2021 Indian Premier League
The 2021 Indian Premier League, also known as IPL 14 or, for sponsorship reasons, Vivo IPL 2021,[1] is the fourteenth season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), a professional Twenty20 cricket league established by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2007. Mumbai Indians are the two times defending champions, having won both the 2019 and the 2020 seasons.[2][3] Ahead of the tournament, Kings XI Punjab were renamed as the Punjab Kings.[4]
| File:IPL 2019 logo.jpg | |
| Dates | 9 April – 2 May September – October 2021 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double Round-robin and Playoffs |
| Host(s) | India United Arab Emirates |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches played | 29 |
| Official website | www |
| Teams | |
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| Chennai Super Kings Delhi Capitals Kolkata Knight Riders Mumbai Indians Punjab Kings Rajasthan Royals Royal Challengers Bangalore Sunrisers Hyderabad |
On 4 May 2021, the tournament was suspended indefinitely, after a rise in COVID-19 cases within the bio bubbles of respective teams.[5][6][7] At the time of the suspension, 31 of the scheduled 60 matches were still left to be played.[8] On 29 May 2021, the BCCI announced that the remaining matches of the tournament would be played in the United Arab Emirates in September and October 2021.[9][10]
BackgroundEdit
Although earlier reports suggested the addition of two more teams in the season,[11][12][13] the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in their 89th AGM announced that there would not be any additional team for this season and the inclusion of two new teams should happen only in 2022.[14][15]
On 30 January 2021, the BCCI announced that they were confident to host the tournament in India. They also said that the UAE wasn't being considered as a backup venue.[16] On the day of the auction, the BCCI also confirmed that Vivo had returned as the title sponsor, after pulling out from the previous tournament.[1] As of late February, the BCCI were considering to host the tournament in a few shortlisted cities, which included Kolkata, Delhi, Bangalore, Ahmedabad and Chennai, with Mumbai as an additional option.[17]
On 7 March 2021, the BCCI announced the full schedule for the season. Six venues, including all the five shortlisted venues and the additional option Mumbai were scheduled to host matches. To avoid home advantage, no team was scheduled to play at their home venue. The season was scheduled to start from 9 April, with the final taking place on 30 May at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The BCCI also confirmed that the tournament would begin behind closed doors, and a call on letting spectators in would be taken at a later stage.[18][19] After the sudden rise in COVID cases in India, Hyderabad was also added a backup venue, though no matches were played there.[20]
After the relocation to the UAE, BCCI were looking to allow at least 50% vaccinated audience in the stadium, if permitted by the local government.[21]
Personnel changesEdit
The released players were announced on 20 January 2021. Steve Smith, Aaron Finch and Glenn Maxwell were the prominent names among the released players. Piyush Chawla, the costliest Indian player at the 2020 auction, was also released.[22]
The players' auction was held on 18 February 2021 in Chennai.[23] Chris Morris was the most expensive player, purchased by the Rajasthan Royals for ₹16.25 crore (US$1.9 million).[24] The most expensive Indian player sold was Krishnappa Gowtham purchased by the Chennai Super Kings for ₹9.25 crore (US$1.1 million).[25]
On 10 March 2021, the Royal Challengers Bangalore replaced Josh Philippe with Finn Allen, after the former pulled out of the tournament due to personal reasons.[26] On 30 March 2021, the Delhi Capitals confirmed that their captain Shreyas Iyer had been ruled out of the tournament due to a shoulder injury. He was replaced by Aniruddha Joshi and Rishabh Pant was named the Delhi captain in his absence.[27] On 31 March 2021, Hyderabad's Mitchell Marsh pulled out of the tournament due to personal reasons; he was replaced by Jason Roy in the Sunrisers' squad.[28] A day later, Chennai's Josh Hazlewood opted out of the tournament citing the same reason.[29] Jason Behrendorff was named as his replacement.[30]
COVID-19 impactEdit
Due to the worsing COVID-19 situation in India, several players withdrew from the tournament.[31][32] After the Chennai leg of the tournament, Ravichandran Ashwin left the Delhi Capitals bubble to "support [his] family" during the pandemic.[33] On 3 May 2021, the scheduled match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore was postponed after two Kolkata players tested positive for COVID-19.[34] On the same day three members of the Chennai Super Kings camp – including their bowling coach Lakshmipathy Balaji and CEO Kasi Viswanathan tested positive.[35] Later the same day, all of the Delhi Capitals team went into quarantine.[36] Similarly, Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad skipped their practice sessions ahead of their match on 4 May.[37] As a result, the BCCI looked at hosting the remaining fixtures of the tournament in Mumbai.[38]
However, on 4 May 2021, the Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals match, scheduled for 5 May 2021, was also postponed due to Chennai players being in quarantine.[39] Later the same day, Hyderabad's Wriddhiman Saha and Delhi's Amit Mishra tested positive for COVID-19.[40][41] On 4 May, the season was suspended indefinitely.[42] Up to 40 Australian players, support staff and commentators are scheduled to leave India and head to the Maldives as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak.[43] On 5 May 2021, Michael Hussey, batting coach of Chennai, became the first overseas individual to test positive.[44] Later, Tim Seifert and Prasidh Krishna of the Knight Riders tested positive.[45][46]
On 6 May 2021, a group of English counties made an offer to host the remaining matches of the tournament in England in September 2021.[47] On 9 May 2021, Sourav Ganguly, president of the BCCI, ruled out the possibility of the tournament being completed in England or India, citing the difficulties around quarantine.[48] The BCCI were looking to play the remaining matches in September and October 2021, just before the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[49][50]
VenuesEdit
| Delhi | Ahmedabad | Mumbai | Chennai |
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| Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium | Narendra Modi Stadium | Wankhede Stadium | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium |
| Capacity: 41,000 | Capacity: 132,000 | Capacity: 33,000 | Capacity: 39,000 |
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In addition, the following two venues were also scheduled to host matches, but their matches were relocated.[51]
| Bangalore | Kolkata |
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| M. Chinnaswamy Stadium | Eden Gardens |
| Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 68,000 |
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Teams and standingsEdit
Points tableEdit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.750 |
| 2 | Delhi Capitals | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0.426 |
| 3 | Chennai Super Kings | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.194 |
| 4 | Mumbai Indians | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.187 |
| 5 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.633 |
| 6 | Rajasthan Royals | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.719 |
| 7 | Punjab Kings | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.967 |
| 8 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −0.483 |
- The four top-ranked teams qualify for the playoffs
- advance to Qualifier 1
- advance to the Eliminator
Match summaryEdit
| Win | Loss | No result |
- Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
- Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (playoffs) to see the match summary.
| Visitor team → | CSK | DC | KKR | MI | PBKS | RR | RCB | SRH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home team ↓ | ||||||||
| Chennai Super Kings | Delhi 7 wickets | Match 38 | Match 30 | Match 53 | Chennai 45 runs | Chennai 69 runs | Chennai 7 wickets | |
| Delhi Capitals | Match 50 | Delhi 7 wickets | Delhi 6 wickets | Delhi 6 wickets | Match 36 | Bangalore 1 run | Match 33 | |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | Chennai 18 runs | Match 41 | Mumbai 10 runs | Match 45 | Match 54 | Match 31 | Match 49 | |
| Mumbai Indians | Mumbai 4 wickets | Match 46 | Match 34 | Match 42 | Mumbai 7 wickets | Bangalore 2 wickets | Mumbai 13 runs | |
| Punjab Kings | Chennai 6 wickets | Delhi 7 wickets | Kolkata 5 wickets | Punjab 9 wickets | Match 32 | Punjab 34 runs | Hyderabad 9 wickets | |
| Rajasthan Royals | Match 47 | Rajasthan 3 wickets | Rajasthan 6 wickets | Match 51 | Punjab 4 runs | Match 43 | Rajasthan 55 runs | |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | Match 35 | Match 56 | Bangalore 38 runs | Match 39 | Match 48 | Bangalore 10 wickets | Match 52 | |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | Match 44 | Delhi Super Over | Kolkata 10 runs | Match 55 | Match 37 | Match 40 | Bangalore 6 runs |
| Home team won | Visitor team won |
- Note: Results listed are according to the home (horizontal) and visitor (vertical) teams.
- Note: Click on a result to see a summary of the match.
League stageEdit
The schedule for the league stages was published on the official IPL website on 7 March.[52] The matches from 4 May 2021 were suspended due to the pandemic.
MatchesEdit
Matches playedEdit
Mumbai Indians
159/9 (20 overs) |
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Royal Challengers Bangalore
160/8 (20 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
Chennai Super Kings
188/7 (20 overs) |
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Delhi Capitals
190/3 (18.4 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Kolkata Knight Riders
187/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Sunrisers Hyderabad
177/5 (20 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
- This was Kolkata Knight Riders' 100th win in the IPL.[53]
Punjab Kings
221/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Rajasthan Royals
217/7 (20 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Mumbai Indians
152 (20 overs) |
v
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Kolkata Knight Riders
142/7 (20 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Royal Challengers Bangalore
149/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Sunrisers Hyderabad
143/9 (20 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
Delhi Capitals
147/8 (20 overs) |
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Rajasthan Royals
150/7 (19.4 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Punjab Kings
106/8 (20 overs) |
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Chennai Super Kings
107/4 (15.4 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Mumbai Indians
150/5 (20 overs) |
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Sunrisers Hyderabad
137 (19.4 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat.
Royal Challengers Bangalore
204/4 (20 overs) |
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Kolkata Knight Riders
166/8 (20 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
Punjab Kings
195/4 (20 overs) |
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Delhi Capitals
198/4 (18.2 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Chennai Super Kings
188/9 (20 overs) |
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Rajasthan Royals
143/9 (20 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Mumbai Indians
137/9 (20 overs) |
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Delhi Capitals
138/4 (19.1 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat.
Suspended matchesEdit
PlayoffsEdit
The playoffs have been suspended indefinitely due to COVID-19 pandemic.
| Preliminary | Final | |||||||||||
| 30 May 2021 — Ahmedabad | ||||||||||||
| 25 May 2021 — Ahmedabad | ||||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||||
| 28 May 2021 — Ahmedabad | ||||||||||||
| 26 May 2021 — Ahmedabad | ||||||||||||
| 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | ||||||||||||
PreliminaryEdit
- Qualifier 1
- Eliminator
- Qualifier 2
FinalEdit
StatisticsEdit
Most runsEdit
- As of 2 May 2021
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Runs | Ave | SR | HS | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Shikhar Dhawan
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Delhi Capitals | 8 | 8 | 380 | 54.28 | 134.27 | 92 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 8 | |||
| KL Rahul
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Punjab Kings | 7 | 7 | 331 | 66.20 | 136.21 | 91* | 0 | 4 | 27 | 16 | |||
 Faf du Plessis
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Chennai Super Kings | 7 | 7 | 320 | 64.00 | 145.45 | 95* | 0 | 4 | 29 | 13 | |||
| Prithvi Shaw
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Delhi Capitals | 8 | 8 | 308 | 38.50 | 166.48 | 82 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 12 | |||
| Sanju Samson
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Rajasthan Royals | 7 | 7 | 277 | 46.16 | 145.78 | 119 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 11 | |||
| Source: IPLT20.com | ||||||||||||||
Most wicketsEdit
- As of 2 May 2021
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Wkts | BBI | Avg | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harshal Patel
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Royal Challengers Bangalore | 7 | 7 | 17 | 5/27 | 14.70 | 9.03 | 9.76 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Avesh Khan
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Delhi Capitals | 8 | 8 | 14 | 3/32 | 16.50 | 7.7 | 12.85 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Chris Morris
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Rajasthan Royals | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4/23 | 16.00 | 8.61 | 11.14 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Rahul Chahar
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Mumbai Indians | 7 | 7 | 11 | 4/27 | 18.36 | 7.21 | 15.27 | 1 | 0 | ||||
 Rashid Khan
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Sunrisers Hyderabad | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3/36 | 17.20 | 6.14 | 16.80 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Source: IPLT20.com | ||||||||||||||
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
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External linksEdit
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