After a blockbuster 2023 season, the Indian Premier League made headlines with BCCI’s record-breaking sale of media rights. And the new era of the premier T20 competition will kick off with its seventeenth edition next year. Cricket fans couldn’t be more excited for IPL 2024, and we are going to tell you why.
Read on to find out what to expect from IPL 2024, as well as the expected start date, schedule, start date, players list, sponsors, and other related news.
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IPL 2024 – What to Expect?
Here is what to expect and the tentative details about IPL 2024 live. Some of the details are tentative and are yet to be officially announced, like a women’s IPL.
| TATA IPL 2024 INFO | |
| Tournament dates (tentative) | 22nd March to 26th May 2024 |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Host cities | Chennai, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Jaipur, Mohali, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Delhi |
| Number of matches | 74 |
| Media rights | TV rights: Star Network, digital rights: Viacom 18 |
| Title sponsor | Tata Group |
| Prize money (tentative) | 20 crore (winners), 13 crore (runners-up) |
| Champions of IPL 2024 | Kolkata Knight Riders |
IPL 2024 Start Date
The official start date has already been announced, this IPL 2024 season will be played from the 22nd of March to the 26th of May. The 2023 edition was played from 31st March to 29th May.
While the Covid-19 pandemic affected the schedule of the 2020 and 2021 editions, the prior IPL tournaments also ran from late March to May. The IPL is usually expected to kick off on the last Saturday of March while the final takes place on the final Sunday of May. Thus IPL 2024 timetable is expected to last from 22nd March to 26th May 2024.
IPL 2024 Teams List
As mentioned above, India Premier League 2024 is expected to feature the same 10-team format. There will be 70 group matches. The four top teams will reach the playoffs, which consist of two eliminators, a qualifier, and a final. With no addition or exclusion of any franchise, the ten teams will continue to be as follows:
- Gujarat Titans (GT)
- Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
- Delhi Capitals (DC)
- Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
- Punjab Kings (PBKS)
- Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)
- Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
- Mumbai Indians (MI)
- Rajasthan Royals (RR)
- Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)
IPL 2024 Schedule
IPL 2024 is expected to follow the format introduced with the 2022 edition.
Ten teams will be divided into two virtual groups. Each team is set to play 14 games. This includes two matches against the four teams in their group (home and away). Additionally, they will face four teams from the other group once and compete in two matches against the remaining team.
The IPL 2024 points table will dictate the remaining fixtures. After the 70 group matches, there were two eliminators, one qualifier, and the final, making it a total of 74 games in the IPL 2024 match list.
The defending champions Chennai Super Kings are likely to feature in the opening match of the season on the 22nd of March 2024. The final is expected to take place on 26th May 2024.
The schedule for the first two weeks of the IPL 2024 has been announced, it is as follows:
| Match No | Match | Date | Time (IST) | Result |
| 1 | CSK vs RCB | March 22 | 8:00 PM | CSK won by 6 wickets |
| 2 | PBKS vs DC | March 23 | 3:30 PM | PBKS won by 4 wickets |
| 3 | KKR vs SRH | March 23 | 7:30 PM | KKR won by 4 runs |
| 4 | RR vs LSG | March 24 | 3:30 PM | RR won by 20 runs |
| 5 | GT vs MI | March 24 | 7:30 PM | GT won by 6 runs |
| 6 | RCB vs PBKS | March 25 | 7:30 PM | RCB won by 4 wickets |
| 7 | CSK vs GT | March 26 | 7:30 PM | CSK won by 63 runs |
| 8 | SRH vs MI | March 27 | 7:30 PM | SRH won by 31 runs |
| 9 | RR vs DC | March 28 | 7:30 PM | RR won by 12 runs |
| 10 | RCB vs KKR | March 29 | 7:30 PM | KKR won by 7 wickets |
| 11 | LSG vs PBKS | March 30 | 7:30 PM | LSG won by 21 runs |
| 12 | GT vs SRH | March 31 | 3:30 PM | GT won by 7 wickets |
| 13 | DC vs CSK | March 31 | 7:30 PM | DC won by 20 runs |
| 14 | MI vs RR | April 1 | 7:30 PM | RR won by 6 wickets |
| 15 | RCB vs LSG | April 2 | 7:30 PM | LSG won by 28 runs |
| 16 | DC vs KKR | April 3 | 7:30 PM | KKR won by 106 runs |
| 17 | GT vs PBKS | April 4 | 7:30 PM | PBKS won by 3 wickets |
| 18 | SRH vs CSK | April 5 | 7:30 PM | SRH won by 6 wickets |
| 19 | RR vs RCB | April 6 | 7:30 PM | RR won by 6 wickets |
| 20 | MI vs DC | April 7 | 3:30 PM | MI won by 29 runs |
| 21 | LSG vs GT | April 7 | 7:30 PM | LSG won by 33 runs |
| 22 | CSK vs KKR | April 8 | 7:30 PM | CSK won by 7 wickets |
| 23 | PBKS vs SRH | April 9 | 7:30 PM | SRH won by 2 runs |
| 24 | RR vs GT | April 10 | 7:30 PM | GT won by 3 wickets |
| 25 | MI vs RCB | April 11 | 7:30 PM | MI won by 7 wickets |
| 26 | LSG vs DC | April 12 | 7:30 PM | DC won by 6 wickets |
| 27 | PBKS vs RR | April 13 | 7:30 PM | RR won by 3 wickets |
| 28 | KKR vs LSG | April 14 | 3:30 PM | KKR won by 8 wickets |
| 29 | MI vs CSK | April 14 | 7:30 PM | CSK won by 20 runs |
| 30 | RCB vs SRH | April 15 | 7:30 PM | SRH won by 25 runs |
| 31 | KKR vs RR | April 16 | 7:30 PM | RR won by 2 wickets |
| 32 | GT vs DC | April 17 | 7:30 PM | DC won by 6 wickets |
| 33 | PBKS vs MI | April 18 | 7:30 PM | MI won by 9 runs |
| 34 | LSG vs CSK | April 19 | 7:30 PM | LSG won by 8 wickets |
| 35 | DC vs SRH | April 20 | 7:30 PM | SRH won by 67 runs |
| 36 | KKR vs RCB | April 21 | 3:30 PM | KKR won by 1 run |
| 37 | PBKS vs GT | April 21 | 7:30 PM | GT won by 3 wickets |
| 38 | RR vs MI | April 22 | 7:30 PM | RR won by 9 wickets |
| 39 | CSK vs LSG | April 23 | 7:30 PM | LSG won by 6 wickets |
| 40 | DC vs GT | April 24 | 7:30 PM | DC won by 4 runs |
| 41 | SRH vs RCB | April 25 | 7:30 PM | RCB won by 35 runs |
| 42 | KKR vs PBKS | April 26 | 7:30 PM | PBKS won by 8 wickets |
| 43 | DC vs MI | April 27 | 3:30 PM | DC won by 10 runs |
| 44 | LSG vs RR | April 27 | 7:30 PM | RR won by 7 wickets |
| 45 | GT vs RCB | April 28 | 3:30 PM | RCB won by 9 wickets |
| 46 | CSK vs SRH | April 28 | 7:30 PM | CSK won by 78 runs |
| 47 | KKR vs DC | April 29 | 7:30 PM | KKR won by 7 wickets |
| 48 | LSG vs MI | April 30 | 7:30 PM | LSG won by 4 wickets |
| 49 | CSK vs PBKS | May 1 | 7:30 PM | PBKS won by 7 wickets |
| 50 | SRH vs RR | May 2 | 7:30 PM | SRH won by 1 run |
| 51 | MI vs KKR | May 3 | 7:30 PM | KKR won by 24 runs |
| 52 | RCB vs GT | May 4 | 7:30 PM | RCB won by 4 wickets |
| 53 | PBKS vs CSK | May 5 | 3:30 PM | CSK won by 28 runs |
| 54 | LSG vs KKR | May 5 | 7:30 PM | KKR won by 98 runs |
| 55 | MI vs SRH | May 6 | 7:30 PM | MI won by 7 wickets |
| 56 | DC vs RR | May 7 | 7:30 PM | DC won by 20 runs |
| 57 | SRH vs LSG | May 8 | 7:30 PM | SRH won by 10 wickets |
| 58 | PBKS vs RCB | May 9 | 7:30 PM | RCB won by 60 runs |
| 59 | GT vs CSK | May 10 | 7:30 PM | GT won by 35 runs |
| 60 | KKR vs MI | May 11 | 7:30 PM | KKR won by 18 runs |
| 61 | CSK vs RR | May 12 | 3:30 PM | CSK won by 5 wickets |
| 62 | RCB vs DC | May 12 | 7:30 PM | RCB won by 47 runs |
| 63 | GT vs KKR | May 13 | 7:30 PM | Match abandoned |
| 64 | DC vs LSG | May 14 | 7:30 PM | DC won by 19 runs |
| 65 | RR vs PBKS | May 15 | 7:30 PM | PBKS won by 5 wickets |
| 66 | SRH vs GT | May 16 | 7:30 PM | Match abandoned |
| 67 | MI vs LSG | May 17 | 7:30 PM | LSG won by 18 runs |
| 68 | RCB vs CSK | May 18 | 7:30 PM | RCB won by 27 runs |
| 69 | SRH vs PBKS | May 19 | 3:30 PM | SRH won by 4 wickets |
| 70 | RR vs KKR | May 19 | 7:30 PM | Match abandoned |
| 71 | QUALIFIER 1
KKR vs RR |
May 21 | 7:30 PM | KKR won by 8 wickets |
| 72 | ELIMINATOR
RR vs RCB |
May 22 | 7:30 PM | RR won by 4 wickets |
| 73 | QUALIFIER 2
SRH vs RR |
May 24 | 7:30 PM | SRH won by 36 runs |
| 74 | FINAL
KKR vs SRH |
May 26 | 7:30 PM | KKR won by 8 wickets |
IPL 2024 Auction Date
The IPL 2024 auction took place on December 19, 2023, at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai. This was a mini-auction, with each team having a maximum purse of Rs. 95 crore.
IPL 2024 Retained Players List
While teams will not overhaul their squads, there will still be considerable shuffling as franchises aim to improve or maintain their performances. Here’s an update on recent trades and a quick prediction of how each team might look in the upcoming season.
- Gujarat Titans
Retained: Abhinav Sadarangani, B. Sai Sudharsan, Darshan Nalkande, David Miller, Jayant Yadav, Joshua Little, Kane Williamson, Matthew Wade, Mohammad Shami, Mohit Sharma, Noor Ahmad, R. Sai Kishore, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Shubman Gill, Vijay Shankar, Wriddhiman Saha.
Released: Alzarri Joseph, Dasun Shanaka, K.S. Bharat, Odean Smith, Pradeep Sangwan, Shivam Mavi, Urvil Patel, Yash Dayal
Released: Varun Aaron, Yash Dayal
- Chennai Super Kings
Retained: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Mooen Ali, Shivam Dube, MS Dhoni, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, Devon Conway, Maheesh Theekshana, Mukesh Choudhary, Mitchell Santner, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Simarjeet Singh, Matheesha Pathirana, Tushar Deshpande, Prashant Solanki, Shaik Rasheed, Nishant Sindhu, Ajay Mandal
Released: Ben Stokes, Dwaine Pretorius, Bhagath Varma, Subhranshu Senapati, Ambati Rayadu (Retired), Akash Singh, Kyle Jamieson, Sisanda Magala
- Lucknow Super Giants
Retained: KL Rahul (c), Quinton De Kock, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Kyle Mayers, Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Devdutt Padikkal (From RR), Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen Ul Haq, Krunal Pandya, Yudhvir Singh, Prerak Mankad, Yash Thakur, Amit Mishra, Mark Wood, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan.
Released: Jaydev Unadkat, Manan Vohra, Swapnil Singh, Daniel Sams, Karan Sharma, Arpit Guleria, Suryansh Shedge, Karun Nair.
- Sunrisers Hyderabad
Retained: Abdul Samad, Aiden Markram, Rahul Tripathi, Glenn Phillips, Mayank Agarwal, Heinrich Klaasen, Anmolpreet Singh, Upendra Yadav, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Abhishek Sharma, Marco Jansen, Washington Sundar, Sanvir Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Fazalhaq Farooqi, T Natarajan, Umran Malik, Mayank Markande.
Released: Harry Brook, Adil Rashid, Akeal Hosein, Karthik Tyagi, Vivrant Sharma, Samarth Vyas.
Traded: Shahbaz Ahmed
- Punjab Kings
Retained: Arshdeep Singh, Atharva Taide, Harpreet Brar, Harpreet Bhatia, Jitesh Sharma, Jonny Bairstow, Kagiso Rabada, Liam Livingstone, Nathan Ellis, Prabhsimran Singh, Rahul Chahar, Rishi Dhawan, Sam Curran, Shikhar Dhawan, Shivam Singh, Sikandar Raza, Vidwath Kaverappa.
Released: Baltej Dhanda, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Gurnoor Singh Brar, Matthew Short, Mohit Rathee, Raj Angad Bawa, Shahrukh Khan.
- Kolkata Knight Riders
Retained: Shreyas Iyer (C), Andre Russell, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Jason Roy, Nitish Rana, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Suyash Sharma, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy, Venkatesh Iyer.
Released: Aarya Desai, David Wiese, Johnson Charles, Kulwant Khejroliya, Litton Das, Lockie Ferguson, Mandeep Singh, N Jagadeesan, Shakib Al Hasan, Shardul Thakur, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav.
- Delhi Capitals
Retained: Abhishek Porel, Anrich Nortje, Axar Patel, David Warner, Ishant Sharma, Kuldeep Yadav, Lalit Yadav, Lungisani Ngidi, Mitchell Marsh, Mukesh Kumar, Pravin Dubey, Prithvi Shaw, Rishabh Pant, Syed Khaleel Ahmed, Vicky Ostwal, Yash Dhull.
Released: Aman Khan, Chetan Sakariya, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Manish Pandey, Mustafizur Rahman, Phil Salt, Priyam Garg, Rilee Rossouw, Ripal Patel, Rovman Powell, Sarfaraz Khan.
- Mumbai Indians
Retained: Ishan Kishan, Jasprit Bumrah, Tilak Varma, Nehal Wadhera, Piyush Chawla, Rohit Sharma, Surya Kumar Yadav, Tim David
Released: Chris Jordan, Duan Jansen, Hrithik Shokeen, Jhye Richardson, Jofra Archer, Mohd. Arshad Khan, Raghav Goyal, Ramandeep Singh, Riley Meredith, Sandeep Warrier, Tristan Stubbs
Traded: Hardik Padya, Romario Shepherd
- Royal Challengers Bangalore
Retained: Virat Kohli, Suyash Prabhudessai, Faf du Plessis(C), Vyshak Vijay Kumar, Anuj Rawat (wk), Mohammed Siraj, Karn Sharma, Akash Deep, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Himanshu Sharma, Manoj Bhandage, Rajan Kumar, Reece Topley, Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Dinesh Karthik
Released: Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Josh Hazlewood, Finn Allen, David Willey, Michael Bracewell, Wayne Parnell, Sonu Yadav, Avinash Singh, Siddharth Kaul, Kedar Jadhav
Traded: Mayank Dagar (Traded from SRH), Cameron Green (Traded from MI)
- Rajasthan Royals
Retained: Sanju Samson (c), Jos Buttler, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Donovan Ferreira, Kunal Rathore, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Sen, Navdeep Saini, Prasidh Krishna, Sandeep Sharma, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Adam Zampa.
Released: Joe Root, Abdul Basith, Jason Holder, Akash Vashisht, Kuldip Yadav, Obed McCoy, Murugan Ashwin, KC Cariappa, KM Asif.
Traded: Avesh Khan (from LSG)
IPL 2024 Venue
The tentative IPL list 2024 of venues and host cities are as follows:
- M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
- Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
- Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
- Eden Gardens, Kolkata
- BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
- Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
- Inderjit Singh Bindra Stadium, Mohali
- Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
- M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
- Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
- Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam
- PCA New Stadium, Mullanpur
IPL Media Rights for 2024 Season
In the 2023-2027 IPL media rights auction, Star Sports secured domestic TV rights, and a Viacom18 (Jio Cinema) consortium won streaming rights totaling over US$6.2 billion. This made IPL the second-highest valued sports media property globally.
In case you remember, Viacom18 streamed the 2023 IPL for free on JioCinema in 12 languages. This contributed to the platform reporting 1.4 billion views over the opening weekend. The 2023 final also set a record for the most concurrent viewers in a live-streamed event. The count peaked at over 32 million viewers.
Before, Sony held the broadcasting rights from 2008-2017 for Rs 8,200 crore, and then Star secured the IPL 2023 rights from 2017-2022 for 16,347.50 crores. In the upcoming IPL 2024, Tata will continue as the title sponsor, and Star will serve as the broadcast channel, with Viacom18 as the official digital broadcast partner.
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FAQ
When will IPL 2024 start?
IPL 2024 starts on the 22nd of March.
Who won the IPL media rights 2024?
Star Sports India won the TV rights while Jio Cinema bagged the digital rights.
When is IPL 2024 auction date?
The IPL 2023 auction was held on 19 December 2023.
Who will win IPL 2024?
With a strong line-up, teams like Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians, and Gujarat Titans are hot favorites to be the winner of IPL 2024.
Will Dhoni play IPL?
It seems highly probable that CSK legend MS Dhoni will participate in IPL 2024. Although there hasn’t been an official confirmation, fans can take comfort as there are retirement rumors either.