IPL 2025: List Of Franchises Who Managed To Retain Their Title; Can KKR Join Them?
IPL 2025: KKR won the IPL 2024, but can the franchise join an elite list by retaining the title in 2025? Let's find out.
IPL 2025: Kolkata Knight Riders are the reigning champions of the Indian Premier League, and stand a beautiful chance of retaining their title, as their core team from the title-winning side is still with them.
Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer, Ramandeep Singh, Rinku Singh, Harshit Rana, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Manish Pandey, Anukul Roy, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Vaibhav Arora, and Varun Chakravarthy will once again don the purple shirt in the 2025 edition.
However, unlike the previous title-winning sides, KKR have a solid chance of retaining their title and joining an elite list, which currently has Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings as it's recipients.
Only three sides in the history of the Indian Premier League managed to win the title on multiple occasions, and those franchises are: Kolkata Knight Riders; Mumbai Indians; Chennai Super Kings.
IPL Winners Over The Years
| Year | Winner | Runner-Up |
| 2008 | Rajasthan Royals | Chennai Super Kings |
| 2009 | Deccan Chargers | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| 2010 | Chennai Super Kings | Mumbai Indians |
| 2011 | Chennai Super Kings | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| 2012 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Chennai Super Kings |
| 2013 | Mumbai Indians | Chennai Super Kings |
| 2014 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Kings XI Punjab |
| 2015 | Mumbai Indians | Chennai Super Kings |
| 2016 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| 2017 | Mumbai Indians | Rising Pune Supergiants |
| 2018 | Chennai Super Kings | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| 2019 | Mumbai Indians | Chennai Super Kings |
| 2020 | Mumbai Indians | Delhi Capitals |
| 2021 | Chennai Super Kings | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| 2022 | Gujarat Titans | Rajasthan Royals |
| 2023 | Chennai Super Kings | Gujarat Titans |
| 2024 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
Mumbai Indians managed to retain their title in IPL 2019 & 2020 editions, whereas, Chennai Super Kings managed to achieve the feat in the 2010 & 2011 editions.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Punjab Kings, Delhi Capitals, and Lucknow Super Giants are yet to win an IPL title, whereas, Rajasthan Royals, Sunrisers Hyderabad, and Gujarat Titans have managed to achieve the success only once.
Kolkata Kinght Riders have the best record in IPL finals, with them winning three (2012, 2014, and 2024) and losing only once (2021).
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