It was held across 13 cities in India, with Chennai hosting the opening ceremony and the final as the defending champions.

In the final, Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets to win their third IPL title.

Chennai Super Kings were the defending champions, having won their fifth title in the previous season after beating Gujarat Titans in the final.

[3][4] After the group stage, the top four teams based on aggregate points qualified for the playoffs.

[5] Bowlers could now bowl two bouncers per over, as trialled in India's domestic T20 tournament, the 2023–24 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

On 14 February 2024, the chairman of the Indian Premier League announced that the tournament would take place in India and that the schedule would be finalized after a discussion with the Indian government and other agencies, with the allocation of matches to states to depend on the election schedule to be released by the Election Commission of India.

[11] The remaining fixtures were announced on 25 March with the last group match to be played between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders on 19 May at ACA Stadium, Guwahati.

[14] The advertising campaign for the 2024 IPL consisted of 18 sponsors and 250 advertisers including most notably — Dream11, Tata Motors, HDFC Bank, SBI, Thums Up, Pepsi, Parle Products, Google Pixel, Haier, and Vodafone.

[30] The auction was held outside India for the first time, at the Coca-Cola Arena, Dubai, United Arab Emirates on 19 December 2023.

Singer Sonu Nigam delivered a rendition of "Vande Mataram", followed by A. R. Rahman and Mohit Chauhan's joint-performance of "Maa Tujhe Salaam", and solo performances of "Jai Ho" and "Masakali" respectively.