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The 2009 Indian Premier League final was a day/night Twenty20 cricket match played between the Deccan Chargers and the Royal Challengers Bangalore on 24 May 2009 at the New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg to determine the winner of the 2009 Indian Premier League, a professional Twenty20 cricket league in India.
The team that wins the final match is crowned the Indian Premier League champion. [ 18 ] Altogether, thirteen teams have played in the past ten seasons of the IPL tournament.
The 2009 Indian Premier League season, abbreviated as IPL 2 or the 2009 IPL, was the second season of the Indian Premier League, established by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2007. The tournament was hosted by South Africa and was played between 18 [1] April and 24 May 2009. [2]
Only players who have played fewer than 5 Tests, 20 One Day Internationals, and 25 IPL matches at the start of the season are eligible for the award and can only win the award once. [83] So far, the only foreign player to win the award is the Bangladeshi pacer Mustafizur Rahman, in 2016 season.
The Orange Cap is awarded to the top run-scorer in the IPL during a season. It is an ongoing competition with the leader wearing the cap throughout the tournament until the final game, with the eventual winner keeping the cap for the season. [41] The Purple Cap is awarded to the top wicket-taker in the IPL during a season. It is an ongoing ...
The aftermath of the attack led to the unofficial exclusion of Pakistani players from playing in the IPL, as none of them were picked by any team during the 2009 IPL auction. [162] While they had been selected by several teams for the inaugural IPL season (2008), their contracts were terminated before the 2009 edition.
The rivalry between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore is one of the oldest in the IPL. The inaugural match of IPL was played between both the teams in which KKR won by 140 runs due to a 158* off just 73 balls by Brendon McCullum. [149] In the IPL 2009, RCB won in both encounters against Knight Riders. During the second time ...
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) is a franchise cricket team based in Bangalore, India, which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They were one of the eight teams that competed in the 2009 Indian Premier League. They were captained by Kevin Pietersen. Royal Challengers Bangalore finished runners-up in the IPL and qualified for the ...