Indian Premier League

The **Indian Premier League** is a Twenty20 cricket tournament in India. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) began the tournament after a dispute with the Indian Cricket League, which was then abolished by BCCI. The first season of the Indian Premier League began on 18 April 2008. It is the most popular league in cricket in the world as it is called as "'''India's cricket festival is IPL"'''.
## Teams
* Mumbai Indians (MI)
* Delhi Capitals (DC) 
* Punjab Kings (PBKS) 
* Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
* Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)
* Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
* Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
* Rajasthan Royals (RR)
* Gujarat Titans (GT)
* Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)
## Defunct Teams
Deccan ChargersKochi Tuskers KeralaPune Warriors IndiaRising Pune SupergiantGujarat Lions
## Tournament results
2008-Rajasthan Royals(RR) defeated Chennai Super Kings(CSK) in the finals marking the end of the first even IPL in history and it was Rajasthan Royals only ever victory in IPL history.

2009-Deccan Chargers beat RCB in the finals.

2010-CSK beat Mumbai Indians(MI) in the finals by 22 runs,CSK first even victory in IPL,marking Chennai Super King's second appearance in finals.

2011-CSK beat RCB in the finals,marking a consecutive victory for the team.

2012-Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR) beat Chennai Super Kings(CSK) by 5 wickets,first ever victory for KKR and third consecutive appearance in finals for CSK.

2013-Mumbai Indians(MI) beat Chennai Super Kings(CSK) by 23 runs,marking Mumbai Indians first victory in IPL,and CSK´s 4th consecutive appearance in the finals.

2014-Kolkata Knight Riders beat Kings XI Punjab cricket team by 3 wickets and this broke CSK´s streak in the finals.

2015-Mumbai Indians(MI) beat Chennai Super Kings(CSK) by 41 runs and won their second title and CSK´s 5th ever appearance in IPL finals and both teams meet in finals for the second time.

2016-Sunrisers Hyderabad beat RCB by 8 runs. Marking SRH´s first ever IPL victory and appearance in finals.

2017-Mumbai Indians(MI) beat Pune Warriors India by 1 run in the finals,winning their 3rd ever IPL title making them the team with most IPL titles.

2018-Chennai Super Kings(CSK) beat SRH by 8 wickets in the finals,claiming their 3rd ever IPL title tying with Mumbai Indians.

2019-Mumbai Indians beat CSK by 1 run winning their 4th title in IPL,and 2nd time they win the finals by 1 run.

2020-Mumbai Indians(MI) take a consecutive victory by defeating Dehli Capitals(DC) by 5 wickets. Claiming their 5th title.

2021-Chennai Super Kings beat KKR by 27 runs,claiming their 4th IPL title

2022-Gujarat Titans beat Rajasthan Royals by 7 wickets,RR makes it to the finals after 14 years,and GT wins on their debuting year.

2023-CSK beat Gujarat Titans(GT) by 5 wickets,winning their 5th title in IPL and GT´s 2nd consecutive time in the finals.

2024-Kolkata Knight Riders beat SRH by 8 wickets,winning their 3rd ever IPL title.

2025 - RCB defeated PBKS in the finals,hence they won the 2025 IPL for the first ever time,sparking a historical and heartwarming moment for the team.

2026-TBD
## Teams by titles
Mumbai Indians(5)

Chennai Super Kings(5)

Kolkata Knight Riders(3)

Sunrisers Hyderabad (2)

Rajasthan Royals (1)

Gujarat Titans (1)

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (1) 

## Team performance 
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