The 2024 Indian Premier League (also known as IPL 17 and branded as TATA IPL 2024) was the 17th edition of the

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. The tournament featured ten teams competing in 74 matches from 22 March to 26 May 2024. It was held across 13 cities in India, with

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hosting the opening ceremony and the final as the defending champions. In the

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defeated

Sunrisers Hyderabad The Sunrisers Hyderabad, also known as SRH, are a professional Twenty20 cricket team based in Hyderabad, Telangana, that competes in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The franchise is owned by Kalanithi Maran of the Sun Group and was found ...

by 8 wickets to win their third IPL title.

Background

The

is a franchise

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league held in India, organized by the

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. It is held annually since the first edition in 2008.

Chennai Super Kings The Chennai Super Kings, also known as CSK, are a professional Twenty20 cricket team based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, that competes in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The team was one of the eight debut franchises when the league was establ ...

were the defending champions, having won their fifth title in the previous season after beating

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in the

Format

The format returned to the same as 2022, unlike 2023, with the group order being re-shuffled. Each team played twice against the teams in their group and the team in the same row in the other group, and once against the remaining four teams in the other group. After the

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, the top four teams based on aggregate points qualified for the

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. In this stage, the top two teams competed with each other (in a match titled "

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"), as did the remaining two teams (in a match titled "

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"). While the winner of Qualifier 1 directly qualified for the final match, the losing team had another chance to qualify for the final match by competing against the winning team of the Eliminator match (in a match titled "

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"). The winner of this subsequent Qualifier 2 match advanced to the final match.

Rule changes

Bowlers could now bowl two bouncers per over, as trialled in India's domestic T20 tournament, the

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Schedule

There was a possibility of the tournament being held abroad due to a possibility of inadequate security, as a result of a clash with Lok Sabha Election 2024. On 14 February 2024, the chairman of the Indian Premier League announced that the tournament would take place in India and that the schedule would be finalized after a discussion with the

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and other agencies, with the allocation of matches to states to depend on the election schedule to be released by the

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. On 21 February, it was announced that the schedule would be announced in two halves as the dates of the elections has not been confirmed till then. A part of the schedule of the season's fixtures was announced on 22 February 2024 which included the schedule for the first 17 days, consisting of 21 matches. The opening match of the tournament was to be played on 22 March at the

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between defending champions

and the

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. The remaining fixtures were announced on 25 March with the last group match to be played between

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and

on 19 May at ACA Stadium,

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. It was announced that both Qualifier 1 and Eliminator would be played at the

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from 21 to 22 May, and that Qualifier 2 and final would be played in Chennai, with the venue hosting its third IPL final after

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and

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Marketing

The

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renewed their contract as the title sponsors of the

for a tenure of 5 years (2024–28) for — the highest-ever sponsorship amount in the history of the league. The TATA Group previously held the title sponsorship rights for the IPL in

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and

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. The advertising campaign for the 2024 IPL consisted of 18 sponsors and 250 advertisers including most notably —

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, SBI,

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, and

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Broadcasting

The media rights for 2023 to 2027 seasons were acquired by

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and Star Sports for , giving a valuation of for each IPL match. Star Sports broadcast the season on TV, while

streamed it through

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. Star Sports reported a 16.8 crore viewership on the opening day, highest-ever for the first day of any season. The 2024 IPL season had a total viewership of 546 million in Star Sports and 620 million in JioCinema, registering a 18% increase from the previous edition.

Teams

The same 10 teams from the previous season returned, with few changes to the team personnel.

Personnel changes

The ten franchises retained 173 players for the 2024 IPL season, and seven players were traded across teams before the auction. On 11 December 2023, the IPL governing council released a list of 333 players, including 214 Indian and 119 foreign players who were available for the auction. The auction was held outside India for the first time, at the

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on 19 December 2023. 72 players were sold at the auction for a spend of including 30 overseas players.

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became the most expensive player in the history of IPL when he was bought by

for , surpassing paid by

for

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earlier in the same auction, and paid by

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for

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in the 2023 auction.

Venues

The league stage was played at 13 stadiums across India. The opening match was played at

M.A. Chidambaram Stadium M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, commonly known as the Chepauk Stadium, is a cricket stadium in Chepauk, Chennai. It is named after former BCCI president M. A. Chidambaram, and is operated by the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association. It was established i ...

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played their first two home games at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, due to the

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in Delhi being unavailable immediately after hosting the 2024 Women's Premier League. The ACA Cricket Stadium and the HPCA Cricket Stadium hosted two home matches each for

and

respectively. The first two matches of the playoffs were played in

with Chennai hosting the final leg of the playoffs including the final.

Opening ceremony

In January 2024, the BCCI invited bids for staging the

opening ceremony An opening ceremony, grand opening, or ribbon-cutting ceremony marks the official opening of a newly constructed location or the start of an event.

. The following month, Kasi Viswanathan, the CEO of

stated that the opening ceremony would be held in Chennai by virtue of being the home of the defending champions. The opening ceremony took place on 22 March at the

and was followed by the opening match between

and

. Actors

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and

Akshay Kumar Akshay Hari Om Bhatia (born Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia; 9 September 1967), known professionally as Akshay Kumar (), is an Indian actor and film producer working in Hindi cinema. Referred to in the media as "Khiladi Kumar", through his career span ...

promoted and performed for a song sequence from their film ''

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''. Singer

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delivered a rendition of "

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", followed by

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and

Mohit Chauhan Mohit Chauhan (born 11 March 1966) is an Indian playback singer, known for his work in Hindi films. He was a part of the Silk Route (band), Silk Route band. Chauhan has received two Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer and three Zee Ci ...

's joint-performance of "Maa Tujhe Salaam", and solo performances of " Jai Ho" and " Masakali" respectively. Singer

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also performed at the event.

League stage

Points table

Match summary

Fixtures

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Playoffs

The playoffs were held from 21 to 26 May 2024. Qualifier 1 and Eliminator were played at the

. Qualifier 2 and the final were played at the

Bracket

Qualifier 1

Eliminator

Qualifier 2

Final

Statistics and awards

Most runs

*Source:

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Most wickets

*Source:

Most Valuable Player

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won this season's Most Valuable Player award and became the first cricketer to win this award three times. *Source: IPLT20

End of season awards

*Source: SportStar

References

External links

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