IPL Fair Play Award 2024: The Fair Play Award is given after each season to the team with the best record of fair play. The winner is decided on the basis of the points the umpires give to the teams.
After each match, the two on-field umpires, and the third umpire, score the performance of both teams. The IPL 2024 kick-started on March 22, 2024, with the first match between CSK and GT. Check out the IPL 2024 full schedule by clicking here.
IPL 2024 Fair Play Award – Points Table
POS | TEAM | MATCHES | AVERAGE | POINTS |
1 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 17 | 10.18 | 173 |
2 | Punjab Kings | 14 | 10.14 | 142 |
3 | Chennai Super Kings | 14 | 10 | 140 |
4 | Rajasthan Royals | 16 | 9.75 | 156 |
5 | Gujarat Titans | 14 | 9.71 | 136 |
6 | Lucknow Super Giants | 14 | 9.71 | 136 |
7 | Delhi Capitals | 14 | 9.64 | 135 |
8 | Mumbai Indians | 14 | 9.64 | 135 |
9 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 16 | 9.63 | 154 |
10 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 15 | 9.53 | 143 |
Also Check: IPL Points Table 2024 Today – Indian Premier League Standings
How IPL Fair Play Award Points Calculated
- A team can be awarded a total of ten points per match.
- Out of which, four points are given on the basis of how the team has adhered to the “spirit of the game” in the opinion of the umpires.
- The other three criteria are based on the respect towards the opposition, the laws of cricket and the umpires. Each of these three criteria represents 2 points.
- If a team has got two points in the criterion, its performance is considered as “good”, whereas getting one or zero points indicates that its performance is “average” or “bad” respectively.
IPL Fair Play Award Winners List
IPL Fair Play Award Winners List: Chennai Super Kings have won the IPL Fair Play Award the most number of times. Following are the details of the IPL Fair Play Award Winners List so far:
Season | Team |
2024 | TBA |
2023 | Delhi Capitals |
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 | Kings XI Punjab |
2008 | Chennai Super Kings |
What is Fair Play Award in IPL?
At the end of each IPL season, apart from the IPL trophy, BCCI awards the Fair Play Award on considering the team’s on-field behavior. The criteria cover the team’s respect towards the opposition, the laws of cricket, the umpires, and more importantly how the team has adhered to the “spirit of the game” in the opinion of the umpires.
Based on these at the end of each match, the participated teams will be awarded points and the teams with the highest points at the end of the game will be awared the Fair Play Award of the season.
Which Team Won the Most Number of Fair Play Awards?
Chennai Super Kings have won the IPL Fair Play Award the most number of times. CSK have won the IPL Fair Play Award 7 times so far.
Who Won the first Fair Play Award in IPL?
In the 2008 IPL season, MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings won the first fair play award.
Which teams have never won the IPL Fair Play Award?
Kolkata Knight Riders, Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore have never won the IPL Fair Play award.
Who won IPL Fairplay Award last year?
Delhi Capitals won the IPL 2023 Fairplay Award. Notably, this will be the DC’s first Fair Play Award in IPL history.