

Tournament results
 Main articles: List of Indian Premier League seasons and results and List of Indian
Premier League records and statistics

 Final
 Playe
 Y
r of
e  Ru  Venu
 Wi the
a  Resu nn e
nne Seaso
r lt ers
r n
up

 Chen
 Rajas  RR nai  DY
than won by Super Patil
Royal 3 King Stadiu  Shane
 20
s wicket s m, Watson (
08
164/7 s 163/5 Navi RR)
(20 Scorec (20 Mumba
overs) ard overs i
)

 Roya
l
 Decca Chall
 Wander
n  DC enger
ers
Char won by s  Adam
 20 Stadiu
gers 6 runs Bang Gilchrist
09 m,
143/6 Scorec alore (DC)
Johanne
(20 ard 137/9
sburg
overs) (20
overs
)

 20  Chen  CSK  Mum  DY  Sachin

10 nai won by bai Patil Tendulk
Super 22 India Stadiu ar (MI)
Kings runs ns m,
168/5 Scorec 146/9 Navi
(20 ard (20 Mumba
overs) overs
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r of
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 Wi the
a  Resu nn e
nne Seaso
r lt ers
r n
up

) i

 Roya
l
 Chen Chall  M. A.
 CSK
nai enger Chidam
won by
Super s baram  Chris
 20 58
Kings Bang Stadiu Gayle (R
11 runs
205/5 alore m, CB)
Scorec
(20 147/8 Chenna
ard
overs) (20 i
overs
)

 Kolk  Chen
ata  KKR nai  M. A.
Knig won by Super Chidam
ht 5 King baram  Sunil
 20
Rider wicket s Stadiu Narine (
12
s s 190/3 m, KKR)
192/5 Scorec (20 Chenna
(19.4 ard overs i
overs) )

 Chen
 Mum nai
 MI
bai Super
won by  Eden
India King  Shane
 20 23 Garden
ns s Watson (
13 runs s,
148/9 125/9 RR)
Scorec Kolkata
(20 (20
ard
overs) overs
)
  Final
 Playe
 Y
r of
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 Wi the
a  Resu nn e
nne Seaso
r lt ers
r n
up

 Kolk
 King
ata  KKR  M.
s XI
Knig won by Chinnas
Punja
ht 3 wamy  Glenn
 20 b
Rider wicket Stadiu Maxwell
14 199/4
s s m, (KXIP)
(20
200/7 Scorec Bengal
overs
(19.3 ard uru
)
overs)

 Chen
 Mum nai
 MI
bai Super
won by  Eden
India King  Andre
 20 41 Garden
ns s Russell (
15 runs s,
202/5 161/8 KKR)
Scorec Kolkata
(20 (20
ard
overs) overs
)

 Roya
l
 Sunri Chall  M.
sers  SRH enger Chinnas
Hyde won by s wamy  Virat
 20
rabad 8 runs Bang Stadiu Kohli (R
16
208/7 Scorec alore m, CB)
(20 ard 200/7 Bengal
overs) (20 uru
overs
)

 20  Mum  MI  Risin  Rajiv  Ben

17 bai won by g Gandhi Stokes (
  Final
 Playe
 Y
r of
e  Ru  Venu
 Wi the
a  Resu nn e
nne Seaso
r lt ers
r n
up

Pune
India Super
Stadiu
ns 1 run giant
m,
129/8 Scorec 128/6 RPS)
Hydera
(20 ard (20
bad
overs) overs
)

 Sunri
 Chen  CSK
sers  Wankhe
nai won by
Hyde de
Super 8  Sunil
 20 rabad Stadiu
Kings wicket Narine (
18 178/6 m,
181/2 s KKR)
(20 Mumba
(18.3 Scorec
overs i
overs) ard
)

 Chen
 Mum nai
 Rajiv
bai  MI Super
Gandhi
India won by King  Andre
 20 Stadiu
ns 1 run s Russell (
19 m,
149/8 Scorec 148/7 KKR)
Hydera
(20 ard (20
bad
overs) overs
)
  Final
 Playe
 Y
r of
e  Ru  Venu
 Wi the
a  Resu nn e
nne Seaso
r lt ers
r n
up

 Mum  MI  Delhi
 Dubai
bai won by Capit
Internat
India 5 als  Jofra
 20 ional
ns wicket 156/7 Archer (
20 Stadiu
157/5 s (20 RR)
m, Dub
(18.4 Scorec overs
ai
overs) ard )

 Kolk
ata
 Chen
 CSK Knig  Dubai
nai
won by ht Internat
Super  Harshal
 20 27 Rider ional
Kings Patel (R
21 runs s Stadiu
192/3 CB)
Scorec 165/9 m,
(20
ard (20 Dubai
overs)
overs
)

 Rajas
 Guja  GT
than  Narendr
rat won by
Roya a Modi
Titan 7  Jos
 20 ls Stadiu
s wicket Buttler (
22 130/9 m,
133/3 s RR)
(20 Ahmed
(18.1 Scorec
overs abad
overs) ard
)

 20  Chen  CSK  Gujar  Narendr  Shubma

23 nai won by at a Modi n
Super 5 Titan Stadiu Gill (GT
Kings wicket s m, )
171/5 s (DLS 214/4 Ahmed
(15 ) (20
  Final
 Playe
 Y
r of
e  Ru  Venu
 Wi the
a  Resu nn e
nne Seaso
r lt ers
r n
up

Scorec overs
overs) abad
ard )

 Kolk  Sunri
ata  KKR sers  M. A.
Knig won by Hyde Chidam
ht 8 rabad baram  Sunil
 20
Rider wicket 113/1 Stadiu Narine (
24
s s 0 m, KKR)
114/2 Scorec (18.3 Chenna
(10.3 ard overs i
overs) )

 Royal
 Punja
Chall
b  Narendr
enger  RCB
King a Modi  Suryaku
s won by
 20 s Stadiu mar
Beng 6 runs
25 184/7 m, Yadav (
aluru Scorec
(20 Ahmed MI)
190/9 ard
overs abad
(20
)
overs)

 Performance by teams
 Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians have each won five titles, the most in the
tournament. Kolkata Knight Riders have won three titles,[111] while Rajasthan
Royals, Deccan Chargers, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers
Bengaluru have each won a single title.[112][113] The reigning champions are the Royal
Challengers Bengaluru, who defeated the Punjab Kings by six runs in the 2025 IPL final
to secure their first title.
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 P e
la a
y s
of o
 Tea fs n
 Won  Runners up
m P s
la P
y la
e y
d e
d

 Che
nnai
 5  5
 Sup
(2010, 2011, 20 (2008, 2012, 20  12  16
er
18, 2021, 2023) 13, 2015, 2019)
Kin
gs

 Mu
mba  5

i (2013, 2015, 20  1 (2010)  11  18
Indi 17, 2019, 2020)
ans

 Kol
kata
 3
 Kni
(2012, 2014, 20  1 (2021)  8  18
ght
24)
Rid
ers

  Roy  1 (2025)  3  10  18
al (2009, 2011, 20
Cha 16)
llen
gers
Ben
galu
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 P e
la a
y s
of o
 Tea fs n
 Won  Runners up
m P s
la P
y la
e y
d e
d

ru

 Sun
rise
 rs
 1 (2016)  2 (2018, 2024)  7  13
Hyd
erab
ad

 Raj
asth

an  1 (2008)  1 (2022)  6  16
Roy
als

 Guj
 arat
 1 (2022)  1 (2023)  3  4
Tita
ns

 Dec
can

Cha  1 (2009)   2  5
rger
s†

  Pun   2 (2014, 2025)  3  18

jab
  S
 P e
la a
y s
of o
 Tea fs n
 Won  Runners up
m P s
la P
y la
e y
d e
d

Kin
gs

 Del
 hi
  1 (2020)  6  18
Cap
itals

 Risi
ng
Pun
 e
  1 (2017)  1  2
Sup
ergi
ant
†

 Luc
kno
w

Sup    2  4
er
Gia
nts

  Guj    1  2
arat
Lio
  S
 P e
la a
y s
of o
 Tea fs n
 Won  Runners up
m P s
la P
y la
e y
d e
d

ns †

 Pun
e
War

rior    -  3
s
Indi
a†

 Koc
hi
 Tus
   -  1
kers
Ker
ala †
†
 Team now defunct
 Seasons

                  
Te 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

           S        
C R S C C R R 3 R u C R 7 C 9 C 5 1
s
p
 e
n
d
e
d

                  

D S S 5 1 3 9 8 7 6 6 8 3 R 3 5 9 6 5

   
 
G  – R 8 4
C

               
   
K 6 8 6 4 7 5 4 3 3 5 5 R 7 7 8
C C C

    

L  – 4 4 7 7

             
     
M 5 7 R 3 4 4 5 5 5 1 3 1 3
C C C C C

                  

P S 5 8 5 6 6 R 8 8 5 7 6 6 6 6 8 9 R

 S
u
s
        p        
 
R 6 7 6 7 3 5 4 e 4 7 8 7 R 5 3 9
C
n
d
e
d

                   
 R 7 R 3 R 5 5 7 3 R 8 6 8 4 4 3 6 4
C

            
 
S  – 4 6 6 4 R 4 3 8 8 1 R 6
C

 Defunct Teams

    
 
D 8 4 7 8  –
C

 

K  – 8  –

   

P  – 9 9 8  –

  

G  – 3 7  –

  

R  – 7 R  –

 Active teams are listed alphabetically. Defunct teams are listed by order of entry to the
league, then alphabetically.
 Champions
Runners up
Team won the 3rd place playoff; only took place in 2010
Team qualified for the playoffs or semi-final
 Positions each season

  League Table
Ye
         
2n 3r 4t 5t 6t 7t 8t 9t 10
 1st

      
 
20 K C D K R DE  
RR MI

      
 
20 D CS R D K K  
RR MI

       

20 D C R D K R K  
MI

         

20 RC CS M K K D KT P D
RR

         
20 D K M C R K R DE P 

        

20 CS R S R K K P D 
MI

        
20 K K C M R SR R D  

       

20 CS R R K SR D K  
MI

      
 
20 R S K D RP K  
GL MI

       

20 RP S K K D G RC  
MI
        

20 SR CS K R RC K D  
MI

       

20 CS D S K K R RC  
MI

      
 
20 D S R K K CS  
MI RR

       

20 D CS R K PB R SR  
MI

         

20 R L R D PB K SR CS M
GT

         

20 CS L M R RC K PB D S
GT

         

20 K SR R R CS D LS PB M
GT

         

20 PB R G M D SR LS K C
RR

 Indicates winner
Indicates runners-up
Indicates qualified for playoffs
 All time standings
 As of 3 June 2025
  Current teams

 Appearan  B
 Statistics
ces es
 t
T re
         
s
T F L P W L T T N W
ul
t

 Cha
mpi
ons
(20
10,
       
 201   
C 1 2 2 2 1 9 5
1, 2 0 1 2
018,
202
1, 2
023
)

 Cha
mpi
ons
(20
13,
       
 201   
M 1 2 2 2 1 1 5
5, 2 2 2 0
017,
201
9, 2
020
)

      Cha       
K 1 2 2 mpi 2 1 1 1 3 0 5
ons
(20
12,
  Current teams

 Appearan  B
 Statistics
ces es

t
T
   re       
T F L s P W L T T N W
ul
t
201
4, 2
024
)

 Cha
    mpi    
   
R 1 2 2 ons 2 1 1 5
2 1 2
(20
08)

 Cha
    mpi    
   
S 1 2 2 ons 1 8 9 4
1 3 0
(20
16)

 Cha
   mpi    
    
G 2 2 ons 4 2 1 6
4 0 0 0
(20
22)

 Cha
    mpi    
   
R 1 2 2 ons 2 1 1 4
2 1 4
(20
25)

      Cha       
D 5 2 2 mpi 7 2 4 0 0 0 3
ons
  Current teams

 Appearan  B
 Statistics
ces es

t
T
   re       
T F L s P W L T T N W
ul
t
(20
09)

 Run
ners
    -up    
   
P 1 2 2 (20 2 1 1 4
3 1 0
14,
202
5)

 Run
    ners    
   
D 1 2 2 -up 2 1 1 4
3 1 2
(20
20)

 Run
   ners    
    
R 2 2 -up 3 1 1 5
2 0 0 0
(20
17)

 Eli
min
   ator    
    
L 2 2 (20 4 2 1 5
4 0 0 1
22,
202
3)

      Qua       
  Current teams

 Appearan  B
 Statistics
ces es

t
T
   re       
T F L s P W L T T N W
ul
t
lifie
r
G 2 2 3 1 1 4
2 2 (2 0 1 0
016
)

 Gro
up
Stag
   e (2    
    
P 2 2 011, 4 1 3 2
3 0 0 1
201
2, 2
013
)

 Gro
up
    
  Stag     
K 2 2 1 4
1 e (2 6 8 0 0 0
011
)

 Source

 Defunct team

 Records and statistics

 Main article: List of Indian Premier League records and statistics
 As of 3 June 2025
 Virat Kohli is the highest run-scorer in IPL.

Yuzvendra Chahal is the highest wicket-taker in IPL.

 Batting records

 Most runs  8,661

 Virat Kohli (RCB)
 Most fours  771

 Chris
 Most sixes  357
Gayle (KKR/PBKS/RCB)

 Most centuries  Virat Kohli (RCB)  8

 Most half-  63
centuries
 Most runs in a
 973 (2016)
season

 Best strike
 Phil Salt (DC/KKR/RCB)  175.71
rate

 175* vs Pune
 Highest score  Chris Gayle (RCB) Warriors India
(23 April 2013)

 229 vs Gujarat
 Highest  Virat Kohli and AB de
Lions
partnership Villiers (RCB)
(14 May 2016)

 Bowling records

 Yuzvendra
 Most wickets  221
Chahal (PBKS/MI/RCB/RR)

 6/12
 Best bowling vs Sunrisers
 Alzarri Joseph (MI)
figures Hyderabad
(6 April 2019)

 Harshal Patel (RCB)  32 (2021)

 Most wickets
in a season
 Dwayne Bravo (CSK)  32 (2013)

 Fielding records

 Most
dismissals as
 MS Dhoni (CSK/RPS)  201
a wicket-
keeper

 Most
catches as  Virat Kohli (RCB)[114]  117
a fielder

 Team records

 Highest total  Sunrisers Hyderabad  287/3 (20)

 vs Royal
Challengers
Bengaluru
(15 April 2024)

 49 (9.4)
vs Kolkata
 Lowest total  Royal Challengers Bangalore
Knight Riders
(23 April 2017)

 Source
 Most appearances
 As of 3 June 2025

 Y
e
a
r
s
   
 Pla
Ra  Team Ap Ru W
yer a
c
t
i
v
e

 MS  2  
 
Dh  CSK, RPS 0 27 5,4
1 –
oni 0
8
 Ro –
hit p  
 
Sha  DCH, MI r 27 7,0
2 15
rm e
a s
e
  Vir  RCB n   
3 at t 26 8,6 4
Ko
 hli

 2
0
0
 Din
 DD, GL, KK 8  
 esh 
R, KXIP, MI, – 25 4,8
4 Kar –
RCB 2
thik
0
2
4

 2
0
0
8
 Ra
–
vin   
  CSK, GL, KT p
dra 25 3,2 17
5 K, RR r
Jad
e
eja
s
e
n
t

 2
0
 Shi
0
kha
8  
 r  DD, DCH, M 
– 22 6,7
6 Dh I, PBKS, SRH 4
2
awa
0
n
2
4

  Rav  CSK, DC, K  2   

7 ich XIP, RR, RPS 0 22 83 18
and 0
ran 9
Ash –
win 2
 0
2
5

 2
0
0
 Sur
8  
 esh 
 CSK, GL – 20 5,5
8 Rai 25
2
na
0
2
1

 2
0
 Ro 0
bin  CSK, KKR, 8  
 
Uth PWI, RR, RC – 20 4,9
9 –
app B 2
a 0
2
2

 2
0
1
 Am
0  
 bati 
 CSK, MI – 20 4,3
10 Ray –
2
udu
0
2
3

 Source: ESPNcricinfo[115]
 Currently active IPL players appear in boldface.
 End-of-season awards
 Main article: List of Indian Premier League awards
 Prize money
 Starting with the 2025 season, the distribution of the prize money is as follows.
 Winning team: ₹20 crore (US$2.4 million)
 Runner-up team: ₹12 crore (US$1.4 million)
 Third-place team: ₹7 crore (US$830,000)
 Fourth-place team: ₹6.5 crore (US$770,000)
 Fair Play Award
 The Fair Play Award is given to the team considered to have the best fair play record in
the season. After each match, the two on-field umpires and the third umpire score the
performance of both teams, with the highest-scoring team at the end of the season
receiving the award.[116] The 2025 winners were Chennai Super Kings, who won it for the
seventh time.
 Orange Cap
 The Orange Cap is awarded to the highest run-scorer at the end of each season. It is an
ongoing competition with the current highest run-scorer wearing the cap whilst fielding.
The eventual winner keeps the cap for the season. Brendon McCullum was the first
player to wear the Orange Cap and Shaun Marsh the inaugural winner of the award.
Australian batsman David Warner has won the award three times, while Chris
Gayle and Virat Kohli have each won it twice.[117] Sai Sudharsan of Gujarat Titans, who
scored 759 runs during the 2025 season, is the most recent winner of the award.[118][119]
 Purple Cap
 The Purple Cap is awarded to the highest wicket-taker at the end of each season. It is an
ongoing competition and the bowler who is the leading wicket-taker wears a purple cap
whilst fielding. The eventual winner keeps the cap for the season. Bhuvneshwar
Kumar and Dwayne Bravo are the only players to have won the award twice.[120]
[121]
Prasidh Krishna of Gujarat Titans, who took 25 wickets during the 2025 season, is the
most recent winner of the award.
 Most Valuable Player
 The Most Valuable Player award, formerly called the "Man of the Tournament" until the
2012 season, is awarded using a ratings system introduced in 2013. Suryakumar
Yadav won the award in 2025.
 Emerging Player Award
 The Emerging Player Award was presented to the best under-19 player in 2008 and the
best under-23 player in 2009 and 2010. In 2011 and 2012, the award was known as
 "Rising Star of the Year," and in 2013 the "Best Young Player of the Season." Since 2014,
the award has been called the Emerging Player of the Year. Mustafizur Rahman is the
only foreign player to win this award.[122] The 2025 winner was Sai Sudharsan.
 Finances
 See also: List of professional sports leagues by revenue
 Title sponsorship

 Title sponsorship fees[123]

 Estimated annual sponsorship

 Sponsor  Period
fee

 DLF  2008–2012  ₹40 crore (US$9 million)

 Pepsi  2013–2015  ₹79 crore (US$13 million)

 2016–2017  ₹100 crore (US$15 million)

 Vivo
 2018–2019,
 ₹440 crore (US$64 million)
2021

 Dream11  2020  ₹222 crore (US$30 million)

 2022–2023  ₹335 crore (US$43 million)

 Tata
 2024–2028  ₹500 crore (US$59 million)[124]

 From 2008 to 2012, the IPL title sponsor was DLF, a real estate developer, which
bid ₹200 crore (US$24 million).[125] After 2012, PepsiCo bought the rights for ₹397
crore (US$47 million) for five seasons,[126] but terminated the deal in 2015, two years
before expiry, due to the two-season suspension of the Chennai and Rajasthan franchises.
[127]
The BCCI transferred the rights for those two seasons to Chinese smartphone
manufacturer Vivo for ₹200 crore (US$24 million).[128]
 Crowd during a match of the 2023 IPL season
in Kolkata
 In 2017, Vivo retained the rights for 2018-22 with a winning bid of ₹2,199
crore (US$260 million).[129][130] In August 2020, Vivo canceled the rights due to a military
stand-off between India and China.[131] The withdrawal was also a result of Vivo's market
losses due to the COVID pandemic; Vivo intended to return as sponsor for the following
three years.[132] Dream11 became sponsors for 2020 for ₹222 crore (equivalent
to ₹261 crore or US$31 million in 2023).[133] Vivo returned for 2021[134] but withdrew
again, and was replaced by the Tata Group for the next two seasons.
[135]
InsideSport reported the BCCI would receive ₹498 crore (US$59 million) for the
2022-23 seasons from title sponsors. Vivo had agreed to pay a higher amount for the last
two seasons of its contract due to the league's expansion from 2022. Due to the new deal's
structure, Tata would pay ₹335 crore (US$40 million) per year while Vivo would pay the
deficit of ₹163 crore (US$19 million).[136][137] Aramco bought the sponsorship rights for
the Orange and Purple Caps in 2022.[138]
 Payments to foreign national boards
 The BCCI pays 10% of the auctioned value of players to their national cricket boards. In
2018, IPL chairman Rajiv Shukla said the IPL would double the amount paid to cricket
boards that made their players available for an entire season.[139] In 2022, the Australian
Cricketers' Association expressed its unhappiness about this.[91]
 Brand value
 The IPL tournament rapidly grew in value between 2016-18. Experts valued it at
US$4.2 billion in 2016, $5.3 billion in 2017 and $6.1 billion in 2018. A report from Duff
& Phelps said a contributing factor was a television deal with Star India Private Limited,
which engaged more viewers because the IPL was transmitted to regional channels in
eight languages; under the previous deal, transmissions were limited to sports networks
with English-language commentary.[140][141]
 In 2022, the IPL became a decacorn valued at US$11 billion, registering a 75% growth
since 2020 when it was valued at $6.2 billion.[142]
 Brand value

 Year

 20  20  20
 20  2022[145
24[ 23[ ][146][147] 21[ 
25 143] 144] 145]

 B  B  B  B
 Te r r r r
a a a a a
m n n n n
 Bra
d d d d
nd

valu
v v v v
e
a a a a
l l l l
u u u u
e e e e

 Roy
al
Chal
 $2  $1
leng  $7  $5
69 17  $68M 
ers 0M 0M
M M
Ben
galur
u

 Mu
 $2  $1
mbai  $8  $8
42 19  $83M 
India 7M 0M
M M
ns

 Che
nnai
 $2  $1
Supe  $8  $7
35 22  $74M 
r 1M 6M
M M
King
s
 Brand value

 Year

 20  20  20
 20  2022[145
24[ 23[ ][146][147] 21[ 
25 143] 144] 145]

 B  B  B  B
 Te r r r r
a a a a a
m n n n n
 Bra
d d d d
nd

valu
v v v v
e
a a a a
l l l l
u u u u
e e e e

 Kolk
ata
 $2  $1
Knig  $7  $6
27 09  $77M 
ht 9M 6M
M M
Ride
rs

 Sunr
isers  $1
 $8  $4  $5
Hyd 54  $49M 
5M 8M 2M
erab M
ad

 Delh
 $1
i  $8  $6  $5
52  $62M 
Capi 0M 4M 6M
M
tals

 Raja  $1  $8  $6  $61M  $3 

stha 46 1M 2M 4M
n M
  Brand value

 Year

 20  20  20
 20  2022[145
24[ 23[ ][146][147] 21[ 
25 143] 144] 145]

 B  B  B  B
 Te r r r r
a a a a a
m n n n n
 Bra
d d d d
nd

valu
v v v v
e
a a a a
l l l l
u u u u
e e e e

Roy
als

 Guja
 $1
rat  $6  $6  N/
42  $47M 
Titan 9M 5M A
M
s

 Punj
 $1
ab  $6  $4  $3
41  $45M 
King 8M 5M 6M
M
s

 Luck
now
 $1
Supe  $6  $4  N/
22  $32M 
r 0M 7M A
M
Gian
ts

 In 2022, the BCCI took insurance of ₹5,000 crore (US$590 million) for the IPL. This
policy involves all stakeholders, including broadcasters, ancillary services providers, and
 sponsors. The BCCI is covered in case of revenue losses due to weather, riots, and
unforeseen events.[148]
 Broadcasting
 Main article: Indian Premier League on television
 The IPL has been India's most-watched sports property; JioCinema estimated that an
average of 620 million viewers watched part of the 2024 Indian Premier League overall,
with at least 350 billion minutes streamed across the tournament.[149] The 2025 final was
seen on Star Sports by 169 million viewers, making it the most-watched cricket broadcast
to-date on linear television.[150]
 Currently, domestic media rights are held by JioStar, under contracts originally awarded
in 2022 to its corporate predecessors Disney Star and Viacom18; coverage is carried via
its streaming service JioHotstar, and the Star Sports pay television networks.[151][152] The
main packages for domestic television and digital rights were collectively valued at
around US$6.2 billion (more than double the value of the previous contract), causing the
IPL to overtake the Premier League in English football as the second highest-valued
sports media property worldwide, behind only the National Football League (US$111
billion).[153][154][155][156]
 The IPL's media rights were originally held from 2008 to 2017 by Sony Pictures
Networks (domestic) and World Sport Group (international) under a ten-year contract
valued at US$1.03 billion.[157][158] Coverage was split between SPN channels such as Sony
Max (which primarily carried coverage in the Hindi language), Sony
Six (Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Kannada and Telugu), and Sony ESPN (English).[159] SPN
also produced Extraaa Innings T20, an aftershow that combined post-match analysis with
entertainment features such as celebrity guests and interviews.[160][161]
 The media rights were then held by Star India from 2018 to 2022, under a contract valued
at US$2.55 billion—which, at the time, was the highest-valued broadcast rights contract
in the history of cricket. Star Sports would hold the pay television rights, while Disney+
Hotstar held the digital rights.[162][163][164][165] In 2022, Disney Star lost the digital rights to a
consortium of Reliance Industries and Viacom18 (which would stream the IPL for free
via their streaming service JioCinema),[166] while maintaining the pay television rights for
Star Sports. The loss of IPL rights notably contributed to Disney losing 2.4
million Disney+ subscribers worldwide in fiscal Q4 2022.[167][168]
 List of broadcasters

 Territory  Channels  Years

 India  Star Sports 1  2024–2027

 Star Sports 1 Hindi
Star Sports 1 Kannada
Star Sports 1 Tamil
Star Sports 1 Telugu
HD
Star Gold
Star Bharat
Star Utsav Movies
Star Jalsa Movies
Star Maa Movies
Star Suvarna Plus
Star Vijay Super
Colors Tamil
Asianet Movies

 JioHotstar (Digital)  2024–2027

 ATN HD
 2024
ATN News HD
 Afghanistan
 Ariana Television
 2024
(Digital)

 Foxtel
 2023–
Fox Cricket
present[169]
Kayo Sports
 Australia
 Kayo  2023–
Freebies (Digital) present[169]

 T Sports HD  2024
 Bangladesh
 T Sports APP  2024

 Indonesia  Vidio (Digital)  2023[170]

 New Zealand  Colors TV  2024–present

 Nepal  Kantipur Max  2025

 Pakistan  Tapmad APP  2024

  Ireland
 Sky Sports
 2023–present
DAZN
 United Kingdom

 South Africa  SuperSport  2023[169]

 Star Sports 1
Star Sports 1 HD
Star Sports 2
Star Sports Select HD 
1
 Sri Lanka Star Sports Select HD
2

 Supreme TV  2023–present

 SandBrix (Digital)  2025

 United States  Willow TV  2023[169]

 Middle East and

 Times Internet  2023[169]
North Africa

 Sub-Saharan Africa  SuperSport  2021–present

 Controversies
 IPL spot-fixing and betting
 In the 2012 IPL spot-fixing case, the BCCI gave a lifetime ban to Deccan
Chargers player TP Sudhindra and suspended four other players.[171] In a sting
operation, Pune Warriors India player Mohnish Mishra was recorded stating that IPL
franchise owners pay their players through black money. Mishra later apologized for his
incorrect statement.[172][173] On 20 May 2012, police detained Rahul Sharma and Wayne
Parnell when they were caught during a raid at a rave party in a suburb of Mumbai; both
the players denied taking drugs or drinking alcohol.[174] However, it was later proven that
in reality, they had taken banned drugs after police tested their urine and blood samples in
a lab.[175]
 In the 2013 IPL spot-fixing and betting case, Delhi police arrested players Ajit
Chandila, Ankeet Chavan and S. Sreesanth on allegations of spot-fixing; they received a
lifetime ban from the BCCI. The police also arrested Gurunath Meiyappan, Chennai
 Super Kings' team principal and son-in-law of then BCCI president N. Srinivasan, for
illegally betting on IPL matches and passing team information to bookmakers.[176][177]
 The Lodha Committee, appointed by the Supreme Court of India, banned Rajasthan
Royals (RR) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) for two years. CSK's team principal,
Gurunath Meiyappan, was found guilty of betting and bringing the IPL and the game into
disrepute. After this, the BCCI banned Meiyappan from involving in the game.
Justice RM Lodha said that due to all this fixing-betting matter, the reputation of the
game had been hurt quite grievously. "Disrepute has been brought to cricket, the BCCI
and the IPL to such an extent that there are doubts abound in the public whether the game
is clean or not," Justice Lodha said. He further elaborated on his committee's observations
and said it had been proven beyond doubt that Meiyappan, CSK's team principal, was
heavily involved in betting on his team.[178]
 Strategic timeouts
 Starting with the 2009 season, the IPL introduced a new system: the "strategic timeout",
taken at the end of the tenth over in each innings and lasting seven-and-a-half minutes.
[179]
Franchises and Sachin Tendulkar disapproved of it.[180] Many saw it as the BCCI's use
of 'extended drinks break' to earn money and it faced widespread backlash.[181][182] The
then-president of the IPL said that the rule is intended to allow teams to make strategies
during the game. Still, critics disagreed with this argument and said that the strategic
timeout was a way to generate money. In the 2010 season, due to the "widespread
criticism", the BCCI created a more flexible system, reducing the duration to two-and-a-
half minutes for each side per innings (five minutes total each innings).[182][183]
 These timeouts boost the IPL's revenue; every 10-second slot gets sold for ₹5 lakh or
more.[181] Due to these timeouts, an IPL match halts four times for more than 10
minutes. Sunil Gavaskar said that along with many other reasons, strategic timeouts delay
the IPL matches, causing them to not end at the stipulated time of 3 hours and 10 minutes
but rather after 4 hours.[184] During the Super Giants versus Mumbai Indians eliminator
game in 2023, he remarked, "How many times batsmen get out after a strategic timeout,"
during the broadcast, indicating that it plays a negative role in immediate fall of wickets
by disrupting concentration of the batters.[185]
 Some cricketers have criticized strategic timeouts for interrupting the flow of play. In the
past, it even faced Public Interest Litigation with the possibility that the breaks were
being used by bookies to connect with players. IPL's stakeholders admitted that they are
unavoidable because they provide the BCCI and broadcasters with additional time for
more ads. In 2013, after a spot-fixing matter, then-president N. Srinivasan was sacked
due to a pending inquiry, and Jagmohan Dalmiya was appointed as interim president.
Dalmia openly expressed that he wants to end strategic timeouts and take other measures
to restrain malpractices in the IPL.[181]
 Incidents with players
 In the 2008 edition, after a game, Harbhajan Singh, who was playing for Mumbai
Indians, slapped S. Sreesanth. The IPL fined and banned him from the remaining entire
edition. However, years later, he apologized to Sreesanth for it on TV and said that he
was ashamed of doing it.[186][187]
 In a 2022 interview, Yuzvendra Chahal revealed two incidents of physical harassment
that happened with him while he was with Mumbai Indians. In 2013, at a party of the
team in a building, a drunken teammate took him to the balcony, overpowered him and
hung him from the 15th floor of the building. Yuzvendra said he narrowly survived that
day.[188][189][190] In another incident, two teammates, including Andrew Symonds, tied him
up, gagged his mouth and threw him into a hotel room. He remained alone in that room
the entire night. When the hotel room service arrived in the morning, they untied his
hands and legs.[191] He did not reveal the names of the offenders involved in the first
incident. Reacting to these revelations, Virender Sehwag expressed that he wanted
Yuzvendra to reveal the offender's name, and furious Ravi Shastri expressed that the
offender should be banned.[189][190]
 In 2010, the BCCI banned Ravindra Jadeja from the IPL for one year after he violated the
IPL guidelines by not signing a renewal contract with his team Rajasthan Royals, and
instead negotiated a more lucrative contract with other teams through the back door.[192]
 Rajasthan Royals ownership dispute
 In 2010, the BCCI president Shashank Manohar stated in a press conference that the IPL
Governing Council did not know the true identities of the owners of the Rajasthan Royals
(RR) and Kings XI Punjab (KXIP).[193] Amid the controversy, Shilpa Shetty stated via
Twitter that she was a proprietor of the RR.[194] Manohar revealed that during the
franchise bidding process, only Preity Zinta had initially come forward to bid for the
KXIP.[195] Zinta subsequently formed a company and signed a franchise agreement with
the BCCI; however, it was later revealed she did not hold any shares in her name within
that company.[196] Manohar alleged that Shetty and Zinta may have violated their
agreements, as prior permission from the BCCI was mandatory before transferring
ownership shares to other individuals.[197]
 N. Srinivasan's ownership of CSK
 In 2010, an e-mail leaked in Indian media, according to an Economic Times article, said
that former IPL president Lalit Modi helped then-BCCI president N. Srinivasan to
buy Andrew Flintoff in the auction for his team Chennai Super Kings (CSK).
[198]
Srinivasan was criticized for owning an IPL team due to his conflict of interests.
Former BCCI president A. Muthiah filed a lawsuit against Srinivasan in the Supreme
Court of India; he claimed that Srinivasan altered the BCCI's rules to allow himself to
 purchase a team. The Lodha Committee banned CSK from the IPL for two years when
their team principal, Gurunath Meiyappan, was found guilty of betting and providing
inside information to bookies.[199] The supreme court criticized Srinivasan for buying an
IPL team while serving as the BCCI president; a judge commented, "How can a BCCI
chief own a team?"[200] However, he still owns the team and his daughter Rupa
Gurunath often appears in stadiums during CSK's games.
 Australian players' dispute with Cricket Australia regarding IPL contracts
 Due to the BCCI giving one-tenth of foreign players' salaries to their respective countries'
national cricket boards, a dispute between Australian cricketers and Cricket
Australia started. The Australian Cricketers' Association also opposed the arrangement.[91]
 Shashi Tharoor and Sunanda Pushkar's sweat equity in RSW
 In 2010, the IPL president revealed that Sunanda Pushkar, wife of the Minister of State
for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor, had sweat equity shares in Rendezvous Sports
World (RSW), the proprietor of Kochi Tuskers Kerala. The opposition party BJP agitated
against the Indian National Congress. Later, it was revealed that Pushkar had equity
worth ₹70 crore in RSW. Tharoor offered to leave his equity, but many within the
Congress party felt that by doing this, Tharoor pleaded guilty. Due to pressure, the
Congress party demanded his resignation. He was the first minister of the United
Progressive Alliance 2 who got slammed for his illegal moves.[201]
 Slow over rates
 Field umpires sometimes penalize teams by restricting them to having only four fielders
outside the 30-yard area, or match referees penalize captains and team members by
reducing their match fees, but these measures have not solved the problem. Games often
run at a slow speed and finish late. During the 2024 season, Rishabh Pant, captain of
Delhi Capitals, and Shubman Gill of Gujarat Titans were fined ₹12 lakhs each for their
teams' slow over rates during matches against Chennai Super Kings.[202] Millions of
viewers feel that IPL matches should be fast-paced.[203]
 Negative impact on international cricket
 Former India captain Kapil Dev claimed that there was an increasing risk of injury to
Indian players from playing in the IPL. He felt that some players avoided the national
team's matches but appeared in all of their IPL fixtures.[204]
 Security issues
 During the 2009 season, the then UPA Government refused to provide security by
the Indian paramilitary forces, due to the 2009 general elections, further complicated by
 the attack on Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan on 3 March 2009.[205] As a result of this,
the BCCI shifted the season to South Africa.[206]
 A similar situation occurred during the 2014 season due to the 2014 general elections, as
then Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde declined to provide security.[207] However, due
to different schedule, the tournament was jointly hosted by India and the United Arab
Emirates, and the opening 20 matches were held in the UAE at three different stadiums
in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah, with the tournament returning back to India on 2 May
2014.[208]
 On 9 May 2025, the 2025 season was suspended for one week caused by the India-
Pakistan conflict, which resulted from the Pahalgam terrorist attack. The decision was
taken by the IPL Governing Council after consulting all the relevant stakeholders.[209]
[210]
The geopolitical tensions caused by the conflict led to closure of several airports in
North India, following which the Indian Railways organized special Vande Bharat
Express trains for players, support staff, commentators, production crew members, and
operations staff on the request of the BCCI.[211]
 Exclusion of Pakistani and Bangladeshi players
 Following the November 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai by Pakistan-based terrorist
group Lashkar-e-Taiba, geopolitical tensions surged between India and Pakistan. The
aftermath of the attack led to the exclusion of Pakistani players from playing in the IPL,
as none of them were picked by any team during the 2009 IPL auction.[212] While they had
been selected by several teams for the inaugural IPL season (2008), their contracts were
terminated before the 2009 edition, and have been excluded for subsequent editions.
[213]
Protests took place in Pakistan after the auction for the 2010 IPL season, as no
franchise bid for any Pakistani player.[214] Among the critics of the BCCI and IPL owners
has been retired cricketer and former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan, who stated
that they "take it out on Pakistan players". He accused the BCCI of "arrogance" but also
stated that "Pakistan should not worry about it".[215] Certain Pakistani players,
including Hasan Ali and Sohail Tanvir expressed disappointment about not getting an
opportunity to be a part of the IPL.[216][217] In addition to the exclusion of Pakistani players
from the IPL, India refused to play with Pakistan in any bilateral series and pulled out
from the 2009 series.[218]
 During the 2025 IPL auction on 24 and 25 November 2024 at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 13
Bangladeshi players were registered, out of which 12 were auctioned.[219] However, none
of the players were sold, prompting a backlash from Bangladeshi fans and cricketers.
[220]
After the auction concluded, the exclusion of Bangladeshi players was largely
supported by Indians following the violence against Hindus in Bangladesh in the
aftermath of resignation of Sheikh Hasina on 5 August 2024.[221]
 See also

 Cricket portal
 Cricket in India
 Sport in India – overview of Indian sports culture
 List of cricket leagues in India
 List of professional sports leagues in India
 Notes
 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 Super League,[9] the Pro Kabaddi
League and Pro Volleyball League[10] Other international leagues have also adopted
elements of the IPL and been influenced by the business model used.
 Denotes minority stakes
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