IPL 2022: A Season of Surprises - Highlights Edition

IPL 2022 Overview

• IPL 2022 Time Table and Format

The 10 teams will play a total of 14 league matches (7 home matches and 7 away matches) totalling to 70 league matches, followed by the 4 playoff matches. The number of league matches being played all teams are equal -- 14 but all the teams will not play against each other twice as it was the norm when IPL was an 8-team affair. Each team will play 5 teams twice and the remaining 4 teams only once (2 only home and 2 only away). 

To decide on the above, teams have been assigned in two virtual groups based on the number of IPL Championships won followed by the number of Final matches played by the respective teams and know about ipl full highlights 2022. 

ipl time table 2022 highlights

• Overview of the Top Performers

Jos Buttler - (Awards: Most Valuable Player, Orange Cap, Super Sixes, Most Fours, Power Player, Gamechanger)

Yuzvendra Chahal - (Awards: Purple cap)

Evin Lewis - (Award: Best catch)

Lockie Ferguson - (Award: Fastest delivery of the season)

Dinesh Karthik - (Award: Super Striker)

Umran Malik - (Award: Emerging player of the season)

• Brief Overview of the Teams

‘*’ next to the player denotes foreign player

Chennai Super Kings- CSK

Retained: Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni, Moeen Ali*, Ruturaj Gaikwad

Bought in the auction: Robin Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu, Deepak Chahar, KM Asif, Tushar Deshpande, Shivam Dube, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Simarjeet Singh, Subhranshu Senapati, Mukesh Choudhary, Prashant Solanki, K.Bhagath Varma, C.Hari Nishaanth, N Jagadeesan, Dwayne Bravo*, Maheesh Theekshana*, Devon Conway*, Dwaine Pretorius*, Mitchell Santner*, Adam Milne*, Chris Jordan*

Delhi Capitals- DC

Retained: Rishabh Pant, Prithvi Shaw, Axar Patel, Anrich Nortje*

Bought in the auction: David Warner*, Mitchell Marsh*, Shardul Thakur, Mustafizur Rahman*, Kuldeep Yadav, Ashwin Hebbar, Sarfaraz Khan, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, KS Bharat, Mandeep Singh, Khaleel Ahmed, Chetan Sakariya, Lalit Yadav, Ripal Patel, Yash Dhull, Vicky Ostwal, Pravin Dubey, Rovman Powell, Tim Seifert*, Lungi Ngidi*

Gujarat Titans – GT

Retained: Hardik Pandya, Rashid Khan*, Shubman Gill

Bought in the auction: Mohammed Shami, Rahmanullah Gurbaz*, Lockie Ferguson*, Abhinav Sadarangani, Rahul Tewatia, Noor Ahmad*, R. Sai Kishore, Dominic Drakes*, Jayant Yadav, Vijay Shankar, Darshan Nalkande, Yash Dayal, Alzarri Joseph*, Pradeep Sangwan, David Miller*, Wriddhiman Saha, Matthew Wade*, B. Sai Sudarshan, Gurkeerat Singh, Varun Aaron

Gurbaz replaced Jason Roy, who withdrew ahead of the tournament

Kolkata Knight Riders – KKR

Retained: Andre Russell*, Varun Chakravarthy, Venkatesh Iyer, Sunil Narine*

Bought in the auction: Pat Cummins*, Shreyas Iyer, Nitish Rana, Shivam Mavi, Sheldon Jackson, Ajinkya Rahane, Rinku Singh, Anukul Roy, Sam Billings*, Aaron Finch*, Rasikh Dar, Baba Indrajith, Chamika Karunaratne*, Abhijeet Tomar, Pratham Singh, Ashok Sharma, Mohammad Nabi*, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee*, Ramesh Kumar, Aman Khan

Finch replaced Alex Hales, who withdrew ahead of the tournament

Lucknow Super Giants – LSG

Retained: KL Rahul, Marcus Stoinis*, Ravi Bishnoi

Bought in the auction: Quinton de Kock*, Manish Pandey, Jason Holder*, Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya, Andrew Tye*, Avesh Khan, Ankit Rajpoot, K Gowtham, Dushmanta Chameera*, Shahbaz Nadeem, Manan Vohra, Evin Lewis*, Mohsin Khan, Mayank Yadav, Ayush Badoni, Kyle Mayers*, Karan Sharma

Tye replaced Mark Wood, who withdrew ahead of the tournament

Mumbai Indians – MI

Retained: Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Kieron Pollard*

Bought in the auction: Ishan Kishan, Dewald Brevis*, Basil Thampi, Murugan Ashwin, Jaydev Unadkat, Mayank Markande, N. Tilak Varma, Sanjay Yadav, Jofra Archer*, Daniel Sams*, Tymal Mills*, Tim David*, Riley Meredith*, Mohd. Arshad Khan, Anmolpreet Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Aryan Juyal, Fabian Allen*, Rahul Buddhi, Hrithik Shokeen, Arjun Tendulkar

Punjab Kings – PK

Retained: Arshdeep Singh, Mayank Agarwal

Bought in the auction: Shikhar Dhawan, Kagiso Rabada*, Jonny Bairstow*, Rahul Chahar, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Prabhsimran Singh, Ishan Porel, Liam Livingstone*, Odean Smith*, Sandeep Sharma, Raj Angad Bawa, Rishi Dhawan, Prerak Mankad, Atharva Taide, Vaibhav Arora, Bhanuka Rajapaksa*, Writtick Chatterjee, Baltej Dhanda, Ansh Patel, Jitesh Sharma, Benny Howell*, Nathan Ellis*

Rajasthan Royals – RR

Retained: Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler*, Yashasvi Jaiswal

Bought in the auction: Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult*, Shimron Hetmyer*, Devdutt Padikkal, Prasidh Krishna, Yuzvendra Chahal, Riyan Parag, KC Cariappa, Navdeep Saini, Obed Mccoy*, Anunay Singh, James Neesham*, Nathan Coulter-Nile*, Kuldeep Sen, Karun Nair, Rassie van der Dussen*, Daryl Mitchell*, Dhruv Jurel, Tejas Baroka, Kuldip Yadav, Shubham Garhwal

Coulter-Nile was ruled out of the tournament on April 6

Royal Challengers Bangalore – RCB

Retained: Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell*, Mohammad Siraj

Bought in the auction: Faf du Plessis*, Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasaranga*, Dinesh Karthik, Josh Hazlewood*, Shahbaz Ahmad, Anuj Rawat, Akash Deep, Mahipal Lomror, Finn Allen*, Sherfane Rutherford*, Jason Behrendorff*, Suyash Prabhudessai, Chama Milind, Aneeshwar Gautam, Karn Sharma, Siddharth Kaul, Luvnith Sisodia, David Willey*

Rajat Patidar replaced Sisodia, who got injured during the tournament

Sunrisers Hyderabad – SRH

Retained: Kane Williamson*, Abdul Samad, Umran Malik

Bought in the auction: Washington Sundar, Nicholas Pooran*, T Natarajan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Priyam Garg, Rahul Tripathi, Abhishek Sharma, Kartik Tyagi, Shreyas Gopal, Jagadeesha Suchith, Aiden Markram*, Marco Jansen*, Romario Shepherd*, Sean Abbott*, R Samarth, Shashank Singh, Saurabh Dubey, Vishnu Vinod, Glenn Phillips*, Fazalhaq Farooqi*

Top 5 Most Viewed Match Highlights in IPL 2022

• Match 8 Highlights

In the ipl 2022 match 8 highlights, The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) were back to winning ways in the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 by beating the Punjab Kings (PBKS) by 6 wickets on Friday at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. 

During, ipl 2022 8th match highlights, Umesh Yadav ripped through PBKS' batting line-up with a brilliant 4-wicket haul before Andre Russell’s annihilating unbeaten knock of 70 off just 31 deliveries propelled KKR to a commanding victory against PBKS in ipl match 19 highlights 2022.

• Match 10 Highlights

Recapping, ipl 2022 match 10 highlights, the Gujarat Titans (GT) won their second game in a row in the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 by beating the Delhi Capitals (DC) by 14 runs on Saturday at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. 

Talking about ipl 2022 10th match highlights, Shubman Gill’s formidable knock of 84 guided Gujarat Titans to a powerful total of 171-6 which they successfully defended against the Delhi Capitals, courtesy of Lockie Ferguson's four-wicket haul.

• Match 27 Highlights

Talking about ipl match 27 highlights 2022, The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) returned to winning ways in the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 after defeating the Delhi Capitals (DC) by 16 runs on Saturday at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. 

Dinesh Karthik once again came to the rescue for RCB with an unbeaten 66* before Josh Hazlewood’s impressive 3-28 ensured a 16-run victory in ipl 2022 highlights final match. 

• Match 7 Highlights

In ipl match 7 highlights 2022, The Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) secured their first victory of the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 in style by beating the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by 6 wickets on Thursday at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. 

The Super Giants emerged victorious during ipl 2022 9th match highlights in a monumental chase of 211 as Evin Lewis’ enthralling unbeaten innings of 55*(23) led LSG to their first victory of the season in ipl match highlights 2022.

• Match 32 Highlights

Speaking about ipl match 32 highlights 2022, The Delhi Capitals (DC) were back to winning ways in the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 after a convincing victory against the Punjab Kings (PBKS) by 9 wickets on Wednesday at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. 

Explosive knocks during ipl 2022 match 33 highlights from David Warner and Prithvi Shaw secured a comfortable victory for the team with over 9 overs to spare after a complete effort from the DC bowlers restricted PBKS to 115 in ipl highlights 2022. 

IPL 2022 Qualifiers

• Qualifier 1: Rajasthan Royals vs Gujarat Titans
• Qualifier 2: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals

IPL 2022 Playoffs

• Semifinal 1: Team 1 vs Team 4 (Semifinal 1: GT vs RR)

In the semi final ipl 2022 highlights, Gujarat Titans entered the final of Indian Premier League with a seven-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals in the first qualifier. Rajasthan Royals scored 188 for six after being asked to bat first during ipl final 2022 highlights.

• Semifinal 2: Team 2 vs Team 3 (Semifinal 2: RR vs RCB)

In the semi final ipl 2022 highlights, Rajasthan Royals (RR) marched to the finals of the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 with a comprehensive 7-wicket win over the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Friday at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

Recapping ipl highlight 2022, a spectacular batting display by Jos Buttler, who slammed his fourth century of the season, powered RR to a clinical 7-wicket win in ipl 2022 qualifier 2 highlightsand sealed their spot for the final.

• Final: Winner of Semifinal 1 vs Winner of Semifinal 2 (Final: GT vs RR)

In ipl 2022 match highlights, the Gujarat Titans (GT) were crowned champions of the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 after defeating the Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 7 wickets on Sunday. The match took place at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad and was the highlight ipl final 2022. 

Hardik Pandya led from the front with an all-round performance which powered Gujarat Titans to their maiden IPL title after a clinical 7-wicket victory 2022 ipl highlights. 

• Highlight of the IPL 2022 Final

Talking about ipl highlights final 2022, chasing 131 to win the final, GT lost Wriddhiman Saha’s wicket early after Prasidh Krishna went through the opener’s defence and knocked the stumps. Trent Boult added pressure by bowling a magnificent maiden over with the new ball. 

GT were 97/3 before David Miller, who walked in next, conveniently took the pressure away with his elegant strokes and brought the equation down to 22 off 24 during match highlights ipl 2022.

Miller added two more fours as the next over produced 13 runs. Gill, who anchored the innings brilliantly at the other end, finished the game in style with a maximum as GT chased down the total with eleven balls to spare in highlights of ipl final 2022.

Earlier during ipl 2022 final match highlights, RR openers – Jos Buttler and Yashasvi Jaiswal started cautiously with the bat after the GT pace attacks added pressure with the new ball. 

RR were placed at 71/2 at the halfway stage as Buttler ensured the flow of boundaries from one end. Rashid Khan was finally rewarded with a wicket after being economical in his first two overs as Devdutt Padikkal was caught at backward point during the ipl 2022 winner highlights. 

Mohammad Shami uprooted the off-stump to dismiss Riyan Parag on the final delivery of the innings and conceded only 7 runs as Rajasthan Royals finished with a total of 130/9. 

• Brief Overview of the Winning Team

This was Gujarat Titans’ maiden outing in the Indian Premier league. Led by Hardik Pandy, the franchise scripted history by topping the league stage and then carried the momentum to lift the coveted trophy in their debut season.

Surprising Moments of IPL 2022

• Top Surprising Performances by Players

Dinesh Karthik - Dinesh Karthik found himself sitting on the sidelines for a good part of his international career. His last IPL season was also average for KKR, scoring 223 runs in 17 matches at an average of above 22. Now playing for RCB, he has scored 285 runs at an average of 57.00 in 13 innings with a fifty, having stayed unbeaten 8 times. With his finishing skills, he has presented a strong case for a national comeback.

Kuldeep Yadav - During 2020s, Kuldeep Yadav suddenly found himself struggling to claw his way back into the national side with Yuzvendra Chahal and Ravichandran Ashwin putting up strong performances. He had terrible IPL 2020 with one wicket in four games and had to sit out throughout the next. However this season for DC, he has taken 20 wickets at an average of 19.30 and an economy of 8.45 in 13 matches, with the best of 4/14. 

T Natarajan - 2021 was not a year to remember for this pacer, as he took only 2 wickets in eight games for SRH and also picked up an injury. However this year, he has made a comeback for his franchise and has boosted chances of a national comeback. In 11 games, the bowler has taken 18 wickets at an average of 22.55 and an economy of 9.4. His best bowling figures are 3/10. 

• Upsets and Underdog Victories

Pat Cummins carnage (KKR vs MI)

He came, he saw and he conquered. Pat Cummins played the best T20 knock of his life so far, stunning the Mumbai Indians in one of IPL's most dramatic matches ever.

With 4 fours and 6 sixes, Cummins blew away Mumbai's bowling attack in an absolute carnage at the MCA Stadium in Pune.Cummins, in the blink of an eye finished off the match with the joint fastest fifty (off 14 balls) ever in the IPL. 

A 15-ball 56 not out from Cummins brought Mumbai to their knees

Rahul Tewatia's last over madness (GT vs PBKS)

Tewatia magic was on display earlier this season when he pulled off a highly improbable win for his team, the Gujarat Titans against Punjab Kings in Match 16.

With 12 runs needed off the last two deliveries, it was highly unlikely that Rahul, who till then had just faced one ball, would manage to hit Smith over the ropes twice. But Rahul scripted what is a bowling team's nightmare in these kinds of situations. A couple of mighty blows over the deep fence and Tewatia reminded everyone of his Sharjah heroics.

Finishing the match off in style with two sixes, Rahul achieved what had looked like an impossible target for his team, which made the fans jump out of their chairs and left the opposition shell shocked watch ipl highlights 2022.

Dhoni rewinds the clock (CSK vs MI)

With 16 needed off the final 4 balls, the equation brought everyone to the edge of their seats because Dhoni 'the finisher' was on strike. A six off the third ball followed by a boundary and it was clear that it was vintage Dhoni on display. A couple of runs off the fifth ball brought the equation to 4 being needed off the last ball in ipl 2022 second match highlights.

Ice cool Mahi then whacked an under-pressure Unadkat for a four past short fine leg to pull off an incredible win for his side. CSK won the match by 3 wickets. 

• Analysis of the Most Surprising Moments in IPL 2022

1. Buttler, Chahal hunt down the Knights

A high-scoring game between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) on April 18 saw Jos Buttler score a century and Yuzvendra Chahal claim the only hat-trick of the season.

RR, asked to bat first, finished with 217/5 on the board at the end of 20 overs, thanks to a 61-ball 103 by Buttler. His hundred, studded with nine fours and five sixes, was his second of the season.

2. Pat Cummins makes a strong return

Cummins, playing his first game of the season on April 6, handed KKR a rare win against its bogey team Mumbai Indians (MI).

An effective short-ball ploy by MI's pacers had half the KKR side back in the hut. However,Rohit Sharma's side was stunned by an imperious Cummins, who came in with his side requiring 61 runs off 41 balls, but sealed the deal in the next 17 minutes!

Cummins’ exhilarating display of clean-hitting took him to 56* off only 15 balls. Not only did the Australia all-rounder and Test captain equal KL Rahul's 2018 record of the fastest fifty in IPL off just 14 balls but he also helped KKR surpass MI’s 161 for four with a whopping four overs to spare.

3. Umran Malik registers second fastest delivery

Sunrisers Hyderabad's (SRH) Umran Malik broke the speed gun during the course of a game against the Delhi Capitals (DC) as he bowled the second fastest delivery in IPL history at 157 kmph. He went past Delhi's Anrich Nortje's 156.22kmph in 2020.

IPL 2022 Stats and Records

• Top Run Scorers and Wicket Takers

Top run-scorers 

5) Shubman Gill - The Gujarat Titans' opening batter scored 483 runs in 16 innings at a strike rate of 132.32 while averaging 34.5 this season. Gill scored four fifties with the highest of 96 runs. 

4) Hardik Pandya - The GT captain also makes the list of highest run-scorers. Pandya scored 487 runs in 15 innings that he played while striking at 131.26 and averaging 44.27. He hit four fifties with a highest of 87*.

3) Quinton de Kock - The Lucknow Super Giants' opener batter scored 508 runs in 15 innings at a strike rate of 148.97 and an average of 36.39 this season. Quinton de Kock made three fifties and a hundred with the highest score of 140*. 

2) KL Rahul - The LSG captain finished second in the list of most run scorers. Rahul scored 616 runs at a strike rate of 135.38 while averaging 51.33 in 15 innings he played this season. KL Rahul made two centuries and four fifties with the highest of 103*. 

1) Jos Buttler - The Rajasthan Royals' opener scored the most runs this season - 863 in 17 innings he played. Buttler's strike rate reads 149.05 while averaging 57.53. Buttler hit four centuries this IPL along with four fifties with the highest score of 116. 

Top wicket takers

5) Kuldeep Yadav - The Delhi Capitals' left-arm wrist-spinner, Kuldeep, finished this season with the fifth most wickets - 21 in 14 games he played. Kuldeep had a strike rate of 14.19, an average of 19.95, and an economy of 8.43. 

4) Umran Malik - The express fast bowler from Sunrisers Hyderabad picked up 22 wickets this season at a strike rate of 13.4 while averaging 20.18. In 14 games, Umran's economy read 9.03. 

3) Kagiso Rabada - The Punjab Kings' fast bowler finished IPL 2022 with 23 wickets to his name in 13 games. Rabada struck at 12.52, averaged 17.65, and bowled at an economy of 8.45 this season. 

2) Wanindu Hasaranga - The Royal Challengers Bangalore's leg spinner picked up 26 wickets this season. Hasaranga finished at a strike rate of 13.15 while averaging 16.53 and bowled at an economy of 7.54. 

1) Yuzvendra Chahal - The Rajasthan Royals' spinner picked the most wickets this season - 27. In 17 games, Chahal picked wickets at a strike rate of 15.11 while averaging 19.51 and bowled at 7.75 economy. 

• Most Sixes and Fours in IPL 2022

Talking about highlight ipl 2022, the season witnessed a record number of sixes and fours. A total of 1062 sixes and 2015 fours have been struck in the season. 

Most Sixes

Most fours

• Records Broken in IPL 2022

Check out all records that were broken in IPL 2022:

• Rajat Patidar – First uncapped player to score a century in IPL playoffs. He did so in the eliminator match against Lucknow Super Giants.
• Mohammed Siraj – Most sixes conceded in a single IPL season. He conceded 31 sixes, while previously, this record was held by Dwayne Bravo with 29 sixes.
• Shivam Dube & Robin Uthappa – Highest ever third-wicket partnership in the history of IPL. The duo set up a 165-run stand in the match between CSK and RCB.
• David Warner – Most half-centuries in the history of T20 cricket. He currently has 90 T20 half-centuries to his name, thanks to his five IPL 2022 fifties.
• David Warner – First player to score 50+ half-centuries in IPL. With those five half-centuries, Warner now has scored 54 fifties in IPL.
• Jos Buttler – Most runs in playoffs in a single IPL edition. The Englishman scored 273 runs in the playoffs this season.
• Jos Buttler – Most runs in a single IPL season by an overseas player. He amassed a total of 863 runs.
• Jos Buttler – Most number of centuries in a single IPL season by an overseas player. He is tied with Virat Kohli on four centuries.
• IPL 2022 – Most sixes hit in a single IPL season. A total of 1062 sixes have been smashed this season.
• Royal Challengers Bangalore – Most sixes conceded in a single season. The Bold Army conceded 147 sixes this year, breaking KKR’s IPL 2018 record of 135.
• Lockie Ferguson – Lockie Ferguson’s 157.3 KPH delivery in the IPL 2022 Final was the fastest of IPL 2022. With that, he surpassed Umran Malik’s fastest delivery against Chennai Super Kings.
• Umran Malik - ball ever by an Indian in IPL. The SRH pacer bowled a 157 kmph ripper against Delhi Capitals.
• Shikhar Dhawan – First player to hit 700+ fours in IPL. He currently has 701 fours to his name in this competition.
• Pat Cummins – Fastest fifty by a foreigner in IPL, which came in just 14 deliveries. It was also the joint-highest fifty in IPL’s history.
• Dwayne Bravo – Most IPL wickets. He has 183 IPL wickets to his name.
• Mandeep Singh & Rohit Sharma – most ducks in an IPL season. They both are now tied at the top with 14 ducks.
• Riyan Parag – most catches in an IPL season now belong to Riyan Parag. The RR youngster has taken 17 catches this season, the most by any player in a season in IPL history.
• Quinton de Kock & KL Rahul – Highest first-wicket partnership. They attained this feat by scoring 210 runs for the first wicket against KKR.

IPL 2022 by the Numbers

• Average Attendance per Game

The final of the 2022 Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 between Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Gujarat Titans (GT) on May 29 entered the Guinness World Record. The match at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad had an attendance of 101,566, the largest in the history of T20 cricket.

• Economic Impact of IPL 2022

Today the IPL brand value is estimated to be around $4.8 Billion. It's one of the fastest-growing leagues in the history of sports. As it contributes more Than $300 Million to the GDP of the nation. The government of the day realized it and brought IPL's income under the tax net. 

• Social Media Reach and Engagement

Due to the popularity of IPL, Hotstar saw a 12% growth in UVs from February to March 2022, reaching 141 million users (across Desktop and Mobile devices). This further grew by 2% in April 2022 to 144 million.