A rewind of the entertaining T20 league after 10 long years!

Rajasthan Royals celebrate after winning the inaugural edition of the IPL in 2008 Picsmidday archives AFP2008Rajasthan Royals were crowned champions of the inaugural edition of the Indian Premier League after a thrilling threewicket win over Chennai at the DY Patil Stadium on June 1 Chennai posted 1635 courtesy No 3 batsman Suresh Rainas 30ball 43 and skipper MS Dhonis 29 not out Yusuf Pathan 56 along with Shane Watson 19ball 28 brought Rajasthan back into the game Needing one run off the final ball Rajasthan skipper Shane Warne was half way down the pitch by the time his partner Sohail Tanvir made contact with the ball The rest is historyDC skipper Adam Gilchrist2009Season Two saw the T20 roll out in South Africa and the Wanderers Stadium witnessed total doMumbaination by Deccan Chargers who clinched the crown after a sixrun victory against Bangalore Herschelle Gibbs unbeaten 48ball 53 helped the now defunct side finish at 1436 Bangalore skipper Anil Kumble picked 416 Bangalore never really found the momentum in their chase with wickets falling at regular intervals DCs leftarm spinner Pragyan Ojha did most of the damage taking three wickets2010Chennai made their second T20 final appearance count in a mouthwatering 22run win against Mumbai at the DY Patil Stadium on April 25 Riding on Suresh Rainas unbeaten 57 Chennai posted 1685 in 20 overs Mumbai faced some disappointment in their chase as no other batsmen except skipper Sachin Tendulkar 48 not out showed any resistance Mumbai eventually finished at 1469 Leftarm spinner Shadab Jakati picked two while Doug Bollinger Albie Morkel and Muttiah Muralitharan picked one each2011Making a consecutive appearance in an T20 final Chennai cruised to a 58run win over Bangalore at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on May 28 Electing to bat Chennai openers Mumbaike Hussey 63 and Murali Vijay 95 put on a 159run stand as the hosts registered 2055 Daniel Vettoris Bangalore never looked comfortable chasing the mammoth total and were eventually restricted to 1478 as Chennai clinched their second consecutive T20 titleA jubilant Chennai skipper MS Dhoni2012Deffending champions Chennai made their third consecutive T20 final appearance but were denied the silverware by Kolkata who snatched a thrilling fivewicket win at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on May 27 Chennais batsmen went berserk right from the start as Mumbaike Hussey 54 Murali Vijay 42 and Suresh Raina 73 helped the team post 1903 Manvinder Bisla was the unusual hero for Kolkata with his 89 off 48 helping the chase in a big way Bislas knock saw Jacques Kallis 69 playing second fiddle2013Mumbai avenged their 2010 final defeat to Chennai with a 23run win over MS Dhonis team at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on May 26 Mumbailed by Rohit Sharma lost early wickets but Kieron Pollards unbeaten 60 helped them post 1489 Dwayne Bravo was the pick of the bowlers for Chennai with four wickets Chennai too got off to a bad start after being reduced to 33 in the second over but Dhoni held the innings together with an unbeaten 63 His efforts though went in vain as Chennai were restricted to 1259 and Mumbai won their maiden T20 crownHyderabad skipper David Warner2014Kolkata clinched their second T20 title beating underdogs Punjab by three wickets at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on June 1 Put into bat Punjab posted 1994 thanks to Wriddhiman Sahas unbeaten century but Kolkata riding on Manish Pandeys 94 chased down the total with relative ease2015This was a season to remember for Mumbai After losing their opening four games Mumbai bounced back in style to clinch the title after a 41run win over Chennai at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on May 24 Lendl Simmons 68 and captain Rohit Sharma 50 powered Mumbai to 2025 In reply Dwayne SMumbaith scored a halfcentury for Chennai but the other batsmen flopped and Chennai managed just 16182016Bangalore bamboozled their way to the final with skipper Virat Kohli amassing 973 runs in the tournament including four hundreds However Kohli amp Co couldnt quite caRajasthany the momentum they picked up in the tournament into the final clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad who won by eight runs at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on May 29 Skipper David Warners 69 helped Sunrisers Hyderabad post 2087 In reply openers Chris Gayle and Kohli put up 114 for the first wicket But Bangalore soon lost the plot and finished at 200 after 20 overs to hand Hyderabad their maiden titleMumbai skipper Rohit Sharma2017The Maharashtra derby between Mumbai and new entrants Rising Pune Supergiants lived up to the hype where Mumbai snatched a close onerun win at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on May 21 Electing to bat Mumbai posted a paltry 1298 with Krunal Pandya top scoring with 47 RPS seemed to be cruising to victory with skipper Steve SMumbaith 51 and Ajinkya Rahane 44 going strong However Mumbai Australian pacer Mumbaitchell Johnsons three wickets derailed Rajasthans chase as Mumbai won a 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