2022 Indian Premier League

[5][6][7] Chennai Super Kings were the defending champions, having won their fourth title during the previous season.

[8] In the final, Gujarat Titans beat Rajasthan Royals, by seven wickets to win their maiden title in their first season.

[9] Although earlier reports suggested the addition of two more teams in the previous season,[10][11][12] the BCCI delayed the expansion of the league until 2022.

[13][14] In August 2021, it was confirmed that two new franchises would join the league in 2022, with a shortlist of locations including Ahmedabad, Cuttack, Dharamshala, Guwahati, Indore and Lucknow.

[15][16] In a closed bidding auction held in October 2021, RPSG Group and CVC Capital won the right to the two new franchises.

Pant, captaining Delhi Capitals, called his batsmen off the ground with the intention of abandoning the game in protest.