IPL Fair Play Award 2024: Winners, Points Allotment, and More
The Indian Premier League, or the IPL, has changed how cricket is played. The standards for fielding, bowling, and batting have risen every season. The league has introduced awards for the collective and individual excellence of players and their teams. IPL offers a lot of significance to fair play in the matches and extends the coveted IPL Fair Play Award to the deserving team at the tournament’s end.
Teams are judged based on a series of points given under three criteria. The team with the most points should have followed all the rules and respected the match officials, fellow opponents, and players. Go through Fun88’s complete guide below to figure out which team won the most Fair Play awards and when. Understand how the winner is chosen and whom you should bet on at the upcoming IPL tournament 2024.
Maximum Number of Fair Play Award Wins in IPL
Every year, a team that wins the award for fair play is led by an incredible captain and has some of the best players. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) is one such team that has won the award for fair play the maximum number of times and has also been a five-time IPL winner. CSK won this award in the past seasons of IPL in 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021, and 2023 editions.
Other teams have also won the award multiple times, including Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2009 & 2016 and Mumbai Indians in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, & 2020. These teams have all won the prestigious award more than once. Punjab Kings and Gujarat Lions won the award of Fair Play in the 2009 and 2017 editions, respectively, and Delhi Capitals took the latest Fair Play Award of 2023.
IPL Fair Play Award Winners List from 2008 to 2024
Below is the list of all the teams that became Fair Play winners from the beginning of IPL to the most recent season.
|
Year |
Winning Team |
|
2024 |
Yet to be Decided |
|
2023 |
Delhi Capitals |
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2022 |
Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Titans |
|
2021 |
Rajasthan Royals |
|
2020 |
Mumbai Indians |
|
2019 |
Sunrisers Hyderabad |
|
2018 |
Mumbai Indians |
|
2017 |
Gujarat Lions |
|
2016 |
Sunrisers Hyderabad |
|
2015 |
Chennai Super Kings |
|
2014 |
Chennai Super Kings |
|
2013 |
Chennai Super Kings |
|
2012 |
Rajasthan Royals |
|
2011 |
Chennai Super Kings |
|
2010 |
Chennai Super Kings |
|
2009 |
Punjab Kings |
|
2008 |
Chennai Super Kings |
Points Allotment for Fair Play in IPL
The IPL Fair Play Award is based on a point system that picks the winning team fairly and squarely. Below are the points that tell you how the score is allotted and how the teams win annually.
- The third and on-field umpires award a team ten points in each match.
- Four of the ten points are based on how a team adhered to the game’s spirit according to the umpires.
- The other three criteria are based on the laws of cricket and respect towards the opposition and the umpires. These three criteria get the team two points each for the award.
- A team’s performance is good if they get two points in a specific criterion. On the other hand, a team has poor or average performance if they get zero or a single point.
- The winner is chosen based on several factors, one being the number of points a team may have collected in the entire season. Another is the basis of average rating per match since the total points are divided by the number of players to achieve a fair playing field.
IPL 2023 Fair Play Award – Standings
Below is the table that includes all the participating teams of IPL 2023, the points they earned and the average received in the matches.
|
Team |
Matches |
Average |
Points |
|
Delhi Capitals |
14 |
10.07 |
141 |
|
Gujarat Titans |
17 |
10.06 |
171 |
|
Sunrisers Hyderabad |
14 |
9.93 |
139 |
|
Mumbai Indians |
16 |
9.88 |
158 |
|
Punjab Kings |
14 |
9.86 |
138 |
|
Chennai Super Kings |
16 |
9.75 |
156 |
|
Lucknow Super Giants |
15 |
9.73 |
146 |
|
Rajasthan Royals |
14 |
9.50 |
133 |
|
Royal Challengers Bangalore |
14 |
9.29 |
130 |
|
Kolkata Knight Riders |
14 |
9.14 |
128 |
All the participating IPL teams display incredible performance. Still, only CSK is a team consistently receiving the highest points in most seasons. It displays the team’s ability to perform well, become the winner in many consecutive seasons, and be incredibly fair towards everyone involved in the matches. However, other teams also won the award for fair play, which displays their ability to outperform opponents.
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FAQs
Who won the first IPL award for fair play in the tournament?
Chennai Super Kings won the first award for fair play in 2008; since then, it has won many more in all the later seasons.
Which team has won the IPL fair play and title of the tournament the most number of times?
Chennai Super Kings won the award for fair play the highest number of times in IPL history. The team won on six occasions. Also, it is a team that has won the tournament title several times.
What is the prize money offered to the award winner of the IPL fair play?
The team which wins the award of fair play is awarded Rs. 10 lakhs at the season’s end.
Which IPL season witnessed two teams winning the award for fair play?
The IPL season 2022 witnesses two teams winning the award for fair play. It was the Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Titans that won the award.
Which teams have not yet won the award for fair play in IPL?
Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders are yet to win the award for fair play in IPL.
Which team has been a fair play winner only once?
Punjab Kings was the fair play winner only once in 2009, in the IPL's second season after its inauguration.
How many points can a team be awarded for fair play in a season?
A team can only get 10 points per match for fair play. So, their total points and averages are calculated depending on the number of matches a team plays. The team with the highest score gets the award.
