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The 18th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is starting from 22 March. The first match will be held between defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) from 7.30 pm at the Eden Gardens Stadium. The opening ceremony will also take place in Kolkata.
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1. How many teams are playing this season? Only 10 teams are participating. In 2022, BCCI increased the teams from 8 to 10. Since then only 10 teams have been playing in the league.
2. Which group is in which group? 10 teams are divided into two groups of 5-5. 1 team will play 2-2 matches from 4 teams of their group, while one will play one each from 4 teams and 2 matches from the fifth team. Suppose Group-A team CSK will play 2-2 matches in their group with KKR, RR, RCB and PBKS. At the same time, Chennai will have 2 matches against a second Group-B team Mumbai, while there will be 1-1 match against Hyderabad, Gujarat, Delhi and Lucknow.
3. How many venu will be matched? Match will be played on 13 venue. Apart from home venue of 10 teams, 3 teams have also placed a substitute venue.
- Guwahati is the second homeground of Rajasthan Royals (RR). There will be 2 matches of the team here.
- Dharamshala is the second home ground of Punjab Kings (PBKS). The team will have 3 matches here.
- Visakhapatnam is the second homeground of Delhi Capitals (DC). Here the team will play 2 matches.
4. Where will the most matches be the most? The maximum 9-9 matches will be held at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata and the Rajiv Gandhi Uppal International Stadium in Hyderabad. Apart from the team’s 7 home matches, there will also be 2-2 matches of the playoffs.
- There has been a tradition in the IPL that the opening and final match of the tournament is played at the home ground of the previous champion. This time too, these two matches will be held at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata. Qualifier-2 will also be played on 23 May in Kolkata.
- Last season’s runner-up team Sunrisers Hyderabad will also have 2 playoff matches at the home ground Rajiv Gandhi Uppal Stadium. Qualifier-1 and Eliminator will be played here on May 20 and Eliminator on 21 May
5. Did the teams change the players even after the auction? Yes, after the mega auction some teams released their players replacements for different reasons. Harry Brook is not playing because of personal reasons. At the same time, Allah has been out due to Gajanfar, Lisad Williams, Bridan Cars and Umran Malik Inzari.
6. Will the same match be played in a day? No, there are double header matches on Saturday and Sunday during the league. Double header means two matches in a day. This time there will be 12 double headers. Matches will be played every day from 22 March. The group stage will end on 18 May. There will be no matches on May 19, 22 and 24 during the playoffs.
- The first double header of the 18th season will be on 23 March. SRH and RR will clash in Hyderabad from 3.30 pm. The match will be played between Mumbai and Chennai from 7.30 pm. After this, there will be double header on 30th in March.
- There will be 5 matches in April 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20 and 27. At the same time, double headers will be played on 4, 11 and 18th in May. All double headers will be on Saturday or Sunday.
7. When will the playoff stage start? The playoff stage will begin on May 20, on this day Qualifier-1 will be played. Then on 21 May, Eliminator, will be qualifier-2 on 23 May. Then the final match will be played on 25 May.
8. Will the Impact Players Rule be this time too? Yes, this season will also be the impact players rule. BCCI decided to continue the Impact Players Rule from 2025 to 2027 after a meeting of the Governing Council on 28 September 2024. Under the Impact Player Rule, teams can replace one player in the middle match with the player sitting on the bench. However, the replaced player cannot return to that match. In this way, 12 players from a team play in a match.
9. How many foreigners can play in a team’s playing-11? Only 4 players from abroad can play in the playing-11 of a team, the remaining 7 Indian players will have to give a chance. The teams can also land with 11 Indian players if they want.
10. What will happen if the match is tied? If both teams score equal runs in their respective innings, then the match is tied. After this, the super over is played for the verdict. In this, both teams bat 1-1 over, the team that scorers is the winner. If the super over is also a tie, then the next super over will be. This will happen until the result comes.
11. What will happen if the match is canceled? If the match remains inconclusive for any reason, both teams will be given one point each. There is no point if you win the match. The DLS method will be applicable in the event of the match stop due to rain. However, it is also necessary to have a game of at least 5 overs in the second innings for the result. At the same time, it is necessary to have a 10 -over game in the second innings for the result in the playoff stage.
The final match of 2023 was played for two days due to rain. CSK won the final by defeating Gujarat by 5 wickets.
12. What will happen if the playoff match is canceled? If it rains during the playoff match or the match remains inconclusive, then it will be played on Reserve Day. If the reserve-day could not be decided, then the team living above in the points table will qualify for the next round. At the same time, if the final match is not done on the reserve-day, then the trophy will be shared in both teams.
13. What will be the big matches?
14. Which team won the most title? Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings have won the maximum 5-5 titles. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) is the defending champion, the team won the third final in 2024 by defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets. The team has also become champions in 2012 and 2014. Sunrisers Hyderabad, Deccan Chargers, Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Titans have also won IPL 1-1 times.
KKR defeated SRH by 8 wickets in the final played at Chepock Stadium in Chennai last year.
15. What is the winning prize? The team that won the IPL title gets a prize money of Rs 20 crore. The runner-up team will get 13 crores. The team, which was on the third position, gets 7 crores and the team at number four gets 6.50 crores. Apart from these, players are also given prize money in different categories including Player of the Tournament, Best Batter (Orange Cap), Purple Cap, Emerging Player.
16. Where can you see the tournament? The tournament’s broadcasting rights are with Geographstar. Viewers in India will be able to watch online matches on Star Sports, Sports-18 and OTT platform Geographistar on TV. You will also be able to read live scores, live coverage, moments, records, analysis and Indepth Story of the tournament on Dainik Bhaskar app.
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