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IPL 2021 Player Scorecards

Chennai Super Kings won IPL 2021, beating Kolkata Knight Riders in the final. RD Gaikwad topped the run charts with 635 runs, and HV Patel took the most wickets with 32. This page holds the complete player record of IPL 2021: all 152 batters and 110 bowlers, team by team.

IPL 2021 at a glance

Champions
Chennai Super Kings
Chennai Super Kings 192/3 (20 ov) beat Kolkata Knight Riders 165/9 (20 ov); Chennai Super Kings won by 27 runs
Runners-up
Kolkata Knight Riders
Lost the final to Chennai Super Kings
Final
15 October 2021
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Player of the Tournament
Harshal Patel
Royal Challengers Bangalore

Season leaders

Orange Cap: Most runs
RD Gaikwad, 635
Chennai Super Kings
Purple Cap: Most wickets
HV Patel, 32
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Most sixes
KL Rahul, 30
Punjab Kings
Highest score
Jos Buttler, 124
Rajasthan Royals
Best bowling
Andre Russell, 5/15
Kolkata Knight Riders

IPL 2021 batting and bowling records

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Every figure on this page is built from the ball-by-ball scorecards of IPL 2021 (60 matches with a recorded scorecard). Super-over deliveries are excluded, as in official records. Batting average is runs per dismissal; bowling average is runs conceded per wicket. Team names are shown as they were in 2021.

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