Dates | 23 March 2019 – 12 May 2019 |
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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) | India |
Champions | Mumbai Indians (4th title) |
Runners-up | Chennai Super Kings |
Participants | 8 |
Matches | 60 |
Most valuable player | Andre Russell (KKR) |
Most runs | David Warner (SRH) (692) |
Most wickets | Imran Tahir (CSK) (26) |
Official website | www |
The 2019 Indian Premier League season (also known as IPL 12) was the twelfth season of the Indian Premier League, a professional Twenty20 cricket league established by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2007.[1][2] At one point other countries were considered to host the tournament, due to the Indian general elections[3][4] but eventually the tournament was played entirely in India with the season commencing on 23 March.[5][6]
India's opening match at the 2019 Cricket World Cup was postponed from 2 to 5 June as the BCCI were directed to maintain a mandatory 15-day gap between the conclusion of IPL and India's subsequent international fixture as per Lodha Committee's recommendation.[7]
Delhi Daredevils were renamed as the Delhi Capitals, the franchise announced on 4 December 2018, and also released a new logo.[8] Chennai Super Kings were the defending champions who won third title.[9]
Mumbai Indians defeated the Chennai Super Kings by 1 run to win the final for their fourth title.[10] David Warner won the Orange Cap for the leading run-scorer of the tournament with 692 runs. Imran Tahir, of Chennai Super Kings, was awarded the Purple Cap for finishing as the leading wicket-taker of the tournament with 26 wickets. Andre Russell of Kolkata Knight Riders was named the Most Valuable Player, and Shubman Gill also of Kolkata Knight Riders was named the Emerging Player of the Tournament.