Indian Premier League (IPL)

The Indian Premier League (IPL) is an annual Twenty20 cricket competition based in India and contested every year between April and May. First held in 2008, the competition has become the most attended cricket league in the world and one of the most valuable, with the annual player auction seeing players traded for millions of dollars.

There are 10 teams in the Indian Premier League (IPL), who play each other twice in a home and away round robin format. The top four teams in the league qualify for the playoffs. The first qualifying match see’s the top 2 teams play, with the winner going directly to the IPL final. The loser will play in the second qualifying match against the winner of the third/fourth place eliminator match. The winner of this second qualifying match will then play the winner of the first qualifying round to determine the Indian Premier League champion.

The most successful team are the Mumbai Indians, who have won five titles and closely followed by the Chennai Super Kings with four titles.


Teams & Venues of the Indian Premier League (IPL)

The 10 teams of the Indian Premier League (IPL), with their home venues are:

Chennai Super Kings – M. A. Chidambaram Stadium (Chennai, Tamil Nadu)

Delhi Capitals – Arun Jaitley Stadium (New Delhi, NCT of Delhi)

Gujarat Titans – Narendra Modi Stadium (Ahmedabad, Gujarat)

Kolkata Knight Riders – Eden Gardens (Kolkata, West Bengel)

Lucknow Super Giants – Ekana Cricket Stadium (Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh)

Mumbai Indians – Wankhede Stadium (Mumbai, Maharashtra)

Punjab Kings – PCA Stadium (Mohali, Punjab)

Rajasthan Royals – Sawai Mansingh Stadium (Jaipur, Rajasthan)

Royal Challengers Bangalore – M. Chinnaswamy Stadium (Bengaluru, Karnataka)

Sunrisers Hyderabad – Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium (Hyderabad, Telangana)


How to buy tickets for the Indian Premier League

For information and to purchase tickets for Indian Premier League matches, click here to go to the ticketing page of the official IPL website.


Further Information

Indian Premier League Official Website

Last Updated on September 15, 2022 by Sports Tourist

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