The Chennai Super Kings and the Rajasthan Royals have been suspended from taking in the IPL for two years after a panel found them to be involved in the match-fixing scandal of 2013.
Early in the year the IPL held an auction for teams to buy players who had either been released by previous sides, or who were new to the market. A hefty chunk of cash was spent, but did the teams get value for their money?
The Caribbean Premier League is no stranger to star actor owners, but have added more glamour to the line-up as Bollywood star and Kolkata Knight Riders owner Shah Rukh Khan has bought the Trinidad and Tobago team.
The Chennai Super Kings appeared to have left their will to win back home on Sunday as they lost the Indian Premier League final by 41 runs to the Mumbai Indians, who capped off their astonishing return to form with a second title.
Australia all-rounder Mitchell Marsh has no regrets about missing out on the Indian Premier League, withdrawing from contention after the World Cup, and feels the six-week break was the best thing for him.
Mumbai Indians coach Ricky Ponting is confident that he has enough players in his team that have played in previous big games that will help them when they take on the Chennai Super Kings in the IPL final on Sunday.
The Chennai Super Kings beat the Royal Challengers Bangalore by three wickets, with one ball remaining, to book their place in the final of the IPL against the Mumbai Indians.
Royal Challengers Bangalore batsman Mandeep Singh has given credit to batting partner AB de Villiers, both for their partnership in the match against Rajasthan, but also for helping his game in general.
AB de Villiers once again played a starring role as the Royal Challengers Bangalore easily defeated the Rajasthan Royals by 71 runs which sees the RCB advance to a semi-final against the Chennai Super Kings.
Former South Africa all-rounder and coach Eric Simons will be coaching the new Caribbean Premier League side, the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, this season, and he had a chat to Cricket365 about the CPL, IPL, MSD, KP, etc.
Chennai Super Kings skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been fined by the IPL after calling an umpire's decision 'horrible' after his side lost to the Mumbai Indians in the first qualifier on Tuesday.
The Mumbai Indians' miraculous turn-around at this year's Indian Premier League continued apace on Tuesday as they advanced to the final, beating the Chennai Super Kings by 25 runs at the Wankhede.
Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma is looking to take on the play-off stage of the IPL with renewed vigour, saying the side will play without fear, given they have two chances to reach the final.
England T20 batsman Alex Hales is overjoyed at finally getting to go to the Indian Premier League, and is hoping to fulfill a long-held dream of playing a match there, having been picked up by the Mumbai Indians.
The Royal Challengers Bangalore were frustrated by rain as they tried to make a late push to finish second on the IPL table and better their chances of reaching the final.
The Sunrisers Hyderabad fans will have to tone down their excitement for the weekend after it was revealed that batsman Kevin Pietersen will in fact not be joining the team as planned, after picking up a calf injury.
The Mumbai Indians cruised to a nine-wicket victory over a disappointing Sunrisers Hyderabad outfit in the IPL on Sunday to seal second position on the log and a place in the play-offs.
A timely century from skipper Shane Watson saw the Rajasthan Royals have enough runs on the board to beat the Kolkata Knight Riders by nine runs on Saturday, effectively knocking the defending IPL champions out of the tournament.
The Chennai Super Kings ensured they remained top of the Indian Premier League standings going into the play-offs next week when they romped past the wooden spooners Kings XI Punjab by seven wickets on Saturday.
Delhi Daredevils captain JP Duminy is confident that if the franchise keeps the same group of players next season, they'll be able to do much better than this season, where they're set to finish second-last.
Virat Kohli led the Royal Challengers Bangalore to a six-wicket victory over the Sunrisers Hyderabad in a rain shortened match that kept them firmly in the hunt for a play-off place.
Australia allrounder Glenn Maxwell admits that a lack of motivation may have played a role in him having such a poor tournament in the IPL this season compared to last year, when he was voted the competition's best player.
