All about the Indian Premier League

The 15th edition of the Indian Premier League is almost upon us. Ten teams, instead of the usual eight, will bid to win the tournament from this season. The league phase of the competition will be played from March 26 to May 22 with Mumbai, New Mumbai and Pune as the venues. The schedule for the playoffs and the final (May 29) will be announced later. In all a total number of 70 league matches plus four playoff games will be played in 65 days. The Wankhede Stadium in South Mumbai and the D. Y. Patil Stadium in New Mumbai will host 20 matches each, while the Brabourne Stadium in South Mumbai and the MCA International Stadium in Pune will host 15 games each.

Ahead of the competition, let us take a look at some interesting statistics of the IPL.

PTI & SPORTZPICS / BCCIPTI Star show: Virat Kohli is the leading rungetter in the Indian Premier League with 6283 runs in 207 matches, while Lasith Malinga, now retired, sits atop the bowlers’ chart with 170 wickets in 122 matches.