IPL Fair Play Award Winners List from 2008 to 2025

The Indian Premier League (IPL) is not just about exciting finishes and impressive performances, but it is also about playing the game in the right spirit. While awards like the Orange Cap (most runs) and Purple Cap (most wickets) display individual brilliance, the IPL Fair Play Award is a unique acknowledgment given to the team that sustains the values of sportsmanship, integrity, and respect for the game.

The IPL Fair Play Award is presented to the team that showcases the best on-field behavior, sticking to both the laws of the game and the Spirit of Cricket. Each season, umpires judge teams based on their conduct, and the team with the highest points at the end of the tournament is declared the winner.

The 2024 season saw Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) not only reach the final but also claim the Fair Play Award with a total of 173 points. The award is calculated based on points awarded by both on-field and third umpires after each match. Each team can earn a maximum of 10 points per match.

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How are IPL Fair Play Award points calculated?

1. Spirit of the Game – 4 points
2. Respect for the Opposition – 2 points
3. Respect for the Laws of Cricket – 2 points
4. Respect for Umpires – 2 points

Among the IPL franchises, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have topped the Fair Play standings with the most number of times. The five-time IPL champions have also clinched this honour a record six times (2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015). The Hyderabad-based franchise and the Rajasthan Royals are close second with three awards each. Notably, in the 18 seasons played so far, only eight teams have topped the Fair Play standings. With the 2025 season approaching, teams will once again be seen fighting for the IPL title and playing the game in the right spirit.

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Who has won the Fair Play Award the maximum number of times in the IPL?

The most successful team in terms of having won the maximum number of Fair Play Awards is the five-time IPL winners, Chennai Super Kings. In the last 17 seasons, CSK have won this award a record six times in the 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, and 2015 editions ,respectively.

Rajasthan Royals (2012 & 2021), Sunrisers Hyderabad (2016 & 2019), and Mumbai Indians (2018 & 2020) have won this award twice. Punjab Kings and the now-defunct Gujarat Lions had won in the 2009 and 2017 editions.

As far as the IPL 2024 Fair Play Award table is concerned, runners-up Sunrisers Hyderabad claimed the award with 173 points.

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IPL Fair Play Award Winners List From 2008 to 2025