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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.

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  • delhi eye top spot as they face struggling deccan chargers

    Delhi eye top spot as they face struggling Deccan Chargers

    Cricket | May 09, 2012, 04:26 PM IST

    Hyderabad, May 9: Delhi Daredevils would look to reclaim the top spot when they take on a floundering Deccan Chargers in their Indian Premier League clash, here tomorrow.Daredevils had surrendered the top spot to Kolkata

  • rajasthan square off against floundering csk

    Rajasthan square off against floundering CSK

    Cricket | May 09, 2012, 05:15 PM IST

    Jaipur, May 9: upbeat after their two consecutive victories, Rajasthan Royals would aim for a hat-trick of wins and inch closer to a playoffs spot when they take on an insipid Chennai Super Kings in

  • ipl says teams will earn huge money through gate collections

    IPL says, teams will earn huge money through gate collections

    Cricket | May 09, 2012, 01:32 PM IST

    New Delhi, May 9: Franchises will earn unprecedented revenue through gate collections in this edition of the IPL which has seen a remarkable transition from pass culture to ticket culture among fans, says the league's

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  • kings xi thrash chargers by 25 runs

    Kings XI thrash Chargers by 25 runs

    Cricket | May 09, 2012, 02:14 PM IST

    Hyderabad, May 8: Kings XI Punjab rode on a smashing half-century by Mandeep Singh and a superlative performance by their bowers to notch up a comfortable 25-run victory over Deccan Chargers in a lop-sided Indian

  • rajasthan royals thrash pune warriors by seven wickets

    Rajasthan Royals thrash Pune Warriors by seven wickets

    Cricket | May 09, 2012, 02:14 PM IST

    New Delhi, May 8: Australian all-rounder Shane Watson hit a blistering unbeaten 90 as Rajasthan Royals thrashed  Pune Warriors by seven wickets in a thoroughly one-sided IPL contest to keep their hopes of qualifying for

  • kkr win by 6 wickets to emerge as league leaders

    KKR win by 6 wickets to emerge as league leaders

    Cricket | May 08, 2012, 07:46 AM IST

    New Delhi : Kolkata Knight Riders thrashed Delhi Daredevils by six wickets in a lopsided contest to emerge as the table leaders in the Indian Premier League here tonight.Chasing a modest target of 154, KKR

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  • gambhir is a brilliant captain says lee

    Gambhir is a brilliant captain, says Lee

    Cricket | May 07, 2012, 06:54 PM IST

    New Delhi, May 7: Kolkata Knight Riders' Australian pacer Brett Lee said his IPL skipper Gautam Gambhir is one of the most brilliant captains he has played under as the Indian backs up good leadership

  • deccan chargers hoping to salvage pride

    Deccan Chargers hoping to salvage pride

    Cricket | May 07, 2012, 05:36 PM IST

    Hyderabad, May 7: Virtually out of the reckoning for a place in the plays offs, a demoralised Deccan Chargers would look to salvage some pride when they take on Kings XI Punjab in an Indian

  • bcci should focus more on test cricket says wadekar

    BCCI should focus more on Test cricket, says Wadekar

    Cricket | May 05, 2012, 06:28 PM IST

    Nashik, May 5 :  Former India captain Ajit Wadekar has asked the Cricket Board to concentrate more on promoting Tests than cash-rich Twenty20 tournament IPL."These days, events like IPL have become more popular and important

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  • my wicket was crucial but we should have got 121 says

    My wicket was crucial but we should have got 121, says Ganguly

    Cricket | May 04, 2012, 10:06 AM IST

    Pune, May 4: Describing his wicket as the turning point of the match, Pune Warriors captain Sourav Ganguly yesterday said that his side should have overwhelmed the 121-run target set by Mumbai Indians in their

  • malinga co help mumbai register one run win over pune

    Malinga & Co help Mumbai register one-run win over Pune

    Cricket | May 04, 2012, 09:16 AM IST

    Pune, May 3: Mumbai Indians dished out a superlative bowling performance to eke out a one run win over Pune Warriors in a nail-biting Indian Premier League match here today.Set to defend a modest 120

  • kings xi punjab hold their nerves to beat csk by 7 runs

    Kings XI Punjab hold their nerves to beat CSK by 7 runs

    Cricket | Apr 28, 2012, 08:01 PM IST

    Chennai, Apr 28: Underdogs Kings XI Punjab scored an upset seven-run victory over defending champions Chennai Super Kings in an Indian Premier League match, here today.Defending a target of 157, Punjab bowlers led by all-rounder

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  • mahela jayawardene enjoying stint as opener in shorter forms

    Mahela Jayawardene enjoying stint as opener in shorter forms

    Cricket | Apr 28, 2012, 05:27 PM IST

    New Delhi, Apr 28: Delhi Daredevils' Sri Lankan batting import Mahela Jayawardene is relishing his role as an opener in the shorter from of the game, saying it gives him opportunities to go for the

  • i have got to lift my performance says harbhajan

    I have got to lift my performance, says Harbhajan

    Cricket | Apr 28, 2012, 05:23 PM IST

    New Delhi, Apr 28: Mumbai Indians skipper Harbhajan Singh blamed himself for the 37-run loss to Delhi Daredevils in an IPL match and said he needs to lift his performance for his and the team's

  • three injured as venue operations centre collapses at eden

    Three injured as Venue Operations Centre collapses at Eden

    Cricket | Apr 24, 2012, 11:04 PM IST

    Kolkata, Apr 24: At least three spectators were injured when a makeshift Venue Operations Centre collapsed following heavy rain and thunderstorm at Eden Gardens, venue of the Indian Premier League match between Kolkata Knight Riders

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  • three injured as venue operations centre collapses at eden

    Three injured as Venue Operations Centre collapses at Eden

    India | Apr 24, 2012, 11:01 PM IST

    Kolkata, Apr 24: At least three spectators were injured when a makeshift Venue Operations Centre collapsed following heavy rain and thunderstorm at Eden Gardens, venue of the Indian Premier League match between Kolkata Knight Riders

  • rcb post convincing win against rajasthan

    RCB post convincing win against Rajasthan

    Cricket | Apr 24, 2012, 07:36 AM IST

    Jaipur, Apr 24: A B de Villiers blazed his way to the second fastest fifty in this edition of the Indian Premier League before K P Appanna did a star turn with the ball to

  • rcb post convincing win against rajasthan

    RCB post convincing win against Rajasthan

    India | Apr 24, 2012, 07:36 AM IST

    Jaipur, Apr 24: A B de Villiers blazed his way to the second fastest fifty in this edition of the Indian Premier League before K P Appanna did a star turn with the ball to

  • du plessis fifty takes csk to last ball win over rajasthan

    Du Plessis fifty takes CSK to last-ball win over Rajasthan

    India | Apr 23, 2012, 08:53 AM IST

    Chennai, Apr 21: Faf du Plessis stroked his way to a 52-ball 73 but Chennai Super Kings had to wait till the very last ball before eking out a seven-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals in

  • du plessis fifty takes csk to last ball win over rajasthan

    Du Plessis fifty takes CSK to last-ball win over Rajasthan

    Cricket | Apr 21, 2012, 08:05 PM IST

    Chennai, Apr 21: Faf du Plessis stroked his way to a 52-ball 73 but Chennai Super Kings had to wait till the very last ball before eking out a seven-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals in

 
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