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.
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New Delhi, Apr 21: The BCCI today described Sri Lanka Cricket's decision to recall its players early from the ongoing IPL as “inappropriate” and said it is in talks with the SLC to sort out
Colombo, Apr 21: Sri Lanka's selection committee has asked Lasith Malinga to return home from the Indian Premier League (IPL) and undergo rehabilitation after the fast bowler made himself unavailable for the upcoming Test series
Mumbai, Apr 21: Having suffered two defeats in as many away games, defending champions Chennai Super Kings face an uphill task when they take on last year's runners-up Mumbai Indians in a high-voltage Indian Premier
Kolkata, Apr 21: Kolkata Knight Riders would be looking to put their shock defeat against Kochi Tuskers behind and get their act together quickly when they take on Royal Challengers Bangalore in their IPL clash
Mumbai, Apr 21: While Bipasha has been hanging out with Rana and Josh after the big break up, her ex John Abraham seems to have found a friend in Deepika Padukone, says a media report.The
Mumbai, Apr 21: Sri Lankan bowler Lasith Malinga and West Indies player Chris Gayle have found ways to play for their IPL franchises while Sri Lanka and West Indies are preparing for international fixtures, reports
Mumbai , Apr 21: “Playing for Sri Lanka is more important than playing in the IPL,” Tillakaratne Dilshan said in Colombo on Wednesday. “We're committed to return by May 5,” the newly-appointed Sri Lanka captain
New Delhi, Apr 21: Former England coach Duncan Fletcher and former New Zealand coach Stephen Fleming have emerged as the frontunners in the race for the post of Team India coach, reports Times of India.
Mumbai, Apr 20: Mumbai Indians carved out a hard-fought seven-wicket victory over Pune Warriors in a low-scoring Indian Premier League clash that went down to the last ball, at the Wankhede Stadium here today.Chasing a
Kolkata, Apr 20 : Ravindra Jadeja came up with a brilliant allround display to help the resurgent Kochi Tuskers Kerala halt Kolkata Knight Riders three-match winning run with a narrow six-run victory in a low-scoring
Mohali (Punjab), Apr 20 : With new batting hero Paul Valthaty in scorching form, hosts Kings XI Punjab may have a slight edge when they clash with a struggling Rajasthan Royals in their Indian Premier
Bangalore, Apr 19 : The fourth edition of the Indian Premier League witnessed its first washout today with the match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals at the Chinnaswamy Stadium here being called off
New Delhi, Apr 19: Delhi Daredevils skipper Virender Sehwag came in defence of Irfan Pathan, who was bought for a whopping USD 1.9 million, after his team's 16-run defeat to Deccan Chargers in the Indian
New Delhi, Apr 19: A quickfire half-century by Sunny Sohal and an equally useful knock of 49 from captain Kumar Sangakkara helped Deccan Chargers register a 16-run victory over Delhi Daredevils in their Indian Premier
Kolkata, April 19 : In red hot form after back-to-back wins, Kochi Tuskers Kerala would be aiming to halt Kolkata Knight Riders' three-match winning run when the two sides face off in their Indian Premier
Mumbai, Apr 19 : Their winning momentum halted rudely, Mumbai Indians and Pune Warriors would be keen to regain it quickly when they line up against each other in a fourth round match of the
Mumbai, Apr 18 : Maharashtra government is expecting an entertainment tax of Rs 15 crore from the 16 Indian Premier League (IPL) matches to be held in the state.“A deposit of Rs 7.3 crore has
New Delhi, Apr 18 : Back with a bang after a dismal start to the season, the Delhi Daredevils would look to carry on with their newly-gained confidence when they take on Deccan Chargers on
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