2009 Indian Premier League
The 2009 Indian Premier League season, abbreviated as IPL 2 or the 2009 IPL, was the second season of the Indian Premier League, established by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2007. The tournament was hosted by South Africa and was played between 18 April and 24 May 2009.[3] It was the second biggest cricket tournament in the world, after the Cricket World Cup,[4] and was forecast to have an estimated television audience of more than 200 million people in India alone.[5]
Dates | 18 April 2009 – 24 May 2009[1] |
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Administrator(s) | BCCI |
Cricket format | Twenty20 |
Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and Knockout |
Host(s) | South Africa[2] |
Champions | Deccan Chargers (1st title) |
Runners-up | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
Participants | 8 |
Matches played | 59 |
Player of the series | Adam Gilchrist (DC) (495 runs and 18 dismissals) |
Most runs | Matthew Hayden (CSK) (572) |
Most wickets | RP Singh (DC) (23) |
Official website | www |
As the second season of the IPL coincided with multi-phase 2009 Indian general elections, in the aftermath of the 3 March 2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team the Government of India refused to commit security by Indian paramilitary forces. As a result, the BCCI decided to host the second season of the league outside India.[6] On 24 March 2009, the BCCI officially announced that the second season of the IPL was to be held in South Africa.[7] Though India did not host the second season, the format of the tournament remained unchanged from the 2008 season format.[8]
The IPL injected approximately US$100 million into South Africa's local economy.[9] In addition, the BCCI signed an ₹ 82 billion (US$1.63 billion) contract with Multi Screen Media to broadcast matches live from South Africa to India.[10]
The IPL was hosted successfully in South Africa and was hailed as an "extraordinary" accomplishment.[11] The tournament was particularly praised for globalizing cricket[12] and had set record television viewership.[13] The tournament was won by Deccan Chargers while the Royal Challengers Bangalore were declared as runners-up.[14].This is the only edition till date where a team ending on 4th position on league table won the title and where neither of the top 2 teams at the end of league stage appeared in the final.This is also only the second edition along with 2012 where a team ending on 4th position on league table played an IPL final.
Venues
Durban | Centurion | Johannesburg | Cape Town |
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Kingsmead Capacity: 25,000 Matches: 17 |
SuperSport Park Capacity: 20,000 Matches: 12 |
New Wanderers Stadium Capacity: 34,000 Matches: 8 |
Newlands Capacity: 25,000 Matches: 8 |
Port Elizabeth | East London | Kimberley | Bloemfontein |
St George's Park Capacity: 19,000 Matches: 7 |
Buffalo Park Capacity: 15,000 Matches: 4 |
De Beers Oval Capacity: 11,000 Matches: 3 |
OUTsurance Oval Capacity: 20,000 Matches: 2 |
Rules and regulations
Some of the rules were changed for the 2009 edition of the IPL. The number of international players allowed in any one squad was increased from 8 to 10 although the number allowed in any playing 11 remained at 4.[15] The players purchase cap was increased from 5 to 7 million. The BCCI also negotiated with the ECB to allow English cricketers to participate in the 2009 edition of the IPL cricket. English players were allowed to play for 21 days in between their tour to West Indies and the subsequent return tour.[16]
At the halfway point of each innings, a seven-and-a-half-minute television timeout was now held.[17] The change proved controversial, as critics and players felt that it broke the flow of the game, and because two-thirds of the break were devoted purely to additional advertising time. The timeout rules were revised for the 2010 season.[18]
The format is the same as previous season. Points in the group stage were awarded as follows:
Results | Points |
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Win | 2 points |
No result | 1 point |
Loss | 0 points |
If the match ends with the scores tied and there must be a winner, the tie is broken with a one over per side "Eliminator"[19] or "Super Over":[20][21]
- Higher number of points
- If equal, higher number of wins
- If still equal, net run rate
- If still equal, lower bowling strike rate
- If still equal, result of head to head meeting.
Teams and standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Delhi Daredevils | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0.311 |
2 | Chennai Super Kings | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 0.951 |
3 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (R) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | −0.191 |
4 | Deccan Chargers (C) | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.203 |
5 | Kings XI Punjab | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.483 |
6 | Rajasthan Royals | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 13 | −0.352 |
7 | Mumbai Indians | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 0.297 |
8 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 14 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 7 | −0.789 |
- (C) = Eventual champion; (R) = Runner-up.
- Winner, runner-up and best-performing semi-finalist in the group stage qualify for the 2009 Champions League Twenty20.
Match summary
- Note: Results listed are according to the first encounter (top-right) and second encounter (bottom-left).
- Note: Click on a result to see a summary of the match.
Warm-up game
The match between Cape Cobras and Rajasthan Royals was billed as the "Clash of the Champions" due to both teams being champions of their country's Twenty20 leagues. However, as an IPL warmup, both teams fielded understrength teams in order to try out new blood, with only 4 of Rajasthan's 2008 title-winning team playing the warm-up. Cape Cobras were the victors.
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- Cape Cobras won the toss and elected to bat.
League stage
- Times are in Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30). Subtract 3.5 hours for local time in South Africa[22]
Mumbai Indians 165/7 (20 overs) |
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Chennai Super Kings 146/7 (20 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Royal Challengers Bangalore 133/8 (20 overs) |
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Rajasthan Royals 58 (15.1 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
Kings XI Punjab 104/7 (12 overs) |
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Delhi Daredevils 58/0 (4.5 overs) |
Virender Sehwag 38* (16) |
- Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain first reduced the match to 12 overs a side. Subsequent rain reduced Delhi Dardevils' target to 54 in 6 overs according to the Duckworth–Lewis method.
Kolkata Knight Riders 101 (19.4 overs) |
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Deccan Chargers 104/2 (13.1 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
Chennai Super Kings 179/5 (20 overs) |
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Royal Challengers Bangalore 87 (15.2 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Kings XI Punjab 158/6 (20 overs) |
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Kolkata Knight Riders 79/1 (9.2 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain ended the match after 9.2 overs in Kolkata Knight Riders' innings. Their target was revised to 69 according to the Duckworth–Lewis method.
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- Match abandoned without a ball bowled due to rain.
Deccan Chargers 184/6 (20 overs) |
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Royal Challengers Bangalore 160/8 (20 overs) |
- Deccan Chargers won the toss and elected to bat.
Delhi Daredevils 189/5 (20 overs) |
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Chennai Super Kings 180/9 (20 overs) |
- Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to bat.
Rajasthan Royals 150/6 (20 overs) |
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Kolkata Knight Riders 150/8 (20 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
- Rajasthan scored 18/0 in their Super Over after Kolkota scored 14/1.
Royal Challengers Bangalore 168/9 (20 overs) |
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Kings XI Punjab 173/3 (19 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
Deccan Chargers 168/9 (20 overs) |
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Mumbai Indians 156/7 (20 overs) |
- Deccan Chargers won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Match abandoned without a ball bowled due to rain.
Royal Challengers Bangalore 149/7 (20 overs) |
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Delhi Daredevils 153/4 (19.2 overs) |
- Royal Challengers won the toss and elected to bat.
Kings XI Punjab 139/6 (20 overs) |
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Rajasthan Royals 112/7 (20 overs) |
- Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.
Chennai Super Kings 165/6 (20 overs) |
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Deccan Chargers 169/4 (20 overs) |
- Deccan Chargers won the toss and elected to field.
Mumbai Indians 187/6 (20 overs) |
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Kolkata Knight Riders 95 (15.2 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat.
Delhi Daredevils 143/7 (20 overs) |
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Rajasthan Royals 147/5 (18.3 overs) |
- Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to bat.
Kolkata Knight Riders 139/6 (20 overs) |
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Royal Challengers Bangalore 143/5 (19.5 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
Kings XI Punjab 119/8 (20 overs) |
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Mumbai Indians 116/7 (20 overs) |
- Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.
Deccan Chargers 148/9 (20 overs) |
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Delhi Daredevils 150/4 (18.4 overs) |
- Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to field.
Chennai Super Kings 164/5 (20 overs) |
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Rajasthan Royals 126 (19.3 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Mumbai Indians 148/6 (20 overs) |
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Kolkata Knight Riders 139/6 (20 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat.
Royal Challengers Bangalore 145/9 (20 overs) |
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Kings XI Punjab 137/7 (20 overs) |
- Royal Challengers won the toss and elected to bat.
Deccan Chargers 141/5 (20 overs) |
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Rajasthan Royals 142/7 (19.4 overs) |
- Deccan Chargers won the toss and elected to bat.
Chennai Super Kings 163 (20 overs) |
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Delhi Daredevils 145/8 (20 overs) |
- Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to field.
Kolkata Knight Riders 153/3 (20 overs) |
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Kings XI Punjab 154/4 (20 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
Mumbai Indians 149/4 (20 overs) |
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Royal Challengers Bangalore 150/1 (18.1 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat.
Chennai Super Kings 178/3 (20 overs) |
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Deccan Chargers 100 (14.4 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Rajasthan Royals 211/4 (20 overs) |
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Kings XI Punjab 133/8 (20 overs) |
- Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
Kolkata Knight Riders 154/3 (20 overs) |
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Delhi Daredevils 157/1 (19 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
Deccan Chargers 145/6 (20 overs) |
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Mumbai Indians 126/8 (20 overs) |
- Deccan Chargers won the toss and elected to bat.
Royal Challengers Bangalore 105/10 (20 overs) |
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Rajasthan Royals 107/3 (15 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Chennai Super Kings 185/3 (18 overs) |
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Kings XI Punjab 174/3 (18 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain during the 1st innings reduced the game to 18 overs a side and revised the Kings XI Punjab's target to 187 according to the Duckworth–Lewis method.
Mumbai Indians 116 (20 overs) |
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Delhi Daredevils 118/3 (18.5 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat.
Deccan Chargers 168/5 (20 overs) |
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Kings XI Punjab 169/7 (19.5 overs) |
- Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
Chennai Super Kings 141/3 (18.2 overs) |
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Rajasthan Royals 140/7 (20 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
Mumbai Indians 157/2 (20 overs) |
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Royal Challengers Bangalore 141/7 (20 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat.
Kolkata Knight Riders 123/8 (20 overs) |
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Delhi Daredevils 125/3 (17.1 overs) |
- Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to field.
- Kolkata Knight Riders were eliminated as a result of this match.
Deccan Chargers 166/7 (20 overs) |
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Rajasthan Royals 113 (19.3 overs) |
- Deccan Chargers won the toss and elected to bat.
Royal Challengers Bangalore 176/4 (19.2 overs) |
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Kolkata Knight Riders 173/4 (20 overs) |
- Royal Challengers won the toss and elected to field.
Mumbai Indians 122/2 (16.2 overs) |
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Kings XI Punjab 119/9 (20 overs) |
- Kings IX Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.
Delhi Daredevils 173/7 (20 overs) |
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Deccan Chargers 161 (19.4 overs) |
- Deccan Chargers won the toss and elected to field.
- Delhi Daredevils qualified for playoffs as a result of this match.
Chennai Super Kings 129 (19.4 overs) |
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Royal Challengers Bangalore 132/8 (19.4 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Rajasthan Royals 145/7 (20 overs) |
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Mumbai Indians 143 (19.5 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
Delhi Daredevils 120/9 (20 overs) |
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Kings XI Punjab 123/4 (19.1 overs) |
- Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
Mumbai Indians 147/5 (20 overs) |
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Chennai Super Kings 151/3 (19.1 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mumbai Indians were eliminated as a result of this match.
Kolkata Knight Riders 160/5 (20 overs) |
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Deccan Chargers 166/4 (20 overs) |
- Deccan Chargers won the toss and elected to field.
Kings XI Punjab 134/7 (20 overs) |
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Deccan Chargers 133/8 (20 overs) |
- Deccan Chargers won the toss and elected to field.
- Yuvraj Singh got his second hat-trick in this match and became the second person after Brett Lee to get 2 hat-tricks.
Delhi Daredevils 150/3 (20 overs) |
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Rajasthan Royals 136/9 (20 overs) |
- Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to bat.
Chennai Super Kings 188/3 (20 overs) |
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Kolkata Knight Riders 189/3 (20 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Delhi Daredevils 134/7 (20 overs) |
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Royal Challengers Bangalore 135/3 (19 overs) |
- Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to bat.
Rajasthan Royals 101/9 (20 overs) |
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Kolkata Knight Riders 102/6 (19.3 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
- Chennai Super Kings qualified for the playoffs, and Rajasthan Royals were eliminated as a result of this match.
Chennai Super Kings 116/9 (20 overs) |
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Kings XI Punjab 92/8 (20 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Mumbai Indians 165/8 (20 overs) |
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Delhi Daredevils 166/6 (17.3 overs) |
- Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to field.
Royal Challengers Bangalore 170/4 (20 overs) |
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Deccan Chargers 158/6 (20 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
- Manish Pandey became the first Indian player to score a century in the IPL.
- Deccan Chargers and Royal Challengers Bangalore qualified for playoffs, and Kings XI Punjab were eliminated as a result of this match.
Playoffs
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
22 May — SuperSport Park, Centurion | |||||||
1 | Delhi Daredevils | 153/8 (20 overs) | |||||
4 | Deccan Chargers | 154/4 (17.4 overs) | |||||
Deccan won by 6 wickets | |||||||
24 May — New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | |||||||
4 | Deccan Chargers | 143/6 (20 overs) | |||||
3 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 138/9 (20 overs) | |||||
Deccan won by 6 Runs | |||||||
23 May — New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | |||||||
2 | Chennai Super Kings | 146/5 (20 overs) | |||||
3 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 149/4 (18.5 overs) | |||||
Bangalore won by 6 wickets | |||||||
Semi-finals
Delhi Daredevils 153/8 (20 overs) |
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Deccan Chargers 154/4 (17.4 overs) |
- Deccan Chargers won the toss and elected to field.
Chennai Super Kings 146/6 (20 overs) |
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Royal Challengers Bangalore 149/4 (18.5 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
Final
Deccan Chargers 143/6 (20 overs) |
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Royal Challengers Bangalore 138/9 (20 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
Statistics
Most runs
Nat | Player | Team | Inns | Runs | Ave | SR | HS | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
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Matthew Hayden | Chennai Super Kings | 12 | 582 | 52.00 | 144.81 | 89 | 0 | 5 | 60 | 22 | |
Adam Gilchrist | Deccan Chargers | 16 | 495 | 30.93 | 152.30 | 85 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 29 | |
AB de Villiers | Delhi Daredevils | 13 | 465 | 51.66 | 130.98 | 105* | 1 | 3 | 39 | 12 | |
Suresh Raina | Chennai Super Kings | 14 | 434 | 31.00 | 140.90 | 98 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 21 | |
Tillakaratne Dilshan | Delhi Daredevils | 13 | 418 | 41.80 | 122.58 | 67* | 0 | 4 | 42 | 13 |
Tournament's leading scorer wore an orange cap when fielding.[23]
Best batting strike rate
- Minimum runs – 200
Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Balls | Strike Rate | Average | HS | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
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Dwayne Smith | Deccan Chargers | 8 | 8 | 215 | 132 | 162.88 | 26.87 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 15 |
Adam Gilchrist | Deccan Chargers | 16 | 16 | 495 | 325 | 152.30 | 30.93 | 85 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 29 |
Andrew Symonds | Deccan Chargers | 8 | 8 | 249 | 166 | 150.00 | 35.57 | 60* | 0 | 1 | 15 | 11 |
Matthew Hayden | Chennai Super Kings | 12 | 12 | 572 | 395 | 144.81 | 52.00 | 89 | 0 | 5 | 60 | 22 |
Suresh Raina | Chennai Super Kings | 14 | 14 | 434 | 308 | 140.90 | 31.00 | 98 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 21 |
Most wickets
Player | Team | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Economy Rate | Average | Strike Rate | Best Bowling |
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R.P. Singh | Deccan Chargers | 16 | 59.4 | 23 | 6.98 | 18.13 | 15.5 | 4/22 |
Anil Kumble | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 16 | 59.1 | 21 | 5.86 | 16.52 | 16.9 | 5/5 |
Ashish Nehra | Delhi Daredevils | 13 | 51.0 | 19 | 6.78 | 18.21 | 16.1 | 3/27 |
Lasith Malinga | Mumbai Indians | 13 | 49.3 | 18 | 6.30 | 17.33 | 16.5 | 3/11 |
Pragyan Ojha | Deccan Chargers | 15 | 53.3 | 18 | 6.50 | 19.33 | 13.2 | 3/21 |
Tournament's leading wicket taker wore a purple cap when fielding.[24] |
- Note: Economy rate acts as a tie-breaker if players are level for most wickets.
Best economy
- Minimum 25 overs bowled
Player | Team | Matches | Overs | Economy Rate | Wickets | Average | Strike Rate | Best Bowling |
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Muttiah Muralitharan | Chennai Super Kings | 13 | 50.0 | 5.22 | 14 | 18.64 | 21.4 | 3/11 |
Harbhajan Singh | Mumbai Indians | 13 | 44.0 | 5.81 | 12 | 21.33 | 22.0 | 4/17 |
Anil Kumble | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 16 | 59.1 | 5.86 | 21 | 16.52 | 16.9 | 5/5 |
Murali Kartik | Kolkata Knight Riders | 10 | 34.0 | 5.91 | 4 | 50.25 | 51.0 | 2/28 |
Suresh Raina | Chennai Super Kings | 14 | 27.4 | 5.92 | 7 | 23.42 | 23.7 | 2/17 |
Attendance
The attendance was expected to be lower in the second edition due to the lower capacities of South African grounds . Total attendance is expected to be a maximum of 1.4 million.[25]
Other awards
Player of the tournament: Adam Gilchrist - Deccan Chargers
Player of the grand final: Anil Kumble - Royal Challengers Bangalore
U-23 success of the tournament: Rohit Sharma (333 runs, 11 wickets) - Deccan Chargers[26]
Highest score of the tournament: Manish Pandey (114*) - Royal Challengers Bangalore
Hat tricks Yuvraj Singh (2) and Rohit Sharma (1)
Kingfisher Fair Play Award: Kings XI Punjab
Franchise earnings
The second season that concluded on 24 May 2009 was hugely profitable for the IPL compared to the previous edition. In the 2009 season all the franchises made a profit.
Franchise | Revenues | Expenses | Profit (Rupees crores) | |||||||
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Broadcasting rights | Team sponsors | Other | Prize money | Total | Franchise fees | Team expenses | Other | Total | ||
Mumbai Indians | 67.5 | 24 | 14 | 0.5 | 106 | 51.5 | 20 | 27.5 | 99 | 7 |
Royal Challengers Bangalore | 67.5 | 24 | 13.5 | 2.25 | 107.25 | 51.6 | 20 | 27.5 | 99.1 | 8.15 |
Deccan Chargers | 67.5 | 24 | 13.5 | 4.5 | 109.5 | 49.2 | 20 | 25.5 | 94.7 | 14.8 |
Chennai Super Kings | 67.5 | 24 | 18.5 | 1.2 | 111.2 | 41.9 | 20 | 27.5 | 89.4 | 21.8 |
Delhi Daredevils | 67.5 | 24 | 14.7 | 1.2 | 107.4 | 38.6 | 20 | 25.5 | 84.1 | 23.3 |
Kings XI Punjab | 67.5 | 24 | 14.3 | 0.8 | 106.6 | 35 | 20 | 25.5 | 80.5 | 26.1 |
Kolkata Knight Riders | 67.5 | 24 | 18.9 | 0.4 | 110.8 | 34.5 | 20 | 30.5 | 85 | 25.8 |
Rajasthan Royals | 67.5 | 24 | 14.2 | 0.7 | 106.4 | 30.8 | 20 | 20.5 | 71.3 | 35.1 |
- Other incomes include gate receipts, in-stadia advertising, merchandise sales, and media tie-ups
- Other expenses include stadia fees, travel, stay cost and team promotion
Source: IIFL Research
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