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| Countries | India |
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| Administrator | Board of Control for Cricket in India |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, India |
| Format | Twenty20 |
| First edition | 2008 |
| Latest edition | 2025 |
| Tournament format | Double round-robin format followed by playoffs |
| Current champion | Royal Challengers Bengaluru (1st title) |
| Most successful | Chennai Super Kings Mumbai Indians (5 titles each) |
| Most runs | Virat Kohli (8,661) |
| Most wickets | Yuzvendra Chahal (221) |
| TV | List of broadcasters |
| Website | iplt20.com |
| Seasons |
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The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a professional Twenty20 (T20) cricket league in India, organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).[1] Founded in 2007, it features ten city-based franchise teams.[2] The IPL is the most popular and richest cricket league in the world. It is held annually between March and May. It has an exclusive window in the Future Tours Programme of the International Cricket Council, resulting in fewer international tours occurring during the seasons.[3] It is also the most viewed Indian sports event, per the Broadcast Audience Research Council.[4][5]
In 2010, the IPL became the first sporting event to broadcast live on YouTube.[6][7] In 2014, it ranked sixth in attendance among all sports leagues.[8] Inspired by the success of the IPL, other Indian sports leagues have been established.[a][11][12] The IPL is the second-richest sports league in the world by per-match value, after the National Football League.[13] In 2023, the league sold its media rights for the next four seasons for US$6.4 billion to Viacom18 and Star Sports,[14] which meant that each IPL match was valued at $13.4 million.[15] As of 2025, there have been 18 seasons of the tournament. The current champions are the Royal Challengers Bengaluru, who won the 2025 season after defeating the Punjab Kings in the final.
A women's edition of the Indian Premier League, known as the Women's Premier League, was established in 2022, and had its first season in 2023.[16][17]
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- ^ Barrett, Chris. "Big Bash League jumps into top 10 of most attended sports leagues in the world". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
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- ^ "How Tamil Nadu Premier League became a feeder series for IPL". The Print. Archived from the original on 28 August 2023.
- ^ "Move over IPL, the Indian rural cricket league is here". Hindustan Times. 12 April 2015. Archived from the original on 25 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ "IPL world's second-most valued sporting league in terms of per match value, digital rights costiler than TV". India Today. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
- ^ "IPL media rights BCCI hits a six while star India and Viacom18 scramble for the ball". Financial Express. 20 June 2022. Archived from the original on 20 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ "IPL media rights at ₹104 million IPL..." Times of India. 14 June 2022. Archived from the original on 20 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ "BCCI plans to start a full-fledged women's IPL in 2023: Sourav Ganguly". India Today. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ "'Let the journey begin': BCCI garners Rs 4669.99 crore for sale of 5 Women's Premier League teams". The Times of India. 26 January 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
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