IPL 4: 74 Matches Scheduled in IPL Season 4

The IPL Governing Council met Sunday and decided to bring a change of format for a total of 74 matches during the expanded fourth edition of the Twenty20 extravaganza.

IPL Chairman, Chirayu Amin said that it would be total 74 matches in IPL Season 4.

Each franchise will play a minimum of seven matches in the IPL Season 1. It seems that teams would be divided into two groups at the early stage.

In the last season, there were eight franchises, who played home and away from the baseline lead to 56 matches in the league phase, followed by two semi-finals, a 3-4 match (only played in IPL3 season) and a grand final - it make total of 60 matches.

In IPL Season 4, two new franchise teams were added. Sahara Warriors of Pune and as yet unnamed Kochi franchise, a continuation of the home and away format would involve a total of 94 matches, which are council members did not find feasible.