The thirteenth season of the Indian Premier League, also called the IPL 2020 was supposed to commence this March but due to the Coronavirus pandemic, it was suspended, and finally, this season is set to begin on 19th September in UAE.
As usual, eight teams are taking part in it. Defending champions Mumbai Indians are once again the favorites to win the title and other teams like Delhi Capitals, Kolkata Knight Riders, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Chennai Super Kings, and Royal Challengers Bangalore too are expected to give a good fight.
Over the years Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings with four and three titles have been the most successful teams of this league. Kolkata Knight Riders with two titles too have been good but big teams like Royal Challengers Bangalore, Delhi Capitals, and Kings XI Punjab are still in the quest of their maiden IPl title. And here is a statistical look at the Indian Premier League's history.
All the major stats and facts you all need to know about Indian Premier League's history :
Result Summary -
| Team | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | %W |
| Chennai Super Kings | 165 | 100 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 61.3 |
| Mumbai Indians | 187 | 107 | 78 | 2 | 0 | 57.8 |
| Delhi Capitals | 177 | 76 | 97 | 2 | 2 | 44.0 |
| Kings XI Punjab | 176 | 80 | 94 | 2 | 0 | 46.1 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 178 | 92 | 83 | 3 | 0 | 52.5 |
| Rajasthan Royals | 147 | 73 | 69 | 3 | 2 | 51.4 |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | 181 | 83 | 92 | 2 | 4 | 47.5 |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 108 | 57 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 53.7 |
Season Wise Performance -
| Year | Champions | Runners-up |
| 2008 | Rajasthan Royals | Chennai Super Kings |
| 2009 | Deccan Chargers | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| 2010 | Chennai Super Kings | Mumbai Indians |
| 2011 | Chennai Super Kings | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| 2012 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Chennai Super Kings |
| 2013 | Mumbai Indians | Chennai Super Kings |
| 2014 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Kings XI Punjab |
| 2015 | Mumbai Indians | Chennai Super Kings |
| 2016 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| 2017 | Mumbai Indians | Rising Pune Supergiant |
| 2018 | Chennai Super Kings | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| 2019 | Mumbai Indians | Chennai Super Kings |
Highest Totals -
263/5 - Royal Challengers Banaglore vs Pune Warriors at Bangalore, 2013
248/3 - Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Gujarat Lions at Bangalore, 2016
246/5 - Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals at Chennai, 2010
245/6 - Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab at Indore, 2018
240/5 - Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab at Mohali, 2008
Lowest Totals -
49 - Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders at Kolkata, 2017
58 - Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore at Cape Town, 2009
66 - Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians at Delhi, 2017
67 - Delhi Capitals vs Kings XI Punjab at Mohali, 2017
67 - Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians at Mumbai, 2008
Most Runs -
| Player | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | Avg | SR | HS | 100 | 50 |
| Virat Kohli | 177 | 169 | 26 | 5412 | 37.8 | 131.6 | 113 | 5 | 36 |
| Suresh Raina | 193 | 189 | 28 | 5368 | 33.3 | 137.1 | 100* | 1 | 38 |
| Rohit Sharma | 188 | 183 | 28 | 4898 | 31.6 | 130.8 | 109* | 1 | 36 |
| David Warner | 126 | 126 | 17 | 4706 | 43.2 | 142.4 | 126 | 4 | 44 |
| Shikhar Dhawan | 159 | 158 | 21 | 4579 | 33.4 | 124.8 | 97* | 0 | 37 |
| Chris Gayle | 125 | 124 | 15 | 4484 | 41.1 | 151.0 | 175* | 6 | 28 |
| MS Dhoni | 190 | 170 | 65 | 4432 | 42.2 | 137.8 | 84* | 0 | 23 |
| Robin Uthappa | 177 | 170 | 17 | 4411 | 28.8 | 130.5 | 87 | 0 | 24 |
| AB de Villiers | 154 | 142 | 32 | 4395 | 39.9 | 151.2 | 133* | 3 | 33 |
| Gautam Gambhir | 154 | 152 | 16 | 4217 | 31.0 | 123.9 | 93 | 0 | 36 |
Highest Individual Scores -
175* - Chris Gayle vs Pune Warriors at Bangalore, 2013
158* - Brendon McCullum vs Royal Challengers Banaglore at Bangalore, 2008
133* - AB de Villiers vs Mumbai Indians at Mumbai, 2015
129* - AB de Villiers vs Gujarat Lions at Bangalore, 2016
128* - Rishabh Pant vs Sunrisers Hyderabad at Delhi, 2018
128* - Chris Gayle vs Delhi Capitals at Delhi, 2012
Highest Batting Averages (Min 1000 Runs) -
43.17 - David Warner (4706 runs)
42.20 - MS Dhoni (4432)
42.06 - KL Rahul (1906)
41.13 - Chris Gayle (4484)
39.96 - Lendl Simmons (1079)
39.95 - AB de Villiers (4395)
39.95 - Shaun Marsh (2477)
Most Hundreds -
6 - Chris Gayle
5 - Virat Kohli
4 - David Warner / Shane Watson
3 - AB de Villiers
Most Fifty Plus Scores -
48 - David Warner
41 - Virat Kohli
39 - Suresh Raina
37 - Shikhar Dhawan / Rohit Sharma
36 - AB de Villiers / Gautam Gambhir
Most Runs in a single IPl season -
973 - Virat Kohli, 2016
848 - David Warner, 2016
735 - Kane Williamson, 2018
733 - Chris Gayle, 2012
733 - Michael Hussey, 2013
Most Sixes -
326 - Chris Gayle
212 - AB de Villiers
209 - MS Dhoni
194 - Rohit Sharma / Suresh Raina
190 - Virat Kohli
Most Wickets -
| Player | Mat | Inns | Wkts | Avg | Eco | Sr | BBI | 4w | 5w |
| Lasith Malinga | 122 | 122 | 170 | 19.8 | 7.1 | 16.6 | 5/13 | 6 | 1 |
| Amit Mishra | 147 | 147 | 157 | 24.2 | 7.3 | 19.7 | 5/17 | 3 | 1 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 160 | 157 | 150 | 26.5 | 7.1 | 22.4 | 5/18 | 1 | 1 |
| Piyush Chawla | 157 | 156 | 150 | 27.1 | 7.8 | 20.8 | 4/17 | 2 | 0 |
| Dwayne Bravo | 134 | 131 | 147 | 24.6 | 8.4 | 17.5 | 4/22 | 2 | 0 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 117 | 117 | 133 | 23.7 | 7.2 | 19.6 | 5/19 | 2 | 1 |
| R Ashwin | 139 | 136 | 125 | 26.5 | 6.8 | 23.3 | 4/34 | 1 | 0 |
| Sunil Narine | 110 | 109 | 122 | 23.3 | 6.6 | 20.9 | 5/19 | 6 | 1 |
| Umesh Yadav | 119 | 118 | 119 | 29.4 | 8.5 | 20.8 | 4/24 | 2 | 0 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 170 | 142 | 108 | 29.2 | 7.6 | 23.1 | 5/16 | 3 | 1 |
Best Bowling Figures in an innings -
6/12 - Alzarri Joseph vs Sunrisers Hyderabad at Hyderabad, 2019
6/14 - Sohail Tanvir vs Chennai Super Kings at Jaipur, 2008
6/19 - Adam Zampa vs Sunrisers Hyderabad at Visakhapatnam, 2016
5/5 - Anil Kumble vs Rajasthan Royals at Cape Town, 2009
5/12 - Ishant Sharma vs Kochi Tuskers Kerala at Kochi, 2011
Best Bowling Averages (Min 30 wickets) -
17.93 - Kagiso Rabada (31 wickets)
18.72 - Doug Bollinger (37)
19.39 - Shreyas Gopal (38)
19.80 - Lasith Malinga (170)
19.97 - Nathan Coulter Nile (36)
Most Wickets in a single IPL season -
32 - Dwayne Bravo, 2013
28 - Lasith Malinga, 2011
28 - James Faulkner, 2013
26 - Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 2017
26 - Dwayne Bravo, 2015
26 - Imran Tahir, 2019
Most Four Wickets hauls -
7 - Sunil Narine / Lasith Malinga
4 - Andrew Tye / Ravindra Jadeja / Amit Mishra / L Balaji
3 - Anil Kumble / Munaf Patel / Bhuvneshwar Kumar / Imran Tahir
Best Economy Rates (Min 250 balls bowled) -
6.54 - Shaun Pollock
6.55 - Rashid Khan
6.57 - Anil Kumble
6.61 - Glenn McGrath / Mohammad Nabi
6.67 - Sunil Narine / M Muralitharan
