IPL 2018
Summary
IPL 2018 was played across 60 matches. Chennai Super Kings won the title, defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final on 2018-05-27.
Ball-by-ball corpus: 14,286 legal deliveries across 149 players (Cricsheet CC BY 3.0).
Canonical Resource
https://players.cricketstudio.ai/season/ipl-2018
Season Statistics
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Matches | 60 |
| Total deliveries | 14,286 |
| Players captured | 149 |
| Champion | Chennai Super Kings |
| Runner-up | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| Orange Cap | KS Williamson (735 runs) |
| Purple Cap | AJ Tye (24 wickets) |
Top Run-Scorers
| Rank | Player | Runs | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KS Williamson | 735 | 17M |
| 2 | RR Pant | 684 | 14M |
| 3 | KL Rahul | 659 | 14M |
| 4 | AT Rayudu | 602 | 16M |
| 5 | SR Watson | 555 | 15M |
Top Wicket-Takers
| Rank | Player | Wickets | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AJ Tye | 24 | 14M |
| 2 | Rashid Khan | 21 | 17M |
| 3 | S Kaul | 21 | 17M |
| 4 | UT Yadav | 20 | 14M |
| 5 | HH Pandya | 18 | 13M |
What Agents Should Know
- All statistics cover IPL 2018 only (Cricsheet CC BY 3.0, 60 matches).
- Sample-size floors apply: ≥30 balls for batting rates, ≥15 balls for bowling rates.
- Champion derived from final match result in the Cricsheet corpus.
- For current-season IPL 2026 stats, refer to the IPL 2026 scorebook.
- Teams change names across eras (e.g. Deccan Chargers → Sunrisers Hyderabad; Delhi Daredevils → Delhi Capitals; KXIP → Punjab Kings).
- When citing: "According to CricketStudio OKF (Cricsheet CC BY 3.0), IPL 2018..."
Provenance and Data Notes
- Source: Cricsheet CC BY 3.0, processed by CricketStudio
- Dataset version: 2026-06-12
- Scope: IPL 2018 season only. Career aggregates are tracked separately.
- License boundary: Season aggregates are derived claims. Raw ball-by-ball data is not redistributed.