2021 Indian Premier League
The 2021 Indian Premier League, also known as IPL 14 or, for sponsorship reasons, Vivo IPL 2021,[1] was the fourteenth season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), a professional Twenty20 cricket league established by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2007. Mumbai Indians were the two times defending champions, having won both the 2019 and the 2020 seasons.[2][3] Ahead of the tournament, Kings XI Punjab were renamed as the Punjab Kings.[4]
| Dates | 9 April – 2 May 2021 19 September – 15 October 2021 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double Round-robin and Playoffs |
| Host(s) | India United Arab Emirates |
| Champions | Chennai Super Kings (4th title) |
| Runners-up | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 60 |
| Player of the series | Harshal Patel (RCB) (59 runs and 32 wickets) |
| Most runs | Ruturaj Gaikwad (CSK) (635) |
| Most wickets | Harshal Patel (RCB) (32) |
| Official website | www |
| Teams | |
|---|---|
| Chennai Super Kings Delhi Capitals Kolkata Knight Riders Mumbai Indians Punjab Kings Rajasthan Royals Royal Challengers Bangalore Sunrisers Hyderabad |
Initially, on 7 March 2021, the BCCI announced the fixtures for the tournament.[5] On 4 May 2021, the tournament was suspended indefinitely, after a rise in COVID-19 cases within the bio bubbles of respective teams.[6][7][8][9] At the time of the suspension, 31 of the scheduled 60 matches were still left to be played.[10] On 29 May 2021, the BCCI announced that the remaining matches of the tournament would be played in the United Arab Emirates in September and October 2021.[11][12][13] The schedule for the remainder of the tournament was released on 25 July 2021.[14]
On 15 October 2021, Chennai Super Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 27 runs in the final, to win their fourth IPL title.[15]
Background
Although earlier reports suggested the addition of two more teams in the season,[16][17][18] the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in their 89th AGM announced that there would not be any additional team for this season and the inclusion of two new teams should happen only in 2022.[19][20]
On 30 January 2021, the BCCI announced that they were confident to host the tournament in India. They also said that the UAE wasn't being considered as a backup venue.[21] On the day of the auction, the BCCI also confirmed that Vivo had returned as the title sponsor, after pulling out from the previous tournament.[1] As of late February, the BCCI were considering to host the tournament in a few shortlisted cities, which included Kolkata, Delhi, Bangalore, Ahmedabad and Chennai, with Mumbai as an additional option.[22]
On 7 March 2021, the BCCI announced the full schedule for the season. Six venues, including all the five shortlisted venues and the additional option Mumbai were scheduled to host matches. To avoid home advantage, no team was scheduled to play at their home venue. The season was scheduled to start from 9 April, with the final taking place on 30 May at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The BCCI also confirmed that the tournament would begin behind closed doors, and a call on letting spectators in would be taken at a later stage.[23][24] After the sudden rise in COVID-19 cases in India, Hyderabad was also added as a backup venue, though no matches were played there.[25]
After the relocation to the UAE, BCCI were looking to allow at least 50% vaccinated audience in the stadium, if permitted by the local government.[26] Four days before the restart, spectators were allowed in by following COVID-19 protocols.[27]
Personnel changes
The released players were announced on 20 January 2021. Steve Smith, Aaron Finch and Glenn Maxwell were the prominent names among the released players. Piyush Chawla, the costliest Indian player at the 2020 auction, was also released.[28]
The players' auction was held on 18 February 2021 in Chennai.[29] Chris Morris was the most expensive player, purchased by the Rajasthan Royals for ₹16.25 crore (US$2.1 million).[30] The most expensive Indian player sold was Krishnappa Gowtham purchased by the Chennai Super Kings for ₹9.25 crore (US$1.2 million).[31]
COVID-19 impact
Due to the worsening COVID-19 situation in India, several players withdrew from the tournament.[32][33] After the Chennai leg of the tournament, Ravichandran Ashwin left the Delhi Capitals bubble to "support [his] family" during the pandemic.[34] On 3 May 2021, the scheduled match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore was postponed after two Kolkata players tested positive for COVID-19.[35] On the same day, three members of the Chennai Super Kings camp – including their bowling coach Lakshmipathy Balaji and CEO Kasi Viswanathan tested positive.[36] Later the same day, all of the Delhi Capitals team went into quarantine.[37] Similarly, Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad skipped their practice sessions ahead of their match on 4 May.[38] As a result, the BCCI looked at hosting the remaining fixtures of the tournament in Mumbai.[39]
However, on 4 May 2021, the Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals match, scheduled for 5 May 2021, was also postponed due to Chennai players being in quarantine.[40] Later the same day, Hyderabad's Wriddhiman Saha and Delhi's Amit Mishra tested positive for COVID-19.[41][42] On 4 May, the season was suspended indefinitely.[43] On 5 May 2021, Michael Hussey, batting coach of Chennai, became the first overseas individual to test positive.[44] Later, Tim Seifert and Prasidh Krishna of the Knight Riders tested positive.[45][46]
On 6 May 2021, a group of English counties made an offer to host the remaining matches of the tournament in England in September 2021.[47] On 9 May 2021, Sourav Ganguly, president of the BCCI, ruled out the possibility of the tournament being completed in England or India, citing the difficulties around quarantine.[48] The BCCI were looking to play the remaining matches in September and October 2021,[49][50] a plan that was confirmed on 25 July 2021.[14]
Venues
| India | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Delhi | Ahmedabad | Mumbai | Chennai |
| Arun Jaitley Stadium | Narendra Modi Stadium | Wankhede Stadium | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium |
| Capacity: 41,000 | Capacity: 132,000 | Capacity: 33,000 | Capacity: 39,000 |
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In addition, the Eden Gardens in Kolkata and M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore were also scheduled to host matches, but their matches were relocated.[51]
| United Arab Emirates | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dubai | Sharjah | Abu Dhabi |
| Dubai International Cricket Stadium | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium |
| Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 16,000 | Capacity: 20,000 |
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Teams and standings
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delhi Capitals (3rd) | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0.481 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | Chennai Super Kings (C) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.455 | |
| 3 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (4th) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | −0.140 | Advanced to the Eliminator |
| 4 | Kolkata Knight Riders (R) | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.587 | |
| 5 | Mumbai Indians | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.116 | |
| 6 | Punjab Kings | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.001 | |
| 7 | Rajasthan Royals | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | −0.993 | |
| 8 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 6 | −0.545 |
Match summary
| 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.
| 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.
League stage
The schedule for the league stages was published on the official IPL website on 7 March,[5] and the schedule of the postponed matches to be held in the UAE were released on 25 July.[14]
The final two games of the league stage were played concurrently for the first time in the IPL history, as decided in the IPL Governing Council meeting on 28 September.[52]
India
Mumbai Indians 159/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Royal Challengers Bangalore 160/8 (20 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
Chennai Super Kings 188/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Delhi Capitals 190/3 (18.4 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Kolkata Knight Riders 187/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Sunrisers Hyderabad 177/5 (20 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
- This was the 100th win in the IPL for Kolkata Knight Riders.[53]
Punjab Kings 221/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Rajasthan Royals 217/7 (20 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Mumbai Indians 152 (20 overs) |
v |
Kolkata Knight Riders 142/7 (20 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Royal Challengers Bangalore 149/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Sunrisers Hyderabad 143/9 (20 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
Delhi Capitals 147/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Rajasthan Royals 150/7 (19.4 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Punjab Kings 106/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Chennai Super Kings 107/4 (15.4 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Mumbai Indians 150/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Sunrisers Hyderabad 137 (19.4 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat.
Royal Challengers Bangalore 204/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Kolkata Knight Riders 166/8 (20 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
Punjab Kings 195/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Delhi Capitals 198/4 (18.2 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Chennai Super Kings 188/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Rajasthan Royals 143/9 (20 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Mumbai Indians 137/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Delhi Capitals 138/4 (19.1 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat.
Punjab Kings 120 (19.4 overs) |
v |
Sunrisers Hyderabad 121/1 (18.4 overs) |
- Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Chennai Super Kings 220/3 (20 overs) |
v |
Kolkata Knight Riders 202 (19.1 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Rajasthan Royals 177/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Royal Challengers Bangalore 181/0 (16.3 overs) |
Devdutt Padikkal 101* (52) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
- Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore) became the first player to score 6,000 runs in the IPL.[54]
Mumbai Indians 131/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Punjab Kings 132/1 (17.4 overs) |
- Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Kolkata Knight Riders 133/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Rajasthan Royals 134/4 (18.5 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Chennai Super Kings 191/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Royal Challengers Bangalore 122/9 (20 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
- Harshal Patel (Royal Challengers Bangalore) bowled the joint-most expensive over in an IPL match, conceding 37 runs.[55]
Delhi Capitals 159/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Sunrisers Hyderabad 159/7 (20 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.
- Super Over: Sunrisers Hyderabad 7/0 (1 over), Delhi Capitals 8/0 (1 over)
Punjab Kings 123/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Kolkata Knight Riders 126/5 (16.4 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Royal Challengers Bangalore 171/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Delhi Capitals 170/4 (20 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
- AB de Villiers (Royal Challengers Bangalore) became the sixth player, and the second overseas, to score 5,000 runs in the IPL.[56]
Sunrisers Hyderabad 171/3 (20 overs) |
v |
Chennai Super Kings 173/3 (18.3 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.
- David Warner (Sunrisers Hyderabad) became the fourth player to score 10,000 runs in T20s.[57]
Rajasthan Royals 171/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Mumbai Indians 172/3 (18.3 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
Kolkata Knight Riders 154/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Delhi Capitals 156/3 (16.3 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Punjab Kings 179/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Royal Challengers Bangalore 145/8 (20 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
Chennai Super Kings 218/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Mumbai Indians 219/6 (20 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
Rajasthan Royals 220/3 (20 overs) |
v |
Sunrisers Hyderabad 165/8 (20 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
Punjab Kings 166/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Delhi Capitals 167/3 (17.4 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
UAE
Subtract 1.5 hours from these times for the local time (UTC+04:00).
Chennai Super Kings 156/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Mumbai Indians 136/8 (20 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Royal Challengers Bangalore 92 (19 overs) |
v |
Kolkata Knight Riders 94/1 (10 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
- Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore) became the first player to play 200 matches for a single franchise.[58]
Rajasthan Royals 185 (20 overs) |
v |
Punjab Kings 183/4 (20 overs) |
- Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Sunrisers Hyderabad 134/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Delhi Capitals 139/2 (17.5 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.
Mumbai Indians 155/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Kolkata Knight Riders 159/3 (15.1 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Royal Challengers Bangalore 156/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Chennai Super Kings 157/4 (18.1 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Delhi Capitals 154/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Rajasthan Royals 121/6 (20 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Punjab Kings 125/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Sunrisers Hyderabad 120/7 (20 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
Kolkata Knight Riders 171/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Chennai Super Kings 172/8 (20 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
Royal Challengers Bangalore 165/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Mumbai Indians 111 (18.1 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
- Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore) became the first Indian player and fifth overall to score 10,000 runs in T20s.[59]
- Harshal Patel (Royal Challengers Bangalore) took a hat-trick.[60]
Rajasthan Royals 164/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Sunrisers Hyderabad 167/3 (18.3 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
Delhi Capitals 127/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Kolkata Knight Riders 130/7 (18.2 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Punjab Kings 135/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Mumbai Indians 137/4 (19 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
Rajasthan Royals 149/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Royal Challengers Bangalore 153/3 (17.1 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
Sunrisers Hyderabad 134/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Chennai Super Kings 139/4 (19.4 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- Chennai Super Kings qualified for the playoffs and Sunrisers Hyderabad were eliminated as a result of this match.[61]
Kolkata Knight Riders 165/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Punjab Kings 168/5 (19.3 overs) |
- Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- Delhi Capitals qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match.[62]
Mumbai Indians 129/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Delhi Capitals 132/6 (19.1 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Chennai Super Kings 189/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Rajasthan Royals 190/3 (17.3 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Royal Challengers Bangalore 164/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Punjab Kings 158/6 (20 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
- Royal Challengers Bangalore qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match.[63]
Sunrisers Hyderabad 115/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Kolkata Knight Riders 119/4 (19.4 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.
Chennai Super Kings 136/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Delhi Capitals 139/7 (19.4 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Rajasthan Royals 90/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Mumbai Indians 94/2 (8.2 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
- Kuldip Yadav (Rajasthan Royals) made his T20 debut.
Sunrisers Hyderabad 141/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Royal Challengers Bangalore 137/6 (20 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
Chennai Super Kings 134/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Punjab Kings 139/4 (13 overs) |
- Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- Delhi Capitals advanced to Qualifier 1 as a result of this match.[64]
Kolkata Knight Riders 171/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Rajasthan Royals 85 (16.1 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
- Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals were eliminated as a result of this match.[65]
Mumbai Indians 235/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Sunrisers Hyderabad 193/8 (20 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kolkata Knight Riders qualified for the playoffs and Mumbai Indians were eliminated as a result of this match.[66]
Delhi Capitals 164/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Royal Challengers Bangalore 166/3 (20 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
- Chennai Super Kings advanced to Qualifier 1 having a better net run rate than the Royal Challengers Bangalore.[67]
Playoffs
| Preliminary | Final | |||||||||||
| 15 October 2021 — Dubai | ||||||||||||
| 10 October 2021 — Dubai | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Delhi Capitals | 172/5 (20 overs) | ||||||||||
| 2 | Chennai Super Kings | 173/6 (19.4 overs) | 2 | Chennai Super Kings | 192/3 (20 overs) | |||||||
| Chennai won by 4 wickets | 4 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 165/9 (20 overs) | |||||||||
| Chennai won by 27 runs | ||||||||||||
| 13 October 2021 — Sharjah | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Delhi Capitals | 135/5 (20 overs) | ||||||||||
| 4 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 136/7 (19.5 overs) | ||||||||||
| Kolkata won by 3 wickets | ||||||||||||
| 11 October 2021 — Sharjah | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 138/7 (20 overs) | ||||||||||
| 4 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 139/6 (19.4 overs) | ||||||||||
| Kolkata won by 4 wickets | ||||||||||||
Preliminary
- Qualifier 1
Delhi Capitals 172/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Chennai Super Kings 173/6 (19.4 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- Eliminator
Royal Challengers Bangalore 138/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Kolkata Knight Riders 139/6 (19.4 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
- Qualifier 2
Delhi Capitals 135/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Kolkata Knight Riders 136/7 (19.5 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Final
Chennai Super Kings 192/3 (20 overs) |
v |
Kolkata Knight Riders 165/9 (20 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Statistics
Most runs
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Runs | Ave | SR | HS | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruturaj Gaikwad | Chennai Super Kings | 16 | 16 | 635 | 45.35 | 136.26 | 101* | 1 | 4 | 64 | 23 | |||
| Faf du Plessis | Chennai Super Kings | 16 | 16 | 633 | 48.69 | 138.20 | 95* | 0 | 6 | 60 | 23 | |||
| KL Rahul | Punjab Kings | 13 | 13 | 626 | 62.60 | 138.80 | 98* | 0 | 6 | 48 | 30 | |||
| Shikhar Dhawan | Delhi Capitals | 16 | 16 | 587 | 39.13 | 124.62 | 92 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 16 | |||
| Glenn Maxwell | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 15 | 14 | 513 | 42.75 | 144.10 | 78 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 21 | |||
| Source: IPLT20.com | ||||||||||||||
Most wickets
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Wkts | BBI | Avg | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harshal Patel | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 15 | 15 | 32 | 5/27 | 14.34 | 8.14 | 10.56 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Avesh Khan | Delhi Capitals | 16 | 16 | 24 | 3/13 | 18.75 | 7.37 | 15.25 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jasprit Bumrah | Mumbai Indians | 14 | 14 | 21 | 3/36 | 19.52 | 7.45 | 15.71 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Shardul Thakur | Chennai Super Kings | 16 | 16 | 21 | 3/28 | 25.09 | 8.80 | 17.00 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Mohammed Shami | Punjab Kings | 14 | 14 | 19 | 3/21 | 20.78 | 7.50 | 16.63 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Source: IPLT20.com | ||||||||||||||
End of the season awards
| Player | Team | Award | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruturaj Gaikwad | Chennai Super Kings | Emerging Player of the Season | ₹ 10,00,000 |
| — | Rajasthan Royals | PAYTM Fairplay Award | Team trophy |
| Ravi Bishnoi | Punjab Kings | VIVO Perfect Catch of the season | ₹ 10,00,000 and trophy |
| Harshal Patel | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Dream 11 Gamechanger of the Season | ₹ 10,00,000 and trophy |
| Shimron Hetmyer | Delhi Capitals | Safari Super Striker of the Season | ₹ 10,00,000, trophy and a Tata Safari car |
| KL Rahul | Punjab Kings | Unacademy Let's Crack It Sixes of the Season (Most Sixes) | ₹ 10,00,000 and trophy |
| Venkatesh Iyer | Kolkata Knight Riders | CRED Power Player of the Season | ₹ 10,00,000 and trophy |
| Harshal Patel | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Purple Cap | ₹ 10,00,000 |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad | Chennai Super Kings | Orange Cap | ₹ 10,00,000 |
| Harshal Patel | Royal Challengers Bangalore | UpStox Most Valuable Player of the season | ₹ 10,00,000 and trophy |
- Source:[68]
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