IPL 2021
Summary
IPL 2021 was played across 60 matches. Chennai Super Kings won the title, defeating Kolkata Knight Riders in the final on 2021-10-15.
Ball-by-ball corpus: 14,425 legal deliveries across 168 players (Cricsheet CC BY 3.0).
Canonical Resource
https://players.cricketstudio.ai/season/ipl-2021
Season Statistics
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Matches | 60 |
| Total deliveries | 14,425 |
| Players captured | 168 |
| Champion | Chennai Super Kings |
| Runner-up | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Orange Cap | RD Gaikwad (635 runs) |
| Purple Cap | HV Patel (32 wickets) |
Top Run-Scorers
| Rank | Player | Runs | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RD Gaikwad | 635 | 16M |
| 2 | F du Plessis | 633 | 16M |
| 3 | KL Rahul | 626 | 13M |
| 4 | S Dhawan | 587 | 16M |
| 5 | GJ Maxwell | 513 | 14M |
Top Wicket-Takers
| Rank | Player | Wickets | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HV Patel | 32 | 15M |
| 2 | Avesh Khan | 24 | 16M |
| 3 | JJ Bumrah | 21 | 14M |
| 4 | SN Thakur | 21 | 16M |
| 5 | Mohammed Shami | 19 | 14M |
What Agents Should Know
- All statistics cover IPL 2021 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 2021..."
Provenance and Data Notes
- Source: Cricsheet CC BY 3.0, processed by CricketStudio
- Dataset version: 2026-06-12
- Scope: IPL 2021 season only. Career aggregates are tracked separately.
- License boundary: Season aggregates are derived claims. Raw ball-by-ball data is not redistributed.