IPL Final 2024: How Many Times Teams Won IPL Final After Winning The Toss?

IPL Final 2024: The Indian Premier League (IPL) has seen its fair share of dramatic finals, and one intriguing aspect is the influence of winning the toss on the outcome of the final match. Also read: Most Runs in IPL 2024 | Most Wickets | Most Sixes | IPL 2024 Points Table

With the IPL 2024 final featuring Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at Chepauk Stadium in Chennai, the spotlight is on toss-winning strategies and their effectiveness in past finals.

IPL Final 2024 Toss — Sunrisers Hyderabad's Captain Pat Cummins and Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Shreyas Iyer at the toss during IPL Final 2024 (Photo: PTI)

IPL Final Toss History and Result

Year	Final match	Toss Won	Result
2023	GT vs CSK	CSK opted to bowl first	CSK won by 5 wickets
2022	RR vs GT	RR opted to bat first	GT won by 7 wickets
2021	CSK vs KKR	KKR opted to bowl first	CSK won by 27 runs
2020	DC vs MI	DC opted to bat first	MI won by 5 wickets
2019	MI vs CSK	MI opted to bat first	MI won by 1 run
2018	SRH vs CSK	CSK opted to bowl first	CSK won by 8 wickets
2017	MI vs RPSG	MI opted to bat first	MI won by 1 run
2016	SRH vs RCB	SRH opted to bat first	SRH won by 8 runs
2015	MI vs CSK	CSK opted to bowl first	MI won by 41 runs
2014	KXIP vs KKR	KKR opted to bowl first	KKR won by 3 wickets
2013	CSK vs MI	MI opted to bat first	MI won by 23 runs
2012	CSK vs KKR	CSK opted to bat first	KKR won by 5 wickets
2011	CSK vs RCB	CSK opted to bat first	CSK won by 58 runs
2010	MI vs CSK	CSK opted to bat first	CSK won by 22 runs
2009	DCH vs RCB	RCB opted to bowl first	DCH won by 6 runs
2008	CSK vs RR	RR opted to bowl first	RR won by 3 wickets

Historically, winning the toss has been a significant factor in IPL finals. Out of the 16 finals held before the IPL 2024 final, the team winning the toss went on to win the match 10 times.

This trend includes the IPL 2023 final, where Chennai Super Kings (CSK) clinched a thrilling victory over Gujarat Titans after MS Dhoni won the toss and chose to bowl first. CSK's strategic decision was rewarded with a win by five wickets, highlighting the potential advantage of making the right call at the toss.

Sunrisers Hyderabad, under the leadership of Pat Cummins, finds themselves in their third final appearance in 2024. Their sole IPL title came in 2016, a victory notably secured after winning the toss against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). On that occasion, SRH, captained by another Australian, David Warner, opted to bat first and successfully defended their total.

Interestingly, when SRH last reached the final in 2018, CSK won the toss and elected to bowl first, eventually winning by eight wickets at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

Delving into the broader statistics, teams have opted to bat first nine times after winning the toss in IPL finals and emerged victorious on six of those occasions. SRH's 2016 triumph falls into this category, reinforcing the notion that batting first can be advantageous in high-pressure finals.

However, there have been exceptions, such as the 2022 final where Rajasthan Royals chose to bat first but lost to Gujarat Titans.

Previous champions Deccan Chargers, representing the earlier Hyderabad franchise, won the title in 2009. In a twist of fate, their captain Adam Gilchrist lost the toss against RCB but still managed to secure a win, proving that losing the toss doesn't spell doom for a team.