1. scored 48 while chasing in a losing cause in the IPL final of an edition in which I was the overall top-scorer. Who am I?
Hint: I also captained my franchise that season.

2. Which two teams have faced each other the most number of times in an IPL final?
Hint: They have clashed on a total of four separate occasions for the prize.

3. Who was the first batsman to score a century in an IPL final?
Hint: It was a century that did not produce a victory for his team.

4. The closest IPL finals have both been won by the team batting first and by the same margin. What was the margin of victory in these two matches?
Hint: Mumbai Indians were the winners each time.

5. How many IPL finals have Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings lost?
Hint: It is a competition record.

6. Although the IPL final has been played in Mumbai thrice, only once has the Wankhede Stadium managed to play host. Which year was it when the Wankhede was the venue for the final?
Hint: Home team Mumbai Indians were not a part of the final this time.

7. Who is the only captain to lead two different sides to the IPL final?
Hint: One of these teams is no longer an IPL franchise.

8. 125 for nine wickets is the lowest ever score in an IPL final. Which is the team that holds this unwanted distinction?
Hint: The same team had put up a score of 205 in the final two years before collapsing for a meagre 125 runs.

9. With four wickets for 16 runs, which bowler has the best figures in an IPL final?
Hint: Despite his excellent performance with the ball, he finished as the losing skipper on the night.

10. Who was the first overseas player to be named man of the match in an IPL final?
Hint: He notched up an unbeaten 60 and took one wicket in the final.

11. Which is the only team to have won two finals by chasing down a target?
Hint: They had to chase hefty totals of 191 and 200.

12. Who is the umpire with the most IPL final appearances with five?
Hint: He last officiated in a final in 2013 and is now retired.

13. On Tuesday, the Dubai International Cricket Stadium will become only the second venue to host an IPL final outside India. Which was the first?
Hint: This stadium also hosted the inaugural men’s World T20 final.

Answers:

1. Sachin Tendulkar (2010)
2. Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings (2010, 2013, 2015, 2019)
3. Wriddhiman Saha (2014)
4. One run (2017, 2019)
5. Five (2008, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2019)
6. 2018
7. Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Chennai Super Kings, Rising Pune Supergiant)
8. Chennai Super Kings (2013)
9. Anil Kumble (2009)
10. Kieron Pollard (2013)
11. Kolkata Knight Riders (2012, 2014)
12. Simon Taufel (2009-2013)
13. Wanderers, Johannesburg (2009)