Because if each team plays 2 matches with each team in the IPL,then each team will play 18 matches and then there will be about 95 matches in IPL and the format would have been very long.So,a team plays 2 league matches with only 5 teams and 1 match with 4 teams.
16
every team must play total 14 matches in ipl
14 matches
Team winning the IPL 2011 was Chennai Super Kings which played 16 matches.
8 teams played in the season of 2008 CSK DD DC MI RR KKR KXIP RCB
Deccan Chargers.....
NO IPL matches not considers as International Matches because it is Domestic league of India where foreign players allowed to play.
Mumbai Indians
delhi
60 matches in the ipl between 8 teams
every team played against other team twice once in home and once away so total of 14 matches
Deccan chargers