<P> Pune Warriors India withdrew from the IPL on 21 May 2013 over financial differences with the BCCI . The franchise was officially terminated by the BCCI, on 26 October 2013, on account of the franchise failing to provide the necessary bank guarantee . </P> <P> On 14 June 2015, it was announced that two - time champions, Chennai Super Kings, and the inaugural season champions, Rajasthan Royals, would be suspended for two seasons following their role in a match - fixing and betting scandal . Then, on 8 December 2015, following an auction, it was revealed that Pune and Rajkot would replace Chennai and Rajasthan for two seasons . The two teams were the Rising Pune Supergiant and the Gujarat Lions . </P> <P> Currently, with eight teams, each team plays each other twice in a home - and - away round - robin format in the league phase . At the conclusion of the league stage, the top four teams will qualify for the playoffs . The top two teams from the league phase will play against each other in the first Qualifying match, with the winner going straight to the IPL final and the loser getting another chance to qualify for the IPL final by playing the second Qualifying match . Meanwhile, the third and fourth place teams from league phase play against each other in an eliminator match and the winner from that match will play the loser from the first Qualifying match . The winner of the second Qualifying match will move onto the final to play the winner of the first Qualifying match in the IPL Final match, where the winner will be crowned the Indian Premier League champions . </P> <P> A team can acquire players through any of the three ways: the annual player auction, trading players with other teams during the trading windows, and signing replacements for unavailable players . Players sign up for the auction and also set their base price, and are bought by the franchise that bids the highest for them . Unsold players at the auction are eligible to be signed up as replacement signings . In the trading windows, a player can only be traded with his consent, with the franchise paying the difference if any between the old and new contract . If the new contract is worth more than the older one, the difference is shared between the player and the franchise selling the player . There are generally three trading windows--two before the auction, and one after the auction but before the start of the tournament . Players cannot be traded outside the trading windows or during the tournament, whereas replacements can be signed before or during the tournament . </P>

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