Dates | 8 April 2015 | – 24 May 2015
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Administrator(s) | Board of Control for Cricket in India |
Cricket format | Twenty20 |
Tournament format(s) | Double round robin and playoffs |
Host(s) | India |
Champions | Mumbai Indians (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Chennai Super Kings |
Participants | 8 |
Matches | 60 |
Most valuable player | Andre Russell (KKR) |
Most runs | David Warner (SRH) (562) |
Most wickets | Dwayne Bravo (CSK) (26) |
Official website | www |
The 2015 Indian Premier League season (also known as IPL 8 or, for sponsorship reasons, Pepsi IPL 2015) was the eighth season of the Indian Premier League, a Twenty20 cricket league established by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2007. The tournament featured eight teams and was held from 8 April 2015 to 24 May 2015.[1] The tournament's opening ceremony was held at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on 7 April 2015. Kolkata Knight Riders were the defending champions having won the title in the 2014 season.
On 24 May 2015, Mumbai Indians defeated Chennai Super Kings by 41 runs in the final at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, to win the IPL title for the second time. Mumbai captain Rohit Sharma was awarded player of the match in the final for his knock of 50 from 26 balls. Andre Russell of the Kolkata Knight Riders was named Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the season. This was the last time that Sony Television Network broadcast the tournament before Star Sports Network took the broadcasting rights from the 8th season and are currently bearing the broadcasting rights for the tournament.