IPL Action has changed the way cricket is played. The teams are divided into two factions and clash.
Next month …
15th IPL The 20-over cricket tournament starts in Mumbai on the 26th of next month (March) and ends on the 29th of May. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to hold all league matches in the Maratha state following the Corona Prevention Medical Safety Practices (Bio Bubble) system to avoid the possibility of contracting the corona virus while flying to different cities.
In collision mode …
Usually 8 teams will participate. Each team will face the other team 2 times. But with the addition of the Lucknow Super Giants and the Gujarat Titans this year, the number of teams has risen to 10. This has changed the way teams clash.
Chennai ‘B’ section …
More times IPL. The 10 teams are divided into two groups based on the teams that win the trophy and the teams that have entered the final the most times since then. Five-time champions Mumbai have been ranked first in the competition and placed in the ‘A’ category. Chennai team, which is a 4 time champion, got 2nd place and is a member of ‘B’ category.
14 league games …
The tournament schedule is designed so that each team can play in 14 league games as before. This means that each team must face the other team in their division 2 times. Out of the 5 teams in the opposition they will have to face 4 teams once and only 2 times against their team. Chennai, the defending champions, will face Mumbai Indians twice in the semi-finals. Similarly, if you take the Bangalore team, you will fight 2 times with the Rajasthan Royals in another division.
70 league games …
Out of a total of 70 league matches, 20 will be played at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium, 15 at Mumbai’s Brabourne Stadium, 20 at Mumbai’s DY Patil Stadium and 2 at the MCA in Pune. All 15 matches will be played at the International Stadium. The venue for the play-off round and final will be decided later, Indian Cricket Board secretary Jay Shah said in a statement.
Section ‘A’
- 1) Mumbai Indians.
- 2) Kolkata Knight Riders.
- 3) Rajasthan Royals.
- 4) Delhi Capitals.
- 5) Lucknow Super Giants.
Section ‘B’
- 1) Chennai Super Kings.
- 2) Hyderabad Sunrisers.
- 3) Royal Challengers Bangalore.
- 4) Punjab Kings.
- 5) Gujarat Titans.