The 12th edition of the Indian Premier League continues to be eagerly awaited and if you are one of those who is looking for the latest information on how to buy these IPL tickets, here’s how all the information to be able to do just that.
When will the 2019 IPL be played?
The schedule for the tournament hasn’t been released yet, but reports suggest it might be played earlier than normal. Usually, the competition is played from the first or the second week of April and goes all the way to May end. This time it might begin in the last week of March.
When will the 2019 IPL tickets be released?
So, the answer to this question isn’t straightforward because each of the eight teams in question sell their home match tickets through different means, using different combinations of online and offline options.
The best bet is to read on and keep checking this piece to understand when and how you can buy the IPL tickets.
How to buy the 2019 IPL tickets?
For now, there’s no new information that’s released and we expect a repeat of what happened last season. In case of any changes, we will update the information below.
Last season, the Kolkata Knight Riders tickets for the IPL was sold through BookMyShow.com, with the ticket prices starting at INR 400.
Royal Challengers Bangalore tickets for the previous season could be bought online too, with TicketGenie.in and LiveInStyle.com being the two websites through which you could do that. Incidentally, the ticket prices for an RCB ticket were higher, with the minimum ticket cost at INR 1750.
If you want to watch the defending champions Chennai Super Kings at home, the tickets for the home games can be bought over at Bookmyshow as well. The minimum ticket prices for CSK’s home matches was pegged at INR 1300 while there are other hospitality boxes for INR 6000 per ticket.
EventsNow.com is the place to be if you want to buy tickets for the Sunrisers Hyderabad home games with prices ranging from INR 500 to 4000. Similarly if you are a Delhi Daredevils fans and are looking to watch their home games, you can buy the tickets at Insider.in for anywhere between INR 750 to 15000.
Bookmyshow.com is the ticketing partner for the Mumbai Indians as well, with the tickets in the range of INR 800 for the Sunil Gavaskar Stand and INR 8000 fror the Sachin Tendulkar hospitality Stand. There are corporate box tickets priced between INR 12000 and 30000.
If you are looking to watch the Kings XI Punjab matches, you will need to head to Insider.in where you can find their tickets while Rajasthan Royals tickets for the 2018 edition were sold through BookMyShow.com as well, for anywhere between INR 500 and 15000 depending on the seat.
What happened in the 2018 IPL?
Chennai Super Kings kick-start the tournament as the defending champions after having won the title last year on their return to the competition from their two-year long ban. They had beaten the Sunrisers Hyderabad in a high-scoring but one-sided final.
Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals were the other two sides who made the playoffs, knocking out defending champions Mumbai Indians in the process. Royal Challengers Bangalore’s woes despite the presence of Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers continued while Delhi Daredevils and Kings XI Punjab’s underwhelming showing wasn’t their first.