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Indian Premier League 2011 - Chennai Super Kings retain IPL trophy

The Chennai Super Kings successfully defended the IPL title they won last year by beating Royal Challngers Bangalore by 58 runs.

After a thrilling couple of months the 2011 IPl has now come to a close. Take a look at our Results page to see how the teams fared against each other this season.

The Indian Premier League (IPL) has become a hugely popular and successful format over the last few years and has changed the face of the game with top players clambering to make the big bucks in India.

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The 2011 season saw the introduction of two new franchises; Kochi and the Sahara Pune Warriors who finished 8th and 9th respectively.

IPL - New Playing Format

The format for the new IPL season has changed due to the inclusion of two new teams, taking the number of teams from eight to ten. The new format means that the teams will be split into two groups of five teams, with each team playing home and away games against the other four teams in their group. However, to slightly confuse matters the teams will all be ranked together in a combined league table where they will play four of the other groups five teams once (either home or away). They will then play both home and away games against the fifth team of the other group.

A random draw will decide how the teams are grouped and with whom they play once and twice across the groups.

The winner of the combined league will play against the league runners-up in the First Play-off match, whilst the Second Play-off match will be between the league's third and fourth placed teams. The winner of the First Play-off will automatically qualify for the Final on 28th May. The losers of the First play-off will get a second stab at making the final as they will compete against the winner of the Second Play-off, with the winners progressing through to the Grand Finale.

Players

Each Franchise is free to select its own team and there are several ways that they can acquire players; via the annual auction, buying domestic players and signing uncapped players. The basic rules for team composition are thus: 

  • Minimum squad strength of 16 players plus one coach and one medic.
  • No more than 10 foreign players in the squad with no more than four playing in a game.
  • Eight local players must be included in each squad.
  • At least two under 22 players from the BCCI in each squad

The IPL has attracted many of the finest players in the world, many ofwhom feature on either the Top IPL Batsman tables or the IPL Top Bowlers.

Icons

Five players from India have all been awarded ‘Icon’ status, meaning that they will benefit financially more than any other player. They are:

  • Sachin Tendulkar
  • Rahul Dravid
  • Sourav Ganguly
  • Yuvraj Singh
  • Virender Sehwag

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