The 2020 Indian Premier League (also known as IPL 13 and branded as Dream11 Indian Premier League 2020[1]) was the thirteenth season of the Indian Premier League, a professional Twenty20 cricket (T20) league established by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2008. The tournament was originally scheduled to commence on 29 March 2020, but was suspended until 15 April due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on 14 April that the lockdown in India would last until at least 3 May 2020, the BCCI suspended the tournament indefinitely. On 2 August 2020, it was announced that the tournament would be played between 19 September and 10 November 2020 in the United Arab Emirates.The tagline was Ab Khel bolega: (Now game will speak.)[2][3][4]
Dates | 19 September 2020 – 10 November 2020 |
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Administrator(s) | Board of Control for Cricket in India |
Cricket format | Twenty20 |
Tournament format(s) | Double Round-robin and playoffs |
Host(s) | United Arab Emirates |
Champions | Mumbai Indians (5th title) |
Runners-up | Delhi Capitals |
Participants | 8 |
Matches | 60 |
Most valuable player | Jofra Archer (RR) |
Most runs | KL Rahul (KXIP) (670) |
Most wickets | Kagiso Rabada (DC) (30) |
Official website | www |
On 4 August 2020, Vivo pulled out as the title sponsor of the Indian Premier League (IPL) for the 2020 edition.[5][6] On 18 August, fantasy cricket league platform Dream11 was named the title sponsor for the season with a bid of ₹222 crore (US$27 million).[7][8]
Defending champions Mumbai Indians successfully retained their title for the first time with a five-wicket win over Delhi Capitals in the final on 10 November 2020.[9]
Background
editThe BCCI released the fixture details on 18 February 2020.[10] The league stage was scheduled to start on 29 March 2020, with the opening match between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings, the finalists of the previous season, at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.[11] However, due to the coronavirus pandemic, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray announced on 12 March that IPL matches can be held in the state only if they are played in empty stadiums.[12] Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia declared that no IPL matches will be held in Delhi.[13]
On 13 March, the BCCI suspended the tournament until 15 April, in view of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.[14] The decision regarding the postponement was reached by the Governing Council after a meeting with the owners of all eight franchise teams.[15] On 9 April, with India under a nationwide lockdown, a BCCI official told CNBC TV18 that the Board was considering hosting the tournament in July or during the winter, possibly behind closed doors.[16] On 14 April 2020, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the lockdown in India would last until at least 3 May 2020,[17] with the tournament postponed further.[18] The following day, the BCCI suspended the tournament indefinitely due to the pandemic.[19]
On 17 April 2020, Sri Lanka Cricket offered to host the tournament.[20] On 17 May 2020, the Indian government relaxed nationwide restrictions on sports events, allowing events to take place behind closed doors.[21] On 24 May, Indian sports minister Kiren Rijiju stated that the decision on whether or not to allow the tournament to be conducted in 2020 will be made by the Indian government based on "the situation of the pandemic".[22] News reports on 17 July suggested that the BCCI was considering hosting the tournament in the United Arab Emirates between the tentative dates of 26 September and 7 November.[23]
After the International Cricket Council (ICC) postponed the 2020 edition of the Men's T20 World Cup, the BCCI sought Government of India's permission to move the tournament to the UAE.[24] On 24 July 2020, IPL Governing Council chairman Brijesh Patel said that the tournament would be played in the UAE between 19 September and 10 November, should it get the nod from Government of India.[25] On 10 August 2020, the Government of India gave its permission for the tournament to take place in the UAE.[26] The full fixtures for the tournament were confirmed on 6 September 2020.[27]
Rules and regulations
editSome of the rules were changed for the 2020 edition of the IPL.
- Players will not be allowed to use saliva to shine the ball.[28]
- All the matches will be played without an audience.[29]
- Captains will not shake hands after the toss.[30]
- Front foot no-balls will be adjudicated by the third umpire rather than the on-field umpire.[31]
- Teams will be allowed replacements if a player tests positive for COVID-19.[32]
- If a Super Over is a tie, subsequent Super Overs shall be played until there is a winner.[33]
Change in broadcast timings
editUntil this season, all matches started at 8:00 PM IST, with some weekends hosting a 4:00 PM afternoon game. At the request of Star Sports, BCCI agreed to start every match half an hour earlier. This lead to the matches starting at 7:30 PM on weekdays, and weekends having both a 7:30 PM and a 3:30 PM game. This was done in an attempt to increase viewership and monetization, by trying to align it with prime time.[34][35]
Mid-season transfer
editFor the first time in IPL history, mid-season transfer was introduced. In mid-season transfer, teams can transfer players between teams like the European football leagues. For the mid-season transfer to begin, all teams must have played 7 matches. Then for a player to be transferred, the player should have played a maximum 2 matches. The player can be capped or uncapped and both Indian and International players can be transferred.[36][37]
Personnel changes
editKings XI Punjab's captain Ravichandran Ashwin was transferred to Delhi Capitals in November 2019. Ajinkya Rahane, Trent Boult and Mayank Markande got salary raises during pre-auction trades. The released players were announced on 15 November 2019. Robin Uthappa, Yuvraj Singh and Chris Lynn were the most prominent names among the released players. Jaydev Unadkat, the costliest Indian player in 2019 auction, was also released. There were 12 transfers between teams during the 2020 transfer window.[38]
The players auction for the 2020 season was held on 19 December 2019 in Kolkata. Pat Cummins was the most expensive player, purchased by the Kolkata Knight Riders for ₹15.5 crore (US$1.9 million), in doing so Cummins became the most expensive overseas player in the history of the IPL auction at the time.[39][40] The most expensive Indian player sold was Piyush Chawla for ₹6.75 crore (US$810,000) to Chennai Super Kings.[41] On 18 August, Delhi Capitals signed Anrich Nortje to replace Chris Woakes.[42] On 31 August, Royal Challengers Bangalore bought Adam Zampa as a replacement for Kane Richardson.[43] On 2 September, Australian fast bowler James Pattinson was named as a replacement for Lasith Malinga.[44] On 12 September, Ali Khan became the first American cricketer to join IPL after he was selected as the replacement for Harry Gurney in Kolkata Knight Riders.[45] Mitchell Marsh injured himself during Sunrisers Hyderabad's first match and was hence ruled out of the tournament.[46] Jason Holder was named as his replacement.[47]
Key personnel
editVenues
editUnited 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 |
Teams and standings
editPoints table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | |
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1 | Mumbai Indians (C) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 1.107 | Advance to Qualifier 1 |
2 | Delhi Capitals (R) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | −0.109 | |
3 | Sunrisers Hyderabad (3rd) | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.608 | Advance to the Eliminator |
4 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (4th) | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.172 | |
5 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.214 | |
6 | Kings XI Punjab | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.162 | |
7 | Chennai Super Kings | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.455 | |
8 | Rajasthan Royals | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.569 |
Match summary
editWin | 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.
League stage
editThe schedule for the league stages of the 2020 season was published on the official IPL website on 6 September.[48] The schedule for playoffs was announced later on 25 October 2020.[49]
Matches
editMumbai Indians 162/9 (20 overs) | v | Chennai Super Kings 166/5 (19.2 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Delhi Capitals 157/8 (20 overs) | v | Kings XI Punjab 157/8 (20 overs) |
- Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
- Super Over: Kings XI Punjab 2/2 (1 over), Delhi Capitals 3/0 (0.2 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore 163/5 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers Hyderabad 153 (19.4 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
Rajasthan Royals 216/7 (20 overs) | v | Chennai Super Kings 200/6 (20 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- Yashasvi Jaiswal (Rajasthan Royals) made his T20 debut.
Mumbai Indians 195/5 (20 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders 146/9 (20 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Kings XI Punjab 206/3 (20 overs) | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore 109 (17 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
- K. L. Rahul (Kings XI Punjab) scored the highest total by an Indian batsman in the IPL,[50] and the highest total by a team captain in the IPL.[51]
Delhi Capitals 175/3 (20 overs) | v | Chennai Super Kings 131/7 (20 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Sunrisers Hyderabad 142/4 (20 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders 145/3 (18 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kamlesh Nagarkoti (Kolkata Knight Riders) made his T20 debut.
Kings XI Punjab 223/2 (20 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals 226/6 (19.3 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
- Rajasthan Royals made the highest successful run-chase in Indian Premier League history.[52]
Royal Challengers Bangalore 201/3 (20 overs) | v | Mumbai Indians 201/5 (20 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
- Super Over: Mumbai Indians 7/1 (1 over), Royal Challengers Bangalore 11/0 (1 over)
Sunrisers Hyderabad 162/4 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Capitals 147/7 (20 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Kolkata Knight Riders 174/6 (20 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals 137/9 (20 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Mumbai Indians 191/4 (20 overs) | v | Kings XI Punjab 143/8 (20 overs) |
- Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
- Rohit Sharma (Mumbai Indians) became the third player to reach 5,000 IPL runs.[53]
Sunrisers Hyderabad 164/5 (20 overs) | v | Chennai Super Kings 157/5 (20 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.
Rajasthan Royals 154/6 (20 overs) | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore 158/2 (19.1 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
Delhi Capitals 228/4 (20 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders 210/8 (20 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Mumbai Indians 208/5 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers Hyderabad 174/7 (20 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat.
Kings XI Punjab 178/4 (20 overs) | v | Chennai Super Kings 181/0 (17.4 overs) |
Faf du Plessis 87* (53) |
- Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.
Delhi Capitals 196/4 (20 overs) | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore 137/9 (20 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
- Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore) became the first Indian player to reach 9,000 T20 runs.[54]
Mumbai Indians 193/4 (20 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals 136 (18.1 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kartik Tyagi (Rajasthan Royals) made his T20 debut.
Kolkata Knight Riders 167 (20 overs) | v | Chennai Super Kings 157/5 (20 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
Sunrisers Hyderabad 201/6 (20 overs) | v | Kings XI Punjab 132 (16.5 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.
Delhi Capitals 184/8 (20 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals 138 (19.4 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Kolkata Knight Riders 164/6 (20 overs) | v | Kings XI Punjab 162/5 (20 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
Royal Challengers Bangalore 169/4 (20 overs) | v | Chennai Super Kings 132/8 (20 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
Sunrisers Hyderabad 158/4 (20 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals 163/5 (19.5 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.
Delhi Capitals 162/4 (20 overs) | v | Mumbai Indians 166/5 (19.4 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.
Royal Challengers Bangalore 194/2 (20 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders 112/9 (20 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
Chennai Super Kings 167/6 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers Hyderabad 147/8 (20 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Delhi Capitals 161/7 (20 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals 148/8 (20 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.
Royal Challengers Bangalore 171/6 (20 overs) | v | Kings XI Punjab 177/2 (20 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
Kolkata Knight Riders 148/5 (20 overs) | v | Mumbai Indians 149/2 (16.5 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
Rajasthan Royals 177/6 (20 overs) | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore 179/3 (19.4 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
Chennai Super Kings 179/4 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Capitals 185/5 (19.5 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
- Shikhar Dhawan (Delhi Capitals) scored his first century in T20s.[55]
Kolkata Knight Riders 163/5 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers Hyderabad 163/6 (20 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
- Super Over: Sunrisers Hyderabad 2/2 (0.3 overs), Kolkata Knight Riders 3/0 (0.3 overs)
- David Warner (Sunrisers Hyderabad) became the fastest player to reach 5,000 IPL runs (in his 135th innings), as well as the first overseas player, and the fourth overall to reach this landmark.[56]
Mumbai Indians 176/6 (20 overs) | v | Kings XI Punjab 176/6 (20 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat.
- Super Over 1: Kings XI Punjab 5/2 (1 over), Mumbai Indians 5/1 (1 over) - Tied.
- Super Over 2: Mumbai Indians 11/1 (1 over), Kings XI Punjab 15/0 (0.4 overs)
Chennai Super Kings 125/5 (20 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals 126/3 (17.3 overs) |
Delhi Capitals 164/5 (20 overs) | v | Kings XI Punjab 167/5 (19 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.
- Shikhar Dhawan (Delhi Capitals) became the fifth player overall and the fourth Indian to reach 5,000 IPL runs.[58] He also became the first player to score two consecutive 100s in the IPL and became the fifth player to score multiple hundreds in a single season.[59]
Kolkata Knight Riders 84/8 (20 overs) | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore 85/2 (13.3 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mohammed Siraj (Royal Challengers Bangalore) became the first bowler to bowl two maiden overs in an IPL match.[60]
Rajasthan Royals 154/6 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers Hyderabad 156/2 (18.1 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
Chennai Super Kings 114/9 (20 overs) | v | Mumbai Indians 116/0 (12.2 overs) |
Ishan Kishan 68* (37) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
Kolkata Knight Riders 194/6 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Capitals 135/9 (20 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Kings XI Punjab 126/7 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers Hyderabad 114 (19.5 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
Royal Challengers Bangalore 145/6 (20 overs) | v | Chennai Super Kings 150/2 (18.4 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
Mumbai Indians 195/5 (20 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals 196/2 (18.2 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat.
- Chennai Super Kings were eliminated as a result of this match.[61]
Kolkata Knight Riders 149/9 (20 overs) | v | Kings XI Punjab 150/2 (18.5 overs) |
- Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
Sunrisers Hyderabad 219/2 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Capitals 131 (19 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Royal Challengers Bangalore 164/6 (20 overs) | v | Mumbai Indians 166/5 (19.1 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
Kolkata Knight Riders 172/5 (20 overs) | v | Chennai Super Kings 178/4 (20 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- Mumbai Indians qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match.[62]
Kings XI Punjab 185/4 (20 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals 186/3 (17.3 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
- Chris Gayle (Kings XI Punjab) became the first player to hit 1,000 sixes in T20 cricket.[63]
Delhi Capitals 110/9 (20 overs) | v | Mumbai Indians 111/1 (14.2 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
- Mumbai Indians advanced to Qualifier 1 as a result of this match.[64]
Royal Challengers Bangalore 120/7 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers Hyderabad 121/5 (14.1 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
Kings XI Punjab 153/6 (20 overs) | v | Chennai Super Kings 154/1 (18.5 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- Kings XI Punjab were eliminated as a result of this match.[65]
Kolkata Knight Riders 191/7 (20 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals 131/9 (20 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
- Rajasthan Royals were eliminated as a result of this match.[66]
Royal Challengers Bangalore 152/7 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Capitals 154/4 (19 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
- Royal Challengers Bangalore qualified for the playoffs and Delhi Capitals advanced to Qualifier 1 as a result of this match.[67]
Mumbai Indians 149/8 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers Hyderabad 151/0 (17.1 overs) |
David Warner 85* (58) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
- Sunrisers Hyderabad qualified for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive time and Kolkata Knight Riders were eliminated as a result of this match.[68]
Playoffs
editQualifier 1 / Eliminator | Qualifier 2 | Final | |||||||||||
5 November 2020 — Dubai | 10 November 2020 — Dubai | ||||||||||||
1 | Mumbai Indians | 200/5 (20 overs) | Q1W | Mumbai Indians | 157/5 (18.4 overs) | ||||||||
2 | Delhi Capitals | 143/8 (20 overs) | 8 November 2020 — Abu Dhabi | Q2W | Delhi Capitals | 156/7 (20 overs) | |||||||
Q1L | Delhi Capitals | 189/3 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
6 November 2020 — Abu Dhabi | EW | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 172/8 (20 overs) | ||||||||||
4 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 131/7 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
3 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 132/4 (19.4 overs) | |||||||||||
Qualifier 1
editMumbai Indians 200/5 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Capitals 143/8 (20 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Eliminator
editRoyal Challengers Bangalore 131/7 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers Hyderabad 132/4 (19.4 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
Qualifier 2
editDelhi Capitals 189/3 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers Hyderabad 172/8 (20 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.
Final
editDelhi Capitals 156/7 (20 overs) | v | Mumbai Indians 157/5 (18.4 overs) |
Statistics
editMost runs
editPlayer | Team | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS |
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KL Rahul | Kings XI Punjab | 14 | 14 | 670 | 132* |
Shikhar Dhawan | Delhi Capitals | 17 | 17 | 618 | 106* |
David Warner | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 16 | 16 | 548 | 85* |
Shreyas Iyer | Delhi Capitals | 17 | 17 | 519 | 88* |
Ishan Kishan | Mumbai Indians | 14 | 13 | 516 | 99 |
- Source: IPLT20.com[69]
- K. L. Rahul of Kings XI Punjab received the Orange Cap.
Most wickets
editPlayer | Team | Mat | Inns | Wkts | BBI |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kagiso Rabada | Delhi Capitals | 17 | 17 | 30 | 4/24 |
Jasprit Bumrah | Mumbai Indians | 15 | 15 | 27 | 4/14 |
Trent Boult | Mumbai Indians | 15 | 15 | 25 | 4/18 |
Anrich Nortje | Delhi Capitals | 16 | 16 | 23 | 3/33 |
Yuzvendra Chahal | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 15 | 15 | 21 | 3/18 |
- Source: IPLT20.com[70]
- Kagiso Rabada of Delhi Capitals received the Purple Cap.
End of the season awards
editPlayer | Team | Award | Prize |
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Devdutt Padikkal | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Emerging Player of the Season | ₹10 lakh (US$12,000) |
Kieron Pollard | Mumbai Indians | Fairplay Award | ₹10 lakh (US$12,000) Team trophy |
KL Rahul | Kings XI Punjab | Gamechanger award | ₹10 lakh (US$12,000) |
Kieron Pollard | Mumbai Indians | Super striker | ₹10 lakh (US$12,000) and a car |
Ishan Kishan | Mumbai Indians | Most sixes | ₹10 lakh (US$12,000) |
Trent Boult | Mumbai Indians | Power player | ₹10 lakh (US$12,000) |
Kagiso Rabada | Delhi Capitals | Most wickets | ₹10 lakh (US$12,000) |
KL Rahul | Kings XI Punjab | Most runs | ₹10 lakh (US$12,000) |
Jofra Archer | Rajasthan Royals | Most Valuable Player | ₹10 lakh (US$12,000) |
- Source:[71]