| Dates | 7 April 2018 – 27 May 2018 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Board of Control for Cricket in India |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round robin and playoffs |
| Host(s) | India |
| Champions | Chennai Super Kings (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 60 |
| Most valuable player | Sunil Narine (KKR) |
| Most runs | Kane Williamson (SRH) (735) |
| Most wickets | Andrew Tye (KXIP) (24) |
| Official website | www |
The 2018 Indian Premier League season (also known as IPL 11 and branded as Vivo IPL 2018) was the eleventh season of the Indian Premier League, a professional Twenty20 cricket league established by the BCCI in 2007. The season, which was held from 7 April to 27 May, saw the return of the Chennai Super Kings and the Rajasthan Royals after serving two years of suspension for the involvement of their respective owners in the 2013 IPL betting case. Star Sports purchased the media rights at ₹16,347.5 crore ($2.55 billion) for five years starting from 2018. The tagline was Best vs Best.[1]
Chennai Super Kings won by 8 wickets against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final to win their Second title.[2] Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Kane Williamson won the Orange Cap for the leading run-scorer of the tournament with 735 runs. Andrew Tye, of Kings XI Punjab, was awarded the Purple Cap for finishing as the leading wicket-taker of the tournament with 24 wickets. Sunil Narine of Kolkata Knight Riders was named Most Valuable Player, also known as Man of the Series, while Rishabh Pant of Delhi Daredevils was named the Emerging Player of the Series.