The Indian Cricket League (ICL) was founded in 2007 with funding provided by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. Both the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the International Cricket Council (ICC) refused to acknowledge the ICL. The BCCI was displeased that some committee members had been elected to the ICL executive board. The BCCI increased the prize money for their domestic competitions to discourage athletes from joining the ICL, which the organization saw as a breakaway league, and punished those who did so with lifetime bans.
In IPL games, television timeouts are employed in place of a defined period for teams to complete their innings. If the umpires find a group misuses this privilege, they may levy a fine. Each side has a two-and-a-half-minute “strategic timeout” during each inning; the bowling team must use one between the sixth and ninth overs, and the batting team must use one between the lots of the thirteenth and sixteenth overs.
Narrowest Win Margins Recorded (by Wickets) in IPL:
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| Margin | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| 1 wicket | KKR | PBKS | Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India | 9 May 2015 |
| CSK | MI | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India | 7 April 2018 | |
| SRH | MI | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad, India | 12 April 2018 | |
| 2 wickets | RCB | CSK | Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa | 14 May 2009 |
| MI | CSK | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India | 6 May 2012 | |
| KKR | RPS | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune, India | 24 April 2016 | |
| DD | GL | Green Park Stadium, Kanpur, India | 10 May 2017 | |
| CSK | SRH | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India | 22 May 2018 | |
| DD | SRH | Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam, India | 8 May 2019 | |
| RCB | MI | M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India | 9 April 2021 | |
| CSK | KKR | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE | 26 September 2021 |
Kolkata Knight Riders
The Los Angeles Knight Riders of Major League Cricket, the Trinidad and Tobago Knight Riders of the Caribbean Premier League, and the upcoming Abu Dhabi Knight Riders of the United Arab Emirates International League T20 all belong to the Knight Riders Group (KRG), which also includes the Kolkata Knight Riders as a cricket franchise. KRG had also invested in a team in Cricket South Africa’s T20 Global League. However, because the board could not reach a broadcasting arrangement, the league was eventually abandoned and replaced with the Mzansi Super League.
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Like KRG, other Indian Premier League teams hold T20 franchises abroad or have shown interest in doing so. KRG announced in 2022 that their team would work with Major League Cricket to construct a 10,000-seat venue in Los Angeles (Los Angeles Knight Riders). KRG stated in 2022 that their franchise would collaborate with Major League Cricket to build a ten thousand-seat stadium in Los Angeles (Los Angeles Knight Riders).
Royal Challengers Bangalore
RCB, or Royal Challengers Bangalore, is a cricket team that plays in the Indian Premier League and is based in Bangalore, Karnataka (IPL). It was founded in 2008 and given the name Royal Challenge in honor of the company’s alcoholic beverage brand. The Royal Challengers have finished second three times between 2009 and 2016 despite never winning the IPL. The team holds the record for the highest and lowest totals in IPL history, with 263/5 and 49, respectively.
Delhi Capitals
Delhi is home to the Delhi Capitals, an Indian Premier League cricket franchise side formerly known as the Delhi Daredevils (IPL). The GMR Group and the JSW Group jointly own the franchise. The team’s home stadium is Arun Jaitley Stadium, which is in New Delhi. The head coach of the squad is Ricky Ponting. The Capitals competed in their first IPL championship in 2020.
Royal Challengers Bangalore
The Indian Premier League cricket side Royal Challengers Bangalore (often known as RCB) is based in Bangalore, Karnataka (IPL). It was founded in 2008 and given the name Royal Challenge in honor of the company’s alcoholic beverage brand. The Royal Challengers have finished second three times between 2009 and 2016 despite never winning the IPL. The team holds the record for the highest and lowest totals in IPL history, with 263/5 and 49, respectively.
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