2015 Indian Premier League
| Dates | 8 April 2015 – 24 May 2015 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Board of Control for Cricket in India |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round robin and playoffs |
| Champions | Mumbai Indians (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Chennai Super Kings |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 60 |
| Most valuable player | Andre Russell (KKR) |
| Most runs | David Warner (SRH) (562) |
| Most wickets | Dwayne Bravo (CSK) (26) |
| Official website | www |
The 2015 Indian Premier League season (also known as IPL 8 or, for sponsorship reasons, Pepsi IPL 2015) was the eighth season of the Indian Premier League, a Twenty20 cricket league established by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2007. The tournament featured eight teams and was held from 8 April 2015 to 24 May 2015.[1] The tournament's opening ceremony was held at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on 7 April 2015. Kolkata Knight Riders were the defending champions having won the title in the 2014 season.
On 24 May 2015, Mumbai Indians defeated Chennai Super Kings by 41 runs in the final at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, to win the IPL title for the second time. Mumbai captain Rohit Sharma was awarded player of the match in the final for his knock of 50 from 26 balls. Andre Russell of the Kolkata Knight Riders was named Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the season. This was the last time that Sony Television Network broadcast the tournament before Star Sports Network took the broadcasting rights from the 8th season and are currently bearing the broadcasting rights for the tournament.
Players auction
The eight franchises retained a total of 123 players for the 2015 IPL season before moving into the auction. The released players were provided an option to register themselves for auction. Six players were traded across teams before the auction took place. At the 2015 IPL auction held on 16 February at Bangalore, Yuvraj Singh was sold to Delhi Daredevils for ₹16 crore, a record bid in IPL auction history. A total of 67 players were sold out in the auction and the franchises spent a total of ₹87.60 crore to buy the players.[2]
Officials
The 2015 IPL season saw 26 match officials, 13 Indian umpires and four match referees officiating. 26 match officials (umpires and referees) participated in a two-day workshop, organised by the BCCI, in preparation for the 2015 IPL season. The workshop was held at the Cricket Centre, Mumbai, on 4 and 5 April 2015, from 9am to 5pm.[3]
Venues
12 venues were selected to host the league stage matches.[4] Mumbai, Pune and Ranchi hosted Qualifier 1, Eliminator and Qualifier 2 respectively and Kolkata hosted the Final.[5]
- Group stage
| Ahmedabad | Bangalore | Chennai | Delhi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rajasthan Royals | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Chennai Super Kings | Delhi Daredevils |
| Sardar Patel Stadium | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium | Feroz Shah Kotla |
| Capacity: 54,000 [6] | Capacity: 36,760 [7] | Capacity: 37,220 | Capacity: 55,000 |
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| Hyderabad | Kolkata | ||
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | Kolkata Knight Riders | ||
| Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium | Eden Gardens | ||
| Capacity: 55,000 | Capacity: 67,000[8] | ||
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| Mohali | Mumbai | ||
| Kings XI Punjab | Mumbai Indians | ||
| Punjab Cricket Association Stadium | Wankhede Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 40,000 | Capacity: 33,320 | ||
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| Mumbai | Pune | Raipur | Vishakhapatnam |
| Rajasthan Royals | Kings XI Punjab | Delhi Daredevils | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| Brabourne Stadium | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium | Raipur International Cricket Stadium | ACA-VDCA Stadium |
| Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 36,000 | Capacity: 50,000 | Capacity: 38,000 |
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- Playoffs
| Kolkata | Mumbai | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Final | Qualifier 1 | ||
| Eden Gardens | Wankhede Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 67,000 | Capacity: 33,320 | ||
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| Pune | Ranchi | ||
| Eliminator | Qualifier 2 | ||
| Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium | JSCA International Cricket Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 36,000 | Capacity: 39,000 | ||
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IPL Fanpark initiative
BCCI started a new initiative IPL Fanpark to spread the reach of IPL across the country. As a part of the initiative, IPL was made available in the stadiums across 15 cities, apart from the 12 venues hosting the matches, on a large screen. The access to these stadiums was free and based on first-come first-served basis.[9]
Opening ceremony
The opening ceremony was held at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata, on 7 April 2015. The captains of all eight teams signed the "MCC Spirit of Cricket" pledge. The ceremony featured live performances of Hrithik Roshan, Anushka Sharma, Farhan Akhtar, Shahid Kapoor among others. The ceremony began after a one and a half hours delay due to rain.[10]
Teams and standings
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chennai Super Kings (R) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.709 |
| 2 | Mumbai Indians (C) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | −0.043 |
| 3 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (3) | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 1.037 |
| 4 | Rajasthan Royals (4) | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 0.062 |
| 5 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 0.253 |
| 6 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.239 |
| 7 | Delhi Daredevils | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 11 | −0.049 |
| 8 | Kings XI Punjab | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 6 | −1.436 |
Source: [11]
- Top 4 teams were qualified for the playoffs
- advanced to the Qualifier
- advanced to the Eliminator
("C" refers to the "Champions" of the Tournament. 'R'(2nd Position), '3' and '4' are the positions of the respective teams in the tournament.)
League stage
| 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.
Matches
Mumbai Indians 168/3 (20 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders (H) 170/3 (18.3 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Chennai Super Kings 150/7 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Daredevils 149/9 (20 overs) |
- Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to field.
- Shreyas Iyer and Domnic Joseph made their IPL debuts.
Rajasthan Royals 162/7 (20 overs) | v | Kings XI Punjab (H) 136/8 (20 overs) |
- Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
- Deepak Hooda made his IPL debut.
(H) Chennai Super Kings 209/4 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers Hyderabad 164/6 (20 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kane Williamson and Trent Boult made their IPL debuts.
(H) Kolkata Knight Riders 177/6 (20 overs) | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore 179/7 (19 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
- KC Cariappa and Sean Abbott made their IPL debuts.
(H) Delhi Daredevils 184/3 (20 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals 186/7 (20 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Kings XI Punjab 177/5 (20 overs) | v | Mumbai Indians (H) 159/7 (20 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
- Jagadeesha Suchith made his IPL debut.
(H) Royal Challengers Bangalore 166 (19.5 overs) | v | Sunrisers Hyderabad 172/2 (17.2 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
Mumbai Indians 164/5 (20 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals (H) 165/3 (19.1 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat.
(H) Kings XI Punjab 165/7 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Daredevils 169/5 (19.5 overs) |
- Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.
(H) Sunrisers Hyderabad 127/5 (20 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals 131/4 (20 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Mumbai Indians 183/7 (20 overs) | v | Chennai Super Kings 189/4 (16.4 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat.
Delhi Daredevils 167/4 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers Hyderabad (H) 163/8 (20 overs) |
- Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to bat.
(H) Kings XI Punjab 155/9 (20 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders 159/6 (17.5 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Chennai Super Kings 156/4 (20 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals (H) 157/2 (18.2 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Mumbai Indians 209/7 (20 overs) | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore (H) 191/7 (20 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
- Hardik Pandya, Mitchell McClenaghan and David Wiese made their IPL debuts.
- The 20 wides bowled during the match are a record in the IPL [12]
(H) Delhi Daredevils 146/8 (20 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders 147/4 (18.1 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Rajasthan Royals 191/6 (20 overs) | v | Kings XI Punjab 191/6 (20 overs) |
- Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Sunrisers Hyderabad 176/4 (20 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders 101/4 (12 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
- Due to rain, Kolkata's target was adjusted to 118 runs from 12 overs via Duckworth-Lewis method.
- David Warner made the highest score by a Hyderabad batsman.[13]
- David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan's 130 run partnership was the highest partnership for any wicket by Hyderabad.[13]
Chennai Super Kings 181/8 (20 overs) | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore (H) 154/8 (20 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
- Sarfaraz Khan made his IPL debut.
(H) Delhi Daredevils 190/4 (20 overs) | v | Mumbai Indians 153/9 (20 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Rajasthan Royals 130/9 (20 overs) | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore 134/1 (16.1 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Mumbai Indians 157/8 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers Hyderabad 137/8 (20 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat.
(H) Chennai Super Kings 192/3 (20 overs) | v | Kings XI Punjab 95/9 (20 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
v | ||
- No toss.
- Match abandoned without a toss due to rain.
(H) Delhi Daredevils 95 (18.2 overs) | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore 99/0 (10.3 overs) |
Chris Gayle 62* (40) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
Sunrisers Hyderabad 150/6 (20 overs) | v | Kings XI Punjab (H) 130/9 (20 overs) |
- Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Chennai Super Kings 134/6 (20 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders 132/9 (20 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Royal Challengers Bangalore 200/7 (20 overs) | v | |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
- Match abandoned after end of Bangalore innings due to rain.
Chennai Super Kings 165/9 (20 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders (H) 169/3 (19.5 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
- Ronit More made his IPL debut.
Kings XI Punjab 118/8 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Daredevils (H) 119/1 (13.5 overs) |
- Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to field.
- Shardul Thakur made his IPL debut.
(H) Mumbai Indians 187/5 (20 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals 179/7 (20 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Kolkata Knight Riders 111/4 (10 overs) | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore (H) 115/3 (9.4 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
- Match reduced to 10 overs per side due to rain.
(H) Sunrisers Hyderabad 192/7 (20 overs) | v | Chennai Super Kings 170/6 (20 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Mumbai Indians 172/3 (20 overs) | v | Kings XI Punjab (H) 149/7 (20 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat.
(H) Rajasthan Royals 189/2 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Daredevils 175/7 (20 overs) |
- Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to field.
- This was the 500th match of IPL.
- Gurinder Sandhu made his IPL debut.
(H) Chennai Super Kings 148/9 (20 overs) | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore 124 (19.4 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
(H) Kolkata Knight Riders 167/7 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers Hyderabad 132/9 (20 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
Delhi Daredevils 152/6 (20 overs) | v | Mumbai Indians (H) 153/5 (19.3 overs) |
- Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to bat.
(H) Royal Challengers Bangalore 226/3 (20 overs) | v | Kings XI Punjab 88 (13.4 overs) |
- Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
Sunrisers Hyderabad 201/4 (20 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals (H) 194/7 (20 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Kolkata Knight Riders 171/7 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Daredevils 158/6 (20 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
(H) Chennai Super Kings 158/5 (20 overs) | v | Mumbai Indians 159/4 (19.2 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kings XI Punjab were eliminated as a result of this match.
Kings XI Punjab 183/5 (20 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders (H) 184/9 (19.5 overs) |
- Kings Xi Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.
Sunrisers Hyderabad 163/4 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Daredevils (H) 157/4 (20 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jayant Yadav made his IPL debut.
- Delhi Daredevils were eliminated as a result of this match.
Royal Challengers Bangalore 235/1 (20 overs) | v | Mumbai Indians (H) 196/7 (20 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
- Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers's 215 run partnership was the highest for any wicket in T20 cricket.
(H) Chennai Super Kings 157/5 (20 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals 145/9 (20 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
(H) Sunrisers Hyderabad 185/5 (20 overs) | v | Kings XI Punjab 180/7 (20 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.
Chennai Super Kings 119/6 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Daredevils (H) 120/4 (16.4 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
(H) Kings XI Punjab 106/6 (10 overs) | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore 84/6 (10 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
- Match reduced to 10 overs per side due to rain.
- Chennai Super Kings qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match.
(H) Mumbai Indians 171/4 (20 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders 166/7 (20 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Sunrisers Hyderabad 135/3 (11 overs) | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore 83/4 (5.5 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.
- Match reduced to 11 overs per side due to rain.
- Due to rain, Bangalore's target was adjusted to 81 runs from 6 overs via Duckworth-Lewis method.
(H) Kings XI Punjab 130/7 (20 overs) | v | Chennai Super Kings 134/3 (16.5 overs) |
- Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.
- Chennai Super Kings advanced to Qualifier 1 as a result of this match.
(H) Rajasthan Royals 199/6 (20 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders 190/9 (20 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
- Barinder Sran made his IPL debut.
- The 13 wides bowled by Rajasthan is record in a single innings in the IPL[14]
Delhi Daredevils 187/5 (20 overs) | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore (H) 2/0 (1.1 overs) |
Virat Kohli 1* (2) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
- Match abandoned after 1.1 overs of Bangalore innings due to rain.
- Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match.
(H) Sunrisers Hyderabad 113 (20 overs) | v | Mumbai Indians 114/1 (13.5 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mumbai Indians qualified for the playoffs and advanced to Qualifier 1, and Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad were eliminated as a result of this match.
Playoff stage
| Semifinals | Preliminary final | Final | |||||||||||
| 19 May — Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | 24 May — Eden Gardens, Kolkata | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Chennai Super Kings | 162 (19 ov) | 2 | Mumbai Indians | 202/5 (20 ov) | ||||||||
| 2 | Mumbai Indians | 187/6 (20 ov) | 22 May — JSCA International Cricket Stadium, Ranchi | 1 | Chennai Super Kings | 161/8 (20 ov) | |||||||
| 1 | Chennai Super Kings | 140/7 (19.5 ov) | |||||||||||
| 20 May — MCA Stadium, Pune | 3 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 139/8 (20 ov) | ||||||||||
| 3 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 180/4 (20 ov) | |||||||||||
| 4 | Rajasthan Royals | 109 (19 ov) | |||||||||||
Preliminary
- Qualifier 1
Mumbai Indians 187/6 (20 overs) | v | Chennai Super Kings 162 (19 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat.
- Eliminator
Royal Challengers Bangalore 180/4 (20 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals 109 (20 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
- Qualifier 2
Royal Challengers Bangalore 139/8 (20 overs) | v | Chennai Super Kings 140/7 (19.5 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Final
Mumbai Indians 202/5 (20 overs) | v | Chennai Super Kings 161/8 (20 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Statistics
Most runs
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Warner | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 14 | 14 | 562 | 91 |
| Lendl Simmons | Mumbai Indians | 13 | 13 | 540 | 71 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | Rajasthan Royals | 14 | 13 | 540 | 91* |
| AB de Villiers | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 16 | 14 | 513 | 133* |
| Virat Kohli | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 16 | 16 | 505 | 82* |
- The player with the most runs at the end of the tournament received the Orange Cap.[15]
Most wickets
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Wkts | BBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwayne Bravo | Chennai Super Kings | 17 | 16 | 26 | 3/22 |
| Lasith Malinga | Mumbai Indians | 15 | 15 | 24 | 4/23 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 15 | 14 | 23 | 3/40 |
| Ashish Nehra | Chennai Super Kings | 16 | 16 | 22 | 4/10 |
| Mitchell Starc | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 13 | 12 | 20 | 4/15 |
- The player with the most wickets at the end of the tournament received the Purple Cap.[15]
Most catches
| Player | Team | Mat | Ctch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dwayne Bravo | Chennai Super Kings | 17 | 13 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | Chennai Super Kings | 17 | 13 |
| Suresh Raina | Chennai Super Kings | 17 | 11 |
| Ambati Rayudu | Mumbai Indians | 15 | 9 |
| Kieron Pollard | Mumbai Indians | 16 | 9 |
- Source: ESPNcricinfo[16]
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