2013 Indian Premier League

2013 Indian Premier League
Dates3 April 2013 (2013-04-03) – 26 May 2013 (2013-05-26)
Administrator(s)Board of Control for Cricket in India
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Double round robin and playoffs
Host(s)India
ChampionsMumbai Indians (1st title)
Runners-upChennai Super Kings
Participants9
Matches76
Player of the seriesShane Watson (RR)
Most runsMichael Hussey (CSK) (733)
Most wicketsDwayne Bravo (CSK) (32)
Official websitewww.iplt20.com
2012
2014

The 2013 Indian Premier League season (abbreviated as IPL 6 or Pepsi IPL 2013) was the sixth season of the Indian Premier League, established by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2007. The tournament featured nine teams and was held from 3 April to 26 May 2013.[1] The opening ceremony was held at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on 2 April 2013. This was the first season with PepsiCo as the title sponsor. The Kolkata Knight Riders were the defending champions, having won the 2012 season. A spot fixing case was revealed by Delhi Police, leading to arrest of three cricketers from Rajasthan Royals and other persons. Mumbai Indians won the tournament for the first time, defeating Chennai Super Kings in the final by 23 runs.[2][3]

  1. ^ "IPL GC ask Sahara to get consent of all franchises". Times of India. 22 February 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Rampant Mumbai seal title in style". Wisden India. 26 May 2013. Archived from the original on 19 June 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Indian Premier League 2013". cricketwa. Retrieved 5 August 2015.