2009 Indian Premier League
2009 Indian Premier League Dates 18 April 2009 ( 2009-04-18 ) –24 May 2009 ( 2009-05-24 ) [1] Administrator(s) BCCI Cricket format Twenty20 Tournament format(s) Double round-robin and Knockout Host(s) South Africa [2] Champions Deccan Chargers (1st title) Runners-up Royal Challengers Bangalore Participants 8 Matches played 59 Player of the series Adam Gilchrist (DC) (495 runs and 18 dismissals) Most runs Matthew Hayden (CSK) (572) Most wickets RP Singh (DC) (23) Official website www.iplt20.com ← 2008 2010 → The 2009 Indian Premier League season, abbreviated as IPL 2 or the 2009 IPL , was the second season of the Indian Premier League, established by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2007. The tournament was hosted by South Africa and was played between 18 April and 24 May 2009. [3] It was the second biggest cricket tournament in the world, after the Cricket World Cup, [4] and was for...