IPL 2022: Gujarat Titans Win Title in Debut Season, Jos Buttler Scores 863 Runs, Yuzvendra Chahal Takes Record 27 Wickets
Gujarat Titans won the 2022 IPL on 29 May 2022 at Narendra Modi Stadium, beating Rajasthan Royals by 7 wickets in their inaugural season. Hardik Pandya was Player of the Match. Jos Buttler won Orange Cap with 863 runs; Yuzvendra Chahal set an IPL spinner record with 27 wickets.
Gujarat Titans won the 2022 Indian Premier League on 29 May 2022 at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad — in their debut season as a franchise. Gujarat restricted Rajasthan Royals to 130/9 then chased it down in 18.1 overs at 133/3, winning by 7 wickets. Hardik Pandya — Gujarat's captain and the player primarily responsible for building the franchise from its inception — was Player of the Match in the final. Gujarat Titans became only the second team in IPL history to win the championship in their inaugural season, following Kolkata Knight Riders (2012).
Jos Buttler: 863 Runs and Four Centuries in One Season
Jos Buttler (Rajasthan Royals) won the 2022 IPL Orange Cap with 863 runs in 17 matches — the second-highest individual tally in a single IPL season (behind Virat Kohli's record 973 runs in 2016). Buttler's 863 runs included four centuries — a record for centuries in a single IPL season — showing a level of batting consistency that placed him among the greatest individual seasonal performances in the tournament's history. He was named Player of the Tournament for IPL 2022. The remarkable detail is that despite Buttler's extraordinary individual campaign, Rajasthan Royals lost the final — meaning the IPL's best individual batter in 2022 finished on the losing side.
Yuzvendra Chahal: IPL Record for a Spinner with 27 Wickets
Yuzvendra Chahal (Rajasthan Royals) won the 2022 IPL Purple Cap with 27 wickets — setting the record for the most wickets by a spinner in a single IPL season. Chahal, India's right-arm leg-spinner who has been one of the most effective slow bowlers in Indian domestic and T20I cricket across multiple seasons, produced a wicket-taking campaign that outpaced every other bowler in the competition. His 27 wickets at 19.76 across 17 matches confirmed Rajasthan's bowling attack as competitive even in a final they lost — both their Orange Cap batter and Purple Cap bowler played for the defeated finalist.
IPL 2022 in Context
IPL 2022 was the first season with 10 teams — the expanded format that increased the total matches played and gave two new franchises (Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants) their first opportunity to compete. The expanded season provided more cricket, more data, and ultimately a final where one of the new entrants (Gujarat Titans) won in the most emphatic possible fashion — a debut-season championship. Rajasthan Royals' runner-up finish, despite Buttler and Chahal's individual dominance, reflected the unpredictable nature of franchise T20 where team balance in the finals can offset any individual's statistical excellence.
Frequently asked questions
Who won the IPL 2022?
Gujarat Titans won IPL 2022, beating Rajasthan Royals by 7 wickets at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on 29 May 2022. It was Gujarat Titans' debut IPL season. Hardik Pandya was Player of the Match in the final.
Who won Orange Cap and Purple Cap in IPL 2022?
Jos Buttler (Rajasthan Royals) won the Orange Cap with 863 runs — the second-highest tally in a single IPL season, including four centuries. Yuzvendra Chahal (Rajasthan Royals) won the Purple Cap with 27 wickets — an IPL record for a spinner. Both awards went to players from the defeated finalist.
Has any team won the IPL in their debut season?
Two teams have won the IPL in their debut season: Kolkata Knight Riders (in 2012, their first season after the original eight-team competition began in 2008) and Gujarat Titans (in 2022, their first season as one of two new franchises added when the IPL expanded to 10 teams).