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List of winners in the IPL from 2008-2021 | Looking at the Indian Premier League winners from 2008 through to 2021
The Indian Premier League (IPL) is one of the most exciting and loved tournaments around the world. Since its inception in 2008, the IPL has grown at a huge scale, attracting people all over the world. Not only advertisers, but also players and franchises.
The craze and hype for the tournament is so significant that the ICC sometimes postpones their tournaments and programs in view of world’s biggest T20 league.
Below you find history of IPL winners 2008 to 2021. The IPL saw many things since its beginning, from a controversy between BCCI and Subhash Chandra to having number of records registered after its name.
But what is most talked among people is Winners and Runners up of every IPL season. To tell you a whole list, we are here.
List of IPL winners
2008: Rajasthan Royals
The maiden IPL title was won by Rajasthan Royals under the captaincy of Shane Warne. In the Final, they defeated the Chennai Super Kings by three wickets. In the match, RR chased 164 runs, and they won it on the last ball where they needed to score one run.
2009: Deccan Chargers
In 2009, the team most people don’t know today won the IPL title. It was none other than Deccan Chargers, a team highly decorated with players like Rohit Sharma, Kumar Sangakarra and Adam Gilchrist. This powerpacked team beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by seven runs, with the Chargers successfully defending 144.
2010: Chennai Super Kings
CSK began their dynasty in 2010, winning their first IPL title under MS Dhoni. They defeated the Mumbai Indians in the Final.
2011: Chennai Super Kings
The World Cup winning captain MS Dhoni led the defending champions and beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 58 runs to retain the title of such a decorated tournament. This was extra sweet after leading India to the World Cup shortly before.
2012: Kolkata Knight Riders
It was KKR’s turn to prove who will show the real Khela as they beat up CSK in the fifth season of IPL by five wickets. The Gautam Gambhir-led KKR won their maiden IPL title and demolished CSK’s dream to achieve a hattrick of triumphs in 2012.
2013: Mumbai Indians
In 2013, the Mumbai Indians were dominant and ended up winning their first IPL title by taking revenge on CSK. They beat CSK in the finals by 23 runs.
2014: Kolkata Knight Riders
In the seventh season, it was again KKR’s turn to clinch victory and register their name in glory for the second time. They beat Kings XI Punjab (Punjab Kings) by three wickets in the Final.
2015: Mumbai Indians
The alternate winning year started in 2015 for Mumbai as they won their second IPL title under Rohit Sharma. They again beat CSK in the Final by 41 runs; their second-straight victory over CSK in the biggest match of them all.
2016: Sunrisers Hyderabad
Many people thought it would be RCB’s season as they were enjoying a fine season, led by a wonder season from skipper Virat Kohli. But the winning streak was broken by Sunrisers Hyderabad in a South Indian Derby. SRH won the match by eight runs, consigning RCB to their third loss in finals.
2017: Mumbai Indians
Again alternate year for MI. Mumbai ended up beating the Steve Smith-led Rising Pune Supergiants by just a single run. It was the match when Washington Sundar failed to complete three runs. MI registered their name for the third time on the IPL trophy.
2018: Chennai Super Kings
CSK came back with a bang after a two-year ban. They beat SRH by eight wickets to prove who the real kings are, as they clinched the title for third time.
2019: Mumbai Indians
The IPL 2019 Final will be remembered for one of the best matches ever played. Lasith Malinga defended two off the final delivery to seal a thrilling one-run win for MI against rivals CSK.
2020: Mumbai Indians
It was a mad rush to get the IPL going in 2020, so much so that the T20 World Cup was postponed. In the UAE, Mumbai Indians produced a superb tournament and won the title by defeating Delhi Capitals by five wickets in Dubai.
2021: Chennai Super Kings
In 2020, CSK missed the playoffs for the first time. In 2021, they more than made up for it with a superb showing, winning their fourth title in an IPL spread across two legs.
Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings have dominated the IPL, winning the last five titles between them. This year’s mega auction can raise hopes that we will see a new champion. The answer will be seen after the 2022 season. Hoping for great drama and excitement.
