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Duration: 28 March- 31 May 2026.
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Organizer: Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)
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Participants: 10 teams
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Total Matches: 74 matches across various Indian cities.
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Final Match Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad (31 May)
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Final Match: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) defeated Gujarat Titans (GT) by 5 wickets to win their second consecutive title (2025 and 2026).
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Captain Rajat Patidar became only the third captain to lead his team to back to back titles. (Other 2: MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma).
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Winner: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (₹20 Crore- Prize money)- Chased down the target, scoring 161 runs for 5 wickets in 18 overs (Captain: Rajat Patidar).
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Runner-up: Gujarat Titans (₹12.5 Crore)- Scored 155 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs while batting first (Captain: Shubman Gill).
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Player of the Match: Virat Kohli (RCB) (75 runs) - ₹5 Lakh
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Playoff Qualifiers: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), Gujarat Titans (GT), Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), and Rajasthan Royals (RR).
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Major Awards & Prize Money
- Purple Cap (Most Wickets): Kagiso Rabada (Gujarat Titans) – 29 wickets (₹10 Lakh)
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Fair Play Award: Punjab Kings (₹10 Lakh)
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Catch of the Season: Manish Pandey (Kolkata Knight Riders) — ₹10 Lakh
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Best Pitch: Eden Gardens, Kolkata (₹10 Lakh)
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Vaibhav Suryavanshi's Achievements
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Orange Cap (Most Runs): 776 runs (₹10 Lakh)
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Most Valuable Player (MVP): ₹15 Lakh
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Emerging Player of the Season: ₹10 Lakh
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Super Striker: (Strike Rate: 237.31) ₹10 Lakh and a Car (Tata Sierra)
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Most Sixes: ₹10 Lakh (72 sixes)
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Other Stats
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Average: 48.50
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Centuries: 1 (Highest Score: 103)
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Half-Centuries: 5
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Total Fours: 63 fours
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About IPL
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Founded: 2008
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Most Successful Teams: Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians - 5 titles each.
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