The 16th season of the Indian Premier League, a franchise-based professional Twenty20 cricket league in India was held from March 31 to May 28, this year. The IPL is the most popular and lucrative cricket league in the world.
It was established in 2007 by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
The tournament follows a round-robin and knockout format, where each team plays against the others in a league stage, and the top teams advance to the playoffs. The playoffs consist of eliminator matches, qualifiers, and ultimately the grand final. The team that emerges victorious in the final is crowned the IPL champion for that season.
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Chennai Super Kings won their fifth IPL title after defeating the defending champions Gujarat Titans by five wickets (DLS method) in the final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. As a result, it tied a record set by the Mumbai Indians (MI).
Chasing a revised target of 171 in 15 overs against Gujarat Titans, Chennai Super Kings achieved the target with the loss of 5 wickets on the last ball of the final over.
Indian Premier League 2023
- Edition – 16th.
- Date – March 31 to May 28, 2023.
- Host of IPL 2023 – India.
- Total no. of teams participated – 10 Teams.
- Total no. of matches played in IPL 2023 – 74 Matches.
- Total no. of venues for IPL 2023 – 12 Stadiums.
- Venue of the final match – Narendra Modi Stadium (Ahmadabad, Gujarat).
- The first match of IPL 2023 was played at – Narendra Modi Stadium.
- Best Pitch & Ground Award in IPL 2023 – ₹ 50 lakh
- Eden Gardens (Kolkata) & Wankhede Stadium (Mumbai).
- Winners of IPL 2023 – Chennai Super Kings.
- Prize Amount – ₹20 Cr.
- The first time CSK won the IPL Trophy – 2010 (IPL Season 3).
- Runner up in IPL 2023 – Gujarat Titans.
- Prize Amount – ₹12 Cr.
- Owner – CVC Capital Partners.
- Title Sponsor of IPL 2023 – TATA.
- Highest paid player in the IPL tournament – Sam Curran, England (Punjab Kings for ₹18.5 Cr).
- Orange Cap in 2023 – Shubman Gill (Gujarat Titans).
- For the Highest Run Scorer
- Shubman Gill – 890 runs in 17 innings including 4 fifties & 3 centuries.
- Prize – ₹ 10 lakh.
- Purple Cap in 2023 – Mohammed Shami (Gujarat Titans).
- For Highest Wicket Taker.
- 28 wickets in 17 matches (11 wickets in the powerplay).
- Prize – ₹ 10 lakh.
- Power Player of the Season – Jos Butler (RR).
- Game Changer of the Season – Shubman Gill (GT, ₹ 10 lakh).
- Most Valuable Player of the Season – Shubman Gill (₹ 10 lakh).
- Electric Striker of the Season – Glenn Maxwell ((RCB, ₹ 10 lakh).
- First century in IPL 2023 – Harry Brook (SRH).
- Most Fours in IPL 2023 – Shubman Gill (84) – ₹ 10 lakh.
- Most Sixes in IPL 2023 – Faf DuPlessis (36) – ₹ 10 lakh.
- Longest Six of the Season award in IPL 2023 – Faf DuPlessis (115m).
- Faf DuPlessis (Royal Challengers Bangalore).
- Non-Indian Highest Run Scorer in IPL 2023 – Faf DuPlessis (RCB; 730 runs in 14 innings).
- Fairplay of the Season – Delhi Capitals (₹ 10 lakh).
- Perfect Catch of the Season – Rashid Khan (GT, ₹ 10 lakh).
- Emerging Player of the Year – Yashasvi Jaiswal (RR, ₹ 10 lakh).
- Name the IPL 2023 player that has struck five sixes in one over – Rinku Singh (KKR).
- The first team in IPL 2023 to score more than 200 runs. – Rajasthan Royals (RR).
- Name the player who player scored the first fifty in IPL 2023 – Rinku Singh (KKR).
- Name the IPL 2023 player who scored the fastest fifty – Nicolas Pooran (LSG).
- The only wicket hat-trick of IPL 2023 was by – Rashid Khan.
- Name the first player to appear in 200 IPL games – MS Dhoni.
- Name the player who has played the most IPL matches as a captain – MS Dhoni.
- The youngest player to earn an Orange cap for most runs in an IPL season – Shubman Gill (23 Years).
List of Participated Teams, Captains & Coaches
The 16th edition of the IPL featured a total of ten teams. The following are the captains and head coaches of the ten teams who competed this season:
| Teams | Captain | Head coach |
|---|---|---|
| Chennai Super Kings | MS Dhoni | Stephen Fleming |
| Gujarat Titans | Hardik Pandya | Ashish Nehra |
| Delhi Capitals | David Warner | Ricky Ponting |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | Nitish Rana | Chandrakant Pandit |
| Lucknow Super Giants | KL Rahul | Andy Flower |
| Mumbai Indians | Rohit Sharma | Mark Boucher |
| Punjab Kings | Shikhar Dhawan | Trevor Bayliss |
| Rajasthan Royals | Sanju Samson | Kumar Sangakkara |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | Faf du Plessis | Sanjay Bangar |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | Aiden Markram | Brian Lara |
IPL Final Match 2023 Awardees
- Catch of the Match Award – MS Dhoni (₹ 1 lakh).
- Longest Six Award – Sai Sudharsan (₹ 1 lakh).
- Maximum Fours Award – Sai Sudharsan (₹ 1 lakh).
- Electric Striker of the Match Award – Ajinkya Rahane (₹ 1 lakh).
- Game Changer of the Match Award – Sai Sudharsan (₹ 1 lakh).
- Most Valuable Asset of the Match Award – Sai Sudharsan (₹ 1 lakh).
- Player of the Final Match Award – Devon Conway (₹ 1 lakh).