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Dates | 9 April – 2 May 2021 19 September – 15 October 2021 |
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Administrator(s) | Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) |
Cricket format | Twenty20 |
Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and playoffs |
Host(s) | |
Champions | Chennai Super Kings (4th title) |
Runners-up | Kolkata Knight Riders |
Participants | 8 |
Matches | 60 |
Most valuable player | Harshal Patel (RCB) |
Most runs | Ruturaj Gaikwad (CSK) (635) |
Most wickets | Harshal Patel (RCB) (32) |
Official website | www |
The 2021 Indian Premier League (also known as IPL 14, or for sponsorship reasons, VIVO IPL 2021) 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-time defending champions. Ahead of the tournament, Kings XI Punjab were renamed as the Punjab Kings. In March 2021, the BCCI announced the fixtures for the tournament. The tournament started on 9 April. However, on 4 May, the tournament was suspended indefinitely, after a rise in COVID-19 cases within the bio bubbles of some teams. At the time of the suspension, 31 of the scheduled 60 matches were still left to be played. 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. The schedule for the remainder of the tournament was released in July 2021.
In the final, Chennai Super Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders to win their fourth IPL title. Ruturaj Gaikwad scored the most runs in the tournament, while Harshal Patel took the most wickets and also won the Most Valuable Player award.
Mumbai Indians were the two-time defending champions, having won both the 2019 and the 2020 seasons.[1][2] Although early reports suggested the addition of two more teams in the season,[3][4] the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced in their 89th AGM that the inclusion of two new teams would be delayed until the 2022 season.[5][6] The Kings XI Punjab were renamed to Punjab Kings ahead of the tournament.[7]
On 30 January 2021, the BCCI announced that they expected to host the tournament in India,[8] and that the UAE, which had hosted the previous season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, was not being considered as a backup venue.[9] On the day of the auction, the BCCI also confirmed that Vivo had returned as the title sponsor, after it had pulled out of the previous tournament.[10] As of late February, the BCCI was considering hosting the tournament in a few shortlisted cities: Kolkata, Delhi, Bangalore, Ahmedabad and Chennai, with Mumbai as an additional option.[11][12]
On 7 March 2021, the BCCI announced the full schedule for the season.[13] 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.[14] The season was scheduled to start from 9 April, with the final taking place on 30 May at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.[15] 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.[16][17] After the sudden rise in COVID-19 cases in India, Hyderabad was also added as a backup venue, though no matches were played there.[18]
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.[19]
The players' auction was held on 18 February 2021 in Chennai.[20][21] Chris Morris was the most expensive player, purchased by the Rajasthan Royals for ₹16.25 crore (US$1.9 million).[22] The most expensive Indian player sold was Krishnappa Gowtham, who was purchased by the Chennai Super Kings for ₹9.25 crore (US$1.1 million).[23]
Due to the worsening COVID-19 situation in India, several players, including Liam Livingstone and Adam Zampa, withdrew from the tournament.[24][25] After the Chennai leg of the tournament, Ravichandran Ashwin left the Delhi Capitals bio-bubble to "support [his] family" during the pandemic.[26] 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.[27] On the same day, three members of the Chennai Super Kings camp – including their bowling coach Lakshmipathy Balaji and CEO Kasi Viswanathan, tested positive.[28] Later, the entire Delhi Capitals team was put into quarantine.[29] Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad skipped their practice sessions ahead of their match on 4 May.[30] As a result, the BCCI looked at hosting the remaining fixtures of the tournament in Mumbai.[31]
However, on 4 May 2021, the Chennai Super Kings versus Rajasthan Royals match, scheduled for the following day, was also postponed due to the Chennai players being in quarantine.[32] Later the same day, Hyderabad's Wriddhiman Saha and Delhi's Amit Mishra tested positive for the virus.[33][34] On 4 May, the season was suspended indefinitely.[35] On 5 May 2021, Michael Hussey, the batting coach of Chennai, became the first overseas individual to test positive.[36] Tim Seifert and Prasidh Krishna of Kolkata tested positive as well.[37][38]
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.[39] But Sourav Ganguly, the president of the BCCI, ruled out the possibility of the tournament being completed in England or India, citing difficulties around quarantine rules.[40] The BCCI were looking to play the remaining matches in September and October 2021,[41][42] a plan that was confirmed on 25 July.[43] It was then announced that the remainder of the tournament would take place in the UAE.[44] The second half started on 19 September, with the final to be held on 15 October in Dubai.[45] After the relocation to the UAE, the organisers were looking to allow at least 50% capacity of vaccinated audience in the stadium, if permitted by the local government.[46] Four days before the restart, spectators who followed COVID-19 protocols were allowed in.[47]
Matches during the first stage of the competition were played in Delhi, Ahmedabad, Mumbai and Chennai.[48] Eden Gardens in Kolkata and the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore were also scheduled to host matches, but these were relocated.[49]
India | |||
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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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After the tournament was shifted to the UAE, matches were held in Dubai, Sharjah, and Abu Dhabi.[50]
United Arab Emirates | ||
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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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Each team received two points for a victory, one each for a no-result match, and none for a loss.[51] The teams were ranked based on the number of points. If it was equal, the net run rate would determine the rankings.[51]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | |
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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 |
Win | Loss | No result |
Home team won | Visitor team won |
The schedule for the league stages was published on the official IPL website on 7 March,[52] and the schedule of the postponed matches to be held in the UAE was released on 25 July.[43] 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.[53][54] The league follows the double round-robin format, where every team plays each other twice, and the top four teams advance to the playoffs.[55] There were no home and away games, and no team played at their home ground.[55] Rules and regulations dictated by the International Cricket Council were followed.[56] If both teams score the same number of runs, a super over would follow.[56]
Mumbai Indians
159/9 (20 overs) |
v
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Royal Challengers Bangalore
160/8 (20 overs) |
Chennai Super Kings
188/7 (20 overs) |
v
|
Delhi Capitals
190/3 (18.4 overs) |
Kolkata Knight Riders
187/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sunrisers Hyderabad
177/5 (20 overs) |
Punjab Kings
221/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Rajasthan Royals
217/7 (20 overs) |
Mumbai Indians
152 (20 overs) |
v
|
Kolkata Knight Riders
142/7 (20 overs) |
Royal Challengers Bangalore
149/8 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sunrisers Hyderabad
143/9 (20 overs) |
Delhi Capitals
147/8 (20 overs) |
v
|
Rajasthan Royals
150/7 (19.4 overs) |
Punjab Kings
106/8 (20 overs) |
v
|
Chennai Super Kings
107/4 (15.4 overs) |
Mumbai Indians
150/5 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sunrisers Hyderabad
137 (19.4 overs) |
Royal Challengers Bangalore
204/4 (20 overs) |
v
|
Kolkata Knight Riders
166/8 (20 overs) |
Punjab Kings
195/4 (20 overs) |
v
|
Delhi Capitals
198/4 (18.2 overs) |
Chennai Super Kings
188/9 (20 overs) |
v
|
Rajasthan Royals
143/9 (20 overs) |
Mumbai Indians
137/9 (20 overs) |
v
|
Delhi Capitals
138/4 (19.1 overs) |
Punjab Kings
120 (19.4 overs) |
v
|
Sunrisers Hyderabad
121/1 (18.4 overs) |
Chennai Super Kings
220/3 (20 overs) |
v
|
Kolkata Knight Riders
202 (19.1 overs) |
Rajasthan Royals
177/9 (20 overs) |
v
|
Royal Challengers Bangalore
181/0 (16.3 overs) |
Devdutt Padikkal 101* (52)
|
Mumbai Indians
131/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Punjab Kings
132/1 (17.4 overs) |
Kolkata Knight Riders
133/9 (20 overs) |
v
|
Rajasthan Royals
134/4 (18.5 overs) |
Chennai Super Kings
191/4 (20 overs) |
v
|
Royal Challengers Bangalore
122/9 (20 overs) |
Delhi Capitals
159/4 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sunrisers Hyderabad
159/7 (20 overs) |
Punjab Kings
123/9 (20 overs) |
v
|
Kolkata Knight Riders
126/5 (16.4 overs) |
Royal Challengers Bangalore
171/5 (20 overs) |
v
|
Delhi Capitals
170/4 (20 overs) |
Sunrisers Hyderabad
171/3 (20 overs) |
v
|
Chennai Super Kings
173/3 (18.3 overs) |
Rajasthan Royals
171/4 (20 overs) |
v
|
Mumbai Indians
172/3 (18.3 overs) |
Kolkata Knight Riders
154/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Delhi Capitals
156/3 (16.3 overs) |
Punjab Kings
179/5 (20 overs) |
v
|
Royal Challengers Bangalore
145/8 (20 overs) |
Chennai Super Kings
218/4 (20 overs) |
v
|
Mumbai Indians
219/6 (20 overs) |
Rajasthan Royals
220/3 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sunrisers Hyderabad
165/8 (20 overs) |
Punjab Kings
166/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Delhi Capitals
167/3 (17.4 overs) |
Chennai Super Kings
156/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Mumbai Indians
136/8 (20 overs) |
Royal Challengers Bangalore
92 (19 overs) |
v
|
Kolkata Knight Riders
94/1 (10 overs) |
Rajasthan Royals
185 (20 overs) |
v
|
Punjab Kings
183/4 (20 overs) |
Sunrisers Hyderabad
134/9 (20 overs) |
v
|
Delhi Capitals
139/2 (17.5 overs) |
Mumbai Indians
155/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Kolkata Knight Riders
159/3 (15.1 overs) |
Royal Challengers Bangalore
156/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Chennai Super Kings
157/4 (18.1 overs) |
Delhi Capitals
154/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Rajasthan Royals
121/6 (20 overs) |
Punjab Kings
125/7 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sunrisers Hyderabad
120/7 (20 overs) |
Kolkata Knight Riders
171/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Chennai Super Kings
172/8 (20 overs) |
Royal Challengers Bangalore
165/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Mumbai Indians
111 (18.1 overs) |
Rajasthan Royals
164/5 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sunrisers Hyderabad
167/3 (18.3 overs) |
Delhi Capitals
127/9 (20 overs) |
v
|
Kolkata Knight Riders
130/7 (18.2 overs) |
Punjab Kings
135/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Mumbai Indians
137/4 (19 overs) |
Rajasthan Royals
149/9 (20 overs) |
v
|
Royal Challengers Bangalore
153/3 (17.1 overs) |
Sunrisers Hyderabad
134/7 (20 overs) |
v
|
Chennai Super Kings
139/4 (19.4 overs) |
Kolkata Knight Riders
165/7 (20 overs) |
v
|
Punjab Kings
168/5 (19.3 overs) |
Mumbai Indians
129/8 (20 overs) |
v
|
Delhi Capitals
132/6 (19.1 overs) |
Chennai Super Kings
189/4 (20 overs) |
v
|
Rajasthan Royals
190/3 (17.3 overs) |
Royal Challengers Bangalore
164/7 (20 overs) |
v
|
Punjab Kings
158/6 (20 overs) |
Sunrisers Hyderabad
115/8 (20 overs) |
v
|
Kolkata Knight Riders
119/4 (19.4 overs) |
Chennai Super Kings
136/5 (20 overs) |
v
|
Delhi Capitals
139/7 (19.4 overs) |
Rajasthan Royals
90/9 (20 overs) |
v
|
Mumbai Indians
94/2 (8.2 overs) |
Sunrisers Hyderabad
141/7 (20 overs) |
v
|
Royal Challengers Bangalore
137/6 (20 overs) |
Chennai Super Kings
134/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Punjab Kings
139/4 (13 overs) |
Kolkata Knight Riders
171/4 (20 overs) |
v
|
Rajasthan Royals
85 (16.1 overs) |
Mumbai Indians
235/9 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sunrisers Hyderabad
193/8 (20 overs) |
Delhi Capitals
164/5 (20 overs) |
v
|
Royal Challengers Bangalore
166/3 (20 overs) |
The top-four teams qualified for the playoffs. The first two teams would play each other in the first qualifier, where the winner would progress to the final, while the loser would play in the second qualifier. The eliminator was played between the third and fourth teams. While the loser was knocked off, the winner would advance to the second qualifier. The winner of this match would qualify as the second finalist.[74] The IPL 2021 playoffs started on 10 October 2021, and the final was played on 15 October.[75]
Qualifier 1 / Eliminator | Qualifier 2 | Final | |||||||||||
10 October 2021 — Dubai | 15 October 2021 — Dubai | ||||||||||||
1 | Delhi Capitals | 172/5 (20 overs) | Q1W | Chennai Super Kings | 192/3 (20 overs) | ||||||||
2 | Chennai Super Kings | 173/6 (19.4 overs) | 13 October 2021 — Sharjah | Q2W | Kolkata Knight Riders | 165/9 (20 overs) | |||||||
Q1L | Delhi Capitals | 135/5 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
11 October 2021 — Sharjah | EW | Kolkata Knight Riders | 136/7 (19.5 overs) | ||||||||||
3 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 138/7 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
4 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 139/6 (19.4 overs) | |||||||||||
Delhi Capitals
172/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Chennai Super Kings
173/6 (19.4 overs) |
Royal Challengers Bangalore
138/7 (20 overs) |
v
|
Kolkata Knight Riders
139/6 (19.4 overs) |
Delhi Capitals
135/5 (20 overs) |
v
|
Kolkata Knight Riders
136/7 (19.5 overs) |
Chennai Super Kings
192/3 (20 overs) |
v
|
Kolkata Knight Riders
165/9 (20 overs) |
Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and opted to bowl. Chennai Super Kings scored 192 runs in 20 overs, losing 3 wickets. Faf du Plessis became the highest scorer with 86 runs, while Ruturaj Gaikwad and Moeen Ali complimented with substantial scores. For the fielding team, Sunil Narine took 2 wickets. In the second innings, Kolkata started well after Venkatesh Iyer made a fifty. But they soon lost many wickets, with Shardul Thakur taking 3 of them. Chennai went on to win the match by 27 runs.[76]
Players are given several awards with a trophy and prize money at the end of each season.[77] The Most Valuable Player award is given to the player who accumulates the most points, depending upon their overall performance like the number of fours, sixes and wickets.[78] The Orange Cap is given to the player who scored the most runs, while the Purple Cap is presented to the one with most wickets.[79] The Emerging Player award is given to a young player with the most promising performance, who meets the given guidelines.[80] Fairplay award is given to the team which played most in accordance with the rules, being fair, and upholding the spirit of the game.[81] The player who changed the game for their teams gets the Gamechanger award,[82] and the one with the highest strike rate is presented with the Super Striker award.[83] The player hitting the most sixes gets an award,[84] along with the one who performs the best in the powerplay.[85] The Perfect Catch of the Season award is given to the player who took the best catch in the season.[86] Ravi Bishnoi of the Punjab Kings won the award for his catch taken against Kolkata Knight Riders in match 21 to dismiss Sunil Narine, where he took a diving catch at deep mid-wicket.[87][88]
Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS |
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Ruturaj Gaikwad | Chennai Super Kings | 16 | 16 | 635 | 101* |
Faf du Plessis | Chennai Super Kings | 16 | 16 | 633 | 95* |
KL Rahul | Punjab Kings | 13 | 13 | 626 | 98* |
Shikhar Dhawan | Delhi Capitals | 16 | 16 | 587 | 92 |
Glenn Maxwell | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 15 | 14 | 513 | 78 |
Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Wkts | BBI |
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Harshal Patel | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 15 | 15 | 32 | 5/27 |
Avesh Khan | Delhi Capitals | 16 | 16 | 24 | 3/13 |
Jasprit Bumrah | Mumbai Indians | 14 | 14 | 21 | 3/36 |
Shardul Thakur | Chennai Super Kings | 16 | 16 | 21 | 3/28 |
Mohammed Shami | Punjab Kings | 14 | 14 | 19 | 3/21 |
Player | Team | Award | Prize |
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Ruturaj Gaikwad | Chennai Super Kings | Emerging Player of the Season | ₹10 lakh (US$12,000) |
Jos Buttler | Rajasthan Royals | Fairplay Award | ₹10 lakh (US$12,000) Team trophy |
Ravi Bishnoi | Punjab Kings | Catch of the season | ₹10 lakh (US$12,000) |
Harshal Patel | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Gamechanger award | ₹10 lakh (US$12,000) |
Shimron Hetmyer | Delhi Capitals | Super Striker | ₹10 lakh (US$12,000) and a car |
KL Rahul | Punjab Kings | Most sixes | ₹10 lakh (US$12,000) |
Venkatesh Iyer | Kolkata Knight Riders | Power player | ₹10 lakh (US$12,000) |
Harshal Patel | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Most Valuable Player | ₹10 lakh (US$12,000) |