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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 |
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]
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 (3rd) | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 0.617 |
| 2 | Kolkata Knight Riders (C) | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 0.561 |
| 3 | Mumbai Indians (4th) | 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
(H) Chennai Super Kings
112 (19.5 overs) |
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Mumbai Indians
115/2 (16.5 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Kolkata Knight Riders
97/9 (12 overs) |
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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]
Pune Warriors India
129/9 (20 overs) |
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Mumbai Indians (H)
101/9 (20 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Rajasthan Royals
191/4 (20 overs) |
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Kings XI Punjab
160/9 (20 overs) |
- Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Royal Challengers Bangalore
157/8 (20 overs) |
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Delhi Daredevils
137/7 (20 overs) |
- Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to field.
Chennai Super Kings
193/6 (20 overs) |
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Deccan Chargers (H)
119 (17.1 overs) |
- Deccan Chargers won the toss and elected to field.