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Chennai Super Kings became champions for the second time by defeating Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2011.
IPL 2011 Recap: In IPL 2010, Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s team Chennai Super Kings won the first title by defeating Mumbai Indians. In IPL 2011 also, the defending champion entered with full enthusiasm and won the second title. Before IPL 2011, no team had won two consecutive seasons. IPL 2011 was played from 8 April 2011 to 28 May 2011 in India. The 17th season of IPL is going to start from 22 March 2024, let us tell you the things related to the fourth season of IPL-
10 teams took part in IPL 2011
In IPL 2011, two new teams Pune Warriors India and Kochi Tuskers Kerala joined the league. All 10 teams played matches in their home grounds. 10 teams were divided into two groups, in Group-A – Deccan Chargers, Delhi Daredevils, Kings 11 Punjab, Mumbai Indians, Pune Warriors India and in Group-B – Chennai Super Kings, Kochi Tuskers Kerala, Kolkata Knight Riders, Rajasthan. Royals, Royal Challengers Bangalore were included.
Take a look at the home grounds of all 10 teams
- Chennai Super Kings – M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk
- Mumbai Indians-Wankhede Stadium
- Kochi Tuskers Kerala – Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi and Holkar Stadium, Indore
- Kolkata Knight Riders – Eden Garden
- Kings 11 Punjab -PCA Stadium, Mohali and Dharamshala
- Royal Challengers Bangalore – M. Chinnaswamy Stadium
- Deccan Chargers-Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
- Delhi Daredevils – Firoz Shah Kotla
- Rajasthan Royals-Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
- Pune Warriors India -DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai
IPL 2011 points table
| 1 | B | Chennai Super Kings | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.443 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | B | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 0.326 |
| 3 | A | Mumbai Indians | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.040 |
| 4 | B | Kolkata Knight Riders | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0.433 |
| 5 | A | Kings 11 Punjab | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.051 |
| 6 | B | Rajasthan Royals | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 13 | −0.691 |
| 7 | A | Deccan Chargers | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0.222 |
| 8 | B | Kochi Tuskers Kerala | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.214 |
| 9 | A | Pune Warriors India | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 9 | −0.134 |
| 10 | A | Delhi Daredevils | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 9 | −0.448 |
IPL 2011 Recap: Chennai Super Kings became champions for the second time by defeating Royal Challengers Bangalore.
IPL 2011 Final on 28th May at M.A. Played at Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk. Batting first, Chennai Super Kings scored 205 runs at the loss of 5 wickets. Murali Vijay played the highest innings of 95 runs in 52 balls for the team. While chasing the target, Royal Challengers Bangalore could score only 147 runs at the loss of 8 wickets. Ravichandran Ashwin took the maximum of 3 wickets for 16 runs in 4 overs.
IPL 2011 Orange Cap Winner
Royal Challengers Bangalore batsman Chris Gayle won the Orange Cap in IPL 2011. Chris Gayle scored 608 runs in 12 matches at an average of 67.55. Chris Gayle’s highest score was 107 runs. Whereas Virat Kohli was at second position after scoring 557 runs in 16 matches.
| batsman | Team | Run | Turn | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chris gayle | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 608 | 12 | 12 | 107 |
| Virat Kohli | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 557 | 16 | 16 | 71 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | Mumbai Indians | 553 | 16 | 16 | 100* |
| shaun marsh | Kings 11 Punjab | 504 | 13 | 14 | 95 |
| michael hussey | Chennai Super Kings | 492 | 14 | 14 | 83* |
IPL 2011 Purple Cap Winner
Mumbai Indians bowler Lasith Malinga won the Purple Cap in IPL 2011. Lasith Malinga won the Purple Cap by taking 28 wickets in 16 matches. Lasith Malinga’s best performance was 5-13.
| bowler | Team | Wicket | the best | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lasith Malinga | Mumbai Indians | 28 | 16 | 5/13 |
| Munaf Patel | Mumbai Indians | 22 | 15 | 5/21 |
| Sreesanth Arvind | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 21 | 13 | 4/14 |
| R Ashwin | Chennai Super Kings | 20 | 16 | 3/16 |
| Amit Mishra | Deccan Chargers | 19 | 14 | 4/9 |
