The eleventh season of the Indian Premier League was played in 2018, also known as IPL 11 and Vivo IPL 2018. After two years of suspension due to their respective owners’ participation in the 2013 IPL betting case, the Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals returned for the season, which lasted from April 7 to May 27. Star Sports paid ₹16,347.5 crore ($2.55 billion) for the media rights for five years starting from 2018. “Best vs. Best” served as the slogan.
In the last game, Chennai Super Kings defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by eight wickets to become the champions for the third time. The Sunrisers Hyderabad captain, Kane Williamson, with 735 runs, received the award of the top run scorer in the tournament and also the Orange Cap. The Kings XI Punjab’s Andrew Tye took 24 wickets and earned the tournament’s leading wicket-taker title to receive the Purple Cap. Delhi Daredevils’ Rishabh Pant won the Emerging Player of the Series award, and Kolkata Knight Riders‘ Sunil Narine secured the title of Most Valuable Player, which is also known as Man of the Series.
IPL 2018 Best Players
| Player | Team | Achievements |
| Kane Williamson | SRH | Orange Cap winnerconsistent high scoring. |
| Rishabh Pant | DC | High strike rateimpactful innings. |
| KL Rahul | PBKS | Reliable run-scorerStrong performance. |
| Andrew Tye | KXIP | Purple Cap winnereffective variations. |
| Rashid Khan | SRH | Very effective spin bowling. |
| Umesh Yadav | RCB | very effective pace bowling. |
| Sunil Narine | KKR | Valuable contributions with both bat and ballMVP. |
| Shane Watson | CSK | Very high impact all round performance. |