The 2019 Indian Premier League season (also known as IPL 12) was the twelfth season of the

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, a professional

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league established by the

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(BCCI) in 2007. At one point other countries were considered to host the tournament, due to the Indian general elections but eventually the tournament was played entirely in India with the season commencing on 23 March.

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's opening match at the

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was postponed from 2 to 5 June as the BCCI were directed to maintain a mandatory 15-day gap between the conclusion of IPL and India's subsequent international fixture as per Lodha Committee's recommendation. Delhi Daredevils were renamed as the

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, the franchise announced on 4 December 2018, and also released a new logo.

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were the defending champions who won their third title.

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defeated the

by 1 run to win the

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for their fourth title.

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won the Orange Cap for the leading run-scorer of the tournament with 692 runs.

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, of

, was awarded the Purple Cap for finishing as the leading wicket-taker of the tournament with 26 wickets.

Andre Russell Andre Dwayne Russell (born 29 April 1988), nicknamed Dre Russ, is a Jamaican international cricketer who plays international cricket for the West Indies and for Jamaica in domestic cricket as an all-rounder. He currently plays in various T20 l ...

Kolkata Knight Riders The Kolkata Knight Riders, also known as KKR, are a professional Twenty20 cricket team based in Kolkata, West Bengal, that competes in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The franchise is owned by actor Shah Rukh Khan, actress Juhi Chawla, and ...

was named the Most Valuable Player, and

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also of Kolkata Knight Riders was named the Emerging Player of the Tournament.

Personnel changes

The transfers and the retention lists for the season were announced in November 2018.

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and

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were the prominent names among the players being released.

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, the costliest Indian player in 2018 auction, was also released. The player auction was held on 18 December 2018 at

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and uncapped

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were the most expensive player at Rs 8.4 crore.

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was the most expensive foreign player at Rs 7.2 crore. Prominent players like

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and

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remained unsold.

Venues

Teams and standings

Points table

''("C" refers to the "Champions" of the Tournament. 'R'(Runner-up))''

Match summary

League stage

The full schedule of the 2019 season was published on the IPL website.

Matches

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Playoffs

Qualifier 1

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Eliminator

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Qualifier 2

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Final

Statistics

Most runs

*Source: ESPNcricinfo *

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received the

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Most wickets

*Source: ESPNcricinfo *

received the Purple Cap.

End of the season awards

*Source:

Controversies

Betting allegations

On 14 May 2022, the

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filed cases on three people–one from

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and two from

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–in connection with betting and alleged fixing of 2019 IPL matches. According to the first information report, the CBI received information that "a network of individuals involved in cricket betting were influencing the outcome of IPL based on inputs from

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References

External links

Series home at ESPNcricinfo
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Personnel changes

Venues

Teams and standings

Points table

Match summary

League stage

Matches

Playoffs

Qualifier 1

Eliminator

Qualifier 2

Final

Statistics

Most runs

Most wickets

End of the season awards

Controversies

Betting allegations

See also

References

External links