2018 Indian Premier League

2018 Indian Premier League
Dates7 April 2018 – 27 May 2018
Administrator(s)Board of Control for Cricket in India
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Double round robin and playoffs
Host(s)India
ChampionsChennai Super Kings (3rd title)
Runners-upSunrisers Hyderabad
Participants8
Matches60
Most valuable playerSunil Narine (KKR)
Most runsKane Williamson (SRH) (735)
Most wicketsAndrew Tye (KXIP) (24)
Official websitewww.iplt20.com
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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.

  1. ^ "Star India wins IPL media rights for Rs 16,347.5 crore for 5 seasons". LiveMint. 9 June 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Shane Watson the hero as CSK claim third IPL crown". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2019.