IPL Points Table TechieState

Indian Premier League is a T20 Cricket League in which Indian teams participate, and is usually contested during March, April and May every year. There are a total of eight teams that represent eight different regions of the country. IPL was founded by Lalit Modi, the then BCCI Vice-president of the league and IPL is a part of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). IPL was launched in 2008 and current IPL season is the 12^th season. Chennai Super Kings is the defending champion. Rajasthan Royals lifted the first IPL trophy. Pune Warriors and Kochi Tuskers Kerala joined the league before the fourth season in 2011. But, due to breaching the BCCI’s terms of conditions Kochi Tuskers Kerala was terminated. Because of financial differences with BCCI, Pune Warriors withdrew from IPL. Sun TV network acquired Sunrisers Hyderabad, previously known as Deccan Chargers.

There are eight teams in the league and each team plays twice with other teams. One match is played in the home ground while another match in the opponent’s home ground. The top four teams of the league will qualify for playoffs and the top two teams move to finals. The top two teams play a qualifying match and the winner goes directly into the finals. Teams at number 3 and 4 in the points table play a match and the winning teams get to play the 2^nd qualifying match with the losing team of 1^st qualifier.

The three ways to acquire players are

• Buying player in Auction.
• Team owners can trade players during the trading window.
• Signing new players for unavailable players.

No players can be traded outside the trading window and only with the player’s consent. In a match, only four overseas players are allowed to play but the squad can have a maximum of eight overseas players. In a squad, there must be a minimum of 18 players and maximum 25 players. Only the players who have played “first-class or List A cricket” can be picked given that they’re under 19 years of age. A salary cap of the entire squad must me less than ₹80 crore.

Let’s have a look at the currently playing teams and their home grounds.

Since the inception of the league two teams i.e. Chennai Super Kings led by MS Dhoni and Mumbai Indians led by Rohit Sharma have won IPL titles three times each.

In a match, both the teams are given a 2.5 minutes strategic time out during each innings. The first strategic time out must be taken by the bowling team between 6-9 overs and another strategic time out must be taken by the batting team between 13-16 overs. During a season in IPL, the highest run-scorer is awarded the Orange Cap and the highest wicket-taker is awarded the Purple Cap.

Star India has bought the IPL media rights at a whopping price of ₹16347.5 Crores for a period of five years (2018-2022). Viewers in India and its subcontinents (Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and the Maldives) can watch VIVO IPL 2019 live on Star Gold, Star Sports, and Hotstar. Viewers in the UK can watch a live match in Star Gold UK and Hotstar UK.

IPL has created a lot of great players including Ambati Rayudu, Siddharth Kaul, Krunal Pandya, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Hardik Pandya.

Let’s have a look at IPL Points Table Techiestate:

This table was updated on 3^rd April 2019. Keep checking IPL Points Table Techiestate for regular updates.