Indian Street Premier League
The Indian Street Premier League (ISPL) is a T10 cricket league which had its first season take place from 6-15 March 2024.[1] It is meant to help uncover emerging cricketing talent,[2] with matches played using tennis balls.[3][4] The entire competition was played at Dadoji Kondadev Stadium, Thane, Maharashtra.[5]
Dates | 6 – 15 March 2024 |
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Cricket format | Majhi Mumbai |
Participants | 6 |
Matches | 18 |
Official website | https://ispl-t10.com/ |
History
The ISPL was inspired by a cricket talent hunt which took place in 2021 in the Dharavi slums, with the idea being to help poorer athletes have a chance to play professional cricket.[6]
Indian cricket icon
The first season had an overall viewership of 11 million, and 500,000 fans attending the matches.[8] The ISPL has announced plans to start a 6-team Middle East edition in the future.[9]
Teams
A record bid of ₹1,165 crore (US$140 million) was made for six teams,[10] with Bollywood star Akshay Kumar's Srinagar Ke Veer fetching the highest bid of ₹251 crore (US$30 million) from Sanjay Gupta and Rohan Gupta’s SG Sports Pvt. Ltd.[11]
Teams[12][13] | City | State | Owners |
Majhi Mumbai | Mumbai | Maharashtra | Amitabh Bachchan |
Srinagar Ke Veer | Srinagar | Jammu and Kashmir | Akshay Kumar |
Falcon Risers Hyderabad | Hyderabad | Telangana | Ram Charan |
Chennai Singams | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | Suriya Sivakumar
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Bangalore Strikers | Bangalore | Karnataka | Hrithik Roshan |
Tigers of Kolkata | Kolkata | West Bengal | Saif Ali Khan,
Kareena Kapoor
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Format
The winning team of the inaugural ISPL season earns ₹1 crore (US$120,000), while the runner-up gets ₹50 lakh (US$60,000).[6]
Gameplay modifications
The following rule modifications to the T10 format are in effect in ISPL matches:[14][15][16]
- Powerplay rules: There is a mandatory powerplay for the first two overs of each innings, and then the batting team may elect to take a one-over 'batting powerplay' between the third and ninth over. During the mandatory powerplay, only two fielders are allowed outside the 30-yard circle, while three fielders are allowed outside of the circle in the batting powerplay.
- Tip-Top Toss: Instead of a coin toss, the following procedure is used: initially, the two team captains stand opposite each other, and then walk in a straight line towards each other, with each step required to be from heel-to-toe. The team captain who is able to step on top of the other team captain's foot wins the toss.[17][18]
- 9 Street Runs: If the ball is struck out of the field and lands among the spectating audience, nine runs are scored rather than six.
- 50-50 Over: The bowling team's captain has to pick a minimum of five bowlers from his playing XI, any one of whom can be challenged by the batting team to bowl one '50-50 Over'.[14] In the 50-50 over, the batting team states the minimum number of runs they believe they will score in the next over; the number chosen must be at least 16. If the batting team successfully scores this minimum number of runs, 150% of the runs that they scored in the 50-50 Over will be added to their final match score. (e.g. scoring 18 runs in the over results in a total of 27 runs being added to the final score of the batting team as a result of the over.) However, if the batting team fails, only 50% of the runs scored during the 50-50 Over are added to their final match score.[19][18]
- Tape-Ball Over: While the majority of the match is played with a tennis ball, two overs in each innings have to be bowled with a tape ball.[18] However, a tape ball cannot be used for a 50-50 Over.
- Playing XI: All players are divided into one of five zones that they were sold from: North, South, East, West and Central. Every squad in the ISPL can have a maximum of 16 players, with the playing XI having to include one player from each of the North, South, East, West and Central zones, as well as at least one U-19 player.
- Substitutions: Each team can pick two substitutes during a match; an injured player can only be replaced by a player who went unsold from the same zone.
Player Auction
96 players were selected out of a pool of 350 players.[20] A total of ₹4.91 crore (US$590,000) was spent on the players selected.[12][21]
ISPL 2024 Team Spendings
The total salary cap of each team was ₹1 crore (US$120,000). Chennai Singams were the highest and Srinagar Ke Veer were the lowest spenders.
Chennai Singams - ₹96.4 lakh (US$120,000)
Falcon Risers Hyderabad - ₹93.65 lakh (US$110,000)
Tigers of Kolkata - ₹87.35 lakh (US$100,000)
Majhi Mumbai -₹84.3 lakh (US$100,000)
Bangalore Strikers - ₹77.3 lakh (US$93,000)
Srinagar Ke Veer - ₹52.4 lakh (US$63,000)
Squads
Bangalore Strikers[22] | Chennai Singams | Falcon Risers Hyderabad | Majhi Mumbai | Srinagar Ke Veer | Tigers of Kolkata |
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League stage
All matches were played in Dadoji Kondadev Stadium, Thane.[23][1]
The schedule for the group stages was published on 5 March 2024.[24]
Srinagar Ke Veer
103/7 (10 overs) |
v
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Majhi Mumbai
140/7 (10 overs) |
Chennai Singams
121/5 (10 overs) |
v
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Tigers of Kolkata
113/8 (10 overs) |
Falcon Risers Hyderabad
77/3 (7 overs) |
v
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Bangalore Strikers
66/10 (9.5 overs) |
Falcon Risers Hyderabad
95/8 (10 overs) |
v
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Majhi Mumbai
128/4 (10 overs) |
Falcon Risers Hyderabad
74/7 (10 overs) |
v
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Tigers of Kolkata
75/9 (10 overs) |
Tigers of Kolkata
86/9 (10 overs) |
v
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Bangalore Strikers
86/7 (10 overs) |
Falcon Risers Hyderabad
81/10 (10 overs) |
v
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Srinagar Ke Veer
82/4 (7.3 overs) |
Srinagar Ke Veer
111/7 (9.5 overs) |
v
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Chennai Singams
109/7 (10 overs) |
Srinagar Ke Veer
109/7 (10 overs) |
v
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Tigers of Kolkata
112/4 (9.4 overs) |
Falcon Risers Hyderabad
80/9 (10 overs) |
v
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Chennai Singams
93/6 (10 overs) |
Playoffs
Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
1 | Majhi Mumbai | ||||||||
4 | Chennai Singams | ||||||||
Majhi Mumbai | |||||||||
Tigers of Kolkata | |||||||||
3 | Tigers of Kolkata | ||||||||
2 | Srinagar Ke Veer |
Majhi Mumbai
145/6 (10 overs) |
v
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Chennai Singams
87/10 (9.4 overs) |
Tigers of Kolkata
78/5 (9 overs) |
v
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Srinagar Ke Veer
76/8 (10 overs) |
Broadcasters
Sony Sports Network is the broadcasting partner of the league, while SonyLIV is the digital streaming partner.[25]
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