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The Indian Premier League (IPL), officially called the Vivo Indian Premier League, is a glitzy and glamorous professional Twenty20 Cricket league in India which started in 2008. There are eight teams representing eight different Indian cities, namely Delhi Daredevils, Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders, Chennai Super Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals. The league was founded by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and was a brainchild of Lalit Modi. The league, in its 10 years of existence, developed into the world's biggest and the richest T20 league. IPL also has an exclusive window in International Cricket Council's Future Tours Programme. The format of the league is divided into two halves - Round Robin and Qualifiers. Each of the eight teams will play each other twice in a home and away round robin format in the league phase. After the end of the league phase, the top two teams from the league phase will play against each other in 1st Qualifier for a place in the final. However, the team which loses in the 1st Qualifier will get another chance for the IPL by playing the second qualifying match (Winner of the Eliminator match between third and fourth place teams). The winner of the second qualifier will play the final match against the winner of the first qualifier.
Ipl
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Bookies take Rs 1.22 bets on KKR, 83 ps for CSK in IPL final, Rs 1,000 cr at stake
Cricket | May 27, 2012, 09:39 PM ISTMumbai, May 27 : With Chennai Super Kings emerging as favourites for the IPL trophy, cricket bookies have piled up bets to the tune of a roughly estimated Rs 1,000 crore for today's pulsating final.
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SRK pleads guilty in smoking case, says ready to pay fine
Bollywood | May 27, 2012, 06:52 AM ISTJaipur: Pleading guilty, Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan today sought exemption from personal appearance in a court here in a case related to smoking in public at a stadium here during an IPL match and expressed
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Narine's action makes him difficult to read, says Dhoni
Cricket | May 26, 2012, 08:44 PM ISTChennai, May 26: Chennai Super Kings skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni today said that Sunil Narine is a difficult customer to read and added that he is well aware of the threat the mystery spinner could
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KKR won't just go out there to compete, says skipper Gambhir
Cricket | May 26, 2012, 08:30 PM ISTChennai, May 26: Gautam Gambhir's dazzling form and the aggressive streak in his captaincy has helped KKR make it to their maiden IPL final and the skipper warned his opposition on the eve of the
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We are geared up for final, says Murali Vijay
Cricket | May 26, 2012, 06:19 PM ISTChennai, May 26: After guiding Chennai Super Kings to a crushing 86-run win over Delhi Daredevils with his majestic century, Murali Vijay said they are "geared up" to defend their IPL title against Kolkata Knight
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CSK eye third consecutive title as they take on KKR
Cricket | May 26, 2012, 03:33 PM ISTChennai, May 26: Defending champions Chennai Super Kings would back themselves to claim a hat-trick of Indian Premier League titles when they take on an equally confident Kolkata Knight Riders in what promises to be
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Super Kings reach IPL final, beat Daredevils by 86-runs
Cricket | May 26, 2012, 09:13 AM ISTChennai, May 25: Defending champions Chennai Super Kings stormed into the final of the Indian Premier League with an emphatic 86-run victory over Delhi Daredevils, riding on Murali Vijay's breathtaking 58-ball 113 in what turned
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Zohal's molestation FIR against Luke quashed, passport returned
Cricket | May 25, 2012, 06:43 PM ISTNew Delhi, May 25: The Delhi High Court today quashed an FIR against Australian cricketer Luke Pomersbach after he and the complainant US national reached an out-of-court settlement in a molestation case.Justice M L Mehta
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Delhi hoping to come hard at Chennai in do-or-die battle
Cricket | May 24, 2012, 02:03 PM ISTChennai, May 24: Wounded Delhi Daredevils would be eager to draw inspiration from their own performances in the league stages for a spot in the final of the ongoing Indian Premier League when they take
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Zohal, fiance move HC for nixing case against Pomersbach
Cricket | May 24, 2012, 07:20 PM ISTNew Delhi, May 24: US citizen Zohal Hamid today moved the Delhi High Court jointly along with her fiance Sahil Peerzada and Australian cricketer Luke Pomersbach for quashing of the criminal case, lodged against the
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5 years on, IPL still mired in controversies
Cricket | May 23, 2012, 09:56 PM ISTNew Delhi, May 23: Bribery and molestation, star tantrums and rave parties, yet growing crowds -- this year's Indian Premier League is proving there is no such thing as bad publicity. Full stadiums have been
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Chennai knock Mumbai out of IPL, reach second qualifier
Cricket | May 24, 2012, 02:09 PM ISTBangalore, May 24: Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni smashed an unbeaten half-century as two-time defending champion Chennai Super Kings defeated Mumbai Indians by 38 runs on Wednesday to ensure a clash with Delhi Daredevils for a
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BCCI invites PCB chief for IPL final
Cricket | May 22, 2012, 08:13 PM ISTIslamabad, May 22: Pakistan Cricket Board chief Zaka Ashraf will use his invite to this weekend's Indian Premier League final as a chance to talk about resuming bilateral series with India.Ashraf has accepted the invitation
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Kallis, Narine help KKR reach IPL final
Cricket | May 22, 2012, 11:47 PM ISTPune, May 22: Kolkata Knight Riders breezed into the final of the Indian Premier League after scoring a thumping 18-run win over Delhi Daredevils in the first Qualifier here today.It was an interesting clash between
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Battle of equals as KKR take on Delhi
Cricket | May 21, 2012, 04:53 PM ISTPune, May 21: Two teams with matching firepower will come face to face when table-toppers Delhi Daredevils take on second-placed Kolkata Knight Riders in what promises to be a high-voltage first qualifier of the controversy-ridden
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Luke Pomersbach tells police he was drunk
Cricket | May 21, 2012, 02:57 PM ISTNew Delhi, May 21: Investigators today claimed that Australian cricketer Luke Pomersbach, arrested on charges of molesting an American woman, had told them that he inadvertently touched the victim and was under the influence of
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Sports Ministry for probe into charges of black money in IPL
Cricket | May 21, 2012, 05:34 PM ISTNew Delhi, May 21: Amid charges of black money playing a part in the IPL, Sports Ministry has asked the Finance Ministry to order an expeditious probe into it.Sports Minister Ajay Maken told the Lok
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Kirti Azad ends hunger strike, seeks transparency and accountability in IPL functioning
Cricket | May 20, 2012, 05:41 PM ISTNew Delhi, May 20: Former cricketer Kirti Azad today sat on a hunger strike, lambasting the “greed, lust for money and sleaze” in the IPL and demanded transparency in the cash-rich league's functioning.Azad said the
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With Akshay and Sonakshi, angry Khan smiles at crowd in Pune IPL match
Bollywood | May 20, 2012, 11:59 AM ISTPune, May 20: Gone was the fury as Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan smilingly watched the IPL match here on Saturday night, with his team Kolkata Knight Riders booking the second spot in the league with
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With Akshay and Sonakshi, angry Khan smiles at crowd in Pune IPL match
Cricket | May 20, 2012, 11:56 AM ISTPune, May 20: Gone was the fury as Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan smilingly watched the IPL match here on Saturday night, with his team Kolkata Knight Riders booking the second spot in the league with