IPL 2009
Deccan Chargers won IPL 2009, beating Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 6 runs at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg on 24 May 2009. A Kumble was Player of the Match.
IPL 2009 was the second season of the tournament and ran to 57 matches, the shortest schedule of any IPL season. It was the first title won by the champions, and the first final lost by the runners-up.
Final scorecard summary
- Champion
- Deccan Chargers
- Runner-up
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru
- Margin
- 6 runs
- Player of the Match
- A Kumble
- Venue
- New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
- Matches in season
- 57
All-time records set in IPL 2009
- A Kumble 5/5 on 18 Apr 2009 — one of the best bowling figures in an IPL match.