Madhya Pradesh Premier League Taps Emergent to Bring AI into Cricket Administration

The Madhya Pradesh Premier League (MPL) has partnered with AI software creation platform Emergent and technology firm Delhigence AI to modernise cricket administration, deploying a custom-built platform to streamline finance, operations, and league management processes. 

Built by Delhigence AI on Emergent’s platform, the software is already being used by MPL’s finance and administration teams to manage key workflows with greater visibility, structure and speed. The system is hosted in India and is designed to support day-to-day financial and operational functions while reducing reliance on fragmented, manual processes.

The project is being led by Mahanaaryaman Scindia, President of the Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA), as part of a broader effort to strengthen the administrative backbone of cricket in the state. What began as a finance and operations platform for the league is expected to evolve into a wider technology stack supporting governance, monitoring, and administrative workflows across cricketing activities managed by the MPCA.

Speaking about the initiative, Scindia said in a statement, “AI gives us an opportunity to rethink how sports administration works, not in theory, but in the everyday systems that help a league run better.”

Mukund Jha, Co-founder and CEO of Emergent, added, “Earlier, building software for those workflows required long timelines, large teams, and heavy development cycles. With Emergent, teams can translate real operational problems into working software much faster. What MPL and Delhigence AI are doing is a glimpse of how AI can modernise not just companies, but institutions.”

The deployment reflects a wider trend of sporting organisations exploring AI beyond performance analytics and fan engagement, with increasing focus on governance, operations, and administration.