Overview

• The league begins on August 29 in Visakhapatnam with Telugu Titans facing Tamil Thalaivas, followed by Bengaluru Bulls against Puneri Paltan.
• For the first time, every match will produce a result via tiebreakers, with a new structure sending the top two directly to the playoffs, third and fourth to a mini-qualifier, and fifth through eighth to a play-in.
• Season 12 runs from August 29 to October 23, with the Chennai leg set for September 29 to October 10 and the October 11–12 fixtures shifted to New Delhi.
• Telugu Titans unveiled their squad in Vizag and named Vijay Malik captain with Shubham Shinde as vice-captain.
• Defending champions Haryana Steelers reiterated a title-defense push as coaches and players across teams, including Puneri Paltan’s Ajay Thakur and UP Yoddhas’ Surender Gill, framed unity, discipline and player welfare as priorities.