The sixth edition of the Indian Premier League kicks-off in Kolkata on Wednesday with defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders taking on Delhi Daredevils.
Chennai Super Kings, who won the IPL twice, are the most successful team in the history of the IPL, having won 47 matches for a win percentage of 58, while Mumbai Indians are second with 43 wins, a win percentage of 56.
Rajneesh Gupta presents a complete statistical dossier of the previous five editions of the IPL:
Summary of results (2008 to 2012)
| Team | Mts | Won | Lost | T+W | T+L | NR | Win% |
| Chennai Super Kings | 81 | 47 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 58.02 |
| Mumbai Indians | 76 | 43 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56.58 |
| Delhi Daredevils | 75 | 39 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 52.00 |
| Rajasthan Royals | 72 | 37 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 51.39 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 72 | 36 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | 78 | 39 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 |
| Kings XI Punjab | 73 | 35 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 47.95 |
| Kochi Tuskers Kerala | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 |
| Deccan Chargers | 75 | 29 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.67 |
| Pune Warriors India | 30 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26.67 |
| Note: T+W = Tied & Won in Super Over, T+L = Tied & Lost in Super Over | |||||||
Scoring pattern in each IPL
| Year | Venue | Mts | Runs | Wkts | Runs/wkt | Overs | Runs/over |
| 2008 | Ind | 58 | 17937 | 689 | 26.03 | 2158.3 | 8.31 |
| 2009 | SA | 57 | 16320 | 697 | 23.41 | 2180.4 | 7.48 |
| 2010 | Ind | 60 | 18864 | 720 | 26.20 | 2321.2 | 8.13 |
| 2011 | Ind | 73 | 21154 | 813 | 26.02 | 2737.5 | 7.73 |
| 2012 | Ind | 75 | 22453 | 857 | 26.20 | 2868.0 | 7.83 |
| TOTAL | 323 | 96728 | 3776 | 25.62 | 12266.2 | 7.89 | |
Runs scored and wickets lost by each team
| Mts | Runs | Wkts | Overs | Runs/wkt | Runs/over | |
| Chennai Super Kings | 81 | 12737 | 422 | 1552.4 | 30.18 | 8.20 |
| Deccan Chargers | 75 | 11463 | 483 | 1458.3 | 23.73 | 7.86 |
| Delhi Daredevils | 75 | 11136 | 429 | 1383 | 25.96 | 8.05 |
| Kings XI Punjab | 73 | 11284 | 436 | 1411.3 | 25.88 | 7.99 |
| Kochi Tuskers Kerala | 14 | 1901 | 86 | 251.4 | 22.10 | 7.55 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 72 | 10370 | 396 | 1359.3 | 26.19 | 7.63 |
| Mumbai Indians | 76 | 11465 | 450 | 1460.5 | 25.48 | 7.85 |
| Pune Warriors India | 30 | 4096 | 187 | 563.1 | 21.90 | 7.27 |
| Rajasthan Royals | 72 | 10671 | 427 | 1364.1 | 24.99 | 7.82 |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | 78 | 11605 | 460 | 1461.2 | 25.23 | 7.94 |
Runs conceded and wickets taken by each team
| Mts | Runs | Wkts | Overs | Runs/wkt | Runs/over | |
| Chennai Super Kings | 81 | 12000 | 484 | 1526.5 | 24.79 | 7.86 |
| Deccan Chargers | 75 | 11618 | 446 | 1451.4 | 26.05 | 8.00 |
| Delhi Daredevils | 75 | 11368 | 466 | 1422.1 | 24.39 | 7.99 |
| Kings XI Punjab | 73 | 11296 | 418 | 1372 | 27.02 | 8.23 |
| Kochi Tuskers Kerala | 14 | 1986 | 74 | 259.1 | 26.84 | 7.66 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 72 | 10305 | 397 | 1345 | 25.96 | 7.66 |
| Mumbai Indians | 76 | 11128 | 485 | 1453.1 | 22.94 | 7.66 |
| Pune Warriors India | 30 | 4338 | 155 | 564.2 | 27.99 | 7.69 |
| Rajasthan Royals | 72 | 10640 | 428 | 1365.4 | 24.86 | 7.79 |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | 78 | 12049 | 423 | 1496.1 | 28.48 | 8.05 |
Highest innings total
| 246-5 (20 overs) | CSK v RR | Chennai | 2010 |
| 240-5 (20 overs) | CSK v KXIP | Mohali | 2008 |
| 232-2 (20 overs) | KXIP v RCB | Dharamsala | 2011 |
| 231-4 (20 overs) | DD v KXIP | Delhi | 2011 |
| 223-5 (20 overs) | RR v CSK | Chennai | 2010 |
| 222-3 (20 overs) | KKR v RCB | Bangalore | 2008 |
| 222-5 (20 overs) | CSK v DD | Chennai | 2012 |
| 221-3 (20 overs) | KXIP v RR | Mohali | 2008 |
| 218-7 (20 overs) | MI v DD | Delhi | 2010 |
| 217-7 (19.5 overs) | RR v DC | Hyderabad | 2008 |
Highest total by team batting second
| 223-5 (20 overs) | RR v CSK | Chennai | 2010 |
| 217-7 (19.5 overs) | RR v DC | Hyderabad | 2008 + |
| 208-7 (20 overs) | RR v MI | Mumbai BS | 2010 |
| 208-5 (20 overs) | CSK v RCB | Chennai | 2012 + |
| 207-4 (20 overs) | KXIP v CSK | Mohali | 2008 |
| 204-2 (18.2 overs) | KXIP v KKR | Kolkata | 2010 + |
| 204-2 (18.5 overs) | RCB v KXIP | Bangalore | 2010 + |
| 202-7 (20 overs) | MI v CSK | Chennai | 2008 |
| 202-6 (20 overs) | KXIP v DD | Delhi | 2011 |
| 201-7 (20 overs) | CSK v RR | Chennai | 2008 |
| Note: + denotes winning totals | |||
Highest match aggregates
| 469-10 (40 overs) | CSK v RR | Chennai | 2010 |
| 447-9 (40 overs) | CSK v KXIP | Mohali | 2008 |
| 433-10 (40 overs) | DD v KXIP | Delhi | 2011 |
| 431-12 (39.5 overs) | DC v RR | Hyderabad | 2008 |
| 420-13 (40 overs) | MI v RR | Mumbai BS | 2010 |
Lowest innings totals (completed innings only)
| 58 (15.1 overs) | RR v RCB | Cape Town | 2009 |
| 67 (15.2 overs) | KKR v MI | Mumbai WS | 2008 |
| 74 (16.3 overs) | KTK v DC | Kochi | 2011 |
| 81 (15.2 overs) | RR v KKR | Kolkata | 2011 |
| 82 (15.1 overs) | RCB v KKR | Bangalore | 2008 |
| 82 (18.3 overs) | DC v RCB | Mumbai DYP | 2010 |
| 87 (16.1 overs) | DD v RR | Mumbai WS | 2008 |
| 87 (15.2 overs) | RCB v CSK | Port Elizabeth | 2009 |
| 87 (12.5 overs) | MI v KXIP | Mohali | 2011 |
Lowest match aggregates
(excluding shortened / incomplete matches)
| 135-12 (20.5 overs) | KKR v MI | Mumbai WS | 2008 |
| 162-7 (16.5 overs) | KXIP v DD | Cape Town | 2009 |
| 166-12 (29.1 overs) | RR v KKR | Kolkata | 2011 |
| 168-11 (32.2 overs) | DC v RCB | Mumbai DYP | 2010 |
| 185-10 (30.3 overs) | RR v RCB | Bangalore | 2010 |
| 189-11 (38.1 overs) | MI v RR | Jaipur | 2011 |
| 191-18 (35.1 overs) | RCB v RR | Cape Town | 2009 |
Largest margins of victory (By wickets)
| 10 wickets | DC beat MI | Mumbai DYP | 2008 |
| 10 wickets | DD beat KXIP | Cape Town | 2009 |
| 10 wickets | RCB beat RR | Bangalore | 2010 |
| 10 wickets | RR beat MI | Mumbai WS | 2011 |
| 10 wickets | MI beat RR | Jaipur | 2102 |
Largest margins of victory (By runs)
| 140 runs | KKR beat RCB | Bangalore | 2008 |
| 111 runs | KXIP beat RCB | Dharamsala | 2011 |
| 105 runs | RR beat DD | Mumbai WS | 2008 |
| 98 runs | MI beat DD | Delhi | 2010 |
| 92 runs | CSK beat RCB | Port Elizabeth | 2009 |
| 92 runs | MI beat KKR | Port Elizabeth | 2009 |
Largest margins of victory (By balls remaining in a chase)
| 87 balls | MI beat KKR | Mumbai WS | 2008 | (8 wickets) |
| 76 balls | KTK beat RR | Indore | 2011 | (8 wickets) |
| 56 balls | RCB beat RR | Bangalore | 2010 | (10 wickets) |
| 48 balls | DC beat MI | Mumbai DYP | 2008 | (10 wickets) |
| 42 balls | DD beat DC | Hyderabad | 2008 | (9 wickets) |
Narrowest margins of victory (By wickets)
| 2 wickets | RCB beat CSK | Durban | 2009 (2 balls to spare) |
| 2 wickets | MI beat CSK | Mumbai WS | 2012 (off the last ball) |
Narrowest margins of victory (By runs)
| 1 run | KXIP beat MI | Mumbai WS | 2008 (off the last ball) |
| 1 run | KXIP beat DC | Johannesburg | 2009 (off the last ball) |
| 1 run | DD beat RR | Jaipur | 2012 (off the last ball) |
| 1 run | MI beat PWI | Pune | 2012 (off the last ball) |
| 2 runs | RR beat MI | Durban | 2009 (one ball to spare) |
| 2 runs | RR beat DC | Nagpur | 2010 (one ball to spare) |
| 2 runs | CSK beat KKR | Chennai | 2011 (off the last ball) |
| 2 runs | KXIP beat KKR | Kolkata | 2012 (off the last ball) |
Narrowest margins of victory (By balls remaining)
| off the last ball | CSK beat DD | Delhi | 2008 |
| off the last ball | RR beat MI | Jaipur | 2008 |
| off the last ball | RR beat CSK | Mumbai DYP | 2008 (final) |
| off the last ball | KXIP beat KKR | Port Elizabeth | 2009 |
| off the last ball | DC beat KKR | Johannesburg | 2009 |
| off the last ball | KKR beat CSK | Centurion | 2009 |
| off the last ball | MI beat PWI | Mumbai WS | 2011 |
| off the last ball | MI beat KKR | Kolkata | 2011 |
| off the last ball | RCB beat PWI | Bangalore | 2012 |
| off the last ball | CSK beat RR | Chennai | 2012 |
| off the last ball | MI beat CSK | Mumbai WS | 2012 |
| off the last ball | KXIP beat DC | Mohali | 2012 |
| off the last ball | CSK beat KKR | Kolkata | 2012 |
Tied matches
| RR (150-6) v KKR (150-8) | Cape Town | 2009 |
| KXIP (136-8) v CSK (136-7) | Chennai | 2010 |
| Note: RR & KXIP respectively won in the one-over eliminator | ||
Most consecutive wins
| 7 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | (2011) |
| 6 | Mumbai Indians | (in 2008) |
| 6 | Rajasthan Royals | (2008) |
| 6 | Kolkata Knight Riders | (2012) |
| 9 | Pune Warriors India | (2012) |
| 8 | Kolkata Knight Riders | (2009) |
| 7 | Deccan Chargers | (2008) |
| 7 | Pune Warriors India | (2011) |
Most consecutive losses
| 9 | Pune Warriors India | (2012) |
| 8 | Kolkata Knight Riders | (in 2009) |
| 7 | Deccan Chargers | (2008) |
| 7 | Pune Warriors India | (2011) |
Most wicketkeeping dismissals
| Dismissals | Name | Team | Matches |
| 55 (39 ct + 16 st) | AC Gilchrist | DC / KXIP | 67 matches |
| 45 (28 ct + 17 st) | MS Dhoni | CSK | 71 matches |
| 44 (29 ct + 15 st) | KD Karthik | DD | 59 matches |
| 42 (33 ct + 9 st) | KC Sangakkara | KXIP/ DC | 48 matches |
| 36 (28 ct + 8 st) | NV Ojha | RR/DD | 54 matches |
| 35 (25 ct + 10 st) | RV Uthappa | MI/RCB/PWI | 43 matches |
Most catches in a match (by a fielder)
| Catches | Fielder | Match | Venue | Season |
| 4 | SR Tendulkar | MI v KKR | Mumbai WS | 2008 |
| 4 | DA Warner | DD v RR | Delhi | 2010 |
| 4 | JH Kallis | KKR v DC | Kolkata | 2011 |
Most catches (by a fielder)
| Catches | Fielder | Team | Matches |
| 42 | SK Raina | CSK | 81 matches |
| 42 | RG Sharma | DC/ MI | 78 matches |
| 28 | DPMD Jayawardene | DD/KTK/KXIP | 65 matches |
| 28 | V Kohli | RCB | 77 matches |
| 27 | DJ Bravo | MI/ CSK | 55 matches |
| 25 | S Dhawan | DC/DD/MI | 58 matches |
| 25 | AB de Villiers | DD/RCB | 60 matches |
| 26 | JH Kallis | RCB/KKR | 74 matches |
| 25 | RP Singh | DC/KTK/MI | 67 matches |
Captains
| For | M | W | L | T | NR | Win% | Lost% | |
| SM Pollock | MI | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 | 25.00 |
| G Gambhir | DD/ KKR | 47 | 29 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 61.70 | 38.30 |
| V Kohli | RCB | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 60.00 | 30.00 |
| MS Dhoni | CSK | 78 | 46 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 58.97 | 39.74 |
| SR Tendulkar | MI | 51 | 30 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 58.82 | 41.18 |
| A Kumble | RCB | 26 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 57.69 | 42.31 |
| DJ Hussey | KXIP | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 55.55 | 44.44 |
| SK Warne | RR | 55 | 30 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 54.54 | 43.64 |
| DL Vettori | RCB | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 54.54 | 45.45 |
| V Sehwag | DD | 52 | 28 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 53.85 | 46.15 |
| CL White | DC | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | 50.00 |
| Harbhajan Singh | MI | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | 50.00 |
| Yuvraj Singh | KXIP/ PWI | 43 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 48.84 | 48.84 |
| AC Gilchrist | DC/ KXIP | 61 | 28 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 45.90 | 54.10 |
| DPMD Jayawardene | KXIP/ KTK/ DD | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 43.75 | 56.25 |
| SC Ganguly | KKR/ PWI | 42 | 17 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 40.48 | 59.52 |
| R Dravid | RCB/ RR | 30 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 36.66 | 63.33 |
| KD Karthik | DD | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | 66.66 |
| SK Raina | CSK | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33.33 | 33.33 |
| KP Pietersen | RCB | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | 66.66 |
| KC Sangakkara | KXIP/ DC | 38 | 11 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 28.95 | 68.42 |
| BB McCullum | KKR | 13 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 23.08 | 69.23 |
| VVS Laxman | DC | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16.66 | 83.33 |
| JR Hopes | DD | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 66.66 |
| PA Patel | KTK | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 100.00 |
| SPD Smith | PWI | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 100.00 |
| SR Watson | RR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 100.00 |
| DJ Bravo | MI | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 100.00 |
Most appearances
| Player | For | Mts | Runs | Avg | Wkts | Avg | Ct/St |
| SK Raina | CSK | 81 | 2254 | 33.64 | 20 | 33.90 | 42 |
| RG Sharma | DC /MI | 78 | 1975 | 31.35 | 14 | 29.14 | 42 |
| MS Dhoni | CSK | 78 | 1783 | 37.15 | - | - | 32/17 |
| V Kohli | RCB | 77 | 1639 | 28.26 | 4 | 86.25 | 28 |
| S Badrinath | CSK | 77 | 1317 | 32.93 | - | - | 15 |
| RV Uthappa | MI /RCB/ PWI | 75 | 1538 | 26.98 | - | - | 41/10 |
| YK Pathan | RR / KKR | 75 | 1488 | 25.66 | 36 | 31.64 | 22 |
| JH Kallis | RCB / KKR | 74 | 1965 | 30.7 | 45 | 38.07 | 26 |
| KD Karthik | DD / KXIP /MI | 73 | 1231 | 24.14 | - | - | 36/15 |
| IK Pathan | KXIP / DD | 73 | 929 | 23.82 | 66 | 29.92 | 24 |
| G Gambhir | DD / KKR | 72 | 2065 | 33.31 | - | - | 12 |
| R Dravid | RCB /RR | 71 | 1703 | 27.92 | - | - | 15 |
| PP Chawla | KXIP | 71 | 337 | 13.48 | 73 | 24.92 | 21 |
| JA Morkel | CSK | 70 | 781 | 24.41 | 69 | 27.52 | 13 |
Youngest players
| Age | Player | Team |
| 17 years 179 days | P Sangwan | DD |
| 18 years 16 days | Unmukt Chand | DD |
| 18 years 39 days | Kamran Khan | RR |
| 18 years 94 days | Mandeep Singh | KKR |
| 18 years 117 days | SS Tiwary | MI |
| 18 years 139 days | A Mukund | CSK |
| 18 years 163 days | Iqbal Abdulla | KKR |
| 18 years 168 days | JD Unadkat | KKR |
| 18 years 170 days | MR Marsh | DC |
| 18 years 172 days | TM Srivastava | KXIP |
| 18 years 223 days | HS Bhatia | KKR |
| 18 years 232 days | MK Pandey | RCB |
Oldest players to make debut
| 41 years 65 days | GB Hogg | RR |
| 38 years 317 days | SB Joshi | RCB |
| 38 years 295 days | ST Jayasuriya | MI |
| 38 years 219 days | SK Warne | RR |
| 38 years 148 days | DR Martyn | RR |
| 38 years 74 days | DS Lehmann | RR |
| 38 years 70 days | GD McGrath | DD |
Most man of the match awards in a tournament
| Awards | Player | For | Year |
| 6 | CH Gayle | RCB | 2011 |
| 5 | SE Marsh | KXIP | 2008 |
| 5 | CH Gayle | RCB | 2012 |
| 4 | YK Pathan | RR | 2008 |
| 4 | SR Watson | RR | 2008 |
| 4 | SR Tendulkar | MI | 2010 |
Most man of the match awards
| Awards | Player | For | Mts | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| 12 | CH Gayle | KKR / RCB | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| 12 | YK Pathan | RR / KKR | 75 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | V Sehwag | DD | 66 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | SR Watson | RR | 39 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | SE Marsh | KXIP | 42 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | SR Tendulkar | MI | 63 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | G Gambhir | DD / KKR | 72 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | JH Kallis | RCB/KKR | 74 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | MS Dhoni | CSK | 77 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Umpires in most matches
| Mts | Umpire | Country |
| 44 | BR Doctrove | West Indies |
| 43 | SJA Taufel | Australia |
| 42 | RE Koertzen | South Africa |
| 37 | Asad Rauf | Pakistan |
| 36 | HDPK Dharmasena | Sri Lanka |
