2024 Indian Premier League
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| Dates | 22 March – 26 May 2024 |
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| Administrator(s) | Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage and playoffs |
| Host(s) | India |
| Participants | 10 |
| Matches | 74 |
| Official website | iplt20 |
| Teams | |
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| Chennai Super Kings Delhi Capitals Gujarat Titans Kolkata Knight Riders Lucknow Super Giants Mumbai Indians Punjab Kings Rajasthan Royals Royal Challengers Bangalore Sunrisers Hyderabad |
The 2024 Indian Premier League (also known as IPL 17 and branded as Tata IPL 2024) will be the 17th edition of the Indian Premier League, a franchise Twenty20 cricket league in India, organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India.[1] The tournament will feature ten teams and will be held from 22 March to 26 May 2024.[2]
Chennai Super Kings are the defending champions, having won their fifth title during the previous season beating Gujarat Titans, becoming the joint-successful franchise in the history of the tournament along with Mumbai Indians.[3]
Background
Hosting
On February 14, 2024, Arun Singh Dhumal, the chairman of the Indian Premier League, announced that the tournament would take place in India. Before finalizing the schedule, the league will work with the Indian government and other agencies. Dhumal also mentioned that the allocation of matches to states will depend on the election schedule for the Lok Sabha Election 2024 to be released by the Election Commission of India.[2][4]
"BCCI is planning to start IPL 2024 from March 22. IPL 2024 schedule will be announced in two halves. The schedule for the first half will be announced and then the schedule for the other half will be announced after the announcement of general election dates," Arun Dhumal told ANI.[5]
Format
The teams are divided into two groups (A and B) of five teams. Each team plays twice against all five teams in the other group (home and away) and once against all four of the teams in its group. All teams play seven home and seven away games. After the group stage, the top four teams based on aggregate points qualified for the playoffs. In this stage, the top two teams compete with each other (in a match titled "Qualifier 1"), as do the remaining two teams (in a match titled "Eliminator"). While the winner of Qualifier 1 directly qualified for the final match, the losing team got another chance to qualify for the final match by playing the winning team of the Eliminator match; this match is titled Qualifier 2. The winner of this subsequent Qualifier 2 match moved on to the final match. The team that won the final match was crowned the Indian Premier League winners.
New Rules
- Bowlers can now bowl two bouncers per over, as trialled in India's domestic T20 tournament, the 2023–24 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.[6]
Schedule
The schedule for this season was announced on February 22, 2024, at 5 pm. According to IPL Chairman Arun Singh Dhumal, this season's schedule will be announced in multiple phases due to the 2024 Lok Sabha Election. The first announcement includes the schedule for the first 17 days, consisting of 21 matches. The opening match of the tournament will be played on 22 March 2024 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai between the defending champions Chennai Super Kings and the Royal Challengers Bangalore.[7] The final match will be played on 26 May 2024.[8]
Title Sponsorship Rights
The Tata Group renewed their contract as the title sponsors of the Indian Premier League for a tenure of 5 years (2024-28) for ₹2,500 crore (US$310 million) — the highest-ever sponsorship amount in the history of the league. The TATA Group previously held the title sponsorship rights for the IPL in 2022 and 2023.[9]
Broadcasting
Star Sports will be the TV broadcaster this season while Jio Cinema will be the digital broadcaster.
Opening Ceremony
Kasi Viswanathan, the CEO of the Chennai Super Kings franchise, has revealed to Cricbuzz that the IPL has planned an opening ceremony before the match. Chennai has the privilege of hosting the inaugural event by being the defending champions.[7]
Participating Teams
The same 10 teams from the previous season have returned with few changes to the team personnel.
Personnel Changes
Player Auction
- The ten franchises retained a total of 173 players for the 2024 IPL season before moving into the auction. Seven players were traded across teams before the auction took place.[23]
- On 11 December, the IPL Council released a list of 333 players, including 214 Indian and 119 foreign players.[24]
- The IPL Auction for the first time was held outside India. It was held at Coca-Cola Arena, Dubai, United Arab Emirates on 19 December 2023.[25]
- 72 players were sold at the 2024 IPL Auction by spending a whopping Rs 230 crore on the players, including 30 overseas players.[26]
- Mitchell Starc became the most expensive player in the history of IPL when he was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for ₹24.75 crore (US$3.1 million) surpassing both Pat Cummins who was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for ₹20.50 crore (US$2.6 million) (US$2.4 million) in the same auction and Sam Curran who was bought at ₹18.50 crore by Punjab Kings in 2023 auction.[27]
- Prominent players like Steve Smith, Michael Bracewell, Josh Hazlewood and Josh Inglis went unsold.
Team Changes
Support staff changes
- Gautam Gambhir was appointed as the Mentor of Kolkata Knight Riders.[28]
- Justin Langer replaced Andy Flower as the Head Coach of Lucknow Super Giants.[29]
- Sanjay Bangar was appointed by Punjab Kings as the Head of Cricket Development.[30]
- Andy Flower replaced Sanjay Bangar as the Head Coach of Royal Challengers Bangalore.[31]
- Daniel Vettori replaced Brian Lara as Head Coach of Sunrisers Hyderabad.[32]
Captaincy changes
- Shubman Gill is named as the captain of Gujarat Titans after their previous captain, Hardik Pandya had been traded to Mumbai Indians.[33]
- Shreyas Iyer will return as the captain of Kolkata Knight Riders after missing out last year due to a back injury, replacing Nitish Rana who will serve as the vice-captain.[34]
- Rohit Sharma is replaced by Hardik Pandya as the captain of Mumbai Indians.[35]
- Rishabh Pant is expected to return to captaincy after missing out last year with serious injuries sustained in a car crash, replacing David Warner who stood in as the captain of Delhi Capitals for 2023 season.[36]
Venues
The league stage will be played at 12 stadiums in India. Delhi Capitals will play their first two home games at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, due to the Arun Jaitley Stadium being unavailable immediately after hosting the 2024 Women's Premier League. The opening match will be played at M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.
 India
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| Ahmedabad | Bengaluru | Chennai | Delhi | Hyderabad |
| Gujarat Titans | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Chennai Super Kings | Delhi Capitals | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| Narendra Modi Stadium | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium | Arun Jaitley Stadium | Rajiv Gandhi Stadium |
| Capacity: 132,000 | Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 39,000 | Capacity: 35,200 | Capacity: 55,000 |
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| Jaipur | Kolkata | |||
| Rajasthan Royals | Kolkata Knight Riders | |||
| Sawai Mansingh Stadium | Eden Gardens | |||
| Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 68,000 | |||
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| Lucknow | Mohali | Mumbai | Vishakhapatnam | |
| Lucknow Super Giants | Kings XI Punjab | Mumbai Indians | Delhi Capitals | |
| Ekana Cricket Stadium | IS Bindra Stadium | Wankhede Stadium | ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium [a] | |
| Capacity: 50,000 | Capacity: 26,000 | Capacity: 33,108 | Capacity: 27,500 | |
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League Stage
Points table
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | A | Kolkata Knight Riders | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 1.428 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | B | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 0.414 | |
| 3 | A | Rajasthan Royals (3rd) | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 0.273 | Advanced to Eliminator |
| 4 | B | Royal Challengers Bengaluru (4th) | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.459 | |
| 5 | B | Chennai Super Kings | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.392 | |
| 6 | A | Delhi Capitals | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.377 | |
| 7 | A | Lucknow Super Giants | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.667 | |
| 8 | B | Gujarat Titans | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 12 | −1.063 | |
| 9 | B | Punjab Kings | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | −0.353 | |
| 10 | A | Mumbai Indians | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | −0.318 |
Match summary
| Win | Loss | No result |
- Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
- Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (playoffs) to see the match summary.
- Note: Results listed are according to the home (horizontal) and visitor (vertical) teams.
- Note: Click on a result to see a summary of the match.
Fixtures and Results
The schedule for the first 17 days and 21 matches of this season was published by the Board of Control for Cricket in India on 22 February 2024.[38]
Notes
- ^ ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium will host the first two home matches of the Delhi Capitals franchise as the Arun Jaitley Stadium will not be ready for IPL immediately after hosting the 2024 WPL.
References
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- ^ ""IPL 2024 schedule will be announced in 2 halves" - Chairman Arun Dhumal provides a crucial update regarding the upcoming season". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ "IPL to allow two bouncers per over". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ a b "IPL 2024 to kick off in Chennai on March 22". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "IPL 2024 Schedule: Match Dates, Teams, Stadium, Venues and Other Details". Jagran Josh. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
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- ^ "Chennai Super Kings Players". Chennai Super Kings. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "Delhi Capitals Players". Delhi Capitals. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
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- ^ "Lucknow Super Giants Players". Lucknow Super Giants. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
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- ^ "IPL 2024 Player Retentions List". iplt20.com. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
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- ^ IPL 2024 Auction Live Streaming: When and where to watch IPL Auction live on TV and online Hindustan Times. 19 December 2023.
- ^ "IPL 2024 Player Auction list announced". iplt20.com. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ Starc shatters Cummins' record for most expensive player at IPL auction ESPNcricinfo. 19 December 2023.
- ^ "Gautam Gambhir returns home to Kolkata Knight Riders as Mentor". Kolkata Knight Riders. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ "Former Australian coach Justin Langer appointed as head coach of Lucknow Super Giants". Lucknow Super Giants. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "Welcome Back Sanjay Bangar as Head of Cricket Development!". Punjab Kings. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ^ "Andy Flower appointed Head Coach of RCB". Royal Challengers Bangalore. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ "Daniel Vettori named new Sunrisers Hyderabad head coach". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ "Gujarat Titans Announces Shubman Gill as Captain". Gujarat Titans. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ^ "Shreyas Iyer returns as Captain of KKR, Nitish Rana Named Vice-Captain". Kolkata Knight Riders. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
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- ^ "Schedule for first two weeks of TATA IPL 2024 announced". iplt20.com. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
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