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The 2015 Indian Premier League season (also known as IPL 8 or, for sponsorship reasons, Pepsi IPL 2015) was the eighth season of the Indian Premier League, a Twenty20 cricket league established by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2007. The tournament featured eight teams and was held from 8 April 2015 to 24 May 2015.[1] The tournament's opening ceremony was held at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on 7 April 2015. Kolkata Knight Riders were the defending champions having won the title in the 2014 season.
On 24 May 2015, Mumbai Indians defeated Chennai Super Kings by 41 runs in the final at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, to win the IPL title for the second time. Mumbai captain Rohit Sharma was awarded player of the match in the final for his knock of 50 from 26 balls. Andre Russell of the Kolkata Knight Riders was named Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the season. This was the last time that Sony Television Network broadcast the tournament before Star Sports Network took the broadcasting rights from the 8th season and are currently bearing the broadcasting rights for the tournament.
Players auction
Template:Main The eight franchises retained a total of 123 players for the 2015 IPL season before moving into the auction. The released players were provided an option to register themselves for auction. Six players were traded across teams before the auction took place. At the 2015 IPL auction held on 16 February at Bangalore, Yuvraj Singh was sold to Delhi Daredevils for Template:INR16 crore, a record bid in IPL auction history. A total of 67 players were sold out in the auction and the franchises spent a total of Template:INR87.60 crore to buy the players.[2]
Officials
The 2015 IPL season saw 26 match officials, 13 Indian umpires and four match referees officiating. 26 match officials (umpires and referees) participated in a two-day workshop, organised by the BCCI, in preparation for the 2015 IPL season. The workshop was held at the Cricket Centre, Mumbai, on 4 and 5 April 2015, from 9am to 5pm.[3]
Venues
12 venues were selected to host the league stage matches.[4] Mumbai, Pune and Ranchi hosted Qualifier 1, Eliminator and Qualifier 2 respectively and Kolkata hosted the Final.[5]
- Group stage
| Ahmedabad | Bangalore | Chennai | Delhi |
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| Rajasthan Royals | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Chennai Super Kings | Delhi Daredevils |
| Sardar Patel Stadium | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium | Feroz Shah Kotla |
| Capacity: 54,000 [6] | Capacity: 36,760 [7] | Capacity: 37,220 | Capacity: 55,000 |
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| Hyderabad | Template:Location map+ | Kolkata | |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | Kolkata Knight Riders | ||
| Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium | Eden Gardens | ||
| Capacity: 55,000 | Capacity: 67,000[8] | ||
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| Mohali | Mumbai | ||
| Kings XI Punjab | Mumbai Indians | ||
| Punjab Cricket Association Stadium | Wankhede Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 40,000 | Capacity: 33,320 | ||
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| Mumbai | Pune | Raipur | Vishakhapatnam |
| Rajasthan Royals | Kings XI Punjab | Delhi Daredevils | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| Brabourne Stadium | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium | Raipur International Cricket Stadium | ACA-VDCA Stadium |
| Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 36,000 | Capacity: 50,000 | Capacity: 38,000 |
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| Kolkata | Template:Location map+ | Mumbai | |
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| Final | Qualifier 1 | ||
| Eden Gardens | Wankhede Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 67,000 | Capacity: 33,320 | ||
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| Pune | Ranchi | ||
| Eliminator | Qualifier 2 | ||
| Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium | JSCA International Cricket Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 36,000 | Capacity: 39,000 | ||
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IPL Fanpark initiative
BCCI started a new initiative IPL Fanpark to spread the reach of IPL across the country. As a part of the initiative, IPL was made available in the stadiums across 15 cities, apart from the 12 venues hosting the matches, on a large screen. The access to these stadiums was free and based on first-come first-served basis.[9]
Opening ceremony
The opening ceremony was held at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata, on 7 April 2015. The captains of all eight teams signed the "MCC Spirit of Cricket" pledge. The ceremony featured live performances of Hrithik Roshan, Anushka Sharma, Farhan Akhtar, Shahid Kapoor among others. The ceremony began after a one and a half hours delay due to rain.[10]
Teams and standings
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- Top 4 teams were qualified for the playoffs
- Template:Color box advanced to the Qualifier
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("C" refers to the "Champions" of the Tournament. 'R'(2nd Position), '3' and '4' are the positions of the respective teams in the tournament.)
League stage
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- The 20 wides bowled during the match are a record in the IPL [11]
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- The 13 wides bowled by Rajasthan is record in a single innings in the IPL[12]
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Playoff stage
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Preliminary
- Qualifier 1
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Final
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Statistics
Most runs
| Player | Team | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip | Runs | Template:Tooltip |
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| David Warner | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 14 | 14 | 562 | [[#match19|Template:Nts]] |
| Lendl Simmons | Mumbai Indians | 13 | 13 | 540 | [[#match36|Template:Nts]] |
| Ajinkya Rahane | Rajasthan Royals | 14 | 13 | 540 | [[#match36|Template:Nts]]* |
| AB de Villiers | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 16 | 14 | 513 | [[#match46|Template:Nts]]* |
| Virat Kohli | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 16 | 16 | 505 | [[#match46|Template:Nts]]* |
- Template:Color box The player with the most runs at the end of the tournament received the Orange Cap.[13]
Most wickets
- Template:Color box The player with the most wickets at the end of the tournament received the Purple Cap.[13]
Most catches
| Player | Team | Template:Tooltip | Template:Tooltip |
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| Dwayne Bravo | Chennai Super Kings | 17 | 13 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | Chennai Super Kings | 17 | 13 |
| Suresh Raina | Chennai Super Kings | 17 | 11 |
| Ambati Rayudu | Mumbai Indians | 15 | 9 |
| Kieron Pollard | Mumbai Indians | 16 | 9 |
- Source: ESPNcricinfo[14]
References
- ↑ Indian Premier League 2015. cricketwa. Retrieved 2015-08-05.
- ↑ List of Players sold in Indian Premier League Auction 2015(19 February 2015).
- ↑ MATCH OFFICIALS CONCLAVE FOR PEPSI IPL 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ↑ 2015 Venues. Cricbuzz (Sports Media)(26 March 2015). Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ↑ 2015 Playoffs schedule. IPL(29 April 2015). Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- ↑ Sardar Patel Stadium - IPL Venue - IPLT20.com. www.iplt20.com.
- ↑ Chinnaswamy Stadium - IPL Venue - IPLT20.com. www.iplt20.com.
- ↑ Eden Gardens. ESPN. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
- ↑ Official media release(1 April 2015). Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ↑ IPL 8 kicks off with glitzy opening after rain delay in Kolkata. India Today. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ↑ Most wides in a match in the IPL. T20 Head to Head(2021-03-28). Retrieved 2021-04-01.
- ↑ Most wides in an innings in the IPL. T20 Head to Head(2021-03-26). Retrieved 2021-03-26.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 A Complete Guide to IPL Rules and Regulations, Mangukiya, Manish. ScoreFlood.com(22 February 2025). Retrieved 22 February 2025.
- ↑ Indian Premier League, 2015 / Records / Most catches. ESPNcricinfo(2015). Retrieved 24 May 2015.