Indian Premier League
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The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a professional Twenty20 (T20) cricket league in India, organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Founded in 2007, it features ten city-based franchise teams. The IPL is widely regarded as the world's most commercially successful cricket league. It is the 11th richest sporting league in the world by revenue. It is held annually between March and May. It has an exclusive window in the Future Tours Programme of the International Cricket Council, resulting in fewer international tours occurring during the seasons. It is also the most viewed Indian sports event, as per the Broadcast Audience Research Council. In 2010, the IPL became the first sporting event to broadcast live on YouTube. In 2014, it ranked sixth in attendance among all sports leagues. Inspired by the success of the IPL, other Indian sports leagues have been established. The IPL is the second-richest sports league in the world by per-match value, after the National Football League. In 2023, the league sold its media rights for the next four seasons for US$6 billion to Viacom18 and Star Sports, which meant that each IPL match was valued at $13 million. As of 2025, there have been 18 seasons of the tournament. The current champions are the Royal Challengers Bengaluru, who won the 2025 season after defeating the Punjab Kings in the final. A women's edition of the Indian Premier League, known as the Women's Premier League, was established in 2022 and had its first season in 2023.
Infobox
Countries
India
Administrator
Board of Control for Cricket in India
Headquarters
Mumbai, India
Format
Twenty20
First edition
2008
Latest edition
2026
Next edition
2027
Tournament format
Double round-robin format followed by playoffs
Current champion
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (1st title)
Most successful
Mumbai Indians Chennai Super Kings (5 titles each)
Most runs
Virat Kohli (9,261)
Most wickets
Yuzvendra Chahal (225)
TV
List of broadcasters
Website
iplt20
Tables
Winners of theIndian Premier League · History
2008
2008
Season
2008
Winners
Rajasthan Royals
2009
2009
Season
2009
Winners
Deccan Chargers
2010
2010
Season
2010
Winners
Chennai Super Kings
2011
2011
Season
2011
Winners
Chennai Super Kings (2)
2012
2012
Season
2012
Winners
Kolkata Knight Riders
2013
2013
Season
2013
Winners
Mumbai Indians
2014
2014
Season
2014
Winners
Kolkata Knight Riders (2)
2015
2015
Season
2015
Winners
Mumbai Indians (2)
2016
2016
Season
2016
Winners
Sunrisers Hyderabad
2017
2017
Season
2017
Winners
Mumbai Indians (3)
2018
2018
Season
2018
Winners
Chennai Super Kings (3)
2019
2019
Season
2019
Winners
Mumbai Indians (4)
2020
2020
Season
2020
Winners
Mumbai Indians (5)
2021
2021
Season
2021
Winners
Chennai Super Kings (4)
2022
2022
Season
2022
Winners
Gujarat Titans
2023
2023
Season
2023
Winners
Chennai Super Kings (5)
2024
2024
Season
2024
Winners
Kolkata Knight Riders (3)
2025
2025
Season
2025
Winners
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
| Season | Winners |
| 2008 | Rajasthan Royals |
| 2009 | Deccan Chargers |
| 2010 | Chennai Super Kings |
| 2011 | Chennai Super Kings (2) |
| 2012 | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| 2013 | Mumbai Indians |
| 2014 | Kolkata Knight Riders (2) |
| 2015 | Mumbai Indians (2) |
| 2016 | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| 2017 | Mumbai Indians (3) |
| 2018 | Chennai Super Kings (3) |
| 2019 | Mumbai Indians (4) |
| 2020 | Mumbai Indians (5) |
| 2021 | Chennai Super Kings (4) |
| 2022 | Gujarat Titans |
| 2023 | Chennai Super Kings (5) |
| 2024 | Kolkata Knight Riders (3) |
| 2025 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
· History › Expansions and terminations
Chennai Super Kings
Chennai Super Kings
IPL
(Men's)
Chennai Super Kings
SA20
(Men's)
Joburg Super Kings
MLC
(Men's)
Texas Super Kings
Delhi Capitals
Delhi Capitals
IPL
(Men's)
Delhi Capitals
WPL
(Women's)
Delhi Capitals
The Hundred
(Men's & Women's)
Southern Brave
T20 Blast
(Men's & Women's)
Hampshire
SA20
(Men's)
Pretoria Capitals
ILT20
(Men's)
Dubai Capitals
MLC
(Men's)
Seattle Orcas
Gujarat Titans
Gujarat Titans
IPL
(Men's)
Gujarat Titans
Kolkata Knight Riders
Kolkata Knight Riders
IPL
(Men's)
Kolkata Knight Riders
ILT20
(Men's)
Abu Dhabi Knight Riders
CPL
(Men's)
Trinbago Knight Riders
MLC
(Men's)
Los Angeles Knight Riders
Lucknow Super Giants
Lucknow Super Giants
IPL
(Men's)
Lucknow Super Giants
The Hundred
(Men's & Women's)
Manchester Super Giants
SA20
(Men's)
Durban's Super Giants
Mumbai Indians
Mumbai Indians
IPL
(Men's)
Mumbai Indians
WPL
(Women's)
Mumbai Indians
The Hundred
(Men's & Women's)
MI London
SA20
(Men's)
MI Cape Town
ILT20
(Men's)
MI Emirates
MLC
(Men's)
MI New York
Punjab Kings
Punjab Kings
IPL
(Men's)
Punjab Kings
CPL
(Men's)
Saint Lucia Kings
Rajasthan Royals
Rajasthan Royals
IPL
(Men's)
Rajasthan Royals
SA20
(Men's)
Paarl Royals
CPL
(Men's)
Barbados Royals
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
IPL
(Men's)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
WPL
(Women's)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Sunrisers Hyderabad
IPL
(Men's)
Sunrisers Hyderabad
The Hundred
(Men's & Women's)
Sunrisers Leeds
SA20
(Men's)
Sunrisers Eastern Cape
| IPL (Men's) | WPL (Women's) | The Hundred (Men's & Women's) | T20 Blast (Men's & Women's) | SA20 (Men's) | ILT20 (Men's) | CPL (Men's) | MLC (Men's) |
| Chennai Super Kings | Joburg Super Kings | Texas Super Kings | |||||
| Delhi Capitals | Delhi Capitals | Southern Brave | Hampshire | Pretoria Capitals | Dubai Capitals | Seattle Orcas | |
| Gujarat Titans | |||||||
| Kolkata Knight Riders | Abu Dhabi Knight Riders | Trinbago Knight Riders | Los Angeles Knight Riders | ||||
| Lucknow Super Giants | Manchester Super Giants | Durban's Super Giants | |||||
| Mumbai Indians | Mumbai Indians | MI London | MI Cape Town | MI Emirates | MI New York | ||
| Punjab Kings | Saint Lucia Kings | ||||||
| Rajasthan Royals | Paarl Royals | Barbados Royals | |||||
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | ||||||
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | Sunrisers Leeds | Sunrisers Eastern Cape |
· Teams
| Team | City | State | Home ground | Debut | Captain | Head coach | Owner(s) | Ref | |
| Chennai Super Kings | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium | 2008 | Ruturaj Gaikwad | Stephen Fleming | Chennai Super Kings Cricket Limited | ||
| Delhi Capitals | New Delhi | Delhi | Arun Jaitley Stadium | 2008 | Axar Patel | Hemang Badani | GMR Group (50%) JSW Group (50%) | ||
| Gujarat Titans | Ahmedabad | Gujarat | Narendra Modi Stadium | 2022 | Shubman Gill | Ashish Nehra | Torrent Group (67%) CVC Capital (33%) | ||
| Kolkata Knight Riders | Kolkata | West Bengal | Eden Gardens | 2008 | Ajinkya Rahane | Abhishek Nayar | Shah Rukh Khan (55%) Mehta Group (45%) | ||
| Lucknow Super Giants | Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | Ekana Stadium | 2022 | Rishabh Pant | Justin Langer | RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group | ||
| Mumbai Indians | Mumbai | Maharashtra | Wankhede Stadium | 2008 | Hardik Pandya | Mahela Jayawardene | Reliance Industries | ||
| Punjab Kings | New Chandigarh | Punjab | Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium | 2008 | Shreyas Iyer | Ricky Ponting | Mohit Burman (48%) Ness Wadia (23%) Preity Zinta (23%) Karan Paul (6%) | ||
| Rajasthan Royals | Jaipur | Rajasthan | Sawai Mansingh Stadium | 2008 | Riyan Parag | Kumar Sangakkara | Lakshmi Mittal (75%) Adar Poonawalla (18%) Manoj Badale (7%) | ||
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Bengaluru | Karnataka | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium | 2008 | Rajat Patidar | Andy Flower | Aditya Birla Group The Times Group Blackstone Inc. Bolt Ventures | ||
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | Hyderabad | Telangana | Rajiv Gandhi Stadium | 2013 | Pat Cummins | Daniel Vettori | Sun TV Network | ||
· Teams › Defunct teams
| Team | City | State | Home ground | Debut | Dissolved | Owner(s) | |
| Deccan Chargers | Hyderabad | Andhra Pradesh | Rajiv Gandhi Stadium | 2008 | 2012 | Deccan Chronicle | |
| Kochi Tuskers Kerala | Kochi | Kerala | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | 2011 | 2012 | Rendezvous Sports World | |
| Pune Warriors India | Pune | Maharashtra | MCA Stadium | 2011 | 2013 | Sahara India Pariwar | |
| Rising Pune Supergiant | 2016 | 2018 | RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group | ||||
| Gujarat Lions | Rajkot | Gujarat | Niranjan Shah Stadium | 2016 | 2018 | Intex Technologies | |
References
- Indian cricket leagues established using similar formats to the IPL include the Women's Premier League and various domestic state-level leagues. Leagues established in other sports include the association football Indian
- Denotes minority stakes
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- www /https://www.barcindia.co.in/newsletter/rise-of-indian-sports-leagues.pdf
- ESPNcricinfo2021https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-matches-to-be-broadcast-live-on-youtube-445173
- The Telegraph UK2010https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/twenty20/ipl/7033597/IPL-to-broadcast-live-on-YouTube.html
- The Sydney Morning Herald2021https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/big-bash-league-jumps-into-top-10-of-most-attended-sports-leagues-in-the-world-20160110-gm2w8z.html
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