Indian Premier League 2012

The 2012 Indian Premier League season, abbreviated as IPL 5 or the IPL 2012 or the DLF IPL 2012 (owing to title sponsorship reasons), was the fifth season of the Indian Premier League, initiated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2007 with the first season played in 2008. The tournament began on 4 April and ended on 27 May 2012. Kolkata Knight Riders were the winning team, beating defending champions Chennai Super Kings by five wickets in the final. This season the number of teams in the league went from ten to nine with the termination of Kochi Tuskers Kerala.

Despite a slow start, IPL 5 earned a higher cumulative viewership than any previous edition of the IPL.[7] The cumulative reach for 74 IPL 5 matches was recorded at 163 million against 162 million for 73 matches in IPL 4, and the final match had a higher reach than any previous final. This edition of the IPL has been the most competitive with 19 matches in which team won in the last over and 6 matches in which team won by a margin of less than 10 runs. Near the end of the season, the season faced various hurdles including a spot fixing case, which allegedly included 5 players caught on a sting operation carried on by a local news channel.

The top four teams of the tournament (Kolkata Knight Riders, Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Daredevils and Mumbai Indians) represented India in the 2012 Champions League Twenty20. The Fair Play Award was won by Rajasthan Royals, while Kings XI Punjab batsman Mandeep Singh was named the tournament's "Rising Star" and Kolkata Knight Riders bowler Sunil Narine was Player of the Season.

Administrator(s)	BCCI
Cricket format	Twenty20
Tournament format(s)	Double round robin and playoffs
Host(s)	India
Champions	Kolkata Knight Riders
Participants	9
Matches played	76
Man of the Series	Sunil Narine (KKR)
Most runs	Chris Gayle (RCB) (733)
Most wickets	Morne Morkel (DD) (26)

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IPL Twenty20 Winners List

YEAR	WINNER	RUNNER UP
Indian Premier League 2008	Rajasthan Royals	Chennai Super Kings
Indian Premier League 2009	Deccan Chargers	Royal Challengers Bangalore
Indian Premier League 2010	Chennai Super Kings	Mumbai Indians
Indian Premier League 2011	Chennai Super Kings	Royal Challengers Bangalore
Indian Premier League 2012	Kolkata Knight Riders	Chennai Super Kings
Indian Premier League 2013	-	-

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