After 59 matches of Indian Premier League season finally we have our two finalists of the season – Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad. However, Royal Challengers Bangalore entered into the final after beating Gujarat Lions in the first qualifier match and Sunrisers Hyderabad entered into the final after beating Kolkata Knight Riders in the eliminator match and GL into the second qualifier match.
If we take a look back at the last eight seasons, the Chennai Super Kings have been part of six IPL finals out of eight, which is the highest among all other teams and they have also won two titles along with Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders.
However, this time around, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad will be up against each other to win the title, so we will have a new winner this time.
Some important numbers have been recorded in IPL finals over the years. Let’s look at those numbers here.
IPL – final matches results – year wise
Royal Challengers Bangalore have been in finals of IPL two times prior to this season but they have never won a final, so it will be a very handy opportunity for them to win their first ever title in front of their home crowd on May 29. On the other hand, Sunrisers Hyderabad will give their best as well.
Season | Team-1 | Team-2 | Winner |
2007/08 | Chennai Super Kings | Rajasthan Royals | Rajasthan Royals |
2009 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Deccan Chargers | Deccan Chargers |
2009/10 | Chennai Super Kings | Mumbai Indians | Chennai Super Kings |
2011 | Chennai Super Kings | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Chennai Super Kings |
2012 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Chennai Super Kings | Kolkata Knight Riders |
2013 | Chennai Super Kings | Mumbai Indians | Mumbai Indians |
2014 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Kings XI Punjab | Kolkata Knight Riders |
2015 | Mumbai Indians | Chennai Super Kings | Mumbai Indians |
Highest Totals
Kolkata Knight Riders have scored two of the five highest scores registered in IPL finals and both the times they went on to win the match, in 2012 and 2014. Here, we have presented top-5 highest scores registered in IPL finals.
Team | Score | Opposition | Venue | Date |
Chennai Super Kings | 205/5 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Chennai | May 28, 2011 |
Mumbai Indians | 202/5 | Chennai Super Kings | Kolkata | May 24, 2015 |
Kolkata Knight Riders | 200/7 | Kings XI Punjab | Bangalore | June 01, 2014 |
Kings XI Punjab | 199/4 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Bangalore | June 01, 2014 |
Kolkata Knight Riders | 192/5 | Chennai Super Kings | Chennai | May 27, 2012 |
Lowest Totals
Chennai Super Kings have the record of scoring the lowest total in IPL finals and that they have scored against Mumbai Indians in 2013. Here are the other four lowest totals registered in IPL finals.
Team | Score | Opposition | Venue | Date |
Chennai Super Kings | 125/9 | Mumbai Indians | Kolkata | May 26, 2013 |
Royal Challengers Bangalore | 137/9 | Deccan Chargers | Johannesburg | May 24, 2009 |
Deccan Chargers | 143/6 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Johannesburg | May 24, 2009 |
Mumbai Indians | 146/9 | Chennai Super Kings | Mumbai | April 25, 2010 |
Royal Challengers Bangalore | 147/8 | Chennai Super Kings | Chennai | May 28, 2011 |
Most Runs
As expected, current leading run-scorer of IPL history - Suresh Raina is also leading this list as well. Along with him, there are three other former CSK players in the list and one Mumbai Indians player.
Player name | Team | Matches | Runs | Average | Strike rate | 50s |
Suresh Raina | CSK | 6 | 209 | 41.80 | 163.28 | 2 |
Murali Vijay | CSK | 4 | 181 | 45.25 | 147.15 | 1 |
MS Dhoni | CSK | 6 | 168 | 56.00 | 150.00 | 1 |
Kieron Pollard | MI | 3 | 123 | 61.50 | 205.00 | 1 |
Michael Hussey | CSK | 4 | 122 | 30.50 | 123.23 | 2 |
Highest Individual Scores
Who can forget Wriddhiman Saha’s innings against KKR in IPL 2014 final? However, KXIP lost that final due to a brilliant knock from Manish Pandey which helped KKR chase a big target of 200 runs. Along with that, here are the four highest scores of IPL finals.
Player name | Team | Runs | Opposition | Venue | Date |
Wriddhiman Saha | KXIP | 115* | KKR | Bangalore | June 01, 2014 |
Murali Vijay | CSK | 95 | RCB | Chennai | May 28, 2011 |
Manish Pandey | KKR | 94 | KXIP | Bangalore | June 01, 2014 |
Manvinder Bisla | KKR | 89 | CSK | Chennai | May 27, 2012 |
Suresh Raina | CSK | 73 | KKR | Chennai | May 27, 2012 |
Most Wickets
As we have seen CSK players ruling all the lists, this list is no different. Dwayne Bravo is leading the list of most wickets taken by bowlers in IPL finals while Albie Morkel is at second place in that list. Here, it is the table which shows players with most wickets in IPL finals.
Player name | Team | Matches | Wickets | Average | Strike rate | Economy rate |
Dwayne Bravo | CSK | 4 | 8 | 17.75 | 10.25 | 10.39 |
Albie Morkel | CSK | 5 | 6 | 19.83 | 17.00 | 7.00 |
Anil Kumble | RCB | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 6.00 | 4.00 |
Karnveer Singh | KXIP | 1 | 4 | 13.50 | 6.00 | 13.50 |
Pragyan Ojha | DC | 2 | 4 | 14.00 | 12.00 | 7.00 |
Mitchell Johnson | KXIP | 2 | 4 | 15.00 | 12.00 | 7.50 |
Harbhajan Singh | MI | 3 | 4 | 19.50 | 16.50 | 7.09 |
Shadab Jakati | CSK | 3 | 4 | 21.25 | 16.50 | 7.72 |
Lasith Malinga | MI | 3 | 4 | 20.00 | 18.00 | 6.66 |
Ravi Ashwin | CSK | 5 | 4 | 31.00 | 25.50 | 7.79 |
Most runs scored by a pair
Murali Vijay and Michael Hussey hold the record for most runs scored by a pair in IPL finals history, they have an average of 82.66 and that is why Chennai Super Kings have been able to win two IPL titles. Here are the other four top partnership pairs of IPL finals.
Player-1 | Player-2 | Team | Runs | Innings | Average |
Murali Vijay | Michael Hussey | CSK | 248 | 3 | 82.66 |
Kieron Pollard | Ambati Rayudu | MI | 147 | 3 | 49.00 |
Suresh Raina | MS Dhoni | CSK | 146 | 5 | 29.20 |
Manvinder Bisla | Jacques Kallis | KKR | 136 | 1 | 136.00 |
Manan Vohra | Wriddhiman Saha | KXIP | 129 | 1 | 129.00 |
Most Catches
Three former players CSK are topping the table in a category of players with most catches in IPL finals.
Player name | Team | Matches | No. of catches |
Ravindra Jadeja | CSK | 4 | 4 |
Suresh Raina | CSK | 6 | 4 |
Michael Hussey | CSK | 4 | 3 |
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