Indian Premier League 2019
2019 · 8 teams · T20 cricket
Tournament Overview
Series Overview
The 2019 Indian Premier League — Season 12 — produced the closest final in the tournament's history. Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings, the two most successful franchises, faced each other at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. Mumbai batted first and posted 149/8 — a modest total but one that proved just sufficient. Chennai's chase was tense throughout, with MS Dhoni keeping CSK in the hunt deep into the innings. With the final over to bowl, Chennai needed more runs than they ultimately achieved. Lasith Malinga, one of the greatest death bowlers in cricket history, bowled the over with ice-cold precision, conceding just 1 run off the last delivery — leaving CSK 1 run short at 148. Mumbai had won their fourth IPL title by the narrowest margin. Andre Russell of Kolkata Knight Riders was the undisputed Player of the Tournament despite KKR not reaching the final — his 510 runs at a breathtaking strike rate of over 204 included match-defining cameos and cemented his reputation as the most feared T20 hitter of his generation. David Warner returned from a year-long ball-tampering ban to immediately dominate with 692 runs and the Orange Cap.
Key Highlights
- 1Mumbai Indians beat Chennai Super Kings by just 1 run in the closest IPL final in the tournament's history
- 2Lasith Malinga defended brilliantly in the final over — conceding only 1 run off the last ball to secure MI's fourth title
- 3Andre Russell was the Player of the Tournament despite KKR not reaching the final — his 510 runs at 204 strike rate was extraordinary
- 4David Warner won the Orange Cap with 692 runs, returning from a year's ban to dominate IPL batting
- 5Imran Tahir was the Purple Cap winner with 26 wickets — the veteran South African leg-spinner's finest IPL campaign