Indian Premier League is the brainchild of Lalit Kumar Modi which is going to organize the twelfth season this year. In 2014, it was the most-attended cricket league and sixth most-attended league (among all sports) in the world. In adherence to a report published by BCCI, IPL 2015 had contributed US$ 182 million (INR 11.5 billion) to the GDP of the Indian economy. However, the brand value of IPL 2018 was US$6.3 billion which speaks about its ever-increasing popularity. Here we go with the winners of eleven IPL seasons.
IPL 2008
Numbers of Teams: 8
Winner: Rajasthan Royals
Runner-up: Chennai Super Kings
Winning margin: Won by 3 wickets
Final Venue: DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai
Player of the series: Shane Watson (Rajasthan Royals)
IPL 2009
Numbers of Teams: 8
Winner: Deccan Chargers
Runner-up: Royal Challengers Bangalore
Winning margin: Won by 6 runs
Final Venue: Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg (South Africa)
Player of the series: Adam Gilchrist (Deccan Chargers)
IPL 2010
Numbers of Teams: 8
Winner: Chennai Super Kings
Runner-up: Mumbai Indians
Winning margin: Won by 22 runs
Final Venue: DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai
Player of the series: Sachin Tendulkar (Mumbai Indians)
IPL 2011
Numbers of Teams: 10
Winner: Chennai Super Kings
Runner-up: Royal Challengers Bangalore
Winning margin: Won by 58 runs
Final Venue: M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Player of the series: Chris Gayle (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
IPL 2012
Numbers of Teams: 9
Winner: Kolkata Knight Riders
Runner-up: Chennai Super Kings
Winning margin: Won by 5 wickets
Final Venue: M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Player of the series: Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders)
IPL 2013
Numbers of Teams: 9
Winner: Mumbai Indians
Runner-up: Chennai Super Kings
Winning margin: Won by 23 runs
Final Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Player of the series: Shane Watson (Chennai Super Kings)
IPL 2014
Numbers of Teams: 8
Winner: Kolkata Knight Riders
Runner-up: Kings XI Punjab
Winning margin: Won by 3 wickets
Final Venue: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Player of the series: Glenn Maxwell (Kings XI Punjab)
IPL 2015
Numbers of Teams: 8
Winner: Mumbai Indians
Runner-up: Chennai Super Kings
Winning margin: Won by 48 runs
Final Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Player of the series: Andre Russell (Kolkata Knight Riders)
IPL 2016
Numbers of Teams: 8
Winner: Sunrisers Hyderabad
Runner-up: Royal Challengers Bangalore
Winning margin: Won by 8 runs
Final Venue: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Player of the series: Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
IPL 2017
Numbers of Teams: 8
Winner: Mumbai Indians
Runner-up: Rising Pune Supergiant
Winning margin: Won by 1 run
Final Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
Player of the series: Ben Stokes (Rising Pune Supergiant)
IPL 2018
Numbers of Teams: 8
Winner: Chennai Super Kings
Runner-up: Sunrisers Hyderabad
Winning margin: Won by 8 wickets
Final Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Player of the series: Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders)
