The 2019 season of the

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, also known as IPL 12, was the twelfth season of the IPL, a professional

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league established by the

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(BCCI) in 2007. At one point other countries were considered to host the tournament, due to the Indian general elections but eventually the tournament was played entirely in India with the season commencing on 23 March.

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's opening match at the

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was postponed from 2 to 5 June as the BCCI were directed to maintain a mandatory 15-day gap between the conclusion of IPL and India's subsequent international fixture as per Lodha Committee's recommendation. Delhi Daredevils were renamed as the

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, the franchise announced on 4 December 2018, and also released a new logo.

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were the defending champions.

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defeated the

by 1 run to win the

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for their fourth title. David Warner won the Orange Cap for the leading run-scorer of the tournament with 692 runs.

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, of

, was awarded the Purple Cap for finishing as the leading wicket-taker of the tournament with 26 wickets.

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was named the Most Valuable Player, and

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also of Kolkata Knight Riders was named the Emerging Player of the Tournament.

Personnel changes

The transfers and the retention lists for the season were announced in November 2018.

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and

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were the prominent names among the players being released.

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, the costliest Indian player in 2018 auction, was also released. The player auction was held on 18 December 2018 at

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Jaipur

and uncapped

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were the most expensive player at Rs 8.4 crore.

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was the most expensive foreign player at Rs 7.2 crore. Prominent players like

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and

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remained unsold.

Venues

Teams and standings

League table

''("C" refers to the "Champions" of the Tournament. 'RU'(2nd Position), '3' and '4' are the positions of the respective teams in the tournament.)''

Match summary

League stage

The full schedule of the 2019 season was published on the IPL website.

Matches

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Playoffs

Preliminary

;Qualifier 1 ---- ;Eliminator ---- ;Qualifier 2 ----

Final

Statistics

Most runs

* David Warner of

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received the

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Most wickets

received the

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End of the season awards

* Source:

References

External links

Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
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