2. What is IPL in Cricket? –
Introduction to the Indian Premier League
Tournament Professional Cricket / By Matt Harris
Table of Contents
It’s the biggest domestic cricket tournament in the world,
but what is IPL exactly and how much do we know about
it.
In cricket, IPL stands for Indian Premier League, a T20
cricket tournament which was originally established in
2008. It is traditionally played from April through to June
each year and, from 2022, the competition will be
expanded to include a total of ten teams.
3. Indian Premier League – The Tournament
1. Tournament Structure
The Indian Premier League starts with a
round robin tournament where each franchise
will play each other twice – home and away.
Sides will earn two points for a win while the
teams will earn one point each if there is an
abandoned game.
4. At the end of this sequence, the top four sides in
the table will progress to the playoffs the first
qualifier where the top two sides in the table play
each other and the winner goes straight through
to the final.
Next up is the eliminator where the third and
fourth placed sides face off. The winner goes
through to the second qualifier while the loser is
eliminated.
5. In the second qualifier, the winner of the
eliminator takes on the loser of the first playoff
match. The winner of that game progresses to
the final.
It sounds a little complicated on paper but it’s
actually easy to follow and it’s a fairer system
than having straight semi finals.
6. The exact starting dates of the IPL will vary from year to
year but it will generally begin in the first week of April.
The 2022 IPL starts on March 26th. The group stages
kick off the competition and these progress through the
month and into May.
The knockouts take over and the final will generally be
scheduled for late May or early June. These dates are
subject to change but this is the framework within which
the tournament has worked for many years.
When Does IPL Start?
7. From 2022 onwards, the IPL will consist of ten
franchise teams. Those sides who played in 2021 will
continue to be involved and they are:
IPL Franchise Teams
8. The format of the IPL follows the rules of T20 cricket. Both
teams are allocated a maximum of 20 overs each and the
simple aim is to score more runs than the opposition.
T20 is identical to ODI cricket in the sense that the side
batting first sets a target. The fielding side then take their
turn to bat and they must overtake that total within their
allocated set of overs.
Bowling teams can use as many bowlers as they want but
each bowler can deliver a maximum of four overs.
IPL Match Rules
9. Chennai Super Kings
IPL Franchise Teams
Royal Challengers
Banglore
Punjab Kings Mumbai Indians
Rajasthan Royals
Delhi Capitals Sunrisers Hyderabad
Kolkata Knight
Riders
Gujarat Titans
Lucknow Super Giants
10. Format
Group A Group B
Mumbai Indians Chennai Super Kings
Kolkata Knight Riders Sunrisers Hyderabad
,Rajasthan Royals Gujarat Titans
Delhi Capitals Royal Challengers Bangalore
Lucknow Super Giants Punjab Kings
The teams are divided into two groups (A and B) of five teams. Each team will play
seven home and seven away games. A team will play each team in the other group
twice (home and away) and will play once with four of the teams in the same group.
11. Let's have look at the table of IPL Winners List from 2008
to 2023.
Year IPL Winner Team
2008 Rajasthan Royals
2009 Deccan Chargers
2010 Chennai Super Kings
2011 Chennai Super Kings
2012 Kolkata Knight Riders
2013 Mumbai Indians
2014 Kolkata Knight Riders
Year IPL Winner Team
2015 Mumbai Indians
2016 Sunrisers Hyderabad
2017 Mumbai Indians
2018 Chennai Super Kings
2019 Mumbai Indians
2020 Mumbai Indians
2021 Chennai Super Kings
2022 Gujarat Titans
2023