IPL 2020
Another thrilling season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has come to an end. Hence, we thought it would be a good time for a quiz around the tournament. It’s time to test your knowledge!
Who was the only England cricketer to win the IPL Most Valuable Player award before Jofra Archer did in IPL 2020?
Stokes won the award while playing for Rising Pune Supergiant in IPL 2017.
Ben Stokes
Jonny Bairstow
Jos Buttler
Kevin Pietersen
Who, among the following cricketers, did not feature in his team’s playing XI in any match during IPL 2020?
Thomas, who took five wickets in four matches in IPL 2019, didn’t get a game this season.
Andrew Tye
David Miller
Mohammad Nabi
Oshane Thomas
Ahead of IPL 2020, from which team did Mumbai Indians get Trent Boult?
Boult starred in MI’s march to the title, winning the Player of the Match award in the final against his former team DC.
Chennai Super Kings
Delhi Capitals
Kolkata Knight Riders
Sunrisers Hyderabad
In IPL 2020, we saw a current United States of America player part of an IPL squad for the first time. Who was the player?
Ali Khan was part of KKR’s squad but didn’t feature in the tournament before he was ruled out due to injury. Interestingly, former KXIP pacer Rusty Theron has played for both South Africa and USA in international cricket.
Ali Khan
Jasdeep Singh
Saurabh Netravalkar
Xavier Marshall
Which former Australian cricketer was Rajasthan Royals’ head coach during IPL 2020?
McDonald had previously played for DC (then Delhi Daredevils) and RCB in the IPL.
Adam Dale
Andrew McDonald
Brad Hodge
Stuart Law
Rohit Sharma currently has a record of 6-0 in IPL finals. That figure is associated with which global sporting superstar and in the finals of which competition?
During his playing career, Jordan played six NBA finals and won each time.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Champions League
Lionel Messi and Champions League
LeBron James and NBA
Michael Jordan and NBA
Jasprit Bumrah was pipped to the Purple Cap by Kagiso Rabada in IPL 2020. Who was the last Indian bowler to win the award?
Bhuvneshwar Kumar was the highest wicket-taker in IPL 2016 and ’17.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Mohit Sharma
Pragyan Ojha
RP Singh
Kings XI Punjab have ended IPL 2018, ’19 and ’20 with the same amount of points. True or false?
It’s true. They won six matches in each of the three seasons and have missed out on the playoffs by a close margin each time.
True
False
Which of these records did Sandeep Sharma break during IPL 2020?
Sandeep has taken 53 wickets between overs 1-6 in the IPL.
Most wickets by a right-arm pacer in the IPL
Most wickets by an uncapped player in the IPL
Most wickets during the Powerplay in the IPL
Most wickets for SRH in the IPL
Only two players were out hit-wicket during IPL 2020. One was Rashid Khan. Who was the other?
Hardik was dismissed hit-wicket against KKR.
Hardik Pandya
Ishan Kishan
Krunal Pandya
Quinton de Kock