IPL 2024: Date, Time, Streaming Details, Format, New Rules, Schedule, Odds, and Prediction

Get ready to watch the preoccupation in the IPL 2024, where the new season opens. We are vibrantly following the CSK fans club, and not only all well-admired teams are participating to view the proximity of sight. The 2024 Indian Premier League, also known as IPL 17, is branded as TATA. IPL 2024 will be the 17th edition of the Indian Premier League, a right-to-vote Twenty20 Cricket League in India, conducted by the Board of Control for Cricket in India. The tournament will feature ten teams and will take place from March 22, 2024, to May 26, 2024.

In IPL 2024, which starts with the 17th season of this year, the total number of league matches is 74, and ten teams will be involved. The 2024 season curtain-raiser will witness a blockbuster clash as the reigning champions of the IPL will start on March 22, when Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore at M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. IPL 2024 will be played in a double-round-robin format. BCCI is planning to establish IPL 2024 on March 22. The schedule will be announced in two halves. The schedule for the first half was announced, and then the schedule for the other half is likely to be announced after the announcement of general election dates.

After an intense season, with MS Dhoni-led CSK winning five championship titles. Two teams—the Mumbai Indians—whose last title came to take were victories in 2013, 2015, 2017, and 2019. CSK comes into the 2010–2011, 2018–2021, and 2023 titles. The 2024 season will see plenty of intriguing narratives. Rishabh Pant making his much-awaited return from injury for the Delhi Capitals, Hardik Pandya taking over the captaincy of the Mumbai Indians franchise from Rohit Sharma after MI acquired his services in the off-season from the Gujarat Titans, and Shubman Gill taking over the reins of the Gujarat franchise. In a mind-boggling turn of events, Devon Conway had been ruled out of IPL 2024, and Australian all-rounder Pat Cummins had been made the captain of Sunrises Hyderabad.

Cricket Outright Odds

Format of the IPL 2024

• In this stage, the top two teams compete with each other in a match titled “Qualifier 1”, as do the remaining two teams in a match titled “Eliminator”.
• While the winner of Qualifier 1 straight-out qualified for the final match, the losing team got another chance to specify for the final match by playing the winning team of the elimination match; this match is titled Qualifier 2.
• The winner of this subsequent Qualifier 2 match moved on to the final match. The team that won the final series was high-crowned the Indian Premier League winners.
• Thus, each team will face other teams twice during the league stage. In the end, the top four teams in the points table will qualify for the winner-take-all all.

New Rules 

Bowlers can now bowl two bouncers per over, as trailed in India’s domestic T20 tournament, the 2023–24 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

Team Changes 

Support staff changes

• Gautam Gambhir is appointed as the mentor of the Kolkata Knight Riders.
• Justin Langer replaces Andry Flower as the head coach of the Lucknow Super Giants.
• Sanjay Bangar has been appointed by the Punjab Kings as the Head of Cricket Development.
• Andy Flower replaces Sanjay Bangar as the head coach of Royal Challengers Bangalore.
• Daniel Vettori replaces Brain Lara as head coach of Sunrises Hyderabad.

Captaincy Changes

• Shubman Gill is named as the captain of the Gujarat Titans after their previous captain, Hardik Pandya, was traded to the Mumbai Indians.
• Shreyas Iyer will return as the captain of the Kolkata Knight Riders after missing out last year due to a back injury, replacing Nitish Rana, who will serve as the vice-captain.
• Rohit Sharma is replaced by Hardik Pandya as the captain of the Mumbai Indians.
• Rishabh Pant is expected to return to the captaincy after missing out last year with serious injuries sustained in a car crash, replacing David Warner, who stood in as the captain of the Delhi Capitals for the 2023 season.
• Pat Cummins replaces Aiden Markram as the captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Schedule for IPL 2024

Where can I watch IPL 2024?

Star Sports Channel is the official TV broadcaster of the IPL 2024 season.

You can watch the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) on Disney Plus.

IPL matches live for free in 4K resolution to view on Jio Cinema’s app.

In the US, UK, Canada, and other countries, you can watch IPL games on services like ESPN+, Willow TV, Yupp TV, and Sling TV.

You can see IPL on Fox Sports and Kayo Sports in Australia.

You can follow IPL on Sky Sports Cricket and Sky Sports Main Event or stream matches online via the Sky Go app or with a Now monthly pass.

New Zealand viewers can watch the IPL on Sky Sports 2.

Prediction:

Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru

The upcoming game for unending rivals between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru has gone up into a decisive match for them to get into the playoff on May 18, 2024, at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium (Bengaluru).

Notable Players:

• Virat Kohli was the top scorer in the RCB this season, with 661 runs and a 66.10 average. He also played well in the past five matches, leading the RCB to win.
• Ruturaj Gaikwad is the captain of the CSK and the second-highest run-scorer this season, with 583 runs and a 58.30 average.

The Chennai Super Kings fans and Captain Ruturaj Gaikwad are tense for this match because of how important it is to them. Right now, The CSK, being in fourth place with 7 wins and 6 losses, has 14 points with a +0.528 net run rate. In the past five matches, CSK has been a mixed bag of wins and losses and holding on to the place to get into the playoff, but it still needs to be determined. As for the Kolkata Knight Riders, they are at the top first in the table and sure of getting into the playoffs, while the other three teams fight to hold their places from other teams. But the CSK team also has some of the best players, like Tushar Deshpande, who took 3 wickets in the previous game, and Simarjeet Singh, who got 3 wickets and left 26 runs in 4 overs.

The Royal Challenger Bengaluru started the season with many losses, but right now, they are chasing the playoff qualification, which is within their hand reach. And just as they have won the last five games, they need to win this match against the Chennai Super Kings to move forward in the table with 14 points. Currently, RCB is in 6th place, but if they win against CSK and move forward, they have the chance to get into the playoff; if they lose, then the finals will be chasing clouds for them. Fortunately, to back up the RCB, players put forth the effort in the past games. Rajat Patidar scored 52 runs in the previous game with a 162.5 strike rate, and Will Jacks scored 41 runs with a 141.38 strike rate. RCB also holds the home advantage in this match against CSK, and looking into the recent gameplay of the two teams, we can deduce that Royal Challengers Bengaluru holds a higher chance of winning in this match.