Five teams are scheduled to play in 2024. The tournament involves each team playing every other team twice in a
home-and-away, double
round-robin format. After the double round-robin league, the top three teams qualify for the
playoffs based on aggregate points. The team with the highest points will automatically qualify for the final match. The second and third-placed teams will compete with each other (in a match titled "Eliminator"). The winner of the Eliminator match will move on to the final match.
Schedule The schedule of the first phase of the IPL 2024 was announced on 24 January 2024. The opening match of the tournament was played between the defending champions
Mumbai Indians and the
Delhi Capitals on 23 February 2024 at the
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium,
Bangalore. The final match was played on 17 March 2024 at the
Arun Jaitley Stadium,
Delhi with
Royal Challengers Bangalore defeating the
Delhi Capitals by 8 wickets. == Personnel changes ==