2010 Indian Premier League

2010 Indian Premier League
Dates12 March 2010 (2010-03-12) – 25 April 2010 (2010-04-25)
Administrator(s)Board of Control for Cricket in India
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin and knockout
Host(s)India
ChampionsChennai Super Kings (1st title)
Runners-upMumbai Indians
Participants8
Matches60
Player of the seriesSachin Tendulkar (MI)
Most runsSachin Tendulkar (MI) (618)
Most wicketsPragyan Ojha (Deccan Chargers) (21)
Official websitewww.iplt20.com
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The 2010 Indian Premier League season, abbreviated as IPL 3 or the 2010 IPL, was the third season of the Indian Premier League, established by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2007. The tournament was hosted by India and had an estimated television audience of more than 200 million people in the country.[1] It was played between 12 March and 25 April 2010.[2] It was also the first ever cricket tournament that was broadcast live on YouTube.[3] The final four matches of the tournament were screened in 3D across movie halls in India.[4]

The tournament was won by the Chennai Super Kings, who defeated the Mumbai Indians in the final played at Mumbai. The purple cap went to Pragyan Ojha of Deccan Chargers, while the orange cap and the player of the tournament award were awarded to Sachin Tendulkar of the Mumbai Indians. Saurabh Tiwary was declared the U-23 success of the tournament, while the Chennai Super Kings won the Fair Play.

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  2. ^ "Indian Premier League 2010". cricketwa. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  3. ^ "IPL matches to be broadcast live on Youtube". ESPNcricinfo. 20 January 2010. Archived from the original on 23 January 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
  4. ^ "IPL goes 3D". Youtube. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2010.[dead YouTube link]