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Indian Premier League 2021

Chennai Super Kings were the team to beat in IPL 2021, seeing off Kolkata Knight Riders in the Dubai final to claim their 4th title. Over 60 matches, Ruturaj Gaikwad (CSK) stacked 635 runs and Harshal Patel (RCB) struck 32 times — the season's standout bat and ball.

IPL 2021 Final

Dubai·15 Oct
Champion
CSK 4th Title
Chennai Super Kings
Runner-up
KKR Kolkata Knight Riders
CSK won by 27 runs to lift their 4th IPL title

IPL 2021 Orange Cap, Purple Cap & Highest Score

Orange Cap
Ruturaj Gaikwad
635 runs · 16 matches
Purple Cap
Harshal Patel
32 wkts · econ 8.15
Highest Score
Jos Buttler
124 · vs SRH
Matches
60
This season
Teams
8
Participating
Cities
7
Venues hosted

IPL 2021 Points Table

IPL 2021 Points Table
Team
P ↕
W ↕
L ↕
NR ↕
Pts ↕
NRR ↕
DC 🏆 14 10 4 0 20 +0.481
CSK 🥈 14 9 5 0 18 +0.455
RCB ⚡ 14 9 5 0 18 -0.140
KKR 14 7 7 0 14 +0.587
MI 14 7 7 0 14 +0.116
PBKS 14 6 8 0 12 -0.001
RR 14 5 9 0 10 -0.993
SRH 14 3 11 0 6 -0.545
League Stage

Delhi Capitals finished top with 20 points

Final league table after all 60 matches of IPL 2021. 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 2021

Top Run Scorers in IPL 2021
Player ↕
Team
M ↕
Runs ↕
Highest ↕
Avg ↕
SR ↕
Ruturaj Gaikwad CSK 16 635 101* 45.4 136.3
Faf du Plessis CSK 16 633 95* 45.2 138.2
KL Rahul PBKS 13 626 98* 62.6 138.8
Shikhar Dhawan DC 16 587 92 39.1 124.6
Glenn Maxwell RCB 14 513 78 42.8 144.1

Ranked by total runs across all matches in IPL 2021, with each player's highest individual score, batting average and strike rate for the season.