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What is the highest individual score in IPL history?easy
Who won the Orange Cap (most runs) in the inaugural IPL season in 2008?easy
Who won the Purple Cap (most wickets) in the inaugural IPL season in 2008?medium
Which team won the first-ever IPL championship in 2008?easy
What score did Brendon McCullum make in the very first IPL match (KKR vs RCB, April 2008)?medium
Who is the all-time leading run-scorer in IPL history?easy
Who became the first bowler to take 200 wickets in the IPL, and holds the all-time IPL wickets record?medium
Sunrisers Hyderabad set the IPL record team total against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on 15 April 2024. What was it?medium
Who holds the record for the fastest century in IPL history, achieved in just 30 balls?hard
Which team won the IPL 2025 title, claiming their first-ever IPL championship?easy
Which team won the IPL 2024 title?easy
What is the most runs scored by a batsman in a single IPL season?hard
Who holds the record for the most sixes hit in IPL history?medium
Dwayne Bravo set the record for most wickets in a single IPL season in 2013, a mark later equalled by Harshal Patel in 2021. How many wickets?medium
In which city was the first-ever IPL match played on April 18, 2008?easy
Who won the IPL 2023 championship?easy
Who won the IPL 2022 title?easy
Who won the IPL 2021 title?easy
Which team won IPL 2020, held entirely in the UAE due to COVID-19?medium
Mumbai Indians are the most successful IPL franchise. How many IPL titles have they won (up to 2024)?easy
Who holds the record for most IPL appearances (matches played) across all seasons?medium
Sachin Tendulkar played his whole IPL career, from 2008 to 2013, for which franchise?easy
Who scored the most runs for a single franchise in IPL history (all for RCB)?medium
Who won the Player of the Tournament award in IPL 2016, also winning the Orange Cap that year?medium
Which bowler took the first hat-trick in IPL history?hard
Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers hold the record for the highest partnership in IPL history, set against Gujarat Lions in 2016. How many runs did they add?hard
How many sixes did Chris Gayle hit during his record IPL innings of 175* in 2013?medium
Who took the best bowling figures (most wickets) in a single IPL match?medium
Which IPL franchise holds the record for the lowest all-out total in IPL history, dismissed for just 49 runs?medium
How many IPL titles has Chennai Super Kings won (up to IPL 2025)?medium
Who was named Player of the Tournament in the inaugural IPL season in 2008?hard
Which two teams played in the very first IPL final in 2008?medium
Which IPL franchise bought Rishabh Pant for a record ₹27 crore at the 2025 mega auction and made him captain?medium
Which IPL franchise was bought by the RPSG Group in the 2016 auction and later became Lucknow Super Giants?hard
Which Sunrisers Hyderabad opener hit a 39-ball century against RCB on 15 April 2024, the night SRH set the IPL record total of 287/3?medium
How many times has Kolkata Knight Riders won the IPL title?easy
Which player has scored the most runs in a single IPL season?medium
Sohail Tanvir's 6 for 14 in 2008 stood as the best bowling figures in IPL history for over a decade. Who broke the record?hard
How many editions of the IPL had been played before the 2024 season?medium
Kieron Pollard hit six sixes in an over in a T20 international in March 2021. Who was the bowler?hard
Which IPL team plays its home matches at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium?easy
Who has taken the most wickets in IPL history?medium
In which year was the whole IPL season moved to South Africa because it clashed with India's general elections?medium
What is the maximum number of overs a single bowler can bowl in an IPL match?easy
Kolkata Knight Riders won the 2024 IPL title. Who captained them to victory?medium
Punjab Kings completed the highest successful chase in T20 history against Kolkata Knight Riders in April 2024. What target did they chase down?hard
Which IPL franchise has been the most consistent semi-finalists, reaching the last 4 the most times?medium
What was the name of the Deccan Chargers' home ground?hard
In which edition of the IPL was the Decision Review System (DRS) first used?medium
Who scored the first century in IPL history?medium
Which IPL team was known as "Rising Pune Supergiant" and played in which years?hard
Which team won the IPL title in 2009, becoming the first champions after Rajasthan Royals?medium
Which team won the IPL 2010 title, claiming their first-ever IPL championship?medium
Chennai Super Kings won back-to-back IPL titles in 2010 and 2011. Who did they beat in the 2011 final?medium
Kolkata Knight Riders won their first IPL title in 2012. Which team did they defeat in the final?medium
Mumbai Indians won their first IPL title in 2013 by defeating which team in the final?medium
Kolkata Knight Riders won the IPL 2014 title against which team in a last-ball thriller?medium
Mumbai Indians won the 2015 IPL title by defeating which team in the final by 41 runs?medium
Mumbai Indians beat Rising Pune Supergiant by just 1 run in the 2017 IPL final. Where was the final played?hard
Chennai Super Kings won the 2018 IPL title in their comeback season after a 2-year ban. Who scored 117* in the final?medium
Mumbai Indians beat Chennai Super Kings in the 2019 IPL final by just 1 run. What total did MI post?hard
Rishabh Pant was bought for ₹27 crore in the IPL 2025 mega auction. Which team bought him?medium
Sam Curran was bought for ₹18.5 crore in the 2023 IPL auction, then the highest price ever. Which team bought him?medium
Which team was terminated from the IPL in September 2012 and replaced by Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2013?hard
Gujarat Titans became only the second franchise to win the IPL title in their debut season in 2022. Who was the first?hard
Alzarri Joseph set the IPL record for best bowling figures on debut in 2019. What were his figures?medium
Virat Kohli set the all-time record for most runs in a single IPL season in 2016. How many runs did he score?medium
Chennai Super Kings have played in more IPL finals than any other team. How many?hard
Which batsman has scored the most centuries in IPL history with 8 hundreds, all for the same team?medium
Who won the IPL Emerging Player Award for the 2024 season?medium
Who won the Purple Cap (most wickets) in the IPL 2024 season?medium
Chris Gayle holds the record for the highest individual score in IPL history. What is his score?medium
Who won the IPL Orange Cap in the 2009 season, scoring 572 runs for Chennai Super Kings?medium
Chris Gayle won the IPL Orange Cap in 2011 while playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore, despite RCB losing the final. How many runs did he score that season?medium
Chris Gayle became the first batsman to win the IPL Orange Cap twice when he topped the run-scoring charts again in 2012 with 733 runs. Which team was he playing for?medium
Which Chennai Super Kings batsman won the IPL 2013 Orange Cap with 733 runs, tying the season aggregate Chris Gayle had set the year before?hard
Robin Uthappa won the IPL 2014 Orange Cap with 660 runs while playing for which franchise?medium
David Warner won his first IPL Orange Cap in the 2015 season while playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad. How many runs did he score?hard
Kane Williamson won the IPL 2018 Orange Cap with 735 runs while captaining which team?medium
KL Rahul won the IPL 2020 Orange Cap with 670 runs while playing for which franchise, during the season held entirely in the UAE?medium
Jos Buttler won the IPL 2022 Orange Cap with 863 runs while playing for which team?easy
Shubman Gill won the IPL 2023 Orange Cap with 890 runs while playing for which franchise?easy
RP Singh won the IPL 2009 Purple Cap with 23 wickets while playing for which team?hard
Pragyan Ojha won the IPL 2010 Purple Cap with 21 wickets while playing for which team?hard
Lasith Malinga won the IPL 2011 Purple Cap with 28 wickets while playing for which team?medium
Morne Morkel won the IPL 2012 Purple Cap with 25 wickets while playing for which team?hard
Dwayne Bravo took a then-record 32 wickets to win the IPL 2013 Purple Cap while playing for which team?medium
Mohit Sharma won the IPL 2014 Purple Cap with 23 wickets while playing for which team?hard
Andrew Tye won the IPL 2018 Purple Cap with 24 wickets while playing for which team?hard
Kagiso Rabada won the IPL 2020 Purple Cap with 30 wickets while playing for which team?medium
Yuzvendra Chahal won the IPL 2022 Purple Cap with 27 wickets while playing for which team?medium
Mohammed Shami won the IPL 2023 Purple Cap with 28 wickets while playing for which team?medium
In which IPL season was the very first Super Over played, in a match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals in Cape Town?hard
In which IPL season was the 'Impact Player' substitution rule first introduced?easy
Who became the first-ever Impact Player used in IPL history, coming on for Chennai Super Kings against Gujarat Titans on 31 March 2023?hard
Sunil Narine took an IPL hat-trick on 16 April 2013 for Kolkata Knight Riders against which team?hard
Sachin Tendulkar played his entire IPL career for Mumbai Indians. How many runs did he score in total across his IPL career (2008-2013)?medium
Sachin Tendulkar announced his retirement from the IPL after Mumbai Indians won which title, beating Chennai Super Kings by 23 runs at Eden Gardens?medium
Which two new franchises joined the IPL for the 2011 season, expanding the league to ten teams?medium
In IPL 2018, KL Rahul smashed a fifty off just 14 balls for Kings XI Punjab against which team?hard
In IPL 2020, KL Rahul scored an unbeaten 132 for Kings XI Punjab against which team?medium
Mitchell Starc became the most expensive player in IPL auction history in December 2023, bought for 24.75 crore rupees by which team ahead of the 2024 season?medium
At the same IPL 2024 auction, Pat Cummins became the first player ever to breach the 20-crore-rupee mark, when he was bought for 20.5 crore by which team?hard
Yuvraj Singh was bought for a then-record 16 crore rupees at the IPL 2015 auction by which franchise?medium
By what margin did Chennai Super Kings defeat Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2010 final, played at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai?medium
Chennai Super Kings defended their title by beating Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL 2011 final at MA Chidambaram Stadium. By what margin did they win?medium
Anil Kumble captained Royal Challengers Bangalore to the IPL 2009 final, which they lost by 6 runs to which team in Johannesburg?medium
Amit Mishra holds the record for the most hat-tricks in IPL history, taking three, in 2008, 2011 and 2013, each for a different franchise. Which three teams did he take them for?hard
In the IPL 2023 final, Ravindra Jadeja hit the winning boundary off the last ball to seal Chennai Super Kings' fifth title. Which Gujarat Titans bowler did he hit it off?medium
In an IPL 2023 match, Rinku Singh hit five consecutive sixes off the last five balls of the innings to win the game for Kolkata Knight Riders. Which Gujarat Titans bowler did he hit them off?medium
Which real-estate company was the very first title sponsor of the IPL, from the 2008 season through 2012?medium
The Tata Group first became the title sponsor of the IPL starting from which season, replacing Vivo?easy
The IPL 2014 season was split between two countries because it clashed with the Indian general elections. Matches from 16 to 30 April were played in which country before the tournament moved to India?medium
Which Rajkot-based franchise, owned by Intex Technologies, played in the IPL for only the 2016 and 2017 seasons, captained both years by Suresh Raina?medium
MS Dhoni captained the Rising Pune Supergiant franchise in its debut IPL season in 2016. Who replaced him as captain for the 2017 season?medium
Following the 2018 ball-tampering scandal, David Warner was banned from IPL 2018 and Kane Williamson took over as Sunrisers Hyderabad captain. Who replaced Steve Smith as Rajasthan Royals captain that same season?medium
David Warner was banned from playing in IPL 2018 following a ball-tampering scandal during a 2018 Test match. In which country did that incident occur?easy
Kolkata Knight Riders set a record for the most consecutive wins by a franchise in a single IPL season, winning 9 matches in a row in which season, en route to the title?hard
Which businessman is widely credited as the founder and first chairman/commissioner of the Indian Premier League, launching it in 2007-08?easy
Deccan Chargers were terminated as an IPL franchise in September 2012 due to financial issues. Which city were they based in?easy
Kochi Tuskers Kerala played only a single IPL season before their franchise contract was terminated by the BCCI over contractual disputes. In which season did they play?medium
Punjab Kings were originally founded as Kings XI Punjab. Which Bollywood actress was a co-owner of the franchise from its inception in 2008?easy
Shah Rukh Khan is a co-owner of which IPL franchise, a stake he has held since the league's founding in 2008?easy
Rahul Dravid captained which IPL franchise in 2012 and 2013, and later returned to it as head coach?medium
Adam Gilchrist captained which franchise to the IPL 2009 title, played entirely in South Africa?medium
Which stadium hosted the IPL 2011 final, where Chennai Super Kings beat Royal Challengers Bangalore to win their second title?medium
In the IPL 2020 season, played entirely in the UAE, which team lost the final to Mumbai Indians by 5 wickets?easy
Sunrisers Hyderabad posted the IPL record total of 287/3 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on 15 April 2024. In which city was this match played?medium
A team's all-out total of 49 on 23 April 2017 is the lowest completed innings total in IPL history. At which venue did this collapse take place?medium
Andre Russell won the IPL 2019 Most Valuable Player (MVP) award for Kolkata Knight Riders. Which country does he represent internationally?easy
Which IPL franchise has reached the final three times (2009, 2011, 2016) without ever winning the title, until their maiden triumph in 2025?easy
Which team won the inaugural Indian Premier League season in 2008?easy
Who was the captain of Rajasthan Royals when they won the inaugural IPL title in 2008?easy
Kolkata Knight Riders won their first IPL title in 2012 under the captaincy of which player?medium
Mumbai Indians won their first IPL title in 2013 under the captaincy of which player?easy
The 2014 IPL season was partly held in the UAE due to Indian general elections, and won by which team?medium
Sunrisers Hyderabad won their only IPL title to date in 2016 under which captain?medium
Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals were suspended for two seasons (2016-2017) following a spot-fixing scandal. Which two teams took their place as replacement franchises during that period?hard
Mumbai Indians won the 2017 IPL final by just 1 run, against which team?medium
Chennai Super Kings, returning from a two-season suspension, won the 2018 IPL title under which captain?easy
Mumbai Indians won a nail-biting 2019 IPL final by just 1 run, against which team, matching the 2017 margin?medium
The 2020 IPL season was moved entirely to which country due to the COVID-19 pandemic?medium
The 2021 IPL season was suspended midway due to a COVID-19 outbreak inside bio-bubbles and resumed later that year in which country?medium
Chennai Super Kings won their fourth IPL title in 2021, defeating which team in the final?medium
Which two new franchises joined the IPL for the 2022 season, expanding the league to 10 teams?medium
Chennai Super Kings won a record-equalling fifth IPL title in 2023, defeating which team in a rain-curtailed final?medium
Kolkata Knight Riders won their third IPL title in 2024, defeating which team in the final?medium
Royal Challengers Bengaluru won their first-ever IPL title in 2025, ending a title drought since the franchise joined in 2008. Which team did they beat in the final?medium
Kings XI Punjab, an original IPL franchise, was rebranded to which name ahead of the 2021 season?medium
Which IPL franchise, based in Hyderabad, folded after the 2012 season having won the 2009 title?medium
Who was the first player to be picked up for a fee exceeding ₹15 crore at an IPL player auction?hard
Chris Gayle's unbeaten 175, the highest individual score in IPL history, came in 2013 for Royal Challengers Bangalore against which team?medium
Who captained India's national team and also led Chennai Super Kings to multiple IPL titles across a career spanning the league's first decade-plus?easy
What is the name of the award given to the leading wicket-taker of an IPL season?easy
What is the name of the award given to the leading run-scorer of an IPL season?easy
In which IPL season did Sachin Tendulkar retire from the tournament, having captained Mumbai Indians in earlier seasons?medium
Rishabh Pant became the most expensive player in IPL auction history (in absolute rupee terms) when he was bought by which franchise ahead of the 2025 season?medium
The 2018 IPL auction saw Chennai Super Kings retain which trio of core players ahead of their return from suspension?hard
Chris Gayle holds the record for the most sixes in a single IPL season, 59. In which season did he hit them?medium
Virat Kohli set the record for the most runs scored by a batter in a single IPL season, doing so in which year?medium
Which player was named Man of the Match in the very first IPL match ever played, in April 2008?medium
Lalit Modi is widely credited as the founding commissioner who launched the IPL in which year?medium
In which year was the Indian Premier League first announced by the BCCI, a year before its inaugural season was played?medium
What was the original number of franchises when the IPL launched in 2008?medium
AB de Villiers started his IPL career in 2008 with which franchise, before moving to Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2011?medium
How many IPL titles has MS Dhoni captained Chennai Super Kings to?medium
Which two franchises share the record for the most IPL titles overall, with five each as of the 2025 season?medium