Indian Premier League IPL is a professional Twenty20 cricket league in India every year by using eight teams representing eight specific cities in India. The league has been established by means of the Board of Control for Cricket in India BCCI in 2008. IPL has a distinct window in ICC Future Tours Program. IPL is the most-attended cricket league in the world and in 2014 ranked sixth with the aid of average attendance amongst all sports activities leagues. In 2010, IPL grew to be the first sporting tournament in the world to be broadcast live on YouTube. The brand value of the IPL in 2019 was Indian Rupees 475 billion (i.e., US$6.7 billion). According to BCCI, the 2015 IPL season contributed Indian Rupees 11.5 billion (i.e., US$160 million) to the GDP of the Indian economy. There have been twelve seasons of the IPL tournament. The current IPL title holders are the Mumbai Indians, who received the 2019 season. The venue for the 2020 season has been moved, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic; games will now take place in the United Arab Emirates from 19 September via 10 November which generally begins in April.
Currently, with eight teams, every team plays every other twice in a home-and-away round-robin format in the league phase. At the conclusion of the league stage, the top 4 teams will qualify for the playoffs. The top two groups from the league phase will play against each other in the first Qualifying match, with the winner going straight to the IPL final and the loser getting another chance to qualify for the IPL final by playing the 2nd Qualifying match. Meanwhile, the 0.33 and fourth place teams from league phase play against each other in an eliminator match and the winner from that match will play the loser from the first Qualifying match. The winner of the 2nd Qualifying match will move onto the final to play the winner of the first Qualifying match in the IPL Final match, where the winner will be crowned the Indian Premier League champions.
IPL games make use of television timeouts and subsequently there is no time limit in which teams have to complete their innings. However, a penalty could be imposed if the umpires find teams misusing this privilege. Each team is given two & half of minute "strategic timeout" during each innings; one needs to be taken by the bowling team between the ends of the sixth and ninth overs, and one via the batting team between the ends of the thirteenth and sixteenth overs. Since the 2018 season, the Umpire Decision Review System is being used in all IPL matches, permitting each team one chance to evaluate an on-field umpire's decision per innings. IPL 2019 season IPL offered complete prize money of US$7.0 million, with the triumphing team netting US$2.8 million. The first and 2nd runners up received US$1.8 million and US$1.2 million, respectively, with the fourth positioned team also winning US$1.2 million. The other teams are not awarded any prize money. IPL rules mandate that 1/2 of the prize money must be distributed among the players.
IPL Teams:
1. Chennai Super Kings
Chennai Super Kings CSK is a franchise cricket team based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, which plays in IPL. CSK has been established in 2008. This team plays its home matches at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. It has been served a two-year suspension from the IPL starting July 2015 for the alleged involvement of their proprietors in the 2013 IPL having a bet case and received the title in its comeback season. The team is captained by Mahendra Singh Dhoni and coached by means of Stephen Fleming. CSK has lifted the IPL title in 2010, 2011 & 2018. This team has the best win percentage among all teams in the IPL. They maintain the records of most appearances in the playoffs and the eight final appearances of the IPL. They are the solely IPL team to qualify for the playoff stage in every edition of their appearance in the league. In addition, they have additionally won the Champions League Twenty20 in 2010 and 2014. The brand value of CSK in 2019 is estimated to be around Indian rupees 732 crores (approx. $104 million). CSK is the second-most valuable IPL franchise, after MI.
2. Delhi Capitals
Delhi Capitals DC is a franchise cricket group that represents the metropolis of Delhi in IPL. DC has been established in 2008 as the Delhi Daredevils, the franchise is jointly owned by the GMR Group and the JSW Group. The team's domestic ground is Arun Jaitley Stadium, located in New Delhi. DC are the solely current team to have never appeared in an IPL final and qualified for the IPL playoffs in 2019 for the first time in seven years. The leading run-scorer for the Capitals is Virender Sehwag, whilst the main wicket-taker is Amit Mishra. DC play their domestic matches in the Arun Jaitley Stadium located in New Delhi. DC launched Hanuma Vihari, Jalaj Saxena, Manjot Kalra, Ankush Bains, Nathu Singh, Bandaru Ayappa, Chris Morris, Colin Ingram, and Colin Munro from their 2020 roster. They have brought Jason Roy, Chris Woakes, Alex Carey, Shimron Hetmyer, Mohit Sharma, Tushar Deshpande, Marcus Stoinis, and Lalit Yadav for their 2020 roster during the IPL Auction. Chris Woakes, then again pulled out of the match and was replaced by South African speedy bowler Anrich Nortje. Jason Roy became the 2nd player from Capitals to pull out of the match due to injury issues and personal reasons, he was replaced by Australian bowling all-rounder Daniel Sams.
3. Kings XI Punjab
Kings XI Punjab KXIP is a franchise cricket team based in Mohali, Punjab, that performs in IPL. Established in 2008, the franchise is jointly owned by Mohit Burman, Ness Wadia, Preity Zinta, and Karan Paul. The team plays its home matches at the PCA Stadium, Mohali. Since the 2010 IPL, they have been playing some of their domestic games at either Dharamsala or Indore. The KXIP's catchment areas are Kashmir, Jammu, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, and Haryana, evident from the letter sequence "K J H P H" in the banner of the team's logo. Apart from the 2014 season when they topped the league table and finished runners-up, the team has made solely one other playoff appearance in 12 seasons. Following the controversy surrounding the BCCI & Lalit Modi in 2010, IPL introduced on 10 October 2010 that it had terminated the franchise contracts of KXIP and the RR. The teams announced that they would take legal action to remain in IPL. Initially, the team tried to negotiate a solution with the league, however, when one ought to not be reached, they decided to file a case in Mumbai High Court accusing the IPL of getting rid of the two groups so that when the bidding procedure started for the 2012 IPL season, the contract would be given to a more rewarding bidder.
4. Kolkata Knight Riders
Kolkata Knight Riders KKR is a franchise cricket team representing the town of Kolkata in IPL. This franchise is owned by Bollywood actor S. R. Khan, actress J. Chawla and her husband Jay Mehta. The home of KKR is the iconic Eden Gardens stadium. The franchise, which has received enormous recognition due to its association with celebrity owners, qualified for the IPL playoffs for the first time in 2011. They became the IPL champions in 2012, by defeating CSK in the final. They repeated the feat in 2014, defeating Kings XI Punjab. KKR holds the record for the longest triumphing streak by any Indian team in T20s (14). The main run-scorer of the side is Gautam Gambhir, whilst the leading wicket-taker is Sunil Narine. The brand value of KKR used to be estimated at $104 million in 2018, 2nd highest amongst IPL franchises. In 2019, their value was estimated at US$88 million. At the 2020 IPL Auction, KKR offered pace bowler Pat Cummins for INR 15.5 crores. This was the largest purchase in the auction. KKR also bought Eoin Morgan, who simply came off as captain of the World Cup triumphing England squad. He was offered for INR 5.25 crores.
5. Mumbai Indians
Mumbai Indians MI is a franchise cricket team primarily based on Mumbai, Maharashtra, that competes in IPL. MI was founded in 2008, the team is owned by India's largest conglomerate, Reliance Industries, through its one hundred percent subsidiary India Win Sports. Since its establishment, the team has performed its home matches in the 33,108-capacity Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. MI is the most successful team in IPL. They received the 2011 Champions League Twenty20 after beating RCB by 31 runs in the final. The team won the double by triumphing its first IPL title, in 2013, by defeating CSK through 23 runs in the final, and then defeated the RR by 33 runs to win its 2nd Champions League Twenty20 title later that year. They received their 2nd IPL title on 24 May 2015 by defeating the CSK through forty-one runs in the final and grew to become the third team to win more than one IPL title. On 21 May 2017, they won their third IPL title by defeating the Rising Pune Supergiant by 1 run in a thrilling final, hence becoming the first team to win three IPL titles. While playing the tournament, they won their one-hundredth T20, becoming the first team to do so. In 2019, they repeated the same feat as they gained a record-breaking fourth IPL title, by beating CSK by just 1 run on 12 May 2019 in IPL Final.
6. Rajasthan Royals
Rajasthan Royals RR is a franchise cricket team primarily based in Jaipur, Rajasthan, that plays in IPL. Founded in 2008 as one of the initial eight IPL franchises, the team is primarily based at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. This team received the inaugural edition of the IPL under the captaincy of Shane Warne, in spite of being written off as a title contender by the media and fans. The RR was additionally the runners-up of the 2013 Champions League Twenty20. Supreme Court of India suspended RR & CSK for two years over a 2013 having a bet scandal, they should not participate in both the 2016 and 2017 IPL tournaments. They returned to the competition for the 2018 season
7. Royal Challengers Bangalore
Royal Challengers Bangalore RCB is a franchise cricket team primarily based in Bangalore, Karnataka, that plays in IPL. It was established in 2008 by United Spirits and named after the company's liquor brand Royal Challenge. Since its inception, the team has played its home matches at the MC Stadium. The Royal Challengers have never won the IPL however finished runners-up on three events between 2009 & 2016. Their lack of success over the years notwithstanding the presence of various outstanding players has earned them the tag of "underachievers”. The crew holds the records of both the highest and the lowest totals in the IPL, 263/5 and 49 respectively.
8. Sunrisers Hyderabad
based in Hyderabad, Telangana, India, that plays in IPL. This franchise is owned by Kalanithi Maran of the Sun TV Network and was established in 2012 after the Hyderabad-based Deccan Chargers had been terminated by the IPL. The team is presently captained by David Warner and coached by Trevor Bayliss. The main home-ground of the team is the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad with a capacity of 55,000. The brand value of the SRH was estimated to be US$68 million in 2019 as the typical brand of IPL was increased to US$6.6 billion. This team is regarded as one of the first-class bowling sides, often admired for its ability to defend low totals. David Warner is the leading run-scorer for the side, having won the Orange Cap three times, in 2015, 2017 & 2019.
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