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 MoreDelhi Capitals replaced Ravichandran Ashwin with Ishant Sharma. Royal Challengers Bangalore made three changes to their lineup. "Navdeep Saini makes way for Rajat Patidar, he will bat at 3 to give us a bit more batting. Daniel Sams replaces Dan Christian," said Virat Kohli.
Punjab Kings (PBKS) won the toss and opted to bat in their IPL match against SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the M.A.Chidambaram Stadium on Wednesday. Kane Williamson returned to the SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) squad while Kedar Jadhav made his debut for the team.
Delhi Capitals survived in a tense chase at the MA Chidambaram Stadium to beat Mumbai Indians for the first time in five IPL games, winning by six wickets on Tuesday.
Chennai became the second team to successfully defend their total at the Wankhede with Rajasthan, coincidentally being the losing team on both occasions.
Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 38 runs in Chennai to go top of the points table. In match 11 of IPL 2021, in Mumbai, Delhi Capitals have opted to bowl first against Punjab Kings, with the hope of getting their campaign back on track.
Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Eoin Morgan won the toss and elected to bowl against Mumbai Indians in their Indian Premier League match on Tuesday.
Prithvi Shaw smashed a hapless Chennai Super Kings attack into submission with a brilliant 72 off 38 balls as Delhi Capitals romped home by seven wickets in an IPL match on Saturday.
Royals Challengers Bangalore (RCB) won the toss and elected to field against Mumbai Indians (MI) in the opening match of the Indian Premier League, 2021.
The BCCI released the IPL schedule earlier today, with Mumbai Indians meeting Royal Challengers Bangalore in the opening game on April 9.
Tamil Nadu cricketer Shahrukh Khan, who had a base price of 20 lakh, was roped in for INR 5.25 crore by Punjab Kings after an intense bidding war in IPL 2021 auction in Chennai.
Shakib Al Hasan, who was part of the KKR squad in both their title-winning run, was roped in for INR 3.20 crore while they also managed to get a back-up wicket keeping option in Sheldon Jackson
The defending champions have done enough to bolster their squad for the new season by bringing in enough reserve foreign and Indian pacers for the likes of Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult.
The IPL star bowler explains the difference in captaincy approach Virat Kohli and Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper David Warner have.
Spin bowling All-rounder Gowtham was bought for a record Rs 9.25 crore by the Chennai Super Kings. The 32-year-old is currently with the Indian team as a net bowler for the ongoing Test series against England.
Chris Morris on Friday surpassed Yuvraj Singh to become the most expensive buy in the IPL auction history with Rajasthan Royals shelling out Rs 16.25 crore for the South African all-rounder.
A total of 291 players have been enlisted for the shortened auctions -- 164 of them Indian and 125 overseas. There will also be three associate players in the auction.
After hosting a delayed but successful IPL in the UAE because of COVID-19 pandemic, BCCI is eager to host the next edition in India. With the list of players for the auction out, Sachin Tendulkar's son Arjun may find a buyer as well.
Speaking to media in Gujarat's Ahmedabad on December 24, Vice President (VP) of Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA), Amin Pathan spoke on BCCI's 89th Annual General Meeting.
Mumbai Indians (MI) players are set to battle it out for the last time in IPL 2020 as they face Delhi Capitals (DC) in the final match at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in UAE on November 10.
The unmatched legacy of Mumbai Indians will be thoroughly challenged by the young Shreyas Iyer, who will lead a passionate but unpredictable Delhi Capitals in the finals of the IPL 2020 on Nov 10.
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