2012 Indian Premier League
The 2012 Indian Premier League season, abbreviated as IPL 5 or the IPL 2012 or the DLF IPL 2012 (owing to title sponsorship reasons),[1] was the fifth season of the Indian Premier League, initiated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)[2] in 2007 with the first season played in 2008. The tournament began on 4 April and ended on 27 May 2012.[3] Kolkata Knight Riders were the winning team, beating defending champions Chennai Super Kings by five wickets in the final.[4] This season the number of teams in the league went from ten to nine with the termination of Kochi Tuskers Kerala.[5]
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| Dates | 4 April 2012 – 27 May 2012 |
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| Administrator(s) | Board of Control for Cricket in India |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and playoffs |
| Host(s) | India |
| Champions | Kolkata Knight Riders (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Chennai Super Kings |
| Participants | 9 |
| Matches | 76 |
| Player of the series | Sunil Narine (KKR) |
| Most runs | Chris Gayle (RCB) (733) |
| Most wickets | Morne Morkel (DD) (25) |
| Official website | www |
Despite a slow start, IPL 5 earned a higher[6] 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.[7] The IPL 2012 edition was the most competitive season of which produced many nail biting finishes. In the 2012 season, there were 19 matches which produced results in the last over, and a couple of them produced results in the last ball. There were also 6 matches in which team won by a margin of less than 10 runs.[8][9] 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.[10]
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 [11] Kolkata Knight Riders bowler Sunil Narine was Player of the Season.[12] This along with 2009, 2016, and 2021 are the only editions where a team topping the table at the end of league stage did not appear in the final.
Termination of Kochi
The IPL Committee terminated the Kochi Tuskers Kerala franchise after it breached the BCCI's terms of conditions. Under the terms of the agreement, each franchise has to submit a bank guarantee every year that covers the fee payable to the BCCI. The team, founded in 2010, was bought for ₹ 1,550 crore and the consortium has to pay a bank guarantee of ₹ 1.56 billion every year until 2020.[13] Despite this, the Tuskers' former players participated in this season's competition after being included in the players auction on 4 February 2012.
On 13 January, the BCCI asked the international players of Kochi Tuskers Kerala to register the individual court cases against the owners of the Kochi IPL team with the BCCI included as a party to each case.[14]
Venues
| Chennai | Mumbai | Pune | Kolkata |
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| Chennai Super Kings | Mumbai Indians | Pune Warriors India | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| M. A. Chidambaram Stadium | Wankhede Stadium | Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium | Eden Gardens |
| Capacity: 70,000 | Capacity: 45,000 | Capacity: 55,000 | Capacity: 1,00,000 |
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| Mohali | Bangalore | ||
| Kings XI Punjab | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ||
| PCA Stadium | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 55,000 | ||
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| Hyderabad | Delhi | ||
| Deccan Chargers | Delhi Daredevils | ||
| Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium | Feroz Shah Kotla | ||
| Capacity: 55,000 | Capacity: 48,000 | ||
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| Visakhapatnam | Jaipur | Cuttack | Dharamsala |
| Deccan Chargers | Rajasthan Royals | Deccan Chargers | Kings XI Punjab |
| ACA-VDCA Stadium | Sawai Mansingh Stadium | Barabati Stadium | HPCA Stadium |
| Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 45,000 | Capacity: 23,000 |
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Opening ceremony
The opening ceremony was held on 3 April night in Chennai at the YMCA Ground. The ceremony included some performances by Amitabh Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra, Kareena Kapoor, Salman Khan, Prabhu Deva, Colonial Cousins, and Katy Perry.[15] The opening game was held in the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, the home venue of the reigning champions Chennai Super Kings. The closing ceremony was also held at the same venue.[16]
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Teams and standings
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | Delhi Daredevils | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 0.617 |
| 2 | Kolkata Knight Riders C | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 0.561 |
| 3 | Mumbai Indians | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | −0.100 |
| 4 | Chennai Super Kings RU | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 0.100 |
| 5 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 17 | −0.022 |
| 6 | Kings XI Punjab | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 16 | −0.216 |
| 7 | Rajasthan Royals | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 0.201 |
| 8 | Deccan Chargers | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 9 | −0.509 |
| 9 | Pune Warriors India | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 8 | −0.551 |
- The top four teams qualified for the playoffs
- C refers to the eventual winners of the tournament, RU to the runners-up
Results
Group stage
| Home team won | Visitor team won |
- Note: Results listed are according to the home (horizontal) and visitor (vertical) teams.
- Note: Click on a result to see a summary of the match.
| Win | Loss | No result |
- Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
- Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (playoffs) to see the match summary.
Group stage
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Delhi Daredevils 100/2 (11.1 overs) | |
- Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain-shortened match. Match started at 22:30 and reduced to 12 overs per side.[18]
Kolkata Knight Riders 165/8 (20 overs) |
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- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
Royal Challengers Bangalore 205/8 (20 overs) |
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- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
Rajasthan Royals 195/2 (20 overs) |
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- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ajinkya Rahane smashed 6 consecutive fours off an S. Aravind over – which was a first for the IPL.[19]
Pune Warriors India 182/6 (20 overs) |
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- Pune Warriors India won the toss and elected to bat.
- Chris Gayle created the record for the most number of consecutive sixes during a match in IPL history where he hit Rahul Sharma for 5 consecutive sixes in a single over.[20]
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Royal Challengers Bangalore 166/5 (19.3 overs) | |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
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Kolkata Knight Riders 127/5 (19 overs) | |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
- The match had a delayed start, but was not shortened.[21]
Royal Challengers Bangalore 189/3 (20 overs) |
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- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
- The Man of the Match award was originally given to AB de Villiers, who then presented it to KP Appanna.
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- Match abandoned without a toss due to rain.
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- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
- Match abandoned without a ball bowled due to rain.
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Royal Challengers Bangalore 143/6 (20 overs) | |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
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Kolkata Knight Riders 140/5 (19.4 overs) | |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
- The Man of the Match award was originally given to Gautam Gambhir, who then presented it to Debabrata Das.[22]
Kings XI Punjab 170/5 (20 overs) |
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- Deccan Chargers won the toss and elected to field.
- Deccan Chargers were eliminated as a result of this match.
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Royal Challengers Bangalore 142/1 (18 overs) | |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
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Chennai Super Kings 127/6 (18.1 overs) | |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- Pune Warriors India were eliminated as a result of this match.
Royal Challengers Bangalore 173/3 (20 overs) |
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- Pune Warriors India won the toss and elected to field.
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Pune Warriors India 125/9 (20 overs) | |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ajit Chandila gets the first hat-trick of IPL 2012 and ninth overall.[23]
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Mumbai Indians 173/5 (19.4 overs) | |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
- The match started at 16:50 due to rain, but was not shortened. Also play was stopped for 8 minutes during Mumbai's chase as one of the light towers stopped working.[24]
Kings XI Punjab 136/8 (20 overs) |
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- Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.
- Delhi Daredevils qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match.
Chennai Super Kings 120/7 (20 overs) |
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- Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
- Kolkata Knight Riders qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match.
Rajasthan Royals 126/8 (20 overs) |
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- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rajasthan Royals were eliminated as a result of this match.
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Delhi Daredevils 145/4 (18.2 overs) | |
- Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to field.
- Mumbai Indians qualified for the playoffs, Kings Xi Punjab were eliminated, and Delhi Daredevils advanced to Qualifier 1 as a result of this match.
Kolkata Knight Riders 136/4 (20 overs) |
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- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kolkata Knight Riders advanced to Qualifier 1 as a result of this match.
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Royal Challengers Bangalore 123/9 (20 overs) | |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
- Chennai Super Kings qualified for the playoffs, and Royal Challengers Bangalore were eliminated as a result of this match.
Playoffs
On 15 March, it was announced that due to the municipal election in Delhi, the playoff schedule was being slightly altered.[25] The sites of 22 and 23 May matches were changed, with Pune now hosting the first qualifier on 22 May and Bengaluru hosting the eliminator on 23 May. Had the Royal Challengers Bangalore qualified for the playoffs, they would play the match in Bengaluru, switching which venue hosts which match if necessary.[26]
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| 22 May 2012 — Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune | 27 May 2012 — M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Delhi Daredevils | 144/8 (20 ov) | Q1W | Kolkata Knight Riders | 192/5 (19.4 ov) | ||||||||
| 2 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 162/4 (20 ov) | 25 May 2012 — M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | Q2W | Chennai Super Kings | 190/3 (20 ov) | |||||||
| Q1L | Delhi Daredevils | 136 (17 ov) | |||||||||||
| 23 May 2012 — M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | EW | Chennai Super Kings | 222/5 (20 ov) | ||||||||||
| 3 | Mumbai Indians | 149/9 (20 ov) | |||||||||||
| 4 | Chennai Super Kings | 187/5 (20 ov) | |||||||||||
Qualifier 1
Kolkata Knight Riders 162/4 (20 overs) |
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Delhi Daredevils 144/8 (20 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
Eliminator
Chennai Super Kings 187/5 (20 overs) |
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Mumbai Indians 149/9 (20 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
- Mahendra Singh Dhoni hit James Franklin for the tournament's biggest six, 112 metres.
Qualifier 2
Chennai Super Kings 222/5 (20 overs) |
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Delhi Daredevils 136 (17 overs) |
- Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to field.
Final
Chennai Super Kings 190/3 (20 overs) |
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Kolkata Knight Riders 192/5 (19.4 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the IPL Trophy title for the first time.
Statistics
Overall, 22,453 runs were scored at an average of 26.20. 857 wickets fell. Both the number of runs and of wickets were new IPL records.[27] Six centuries were scored.
Most runs
| Player[28] | Team | Inns | Runs | HS |
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| Chris Gayle | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 14 | 733 | 128 not out |
| Gautam Gambhir | Kolkata Knight Riders | 17 | 590 | 93 |
| Shikhar Dhawan | Deccan Chargers | 15 | 569 | 84 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | Rajasthan Royals | 16 | 560 | 103 not out |
| Virender Sehwag | Delhi Daredevils | 15 | 494 | 87 not out |
The leading run scorer of the league phase wore an orange cap while fielding.
Most wickets
| Player[29] | Team | Inns | Wkts | BBI |
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| Morné Morkel | Delhi Daredevils | 16 | 25 | 4/20 |
| Sunil Narine | Kolkata Knight Riders | 15 | 24 | 5/19 |
| Lasith Malinga | Mumbai Indians | 14 | 22 | 4/16 |
| Umesh Yadav | Delhi Daredevils | 17 | 19 | 3/19 |
| Vinay Kumar | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 14 | 19 | 3/22 |
The leading wicket taker of the league phase wore a purple cap while fielding.
Special awards
| Player | Team | Award | Value |
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| AB de Villiers | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Volkswagen Power Performance | Volkswagen Vento[30] |
| Mandeep Singh | Kings XI Punjab | Citi Rising Star | Hero Honda Karizma ZMR and ₹ 10,00,000[30] |
| David Hussey | Kings XI Punjab | King of Karbonn Kamaal Katches | ₹ 10,00,000[31] |
| Chris Gayle | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Orange Cap | ₹ 10,00,000[30] |
| Morné Morkel | Delhi Daredevils | Purple Cap | ₹ 10,00,000[30] |
| Rahul Dravid | Rajasthan Royals | Fairplay Award | —[30] |
| Sunil Narine | Kolkata Knight Riders | Golden Player | ₹ 10,00,000[30] |
Reception and controversies
Initial viewership
The first matches of the season had recorded an average Television Viewership Rating (TVR) of 3.76, 18.7% less than the previous season.[32] The viewership was also reportedly low for the opening ceremony with a rating of 1.3 TVR.[33] The decline was attributed to the number of matches being played, as the count stands at 76 among 9 teams.[34] The rating continued to fall as the cumulative number of people who tuned in to watch the first 16 games also declined from 127.40 million in 2011 to 122.44 million.
However, despite this slow start, IPL 5 garnered 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.[7]
Spot fixing
On 14 May 2012, an Indian news channel India TV aired a sting operation that accused five players involved in spot fixing. Reacting to the news, Chief manager of Indian Premier League Rajiv Shukla immediately suspended all five:[10] Mohnish Mishra, Shalabh Srivastava, TP Sudhindra, Amit Yadav, and Abhinav Bali (none of whom had played international cricket).[35] However, the report went on to claim that none of the cricketers were found guilty. On the reliability of the report, Rajat Sharma, the editor-in-chief of news channel India TV quoted that the channel had no doubts about the authenticity of the sting operation and prepared to go to court.[36]
Mohnish Mishra who was part of Pune Warriors India team for the season, admitted to have said that franchises pay black money, in a sting operation. Mishra was caught on tape saying that franchisees paid them black money and that he had received ₹15 million (US$190,000) from the later, among which ₹12 million (US$150,000)[37] was black money.[38][39] He was also suspended from his team.[40]
Other charges
- 9 April: Sharukh Khan, owner of the Kolkata Knight Riders, was served a notice by the Rajasthan Police for smoking in public. Khan was caught smoking on camera during a match between the Kolkata Knight Riders, the IPL team he owns, and the Rajasthan Royals on 8 April.[41]
- 16 May: Shahrukh Khan, owner of the Kolkata Knight Riders, received a five-year ban from the Wankhede Stadium for arguing with security at the ground after a match.[42]
- 18 May: Luke Pomersbach, a Royal Challengers Bangalore batsman, was arrested on charges of molesting an American woman.[43] He was later granted interim bail.[44]
- 20 May: Rahul Sharma and Wayne Parnell, Pune Warriors India players, were detained by Mumbai Police along with hundreds at a rave party bust.[45][46]
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