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IPL History

The IPL History section at IPL Daily is your complete archive of Indian Premier League cricket from the inaugural 2008 season through IPL 2026. Cricket fans, fantasy players, and statisticians come here for one reason — accurate, in-depth records of every season, every champion, every record auction. Inside, you’ll find two dedicated archives: IPL Auction History, covering the biggest buys, mega auctions, retention strategies, and the players whose price tags rewrote IPL economics; and Season Archives, breaking down each IPL season with finals, top performers, Orange Cap and Purple Cap holders, and the storylines that defined that year. From Rajasthan Royals’ fairy-tale 2008 win under Shane Warne to RCB’s IPL 2025 title, we document the journey season by season. We also cover format evolutions, rule changes like the Impact Player rule, and the franchise expansions that shaped today’s 10-team league. Cross-reference IPL history with our team pages for franchise-specific timelines, and our IPL Stats and Records for the all-time leaderboards built on this history.