| 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.
2015 Indian Premier League
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| Dates | 8 April 2015 – 24 May 2015[1] |
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| Administrator(s) | BCCI |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round robin and playoffs |
| Host(s) |
 India |
| Champions | Mumbai Indians (2nd title) |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches played | 60 |
| Player of the series | Andre Russell (KKR) |
| Most runs | David Warner (SRH) (562) |
| Most wickets | Dwayne Bravo (CSK) (26) |
| Official website | www.iplt20.com |
The 2015 season of the Indian Premier League, abbreviated as IPL 8 or Pepsi IPL 2015, was the eighth season of the IPL, 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. The tournament's opening ceremony was held at the Salt Lake Stadium 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 in the Final at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata, Mumbai Indians won the tournament by defeating Chennai Super Kings by 41 runs 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 Knight Riders was named Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the season.
Players auction
Main article: List of 2015 Indian Premier League personnel changes
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 |
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| 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 | ||
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| 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] Final match at Nashik.[10]
| S.No | Date | City | City | 4pm | 8pm |
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| 1 | 11 April | Agra | Nagpur | CSK vs SRH | KKR vs RCB |
| 2 | 12 April | DD vs RR | MI vs KXIP | ||
| 3 | 18 April | Dehradun | Coimbatore | SRH vs DD | KXIP vs KKR |
| 4 | 19 April | RR vs CSK | RCB vs MI | ||
| 5 | 25 April | Ludhiana | Guntur | MI vs SRH | CSK vs KXIP |
| 6 | 26 April | KKR vs RR | DD vs RCB | ||
| 7 | 2 May | Surat | Warangal | RCB vs KKR | SRH vs CSK |
| 8 | 3 May | KXIP vs MI | RR vs DD | ||
| 9 | 9 May | Udaipur | Belgaum | KKR vs KXIP | DD vs SRH |
| 10 | 10 May | MI vs RCB | CSK vs RR | ||
| 11 | 16 May | Kanpur | Indore | KXIP vs CSK | RR vs KKR |
| 12 | 17 May | RCB vs DD | SRH vs MI | ||
| 13 | 19 May | Allahabad | Qualifier 1 | ||
| 14 | 22 May | Bhopal | Qualifier 2 | ||
| 15 | 24 May | Nashik | Final | ||
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.[11]
Teams and standings
| Team[12] | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | |
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| Chennai Super Kings (R) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | +0.709 | |
| Mumbai Indians (C) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | −0.043 | |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore (3) | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 16 | +1.037 | |
| Rajasthan Royals (4) | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 16 | +0.062 | |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 15 | +0.253 | |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.239 | |
| Delhi Daredevils | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 11 | −0.049 | |
| Kings XI Punjab | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 6 | −1.436 | |
- Top 4 teams were qualified for the playoffs
- advanced to the Qualifier
- advanced to the Eliminator
League progression
League stage
| 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
All times are in Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)
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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) |
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- Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field
- Deepak Hooda made his IPL debut
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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
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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
| Kings XI Punjab 177/5 (20 overs) |
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- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field
- Jagadeesha Suchith made his IPL debut
| Mumbai Indians 209/7 (20 overs) |
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- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field
- Hardik Pandya, Mitchell McClenaghan and David Wiese made their IPL debuts
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| Delivery | Kings XI Punjab | Rajasthan Royals | ||||
| Bowler | Batsman | Runs | Bowler | Batsman | Runs | |
| 1 | Chris Morris | David Miller | W | Mitchell Johnson | Shane Watson | W |
| Total | 15 | Total | 6 | |||
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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) |
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- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field
- Sarfaraz Khan made his IPL debut
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Royal Challengers Bangalore 134/1 (16.1 overs) | |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field
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- Match not possible due to rain
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Royal Challengers Bangalore 99/0 (10.3 overs) | |
| Chris Gayle 62* (40) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field
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- 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) |
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- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field
- Ronit More made his IPL debut
| Kings XI Punjab 118/8 (20 overs) |
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- Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to field
- Shardul Thakur made his IPL debut
| Kolkata Knight Riders 111/4 (10 overs) |
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- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field
- Match reduced to 10 overs per side due to rain
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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
| Sunrisers Hyderabad 163/4 (20 overs) |
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- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat
- Jayant Yadav made his IPL debut
| Royal Challengers Bangalore 235/1 (20 overs) |
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- 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
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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
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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
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Kolkata Knight Riders 190/9 (20 overs) | |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat
- Brainder Sran made his IPL debut
| Delhi Daredevils 187/5 (20 overs) |
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- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field
- Match abandoned after 1.1 overs of Bangalore innings due to rain
Playoff stage
All times are in Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)
| Preliminary | Final | |||||||||||
| 24 May — Eden Gardens, Kolkata | ||||||||||||
| 19 May — Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Chennai Super Kings | 162 (19 ov) | ||||||||||
| 2 | Mumbai Indians  |
187/6 (20 ov) | 2 | Mumbai Indians | 202/5 (20 ov) | |||||||
| Mumbai won by 25 runs | 1 | Chennai Super Kings | 161/8 (20 ov) | |||||||||
| Mumbai won by 41 runs | ||||||||||||
| 22 May — JSCA International Cricket Stadium, Ranchi | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Chennai Super Kings | 140/7 (19.5 ov) | ||||||||||
| 3 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 139/8 (20 ov) | ||||||||||
| Chennai won by 3 wickets | ||||||||||||
| 20 May — MCA Stadium, Pune | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 180/4 (20 ov) | ||||||||||
| 4 | Rajasthan Royals | 109 (19 ov) | ||||||||||
| Bangalore won by 71 runs | ||||||||||||
Preliminary
- Qualifier 1
- Eliminator
| Royal Challengers Bangalore 180/4 (20 overs) |
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Rajasthan Royals 109 (20 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat
- Qualifier 2
| Royal Challengers Bangalore 139/8 (20 overs) |
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Chennai Super Kings 140/7 (19.5 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field
Final
Main article: 2015 Indian Premier League Final
| Mumbai Indians 202/5 (20 overs) |
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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 | Ave | SR | HS | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
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 David Warner |
Sunrisers Hyderabad | 14 | 14 | 562 | 43.23 | 156.54 | 91 | 0 | 7 | 65 | 21 |
| Ajinkya Rahane |
Rajasthan Royals | 14 | 13 | 540 | 49.09 | 130.75 | 91* | 0 | 4 | 53 | 13 |
 Lendl Simmons |
Mumbai Indians | 13 | 13 | 540 | 45.00 | 122.44 | 71 | 0 | 6 | 56 | 21 |
 AB de Villiers |
Royal Challengers Bangalore | 16 | 14 | 513 | 46.63 | 175.08 | 133* | 1 | 2 | 60 | 22 |
| Virat Kohli |
Royal Challengers Bangalore | 16 | 16 | 505 | 45.90 | 130.82 | 82* | 0 | 3 | 35 | 23 |
- The player with the most runs at the end of the tournament receives the Orange Cap.
- Source: Cricinfo[14]
Most wickets
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Wkts | Ave | Econ | BBI | SR | 4WI | 5WI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwayne Bravo |
Chennai Super Kings | 17 | 16 | 26 | 16.38 | 8.14 | 3/22 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 |
 Lasith Malinga |
Mumbai Indians | 15 | 15 | 24 | 18.50 | 7.40 | 4/23 | 15.00 | 1 | 0 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal |
Royal Challengers Bangalore | 15 | 14 | 23 | 18.04 | 8.86 | 3/40 | 12.20 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashish Nehra |
Chennai Super Kings | 16 | 16 | 22 | 20.40 | 7.24 | 4/10 | 16.90 | 1 | 0 |
| Mitchell Starc |
Royal Challengers Bangalore | 13 | 12 | 20 | 14.55 | 6.76 | 4/15 | 12.90 | 1 | 0 |
- The player with the most wickets at the end of the tournament receives the Purple Cap.
- Source: Cricinfo[15]
Most catches
| Player | Team | Mat | Ctch | Max |
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| Dwayne Bravo |
Chennai Super Kings | 17 | 13 | 3 |
| Ravindra Jadeja |
Chennai Super Kings | 17 | 13 | 3 |
| Suresh Raina |
Chennai Super Kings | 17 | 11 | 2 |
| Ambati Rayudu |
Mumbai Indians | 15 | 9 | 2 |
| Kieron Pollard |
Mumbai Indians | 16 | 9 | 2 |
- Source: Cricinfo[16]
References
- ↑ "Indian Premier League 2015". cricketwa. Retrieved 2015-08-05.
- ↑ "List of Players sold in Indian Premier League Auction 2015".
- ↑ "MATCH OFFICIALS CONCLAVE FOR PEPSI IPL 2015".
- ↑ "2015 Venues". Cricbuzz (Sports Media) (Cricbuzz). 26 March 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ↑ "2015 Play offs schedule". IPL (www.iplt20.com). 29 April 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- ↑ http://www.iplt20.com/venues/19/sardar-patel-stadium
- ↑ http://www.iplt20.com/venues/5/m-chinnaswamy-stadium>
- ↑ "Eden Gardens". CricInfo. ESPN. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
- ↑ "Official media release". 1 April 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ↑ "Official media release". 27 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ↑ "IPL 8 kicks off with glitzy opening after rain delay in Kolkata". India Today. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ↑ "IPL 2015 Point Table". WWW.IPLT20.COM. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- 1 2 IPL (2015-04-22). "SRH rewrote many entries in the record book". IPL News. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
- ↑ "Indian Premier League, 2015 / Records / Most runs". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ↑ "Indian Premier League, 2015 / Records / Most wickets". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ↑ "Indian Premier League, 2015 / Records / Most catches". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
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