[1] Kolkata Knight Riders are the defending champions, having won their third title in the previous season after beating Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final.

[5] Arun Singh Dhumal and Avishek Dalmiya will continue serving as the chairman and treasurer of the league till this edition.

[6] Devajit Saikia and Prabhtej Singh Bhatia replaced Shah and Ashish Shelar as the new Secretary and Treasurer of BCCI respectively.

[20] Following the merger, both assets are now owned by JioStar and JioCinema is to be shut down in favour of Disney+ Hotstar,[21] which previously held the digital broadcasting rights for 2018–22 IPL cycle.

[36] Punjab Kings entered the Mega Auction with ₹110.5 crore (US$13 million), the highest-ever purse in IPL history for any team.

[37] During the Mega Auction, the record for the most expensive player in the Indian Premier League, which was previously held by Mitchell Starc ₹24.75 crore (US$2.9 million), was broken twice.

[40][41] Venkatesh Iyer has been sold to the Kolkata Knight Riders for ₹23.75 crore (US$2.7 million), making him the third-most expensive player in this year's auction and the costliest all-rounder of IPL history.

[42][43] Vaibhav Suryavanshi became the youngest player of the IPL history at the age of 13 years and has been bought by Rajasthan Royals for ₹1.1 crore (US$130,000) in his auction debut.

[44][45] The opening match will be played between the defending champions, Kolkata Knight Riders, and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Eden Gardens.