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The 2020 Indian Premier League (also known as IPL 13 and branded as Dream11 Indian Premier League 2020[1]) was the thirteenth season of the Indian Premier League, a professional Twenty20 cricket (T20) league established by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2008. The tournament was originally scheduled to commence on 29 March 2020, but was suspended until 15 April due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on 14 April that the lockdown in India would last until at least 3 May 2020, the BCCI suspended the tournament indefinitely. On 2 August 2020, it was announced that the tournament would be played between 19 September and 10 November 2020 in the United Arab Emirates.The tagline was Ab Khel bolega: (Now game will speak.)[2][3][4]

2020 Indian Premier League
Dates19 September 2020 – 10 November 2020
Administrator(s)Board of Control for Cricket in India
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Double Round-robin and playoffs
Host(s)United Arab Emirates
ChampionsMumbai Indians (5th title)
Runners-upDelhi Capitals
Participants8
Matches60
Most valuable playerJofra Archer (RR)
Most runsKL Rahul (KXIP) (670)
Most wicketsKagiso Rabada (DC) (30)
Official websitewww.iplt20.com

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On 4 August 2020, Vivo pulled out as the title sponsor of the Indian Premier League (IPL) for the 2020 edition.[5][6] On 18 August, fantasy cricket league platform Dream11 was named the title sponsor for the season with a bid of ₹222 crore (US$27 million).[7][8]

Defending champions Mumbai Indians successfully retained their title for the first time with a five-wicket win over Delhi Capitals in the final on 10 November 2020.[9]

The BCCI released the fixture details on 18 February 2020.[10] The league stage was scheduled to start on 29 March 2020, with the opening match between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings, the finalists of the previous season, at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.[11] However, due to the coronavirus pandemic, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray announced on 12 March that IPL matches can be held in the state only if they are played in empty stadiums.[12] Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia declared that no IPL matches will be held in Delhi.[13]

On 13 March, the BCCI suspended the tournament until 15 April, in view of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.[14] The decision regarding the postponement was reached by the Governing Council after a meeting with the owners of all eight franchise teams.[15] On 9 April, with India under a nationwide lockdown, a BCCI official told CNBC TV18 that the Board was considering hosting the tournament in July or during the winter, possibly behind closed doors.[16] On 14 April 2020, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the lockdown in India would last until at least 3 May 2020,[17] with the tournament postponed further.[18] The following day, the BCCI suspended the tournament indefinitely due to the pandemic.[19]

On 17 April 2020, Sri Lanka Cricket offered to host the tournament.[20] On 17 May 2020, the Indian government relaxed nationwide restrictions on sports events, allowing events to take place behind closed doors.[21] On 24 May, Indian sports minister Kiren Rijiju stated that the decision on whether or not to allow the tournament to be conducted in 2020 will be made by the Indian government based on "the situation of the pandemic".[22] News reports on 17 July suggested that the BCCI was considering hosting the tournament in the United Arab Emirates between the tentative dates of 26 September and 7 November.[23]

After the International Cricket Council (ICC) postponed the 2020 edition of the Men's T20 World Cup, the BCCI sought Government of India's permission to move the tournament to the UAE.[24] On 24 July 2020, IPL Governing Council chairman Brijesh Patel said that the tournament would be played in the UAE between 19 September and 10 November, should it get the nod from Government of India.[25] On 10 August 2020, the Government of India gave its permission for the tournament to take place in the UAE.[26] The full fixtures for the tournament were confirmed on 6 September 2020.[27]

Rules and regulations

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Some of the rules were changed for the 2020 edition of the IPL.

  1. Players will not be allowed to use saliva to shine the ball.[28]
  2. All the matches will be played without an audience.[29]
  3. Captains will not shake hands after the toss.[30]
  4. Front foot no-balls will be adjudicated by the third umpire rather than the on-field umpire.[31]
  5. Teams will be allowed replacements if a player tests positive for COVID-19.[32]
  6. If a Super Over is a tie, subsequent Super Overs shall be played until there is a winner.[33]

Change in broadcast timings

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Until this season, all matches started at 8:00 PM IST, with some weekends hosting a 4:00 PM afternoon game. At the request of Star Sports, BCCI agreed to start every match half an hour earlier. This led to the matches starting at 7:30 PM on weekdays, and weekends having both a 7:30 PM and a 3:30 PM game. This was done in an attempt to increase viewership and monetization, by trying to align it with prime time.[34][35]

For the first time in IPL history, mid-season transfer was introduced. In mid-season transfer, teams can transfer players between teams like the European football leagues. For the mid-season transfer to begin, all teams must have played 7 matches. Then for a player to be transferred, the player should have played a maximum 2 matches. The player can be capped or uncapped and both Indian and International players can be transferred.[36][37]

Kings XI Punjab's captain Ravichandran Ashwin was transferred to Delhi Capitals in November 2019. Ajinkya Rahane, Trent Boult and Mayank Markande got salary raises during pre-auction trades. The released players were announced on 15 November 2019. Robin Uthappa, Yuvraj Singh and Chris Lynn were the most prominent names among the released players. Jaydev Unadkat, the costliest Indian player in 2019 auction, was also released. There were 12 transfers between teams during the 2020 transfer window.[38]

The players auction for the 2020 season was held on 19 December 2019 in Kolkata. Pat Cummins was the most expensive player, purchased by the Kolkata Knight Riders for ₹15.5 crore (US$1.9 million), in doing so Cummins became the most expensive overseas player in the history of the IPL auction at the time.[39][40] The most expensive Indian player sold was Piyush Chawla for ₹6.75 crore (US$810,000) to Chennai Super Kings.[41] On 18 August, Delhi Capitals signed Anrich Nortje to replace Chris Woakes.[42] On 31 August, Royal Challengers Bangalore bought Adam Zampa as a replacement for Kane Richardson.[43] On 2 September, Australian fast bowler James Pattinson was named as a replacement for Lasith Malinga.[44] On 12 September, Ali Khan became the first American cricketer to join IPL after he was selected as the replacement for Harry Gurney in Kolkata Knight Riders.[45] Mitchell Marsh injured himself during Sunrisers Hyderabad's first match and was hence ruled out of the tournament.[46] Jason Holder was named as his replacement.[47]

Team Coach Captain
Chennai Super Kings Stephen Fleming MS Dhoni
Delhi Capitals Ricky Ponting Shreyas Iyer
Kings XI Punjab Anil Kumble KL Rahul
Kolkata Knight Riders Brendon McCullum
Mumbai Indians Mahela Jayawardene Rohit Sharma
Rajasthan Royals Andrew McDonald Steve Smith
Royal Challengers Bangalore Simon Katich Virat Kohli
Sunrisers Hyderabad Trevor Bayliss David Warner
United Arab Emirates
Dubai Sharjah Abu Dhabi
Dubai International Cricket Stadium Sharjah Cricket Stadium Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium
Capacity: 25,000 Capacity: 16,000 Capacity: 20,000
     
Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Mumbai Indians (C) 14 9 5 0 18 1.107 Advance to Qualifier 1
2 Delhi Capitals (R) 14 8 6 0 16 −0.109
3 Sunrisers Hyderabad (3rd) 14 7 7 0 14 0.608 Advance to the Eliminator
4 Royal Challengers Bangalore (4th) 14 7 7 0 14 −0.172
5 Kolkata Knight Riders 14 7 7 0 14 −0.214
6 Kings XI Punjab 14 6 8 0 12 −0.162
7 Chennai Super Kings 14 6 8 0 12 −0.455
8 Rajasthan Royals 14 6 8 0 12 −0.569

The four top ranked teams qualify for the playoffs.

The schedule for the league stages of the 2020 season was published on the official IPL website on 6 September.[48] The schedule for playoffs was announced later on 25 October 2020.[49]

  • Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
  • Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
  • Super Over: Kings XI Punjab 2/2 (1 over), Delhi Capitals 3/0 (0.2 overs)
  • Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
  • Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
  • Yashasvi Jaiswal (Rajasthan Royals) made his T20 debut.
  • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
  • K. L. Rahul (Kings XI Punjab) scored the highest total by an Indian batsman in the IPL,[50] and the highest total by a team captain in the IPL.[51]
  • Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
  • Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Kamlesh Nagarkoti (Kolkata Knight Riders) made his T20 debut.
  • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
  • Super Over: Mumbai Indians 7/1 (1 over), Royal Challengers Bangalore 11/0 (1 over)
  • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
  • Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rohit Sharma (Mumbai Indians) became the third player to reach 5,000 IPL runs.[53]
  • Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
  • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
  • Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore) became the first Indian player to reach 9,000 T20 runs.[54]
  • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Kartik Tyagi (Rajasthan Royals) made his T20 debut.
  • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
  • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Shikhar Dhawan (Delhi Capitals) scored his first century in T20s.[55]
  • Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
  • Super Over: Sunrisers Hyderabad 2/2 (0.3 overs), Kolkata Knight Riders 3/0 (0.3 overs)
  • David Warner (Sunrisers Hyderabad) became the fastest player to reach 5,000 IPL runs (in his 135th innings), as well as the first overseas player, and the fourth overall to reach this landmark.[56]
  • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Super Over 1: Kings XI Punjab 5/2 (1 over), Mumbai Indians 5/1 (1 over) - Tied.
  • Super Over 2: Mumbai Indians 11/1 (1 over), Kings XI Punjab 15/0 (0.4 overs)
  • Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
  • MS Dhoni (Chennai Super Kings) became the first player to appear in 200 IPL matches.[57]
  • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Shikhar Dhawan (Delhi Capitals) became the fifth player overall and the fourth Indian to reach 5,000 IPL runs.[58] He also became the first player to score two consecutive 100s in the IPL and became the fifth player to score multiple hundreds in a single season.[59]
  • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Mohammed Siraj (Royal Challengers Bangalore) became the first bowler to bowl two maiden overs in an IPL match.[60]
  • Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
  • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
  • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
  • Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Chennai Super Kings were eliminated as a result of this match.[61]
  • Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
  • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
  • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
  • Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
  • Mumbai Indians qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match.[62]
  • Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
  • Chris Gayle (Kings XI Punjab) became the first player to hit 1,000 sixes in T20 cricket.[63]
  • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
  • Mumbai Indians advanced to Qualifier 1 as a result of this match.[64]
  • Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
  • Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
  • Kings XI Punjab were eliminated as a result of this match.[65]
  • Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rajasthan Royals were eliminated as a result of this match.[66]
  • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore qualified for the playoffs and Delhi Capitals advanced to Qualifier 1 as a result of this match.[67]
  • Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
  • Sunrisers Hyderabad qualified for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive time and Kolkata Knight Riders were eliminated as a result of this match.[68]
  • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
  • Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
  • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.
  • This was the fifth IPL title for the Mumbai Indians and they became the second team to win consecutive IPL trophies after Chennai Super Kings in 2010 and 2011.
Player Team Mat Inns Runs HS
KL Rahul Kings XI Punjab 14 14 670 132*
Shikhar Dhawan Delhi Capitals 17 17 618 106*
David Warner Sunrisers Hyderabad 16 16 548 85*
Shreyas Iyer Delhi Capitals 17 17 519 88*
Ishan Kishan Mumbai Indians 14 13 516 99
Player Team Mat Inns Wkts BBI
Kagiso Rabada Delhi Capitals 17 17 30 4/24
Jasprit Bumrah Mumbai Indians 15 15 27 4/14
Trent Boult Mumbai Indians 15 15 25 4/18
Anrich Nortje Delhi Capitals 16 16 23 3/33
Yuzvendra Chahal Royal Challengers Bangalore 15 15 21 3/18

End of the season awards

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Player Team Award Prize
Devdutt Padikkal Royal Challengers Bangalore Emerging Player of the Season ₹10 lakh (US$12,000)
Rohit Sharma Mumbai Indians Fairplay Award ₹10 lakh (US$12,000) Team trophy
KL Rahul Kings XI Punjab Gamechanger award ₹10 lakh (US$12,000)
Kieron Pollard Mumbai Indians Super striker ₹10 lakh (US$12,000) and a car
Ishan Kishan Mumbai Indians Most sixes ₹10 lakh (US$12,000)
Trent Boult Mumbai Indians Power player ₹10 lakh (US$12,000)
Kagiso Rabada Delhi Capitals Most wickets ₹10 lakh (US$12,000)
KL Rahul Kings XI Punjab Most runs ₹10 lakh (US$12,000)
Jofra Archer Rajasthan Royals Most Valuable Player ₹10 lakh (US$12,000)
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