YouTube streamed the IPL live in 2010, making the tournament an early landmark for live online sports broadcasting.
The 2010 competition was the third IPL season and was played from 12 March to 25 April. Its matches were shown live on YouTube through an arrangement that expanded the tournament’s reach beyond conventional television and into a rapidly growing online-video audience.
The IPL was described as the first cricket tournament broadcast live on YouTube. That distinction is sometimes shortened in trivia questions to “the first sporting event,” but the important historical point is that a major professional cricket tournament was made available globally through a mainstream video platform.
The season also produced several other milestones. It was won by Chennai Super Kings, who defeated Mumbai Indians in the final, while the tournament’s final four matches were additionally screened in 3D at cinemas in India. Sachin Tendulkar led the run-scoring charts with 618 runs.