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The inaugural season of the IPL was held in 2008, and the tournament has been held annually in India [a] ever since. [1] Currently, ten teams compete for the championship. [ 3 ] Since the league's inception, seven teams have won the title, with the Mumbai Indians (MI) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) both securing five titles each.
The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a domestic, annual Twenty20 cricket tournament played in India, [3] [4] organized by the IPL Governing Council, under the aegis of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). [5] [6] It is the most watched Twenty20 tournament and the second-best-paying [a] sporting league globally. [7] [8] [9]
As the second season of the IPL coincided with multi-phase 2009 Indian general elections, in the aftermath of the 3 March 2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team the Government of India refused to commit security by Indian paramilitary forces. As a result, the BCCI decided to host the second season of the league outside India. [5]
RCB is valued at $69.8 million, making them one of the most valuable IPL franchises. Royal Challengers Bengaluru also holds two IPL records, for the lowest total score made in an innings (49, against Kolkata Knight Riders) and for the highest total score conceded in an innings (287, against Sunrisers Hyderabad). [3]
The defending champions got off to the worst possible start by losing their opening match by 75 runs to Royal Challengers Bangalore in a match which saw The Royals record what was at the time the lowest total (58 all out) in the history of the IPL and to date is still the second lowest.
A century is regarded as a landmark score for a batter, and his number of centuries is generally recorded in his career statistics. [2] The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a professional league for Twenty20 cricket in India, [3] which has been held annually since its first edition in 2008. [4]
The second inning saw the RCB batters struggling against KKR pacers and were bowled out for just 82 runs. Ajit Agarkar picked-up the first three-wicket haul (3/25) of the tournament. The winning margin of 140 runs by Knight Riders was the biggest winning margin in terms of runs until Royal Challengers had beaten it against Gujarat Lions in 2016 .
The Indian Premier League, also known as IPL and Tata IPL for sponsorship reasons, is a men's T20 cricket league held annually in India. Founded by the BCCI in 2007, the league features ten state or city-based franchise teams. [3] [4] It is the most popular and richest cricket league in the world and its seasons usually take place between March ...