The
Indian Premier League is a franchise
Twenty20 cricket league held in India, organized by the
Board of Control for Cricket in India. It is held annually since the
first edition in 2008.
Chennai Super Kings were the defending champions, having won their fifth title in the
previous season after beating
Gujarat Titans in the
final.
Format The format returned to the same as 2022, unlike 2023, with the group order being re-shuffled. Each team played twice against the teams in their group and the team in the same row in the other group, and once against the remaining four teams in the other group. After the
group stage, the top four teams based on aggregate points qualified for the
playoffs. In this stage, the top two teams competed with each other (in a match titled "
Qualifier 1"), as did the remaining two teams (in a match titled "
Eliminator"). While the winner of Qualifier 1 directly qualified for the final match, the losing team had another chance to qualify for the final match by competing against the winning team of the Eliminator match (in a match titled "
Qualifier 2"). The winner of this subsequent Qualifier 2 match advanced to the final match.
Rule changes Bowlers could now bowl two
bouncers per over, as trialled in India's domestic T20 tournament, the
2023–24 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
Schedule There was a possibility of the tournament being held abroad due to a possibility of inadequate security, as a result of a clash with
Lok Sabha Election 2024. On 14 February 2024, the chairman of the Indian Premier League announced that the tournament would take place in India and that the schedule would be finalized after a discussion with the
Indian government and other agencies, with the allocation of matches to states to depend on the election schedule to be released by the
Election Commission of India. On 21 February, it was announced that the schedule would be announced in two halves as the dates of the elections has not been confirmed till then. A part of the schedule of the season's fixtures was announced on 22 February 2024 which included the schedule for the first 17 days, consisting of 21 matches. The opening match of the tournament was to be played on 22 March at the
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in
Chennai between defending champions
Chennai Super Kings and the
Royal Challengers Bengaluru. The remaining fixtures were announced on 25 March with the last group match to be played between
Rajasthan Royals and
Kolkata Knight Riders on 19 May at
ACA Stadium,
Guwahati. It was announced that both Qualifier 1 and Eliminator would be played at the
Narendra Modi Stadium,
Ahmedabad from 21 to 22 May, and that Qualifier 2 and final would be played in Chennai, with the venue hosting its third IPL final after
2011 and
2012.
Marketing The
Tata Group renewed their contract as the title sponsors of the
Indian Premier League for a tenure of 5 years (2024–28) for — the highest-ever sponsorship amount in the history of the league. The TATA Group previously held the title sponsorship rights for the IPL in
2022 and
2023. The advertising campaign for the 2024 IPL consisted of 18 sponsors and 250 advertisers including most notably —
Dream11,
Tata Motors,
HDFC Bank,
SBI,
Thums Up,
Pepsi,
Parle Products,
Google Pixel,
Haier, and
Vodafone.
Broadcasting The media rights for 2023 to 2027 seasons were acquired by
Viacom18 and
Star Sports for , giving a valuation of for each IPL match.
Star Sports broadcast the season on TV, while
Viacom18 streamed it through
JioCinema. Star Sports reported a 16.8 crore viewership on the opening day, highest-ever for the first day of any season. The 2024 IPL season had a total viewership of 546 million in Star Sports and 620 million in JioCinema, registering a 18% increase from the previous edition. == Teams ==