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- 17-Feb-2023 05:34 PM IST
- (Updated 17-Feb-2023 06:02 PM IST)
IPL 2023: The schedule for the 16th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has been released. The first match will be played on March 31 between defending champions Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings. This match will be held at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The final match will be held on May 28.
There will be 18 double headersThere will be a total of 18 double headers in the tournament, that is, there will be 2 matches in a day for 18 times. During this, the first match will start at 3:30 pm and the second match will start at 7:30 pm. The first match between Gujarat and Chennai on March 31 will be followed by two double headers on April 2 and one more.On April 1, there will be the first match between Punjab-Kolkata and between Lucknow-Delhi. At the same time, on April 2, there will be the first match between Sunrisers-Rajasthan and the second between Bengaluru-Mumbai. There will be a match between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings on 8th April.There will be 74 matches in 58 daysA total of 74 matches will be played between 10 teams in the 58-day tournament. A team will play 14 matches. There will be 70 league stage matches between 10 teams. After the league stage, the top-4 teams of the points table will qualify for the playoffs.Matches will be held in home-away format after 3 yearsIn 2020, half the season of IPL had to be held in India and half in UAE due to Corona virus epidemic. The 2021 season was also played in UAE only. Last season's 70 league matches were played in 4 stadiums built in Mumbai and Pune cities of Maharashtra. Then there were playoff matches in Kolkata and Ahmedabad.This time, like the 2019 season, all the matches will be played in home and away format. That is, all the teams of the tournament will play 7 matches out of 14 in the league stage at their home and the remaining 7 matches at the home of the opposition team. Playoff matches will be played at neutral venues.Gujarat titans previous championThe teams of Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Supergiants were included for the first time in the 2022 season. The Gujarat team, captained by Hardik Pandya, reached the final. The team won the title by defeating Rajasthan Royals by 7 wickets in the final and became the second team to win the title in the debut season itself. Prior to that, in 2008, the Rajasthan team became the champion.Mumbai-Chennai most successful teamsMumbai Indians is the most successful team of the tournament. The team has won 5 IPL titles. At the same time, Chennai Superkings is at number two in this matter. Dhoni's captaincy CSK has won 4 IPL titles. Kolkata has won 2 and Hyderabad, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Deccan Chargers (2009) have won the title once each.
There will be 18 double headersThere will be a total of 18 double headers in the tournament, that is, there will be 2 matches in a day for 18 times. During this, the first match will start at 3:30 pm and the second match will start at 7:30 pm. The first match between Gujarat and Chennai on March 31 will be followed by two double headers on April 2 and one more.On April 1, there will be the first match between Punjab-Kolkata and between Lucknow-Delhi. At the same time, on April 2, there will be the first match between Sunrisers-Rajasthan and the second between Bengaluru-Mumbai. There will be a match between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings on 8th April.There will be 74 matches in 58 daysA total of 74 matches will be played between 10 teams in the 58-day tournament. A team will play 14 matches. There will be 70 league stage matches between 10 teams. After the league stage, the top-4 teams of the points table will qualify for the playoffs.Matches will be held in home-away format after 3 yearsIn 2020, half the season of IPL had to be held in India and half in UAE due to Corona virus epidemic. The 2021 season was also played in UAE only. Last season's 70 league matches were played in 4 stadiums built in Mumbai and Pune cities of Maharashtra. Then there were playoff matches in Kolkata and Ahmedabad.This time, like the 2019 season, all the matches will be played in home and away format. That is, all the teams of the tournament will play 7 matches out of 14 in the league stage at their home and the remaining 7 matches at the home of the opposition team. Playoff matches will be played at neutral venues.Gujarat titans previous championThe teams of Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Supergiants were included for the first time in the 2022 season. The Gujarat team, captained by Hardik Pandya, reached the final. The team won the title by defeating Rajasthan Royals by 7 wickets in the final and became the second team to win the title in the debut season itself. Prior to that, in 2008, the Rajasthan team became the champion.Mumbai-Chennai most successful teamsMumbai Indians is the most successful team of the tournament. The team has won 5 IPL titles. At the same time, Chennai Superkings is at number two in this matter. Dhoni's captaincy CSK has won 4 IPL titles. Kolkata has won 2 and Hyderabad, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Deccan Chargers (2009) have won the title once each.