The Indian Premier League (IPL), officially called the Vivo Indian Premier League, is a glitzy and glamorous professional Twenty20 Cricket league in India which started in 2008. There are eight teams representing eight different Indian cities, namely Delhi Daredevils, Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders, Chennai Super Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals. The league was founded by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and was a brainchild of Lalit Modi. The league, in its 10 years of existence, developed into the world's biggest and the richest T20 league. IPL also has an exclusive window in International Cricket Council's Future Tours Programme. The format of the league is divided into two halves - Round Robin and Qualifiers. Each of the eight teams will play each other twice in a home and away round robin format in the league phase. After the end of the league phase, the top two teams from the league phase will play against each other in 1st Qualifier for a place in the final. However, the team which loses in the 1st Qualifier will get another chance for the IPL by playing the second qualifying match (Winner of the Eliminator match between third and fourth place teams). The winner of the second qualifier will play the final match against the winner of the first qualifier.
Read MoreMohali, May 12: As the battle to reach the play-off stage in IPL gets fierce, Kings XI Punjab find themselves in a must-win situation as they take on tournament-laggards Deccan Chargers at the PCA stadium
Pune, May 11: Half-centuries from Chris Gayle and Tillakaratne Dilshan combined with an excellent bowling effort helped Royal Challengers Bangalore crush Pune Warriors by 35 runs and enhance their play-off chances in the Indian Premier
Chennai, May 11: They might be upbeat after a narrow win but defending champions Chennai Super Kings' chances of making the playoffs are still far from good as they take on tournament-leaders Delhi Daredevils in
Pune, May 10: Sourav Ganguly will no longer be the captain of Pune Warriors in Indian Premier League and will serve only as the team's mentor, putting an end to intense speculation over the struggling
Pune, May 10: Pune Warriors have just pride to play for while Royal Challengers Bangalore would do a world of good to their play-off chances if they win Indian Premier League clash between the two
Hyderabad, May 10: David Warner blasted his way to an unbeaten 54-ball 109 as he steered Delhi Daredevils to a crushing nine-wicket win over laggards Deccan Chargers in a one-sided Indian Premier League match here
Mumbai: Cricket maestro Sachin Tendulkar is likely to make an appearance in filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra's forthcoming film, ‘Ferrari Ki Sawari'. There is buzz that the master blaster has not only allowed the makers to
Jaipur, May 9: Former Australian speedster and Chennai Super Kings bowling coach Andy Bichel feels that their team is missing a “good finisher” during matches that go down to the wire in this edition of
Mumbai, May 9: Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli put on quick fifty-run partnership to lead the Royal Challengers Bangalore run chase against Mumbai at the Wankhede stadium on Wednesday. Chris Gayle raced to his fifty
Hyderabad, May 9: Delhi Daredevils would look to reclaim the top spot when they take on a floundering Deccan Chargers in their Indian Premier League clash, here tomorrow.Daredevils had surrendered the top spot to Kolkata
Jaipur, May 9: upbeat after their two consecutive victories, Rajasthan Royals would aim for a hat-trick of wins and inch closer to a playoffs spot when they take on an insipid Chennai Super Kings in
New Delhi, May 9: Franchises will earn unprecedented revenue through gate collections in this edition of the IPL which has seen a remarkable transition from pass culture to ticket culture among fans, says the league's
Hyderabad, May 8: Kings XI Punjab rode on a smashing half-century by Mandeep Singh and a superlative performance by their bowers to notch up a comfortable 25-run victory over Deccan Chargers in a lop-sided Indian
New Delhi, May 8: Australian all-rounder Shane Watson hit a blistering unbeaten 90 as Rajasthan Royals thrashed Pune Warriors by seven wickets in a thoroughly one-sided IPL contest to keep their hopes of qualifying for
New Delhi : Kolkata Knight Riders thrashed Delhi Daredevils by six wickets in a lopsided contest to emerge as the table leaders in the Indian Premier League here tonight.Chasing a modest target of 154, KKR
New Delhi, May 7: Kolkata Knight Riders' Australian pacer Brett Lee said his IPL skipper Gautam Gambhir is one of the most brilliant captains he has played under as the Indian backs up good leadership
Hyderabad, May 7: Virtually out of the reckoning for a place in the plays offs, a demoralised Deccan Chargers would look to salvage some pride when they take on Kings XI Punjab in an Indian
Nashik, May 5 : Former India captain Ajit Wadekar has asked the Cricket Board to concentrate more on promoting Tests than cash-rich Twenty20 tournament IPL."These days, events like IPL have become more popular and important
Pune, May 4: Describing his wicket as the turning point of the match, Pune Warriors captain Sourav Ganguly yesterday said that his side should have overwhelmed the 121-run target set by Mumbai Indians in their
Pune, May 3: Mumbai Indians dished out a superlative bowling performance to eke out a one run win over Pune Warriors in a nail-biting Indian Premier League match here today.Set to defend a modest 120
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