patel (MI)
* Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.

### Qualifier 2

* 27 May 2011 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Royal Challengers Bangalore 185/4 (20 overs) | v | Mumbai Indians 142/8 (20 overs) |
| Chris Gayle 90 (47) Munaf Patel 2/27 (4 overs) | | Sachin Tendulkar 40 (24) Daniel Vettori 3/19 (4 overs) |
* Bangalore won by 43 runs M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pak) and Simon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match: Chris Gayle (RCB)
* Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.

### Final

* 28 May 2011 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Chennai Super Kings 205/5 (20 overs) | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore 147/8 (20 overs) |
| Murali Vijay 95 (52) Chris Gayle 2/34 (4 overs) | | Saurabh Tiwary 42* (34) Ravichandran Ashwin 3/16 (4 overs) |
* Chennai won by 58 runs M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Umpires: Simon Taufel (Aus) and Asad Rauf (Pak) Player of the match: Murali Vijay (CSK)
* Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.

## Statistics
### Most runs

| Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Mat | HS |
| Chris Gayle | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 608 | 12 | 12 | 107 |
| Virat Kohli | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 557 | 16 | 16 | 71 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | Mumbai Indians | 553 | 16 | 16 | 100 not out |
| Shaun Marsh | Kings XI Punjab | 504 | 13 | 14 | 95 |
| Michael Hussey | Chennai Super Kings | 492 | 14 | 14 | 83 not out |
The leading scorer of the league phase wore an orange cap when fielding.

### Most wickets

| Player | Team | Wkts | Mat | BBI |
| Lasith Malinga | Mumbai Indians | 28 | 16 | 5/13 |
| Munaf Patel | Mumbai Indians | 22 | 15 | 5/21 |
| Sreenath Aravind | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 21 | 13 | 4/14 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | Chennai Super Kings | 20 | 16 | 3/16 |
| Amit Mishra | Deccan Chargers | 19 | 14 | 4/9 |
The tournament's leading wicket taker wore a purple cap when fielding.