IPL History: All Seasons 2008–2024 Timeline

The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a professional Twenty20 cricket franchise tournament founded by the BCCI in 2007 and played annually since April 2008, featu…

BCCI Announces Indian Premier League: Birth of a Franchise Cricket Revolution

On 13 September 2007, BCCI Vice-President Lalit Modi unveiled the Indian Premier League as a franchise-based Twenty20 tournament, directly inspired by the explosive succ…

Rajasthan Royals Win IPL 2008: Shane Warne's Cinderella Champions

The inaugural IPL season opened on 18 April 2008 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, before a sold-out crowd. Rajasthan Royals, assembled for the joint-lowest auct…

IPL Governance Scandal: Lalit Modi Suspended, BCCI Takes Direct Control

In early 2010, BCCI suspended IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi for alleged financial irregularities, including undisclosed equity stakes in franchises and broadcasting rights…

IPL 4 Returns to India After South Africa Experiment, Sets New Broadcast Records

IPL Season 2 (2009) had been controversially shifted to South Africa because it clashed with India's general elections and security concerns, making it the first major c…

2013 IPL Spot-Fixing Arrests: The Crisis That Shook Indian Cricket

On 16 May 2013, Delhi Police arrested three Rajasthan Royals players — S. Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila, and Ankeet Chavan — on charges of spot-fixing during IPL 6 matches, a…

Mumbai Indians Win IPL 2015: Rohit Sharma Establishes a Franchise Dynasty

Mumbai Indians defeated Chennai Super Kings by 41 runs in the IPL 8 final at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on 24 May 2015, claiming their second IPL title and the first signs of…

IPL 2016–17: Temporary Franchises Fill CSK and RR's Banned Years

With Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals suspended for two seasons following the Lodha Committee ruling, the BCCI introduced two temporary franchises — Rising Pune…

Mumbai Indians Win IPL 2019: A Fourth Title Sets an Unprecedented Record

Mumbai Indians defeated Chennai Super Kings by 1 run in the IPL 2019 final at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad on 12 May 2019 — a mirror image of the 2017 f…

IPL 2020 Held in UAE Due to COVID-19: League Survives the Pandemic

The 2020 IPL season, delayed from April by the COVID-19 pandemic, was held entirely in the United Arab Emirates — across Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Sharjah — from 19 Septembe…

IPL Expands to 10 Teams: Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans Join for ₹12,7…

On 27 March 2022, the IPL launched its 15th season with ten teams for the first time after the BCCI awarded two new franchise licences — Lucknow Super Giants (owned by R…

Chennai Super Kings Win IPL 2023: MS Dhoni's Final Triumph at 41

Chennai Super Kings defeated Gujarat Titans by 5 wickets in a nerve-shredding final at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on 29 May 2023, securing their fifth IPL title an…

Kolkata Knight Riders Win IPL 2024: Shreyas Iyer Leads a 13-Year Wait to End

Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets in the IPL 17 final at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on 26 May 2024, claiming their third IPL title and…