Introduction

Back in 2008, the Indian Premier League brought revolution in world cricket, with its idea of bringing players from different nations in the same team. The idea was an instant hit, as the cricket enthusiasts and sponsors made it a successful campaign. Also, the game saw high-octane entertainment delivering to the promise of the fans. 

After the success of IPL, other cricketing nations formed their respective T20 leagues, which further propelled the shortest format to reach a larger audience. It also gave rise to the opportunities and remunerations to the players across all nations. The hard-fought competition in the cash-rich league also helped foreign players to get accustomed to the subcontinent conditions. 

There have been fascinating matches to crown the champions of the T20 league. On that note, let’s discuss all IPL winners until the 2022 season. 

IPL Winners: All Season List

YEAR	WINNER	RUNNER UP	VENUE
2022	Gujarat Titans	Rajasthan Royals	Ahmedabad
2021	Chennai super kings	Kolkata Knight Riders	Dubai
2020	Mumbai Indians	Delhi Capitals	Dubai
2019	Mumbai Indians	Chennai Super Kings	Hyderabad
2018	Chennai Super Kings	Sunrisers Hyderabad	Mumbai
2017	Mumbai Indians	Rising Pune Supergiants	Hyderabad
2016	Sunrisers Hyderabad	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Bangalore
2015	Mumbai Indians	Chennai Super Kings	Kolkata
2014	Kolkata Knight Riders	Kings XI Punjab	Bangalore
2013	Mumbai Indians	Chennai Super Kings	Kolkata
2012	Kolkata Knight Riders	Chennai Super Kings	Chennai
2011	Chennai Super Kings	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Chennai
2010	Chennai Super Kings	Mumbai Indians	Mumbai
2009	Deccan Chargers	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Johannesburg
2008	Rajasthan Royals	Chennai Super Kings	Mumbai

2008: The inaugural season of the Indian Premier League witnessed the Shane Warne-led Rajasthan Royals securing a thrilling victory on the last ball of the game against Chennai Super Kings. They chased down the target of 164, with Yusuf Pathan emerging as the best performer with three scalps and 56 runs. It certainly was a terrific effort by the young RR squad to emerge as the first IPL winner. 

2009: Another Aussie legend, Adam Gilchrist captained the Deccan Chargers to a six-run victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL 2009 final. RCB spinner, Anil Kumble was named Player of the Match for his figures of 4/16. 

2010: Chennai Super Kings posted 168 on the board, with Suresh Raina scoring a half-century. The proficient bowling performances helped the franchise to clinch their first IPL title under MS Dhoni. 

2011: This season witnessed CSK becoming the first team to defend their IPL title. Murali Vijay (95) and Michael Hussey (63) helped the franchise to post 205. Then Ravichandran Ashwin picked three wickets to restrict RCB to 147 and win by 58 runs. 

2012: It was an exciting final between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders. Suresh Raina (73) propelled CSK to a strong total of 190. However, Manvinder Bisla (89) led the charge for KKR to secure their first IPL trophy. 

2013: Mid-way in the season, Rohit Sharma was awarded captaincy of Mumbai Indians. MI posted 148 on the board, with Kieron Pollard (60*) as the top-scorer. Then, the combined impressive performance from bowlers helped MI to be the IPL season winners. 

2014: In another fantastic game in the IPL winner history, Kolkata Knight Riders chased down a target of 200 against Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings). Manish Pandey slammed 94 for KKR, while Wriddhiman Saha hit a century in a losing cause. 

2015: Lendl Simmons mustered 65 to lead MI to a total of 2022. In reply, CSK could only manage to score 161, with Mitchell McClenaghan picking three wickets. MI triumphed as the 2015 IPL season winners. 

2016: The contributions of David Warner (68), Ben Cutting (39) and Yuvraj Singh (38) paved the way for SRH to put up a total of 208 on the board. Then, RCB were well on track with Chris Gayle (76) and Virat Kohli (54), but they lost wickets at the wrong time resulting in SRH winning the game by eight runs. 

2017:  Mumbai Indians became the first team to win three IPL trophies in 2017. Although they posted only 129, they put up a sublime show with the ball to win by one run against Rising Pune Supergiant. 

2018: SRH batted first and posted 178 on the board, with Kane Williamson’s 45. However, Shane Watson was terrific with a knock of 117* to lead the way for CSK to win the game easily. 

2019: Probably the best finish to an IPL final, Lasith Malinga bowled a slower delivery to find Shardul Thakur plumb LBW and win the game by one run for MI in their pursuit to defend 149 against CSK. 

2020: MI had a terrific momentum leading up to the season, which helped them reach the playoffs as well. They sealed the chase of 157 and won by five wickets. Rohit Sharma scored 68, while Trent Boult picked three wickets. 

2021: CSK posted a good total of 192 on the board, with Faf du Plessis scoring 86. Then, Thakur scalped three wickets to help the franchise win their fourth trophy by 27 runs. 

2022: In their debut season, Gujarat Titans topped the league stage points table. The current IPL winner chased down the target of 131 in the penultimate over, with contributions of Shubman Gill (45), David Miller (34) and Hardik Pandya (32). 

IPL First Winner: Rajasthan Royals

In their first game of the season, Rajasthan Royals faced a nine-wicket thrashing from Delhi Daredevils. However, they made a terrific comeback by winning 11 of the remaining 13 league matches to earn an entry into the semi-finals. 

The Shane Warne-led side crushed Delhi by 105 runs in the semi-finals. In the final, they met Chennai Super Kings, who batted first and scored 163 on the board. Pathan tried well to put runs in check with three scalps. Then, Pathan garnered 56 off 39, and some nerves of steel from Shane Warne and Sohail Tanvir paved the way for their victory. 

IPL All Season Winners

2008	Rajasthan Royals
2009	Deccan Chargers
2010	Chennai Super Kings
2011	Chennai Super Kings
2012	Kolkata Knight Riders
2013	Mumbai Indians
2014	Kolkata Knight Riders
2015	Mumbai Indians
2016	Sunrisers Hyderabad
2017	Mumbai Indians
2018	Chennai Super Kings
2019	Mumbai Indians
2020	Mumbai Indians
2021	Chennai Super Kings
2022	Gujarat Titans

Here are the results for the IPL winners from starting of the T20 league and respective Player of the Match. 

2008: Rajasthan Royals won the game by three wickets against CSK | POTM- Yusuf Pathan

2009: Deccan Chargers won by six runs against Royal Challengers Bangalore | POTM – Anil Kumble (RCB) 

2010: Chennai Super Kings beat Mumbai Indians by 22 runs | POTM: Suresh Raina (CSK) 

2011: Chennai Super Kings beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 58 runs | POTM: Murali Vijay (CSK)

2012: Kolkata Knight Riders beat Chennai Super Kings by 5 wickets | POTM: Manvinder Bisla (KKR) 

2013: Mumbai Indians beat Chennai Super Kings by 23 runs | POTM: Kieron Pollard (MI) 

2014:  Kolkata Knight Riders beat Punjab Kings by 3 wickets | POTM: Manish Pandey (KKR) 

2015: Mumbai Indians beat Chennai Super Kings by 41 runs | POTM: Rohit Sharma (MI) 

2016: Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 8 runs | POTM:  Ben Cutting (SRH)

2017:  Mumbai Indians beat Rising Pune Supergiant by 1 run | POTM: Krunal Pandya (MI) 

2018: Chennai Super Kings beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets | POTM: Shane Watson (CSK) 

2019: Mumbai Indians beat Chennai Super Kings by 1 run | POTM: Jasprit Bumrah (MI)

2020:  Mumbai Indians beat Delhi Capitals by 5 wickets | POTM:  Trent Boult (MI)

2021: Chennai Super Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 27 runs | POTM: Faf du Plessis (CSK) 

2022: Gujarat Titans beat Rajasthan Royals by 7 wickets | POTM: Hardik Pandya (GT) 

Relevant image: A collage of all the IPL winning teams.

Current IPL Winner: Gujarat Titans

The Gujarat Titans are the defending champions of the Indian Premier League. In their debut season in 2022, GT secured victories in 11 out of 14 league matches. Then they prevailed over Rajasthan Royals in Qualifier 1 and final by seven wickets on both occasions. 

Here are the top performers for GT in their successful IPL 2022 campaign. 

Top batters

Hardik Pandya – 487 runs
Shubman Gill – 483 runs
David Miller – 481 runs

Top bowlers

Mohammed Shami – 20 wickets

Rashid Khan –  19 wickets

Lockie Ferguson – 12 wickets

IPL Winner History

Most IPL titles: 

1) Mumbai Indians – 5 (2013, 2015,2017, 2019, 2020)

2) Chennai Super Kings – 4 ( 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021)

3) Kolkata Knight Riders – 2 (2012, 2014)

4) Rajasthan Royals – 1 (2008)

5) Gujarat Titans – 1 (2022)

6) Sunrisers Hyderabad – 1 (2016)

* Note: 2009 season was won by Deccan Chargers

IPL Champions by Year

2008	Rajasthan Royals
2009	Deccan Chargers
2010	Chennai Super Kings
2011	Chennai Super Kings
2012	Kolkata Knight Riders
2013	Mumbai Indians
2014	Kolkata Knight Riders
2015	Mumbai Indians
2016	Sunrisers Hyderabad
2017	Mumbai Indians
2018	Chennai Super Kings
2019	Mumbai Indians
2020	Mumbai Indians
2021	Chennai Super Kings
2022	Gujarat Titans

Relevant image: A picture of the winning team of each season.

IPL Winning Teams

Here are the captains of all IPL winning teams until the 2022 season: Rohit Sharma has led MI secure a IPL title victory on most occasions (5), followed by MS Dhoni with four titles for CSK. However, MSD is regarded as the most successful captain, due to the team’s consistency in reaching most playoffs (11). 

Team	No. of Titles	Edition	Captain
Mumbai Indians	5	2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020	Rohit Sharma
Chennai Super Kings	4	2010, 2011, 2018, 2021	MS Dhoni
Kolkata Knight Riders	2	2012, 2014	Gautam Gambhir
Rajasthan Royals	1	2008	Shane Warne
Deccan Chargers	1	2009	Adam Gilchrist
SunRisers Hyderabad	1	2016	David Warner
Gujarat Titans	1	2022	Hardik Pandya

IPL Final Winners

Here is the list of IPL Final Winners along with Player of the Series award winners. 

YEAR	WINNER	CAPTAIN	MAN OF THE MATCH	PLAYER OF THE SERIES
2022	Gujarat Titans	Hardik Pandya	Hardik Pandya	Jos Buttler
2021	Chennai Super Kings	MS Dhoni	Faf du Plessis	Harshal Patel
2020	Mumbai Indians	Rohit Sharma	Trent Boult	Jofra Archer
2019	Mumbai Indians	Rohit Sharma	Jasprit Bumrah	Andre Russell
2018	Chennai Super Kings	MS Dhoni	Shane Watson	Sunil Narine
2017	Mumbai Indians	Rohit Sharma	Krunal Pandya	Ben Stokes
2016	Sunrisers Hyderabad	David Warner	Ben Cutting	Virat Kohli
2015	Mumbai Indians	Rohit Sharma	Rohit Sharma	Andre Russell
2014	Kolkata Knight Riders	Gautam Gambhir	Manish Pandey	Glenn Maxwell
2013	Mumbai Indians	Rohit Sharma	Kieron Pollard	Shane Watson
2012	Kolkata Knight Riders	Gautam Gambhir	Manvinder Bisla	Sunil Narine
2011	Chennai Super Kings	MS Dhoni	Murali Vijay	Chris Gayle
2010	Chennai Super Kings	MS Dhoni	Suresh Raina	Sachin Tendulkar
2009	Deccan Chargers	Adam Gilchrist	Anil Kumble	Adam Gilchrist
2008	Rajasthan Royals	Shane Warne	Yusuf Pathan	Shane Watson

IPL List Women’s

The Women’s Premier League saw its first season being played in March 2023 in Mumbai. A total of 22 matches took place, with participation from five teams. 

WPL Captains: Harmanpreet Kaur (Mumbai Indians), Smriti Mandhana (Royal Challengers Bangalore), Meg Lanning (Delhi Capitals), Beth Mooney (Gujarat Giants), and Alyssa Healy (UP Warriorz).

Harmanpreet Kaur-led Mumbai Indians clinched the WPL 2023 Trophy. They bowled first and restricted Delhi Capitals to 131. Then, Nat Sciver top-scored with 60 to help MI win the game with three balls to spare. 

WPL 2023 Player of the Tournament: Hayley Mathews

IPL Trophy Winner List

The Sanskrit term in the IPL trophy reads, “Yatra Pratibha Avsara Prapnotihi”, which translates to ‘Where Talent meets opportunity’. This is especially true, as we have seen Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav, Shubman Gill shining for the Indian team after their impressive stint in the IPL. 

Conclusion

Certainly, the Indian Premier League has left an everlasting impact on the cricket field with the right mix of glamor, entertainment and competitive cricket. It helped the expansion of the T20 format to every cricketing nation, and kept the love for the game intact in the minds of fans. 

In its 16th season, the IPL is growing and is one of the top five sporting leagues in the world. It is safe to say that the IPL has taken world cricket by storm, and gave rise to the birth of T20 leagues in major countries like Australia, England, West Indies and Pakistan.