Amazing facts about Indian Premier League (IPL)

The Indian Premier League (IPL) is all set to begin today with a grand event. The event will witness an array of Bollywood and International stars. Some of the well known names are Ranveer Singh, Jacqueline Fernandes, Katrina Kaif, Yo Yo Honey Singh, American singer Chris Brown. The gala event will be starting from 7:30 pm at the National Sports Club of India (NSCI), Worli, and Mumbai.

The eight teams that are participating in IPL are Gujarat Lions, Rising Pune Supergiants, Delhi Daredevils, Kolkata Knight Riders, Kings XI Punjab, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Sunrisers Hyderabad. This year Pune Supergiants and Gujarat Lions will make their IPL debuts.
On this occasion, we thought to highlight some interesting facts about IPL season 9 and previous seasons.

• Indian Premier League ( IPL ) established by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2007 and it’s 1st season began in 2008.
  
  
• Chennai Super Kings, Rajasthan Royals have been eliminated from past two years over Spot fixing charges. 
• Three teams who have won IPL Trophy twice are Chennai Super Kings ( 2013 & 2015), Kolkata Knight Riders (2012 & 2014 ), Mumbai Indians ( 2013 & 2015 ).
• Till date three teams ( Excluding New teams ) who haven’t won IPL yet are Delhi Dare Devils, Kings XI Punjab and Royal Challengers Bangalore
• Rajasthan Royals were the winners of IPL Season one in 2008.
• Last year Winner of IPL Season : Mumbai Indians ( 2015 )
• Total Venues for IPL Season9 is : 10
• Total Matches for IPL Season9 is : 60
• Total Players for IPL Season9 : 182
• Sponsored money for all 8 teams players is approx Rs 462 crores
• Prize Money for winner of IPL Season9 is Rs 20 Crores.
• In IPL Season9 most expensive player is Virat Kohli with Rs.15 Crore from Royal Challengers Bangalore
• IPL season 8 generated 1000 crore revenue through ads is 1000 crores. This year expected revenue through ads is 1200 crores.
• Final Match will be held on May 29, 2016

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Winners of West Indies Vs England Contest are L.Phaneendrudu, K.Kishore Kumar, M.Satyaraviteja

It was a big win for West Indies against England. West Indies have made a history by winning the T20 World Cup twice. NewsDistill's WorldT20 Contest has got a tremendous response from it's users and we are back once again with another set of winners for WI Vs ENG  Match. The winners are L.Phaneendrudu for correctly guessing Man of the match(MN Samuels), K.Kishore Kumar for Top Batsman(MN Samuels- 85 runs) and M.Satyaraviteja for Top Bowler (David Willey- 2 wickets)

A retired state bank officer L.Phaneendrudu was elated with the win and said, “I am extremely happy by the win. I have been participating in the NewsDistill contest since the beginning and today I won. I got to know about the app through an article published in Eenadu newspaper. I downloaded and have been keeping myself updated with latest news.”

K.Kishore Kumar, a working professional said that, “I am surprised by the win and I did not in my dream expect to be a winner. But thanks NewsDistill for selecting me as a lucky winner. Also, I got to know about the app through a friend of mine. Through winner notification, I participated in the contest and see I won today.”

M.Satyaraviteja, a student and cricket buff said, “I totally love the contest as it’s innovative and unique. I got to know about the app through my friends and I am delighted to win the contest.”

Once again congratulations to all the users. The contest has come to an end. The winners of ‘ series’ contest for correcting guessing Man of the series, Batsman of the series and Bowler of the series will be announced on 6 April 2016. The bumper prize is Bajaj V Bike and Refrigerator.

West Indies needs 156 runs to win against England

The first inning has come to an end. England has scored 155 runs with loss of 9 wickets. Joe Root scored 54 runs in 36 balls and Jos Buttler scored 36 runs in 22 balls.

West Indies won the toss and opted to bowl. The match is held at Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Eng already won T20 world cup in 2010. WI also won T20 world cup in 2012. Since both the teams have won T20 World Cup previously, now whichever team wins will make a history by winning the T20 World Cup twice.

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West Indies Vs England | West Indies wins the T20 World Cup 2016

West Indies won the match against England by 4 wickets and won the T20 World Cup 2016. England scored 155 runs with loss of 9 wickets. West Indies won the toss and opted to bowl. England vs West Indies was held at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.

From England, highest scoring batsman were Joe Root, who scored 54 runs in 36 balls followed by Jos Buttler , who scored 36 runs in 22 balls. From West Indies, highest scoring batsman was Samuels who scored 85 runs in 66 balls.

Till date, England and West Indies have played '13' T20 Matches against each other, out of which, England won 4 and West Indies won 9 matches. In ICC T20I Rankings: WI is on second position and England is on fourth position.

Winners of NewsDistill’s World T20 contest for today’s match will be announced on 4/4/2016 at 11 am. Stay tuned!