IPL 2024 Schedule, Teams, Prize Money, and Format Revealed

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With tremendous anticipation, the 17th Indian Premier League (IPL) is about to begin as reigning champions Chennai Super Kings get ready to take on Royal Challengers Bangalore in the title match. What you need to know about IPL 2024 is as follows:

IPL 2024 Schedule:

The tournament’s first match is set to take place at Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium at 8:00 PM local time (14:30 GMT) on Friday, March 22—the first 21 games on the schedule run through April 7.

Additional dates will be revealed as soon as the election schedule is finalized. The start time for day games is 3:30 PM local time (10:00 GMT), and the start time for night games is 7:30 PM local time (14:00 GMT).

How Many Teams are There in IPL 2024?

IPL 2024 will have ten teams in the competition that will remain the same as the last two seasons. The participating teams are:

Chennai Super Kings

Delhi Capitals

Gujarat Titans

Kolkata Knight Riders

Lucknow Super Giants

Mumbai Indians

Punjab Kings

Rajasthan Royals

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Sunrisers Hyderabad

What is the Prize Money for the IPL 2024?

The exact size of the prize money for IPL 2024 is yet to be confirmed, but it is expected that it will follow a similar structure to previous years.

It is anticipated that the total prize money will be about $6 million and the winners could take home up to $2.4 million, whereas the runners-up might receive about $1.56 million.

Most Expensive Signing:

An Australian speedster, Mitchell Starc won the most expensive signing in IPL history with the staggering figure of  247.5 million rupees ($2.98m) during the 2024 auction and became a part of Kolkata Knight Riders.

This surpassed the previous record by 7.6 percent and thus was more than Pat Cummins cost who was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for $2.46 million.

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