The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a domestic, annual Twenty 20 franchise cricket tournament, which is organised by the IPL governing council under the guidance of BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India). 

Established in 2008, it is the most-watched Twenty20 tournament globally. It attracted 22.9 crore television viewers in the 1st week of the 15th edition of the tournament. The Indian Premier League is also the second-best-paying sports league in the world which attracts famous cricketers across the globe and their fans. Therefore, it is natural for the tournament to have such immense popularity. 

IPL involves ten teams and features a double round-robin format, meaning each team plays all the other teams twice, home and away.  To date, the tournament has witnessed 15 editions, each season being more gripping, larger-than-life and splendid compared to the last. 

As such, it isn’t wrong for fans and critics to believe that the upcoming 16th edition of IPL will be grander than the last. That said, let’s look at the IPL winners list from 2022 to 2008.

IPL Winner List From 2008-2022

It is common knowledge that IPL has witnessed 15 seasons until now. While Rajasthan Royals (RR) won the inaugural IPL trophy in 2008, Gujarat Titans (GT) became the winner in 2022 during their league debut. In the fifteen league seasons till now, Mumbai Indians (MI) have won the league title the maximum number of times. 

MI has won the league title five times with Chennai Super Kings (CSK) following closely with four league titles. On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have become the league champions two times, while RRR, SRH, Deccan Chargers and GT have won the league championship one time each.

It would be interesting to see if CSK is able to equal the league championship win record with MI or if the IPL 2023 will witness the rise of a new league champion. 

IPL 2022 Winner – Gujarat Titans

Gujarat Titans are the latest addition to the T20 Indian Premier League winners list since 2008. GT clinched the trophy by defeating Rajasthan Royals (RR) by seven wickets after they chased the target of 131 runs in just 18.1 overs.

Hardik Pandya, the captain of Gujarat Titans, won the Man of the match award for taking three wickets with 17 runs in his four overs and scoring 34 runs in 30 balls with the bat.

IPL 2021 Winner – Chennai Super Kings

In IPL 2021, CSK won the league championship for the 4th time as they defeated Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 27 runs. CSK set a high target of 192 runs for KKR to chase, which they failed to achieve. 

Faf du Plessis from CSK won the title of Man of the match for scoring 86 runs from 59 balls. Shardul Thakur of CSK led the bowling attack and became the highest wicket-taker after bagging three wickets for 38 runs.

IPL 2020 Winner – Mumbai Indians

In 2020, MI won for the 5th and record time by defeating Delhi Capitals (DC) with five wickets. Trent Boult from MI became Player of the Match taking three wickets in 4 overs. MI also won Paytm Fair Play Award in this particular year.

While Ishan Kishan scored the most runs for Mumbai Indians, Kagiso Rabada from DC earned the purple cap.

IPL 2019 Winner – Mumbai Indians

In 2019, Mumbai Indians won their 4th championship title by defeating CSK by 1 run. This was the third time when MI defeated CSK in the IPL final. Jasprit Bumrah from MI won the Man of the match title for taking two wickets for 14 runs in 4 overs. Deepak Chahar and Shane Watson of CSK were the season’s top performers. 

IPL 2018 Winner – Chennai Super Kings

In 2018, CSK also won for the 3rd time by eight wickets defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). CSK was able to chase the huge target of 178 runs. Shane Watson from CSK became the Man of the match for his unbeatable innings of 117 runs in just 57 balls. The top performers were the bowlers of CSK.

IPL 2017 Winner – Mumbai Indians

In 2017, MI won for the 3rd time after defeating Rising Pune Supergiants (RPS) by one run. Krunal Pandya from Mumbai Indians won the title of Man of the match for his innings of 47 runs. Although Mumbai Indians had made only 129 runs, they still defeated RPS. 

IPL 2016 Winner – Sunrisers Hyderabad

In 2016, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) stepped into the IPL Winners list by defeating Royal Challengers Bangalore by eight runs. They won the league title under the captaincy of David Warner after they set a target score of 208 runs for Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Ben Cutting from SRH won the title of Man of the match as he made 69 runs in 38 balls and bagged two wickets. Virat Kohli of RCB was the season’s top performer and won the orange cap.

IPL 2015 Winner – Mumbai Indians

In 2015, Mumbai Indians (MI) again won by 41 runs defeating CSK for the second time. The captain of MI, Rohit Sharma, won the Man of the Match title for making 50 runs in 26 balls. Dwayne Bravo of CSK won the purple cap for the leading wicket-taker. The top performers of MI were Simmons, Ambati Rayadu, Malinga and Kieron Pollard.

IPL 2014 Winner – Kolkata Knight Riders

In 2014, KKR won by three wickets defeating Kings XI Punjab, now known as Punjab Kings (PBKS). KKR was the only team like CSK who had won the title more than once. Robin Uthappa from KKR, won the orange cap for scoring 660 runs in 16 innings. Manish Pandey from KKR scored a brilliant 94 runs from 50 balls to chase a huge total of 199 runs and won the Man of the match title. 

IPL 2013 Winner – Mumbai Indians

In the 5th season of the IPL, Mumbai Indians joined the IPL Winners list by 23 runs defeating CSK under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma. MI’s batsman Kieron Pollard was awarded Man of the match for his unbeaten innings of 60 runs in 32 balls. CSK had to chase the target of 148 runs. The top performers were Lasith Malinga, Mitchell Johnson and Ambati Rayadu.

IPL 2012 Winner – Kolkata Knight Riders

In the 4th season, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) secured themselves a spot in the IPL winners list defeating CSK by five wickets, who had been former champions for the last couple of years. KKR had chased the high score of 190 runs with a stunning performance by Mavindra Bisla, who made 89 runs in just 48 balls; therefore, was awarded Man of the match.

The top performer of the match was Suresh Raina of CSK as he had made 73 runs in 38 balls. Chris Gayle won the orange cap for RCB.

IPL 2011 Winner – Chennai Super Kings

CSK topped the IPL cup winners list again in 2011, under the captaincy of Captain Cool, MS Dhoni. They defeated RCB by 58 runs. Murali Vijay of CSK performed a stunning knock of 95 runs to become the Man of the match. 

The top performers were batsman Hussey and Murali Vijay for their impressive 159-run opening partnership. CSK bowler Ravichandran Ashwin took three wickets for 16 runs of RCB. Moreover, RCB batsman Chris Gayle was the top scorer in the 4th IPL edition. 

IPL 2010 Winner – Chennai Super Kings

In 2010, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) became the IPL winners defeating Mumbai Indians (MI) under the captaincy of MS Dhoni by 22 runs. Suresh Raina of CSK received the Man of the Match title for his knock of 57 runs not out from 35 balls and taking one wicket. The top performer was MI bowler Dilhara Fernando who took two wickets for 23 runs for CSK.

IPL 2009 Winner – Deccan Chargers

In the 2009 IPL final match, Deccan Chargers (DC), now known as Sunrisers Hyderabad, became the IPL winners by defeating Royal Challengers by 6 runs under the captaincy of Adam Gilchrist who was also the player of the series. The Man of the match title was awarded to Anil Kumble of RR who took four wickets of DC and conceded just 16 runs. Herschelle Gibbs was the top scorer of DC with a batting of 53 runs. 

IPL 2008 Winner – Rajasthan Royals

In the first year of the T20 Premier League, Rajasthan Royals (RR) became the IPL winners defeating Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by three wickets. Shane Warne, the captain of RR, became the player of the season. Yusuf Pathan became Man of the match for taking three CSK wickets and scoring 56 runs out of 39 balls. Bowler Sohail Tanvir of RR also won the IPL Purple Cap.

Conclusion

This is the IPL winners’ list from 2008. While Mumbai Indians (MI) currently tops the IPL winner list all season as they have won the IPL tournament five times across 15 seasons, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have lifted the IPL trophy four times. 

Moreover, now that the surprising auctions for the upcoming IPL edition along with the decision on venues and schedule are done, it will be interesting to see who will be the latest addition to the list of IPL finalists since 2008 besides becoming the league champions for the 2023 edition. 

Would Delhi Capitals or Royal Challengers Bangalore win the title so they could bring their dream of league champion to fruition or will CSK equal MI’s record of winning the most number of IPL trophies since 2008? There are numerous questions in every cricket fan’s mind; nevertheless, they all will be answered in due time, starting from 31st March, 2023.