Indian Premier League is a cricket tournament popularly known as IPL. IPL 2020 will be the thirteenth season, and the format of this cricket will be Twenty20. It was established by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2007. IPL 13 will start from 19th September and IPL final will be played on 10th November 2020 this year in UAE. There are eight teams in IPL 13 that represent eight different cities in India. There are a total of 60 matches (56 group matches, 2 quarter-finals, one eliminator, and the Final) to be played in this season between eight teams. Mumbai Indians are the current IPL title holder and also the most successful team of IPL. Last Year, IPL final was played between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians won that nail biting match by 1 runs. Jasprit Bumrah was the man of match in that IPL Final and Andre Russell got man of the tournament award.
Dream11 is the official title sponsor for the IPL 2020 series this year. They won the sponsorship with a price tag of 222 crore rupees. Tata and Unacademy was also in the race to win the title sponsorship of IPL13 but finally Dream11 won the race.
IPL 2020 Teams
There are eight teams playing in this season of IPL:
Chennai Super Kings: This is the first team of the eight teams playing in IPL 2020. The team is returning in IPL 2020 after a gap of two years with MS Dhoni as a captain. The other players in the team are Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Faf du Plessis, Shane Watson, and many more.
Delhi Capitals: Out of the eight teams Delhi Capitals is the second team playing in IPL 2020. Earlier, this team was known as Delhi Daredevils, and in 2018, the team changed its name. Shreyas Iyer is the captain of the team. Other players include Rishabh Pant, Chriss Morris, Keemo Paul, Shikhar Dhawan, Colin Ingram, and many others.
Performance of this team is a big concern for the owners as well as franchise till date. However in 2020 tournament the same team has shown a different approach to the game and won heart of millions of fans. Kings showed mixed up performance in IPL 2020 in bowling as well as other sections of the game. The team was led by KL Rahul. IPL 2020 was a great season for KL Rahul as a batsman but not as a captain. KL Rahul scored most runs in IPL 2020. He won orange cap in IPL 2020. The bowling unit of KXIP disappointed them. Mohammed Shami was the most successful bowler for Kings in IPL 2020. The biggest concern for team was their all-rounder players. PK had Glenn Maxwell and Jimmy Neesham in side but both of them failed to perform for the team. Chris Gayle was outstanding in the tournament. He did not get chances initially but when he got chance to show the world how well he can bat, he showed and impressed everyone. Punjab Kings won their only 6 league games out of 14 and finished the season at 6th position.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Kolkata Knight Riders is the fourth team in this event. It represents Kolkata city in the IPL. The team has Dinesh Karthik as the captain, and other players of the team include Andre Russel, Chris Lyn, Nitish Rana, Harry Gurney, and others.
Mumbai Indians: Fifth team is Mumbai Indians playing in IPL 2020. The team was founded in 2008 and represents Mumbai city in IPL 2020. The team will play under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma. Hardik Pandya, Evin Lewis, Adam Milne, Krunal Pandya Surya Kumar Yadav are some of the players in this team.
Rajasthan Royals: Rajasthan Royals is the sixth team out of eight teams playing in IPL 2020. Steve Smith is the captain of the team this season. Jos Butter, Riyan Parag, Sanju Samson, Jofra Archer, Prashant Chopra, Shreyas Gopal, and many other players are in the team.
Virat Kohli led the RCB team in IPL 2020. It was a roller coaster type of journey for RCB in IPL 2020. However, since the inception of this team performance in tournament is a big concern which is not answered yet even after making a lot of changes in team combination. However, in 2020 the same is changed to a good extent so next season may be better for this team. They managed to qualify for playoffs but they lost their eliminator match against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Virat Kohli’s form was a concerned for their fans initially of the tournament but AB de Villiers gave his best for RCB team in IPL 2020. Their fast bowlers disappointed them yet again but Yuzi Chahal was brilliant with the ball. The positive for RCB team in IPL 2020 was their left handed opening batsman Devdutt Padikkal. He impressed everyone with his batting performance. He was the top run scorer for RCB team in IPL 2020. Devdutt Padikkat made 473 runs in his debut IPL season. RCB won their 7 league games out of 14 and finished the season at 4th position.
Sunrisers Hyderabad: The eighth team of the season is Sun Risers Hyderabad that will play in IPL 2020. Kane Williamson is the captain of the team representing Hyderabad city in IPL. Other players of the team are Billy Stanlake, David Warner, Manish Pandey, Abhishek Sharma, Rashid Khan Yusuf Pathan, and many more.
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IPL 2020 Venue
The matches will be played at three different venues in UAE i.e, Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah.
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
IPL 2020 Tickets
The tickets for the matches of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 were used to be available at the official website of the IPL and its partners. Book My Show, Insider.in, Ticket Genie, Events Now, and Paytm are the official partners of IPL. But due to COVID19, all the IPL matches will be played behined closed door. You can not buy IPL tickets online from any website this year. You have to watch the IPL matches directly from your mobile or computer.
IPL T20 Live Streaming
The rights for the broadcast of IPL matches are with Star Sports in India and its subcontinents that include Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, and Nepal. They have IPL media rights for five years i.e., from 2018-2022. Star India offers full coverage of the matches in six different languages that include Hindi, English, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, and Kannada. Doordarshan (DD) too has to air some of the Indian Premier League matches. You can also watch live stream of Dream11 IPL in your mobile using Hotstar App.
IPL 2020 Broadcasters
The broadcaster of IPL will provide the live coverage of the matches of this season. Star Sports will cover India and its subcontinents; Fox Sport will cover Australia, Sky Sports Cricket will cover United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. Willow TV will cover USA, Canada, and ESPN will cover the Caribbean. Star Cricket will cover-Singapore, Malaysia Bangalore, Gazi TV covers Bangladesh, Yupp TV includes (MENA, Continental Europe, and Central Asia), Star Cricket includes Singapore, Malaysia, and Hong Kong.
IPL Winners - How many IPL they have won?
Mumbai Indians have won four IPL tournaments till now, and they are the most successful team in the history of the league.
Three times IPL winner is Chennai Super Kings.
Kolkata Knight Riders have bagged the title of IPL twice.
Other teams to win the tournaments are Deccan Chargers, Royal challenger Bangalore, and Kings XI Punjab.
Mumbai Indians won the last match by defeating Chennai Super Kings just with a single run in the Final of 2019 and thus became the successful team of the IPL.
Over the years, IPL has gained much popularity due to its team and their players.
IPL 2020 UAE Timings - Most IPL matches will start from 6pm UAE local time.
IPL 2020 India Timings - There is a time different of 1:30 hrs between India and UAE. In India, IPL Matches will start at 2pm and 8pm.
IPL 2020 Players Replacement
- Lasith Malinga of Mumbai Indians replaced by Australian pacer James Pattinson. Malinga will miss IPL T20 this year due to personal reasons.
- Jason Roy from Delhi Capitals is replaced by Daniel Sams.
- Kane Richardson from RCB replaced by Adam Zampa
When is IPL 2020 Final
Dream11 IPL 2020 Final match will be played on 10th November 2020 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
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