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Indian Premier League 2012

Kolkata Knight Riders were the team to beat in IPL 2012, seeing off Chennai Super Kings in the Chennai final to claim their 1st title. Over 76 matches, Chris Gayle (RCB) stacked 733 runs and Morne Morkel (DC) struck 25 times — the season's standout bat and ball.

IPL 2012 Final

Chennai·27 May
Champion
KKR 1st Title
Kolkata Knight Riders
Runner-up
CSK Chennai Super Kings
KKR won by 5 wickets to lift their 1st IPL title

IPL 2012 Orange Cap, Purple Cap & Highest Score

Orange Cap
Chris Gayle
733 runs · 14 matches
Purple Cap
Morne Morkel
25 wkts · econ 7.19
Highest Score
Chris Gayle
128* · vs RCB
Matches
76
This season
Teams
9
Participating
Cities
12
Venues hosted

IPL 2012 Points Table

IPL 2012 Points Table
Team
P ↕
W ↕
L ↕
NR ↕
Pts ↕
NRR ↕
DC 🏆 16 11 5 0 22 +0.617
KKR 🥈 16 10 5 1 21 +0.561
MI ⚡ 16 10 6 0 20 -0.100
CSK 16 8 7 1 17 +0.100
RCB 16 8 7 1 17 -0.022
PBKS 16 8 8 0 16 -0.216
RR 16 7 9 0 14 +0.201
DCH 16 4 11 1 9 -0.509
PWI ✕ 16 4 12 0 8 -0.551

marks a franchise that no longer plays in the IPL. Its results stand — the club does not.

League Stage

Delhi Capitals finished top with 22 points

Final league table after all 76 matches of IPL 2012. Teams are ranked by points — two for a win, one for a no result. Sides level on points are separated first by wins, then by net run rate, following IPL playing conditions. NRR uses the official formula, with the all-out and DLS rules applied.

Top Run Scorers in IPL 2012

Top Run Scorers in IPL 2012
Player ↕
Team
M ↕
Runs ↕
Highest ↕
Avg ↕
SR ↕
Chris Gayle RCB 14 733 128* 61.1 160.7
Gautam Gambhir KKR 17 590 93 36.9 143.6
Shikhar Dhawan DCH 15 569 84 40.6 129.6
Ajinkya Rahane RR 16 560 103* 40 129.3
Virender Sehwag DD 16 495 87* 33 161.2

Ranked by total runs across all matches in IPL 2012, with each player's highest individual score, batting average and strike rate for the season.