🏆 IPL 2025 – Key Highlights Start Date – 22 March 2025 End Date – 3 June 2025 Edition – 18th Organizer – BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) Sponsor – Tata Group Total Teams – 10 Total Matches – 74 Final Venue – Narendra Modi Stadium Winner Prize – ₹20 Crore Runner-Up Prize – ₹12.50 Crore 🏁 Final Match Summary Teams – Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) vs Punjab Kings (PBKS) Score – RCB: 190/9 | PBKS: 184/7 Result – RCB won by 6 runs 🏅 Award Winners Orange Cap – Sai Sudharsan (GT): 759 runs in 15 matches Purple Cap – Prasidh Krishna (GT): 25 wickets in 15 matches Most Valuable Player – Suryakumar Yadav (MI) Emerging Player of the Season – Sai Sudharsan (GT) Super Striker of the Season – Venkatesh Suryavanshi (RR) Most Sixes (40) – Nicholas Pooran (LSG) Player of the Final – Krunal Pandya (RCB) Fair Play Award – Cummins Modin (SRH) 🟨 Special Recognitions First Century of IPL 2024 – Ishan Kishan Best Pitch & Ground – Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium Best Playing XI – Chennai Super Kings Fastest Fifty – Shubman Gill (in 20 balls) Longest Six – Sai Sudharsan (109 meters) Most Runs in a Season – Sai Sudharsan (759) 🥇 IPL Title Winners (All Seasons) CSK – 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021, 2023 MI – 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020 KKR – 2012, 2014, 2024 RR – 2008 SRH – 2016 GT – 2022 RCB – 2025 (NEW CHAMPIONS) Deccan Chargers – 2009 🧠 Additional Exam-Focused Facts IPL began in – 2008 BCCI established in – 1928 BCCI Headquarters – Mumbai Current BCCI President – Roger Binny