IPL 2023 full schedule: Gujarat faces Chennai in opener
On Friday, the BCCI released the schedule for the 2023 Indian Premier League (IPL).
After staging IPL across Mumbai, Pune and Ahmedabad in the last edition, the 16th season of the IPL will revert to the home and away format, where all the teams will play 7 home games and 7 away games respectively in the league stage.
A total of 70 league stage matches will be played across 12 venues over the course of 52 days.
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The 16th season of the marquee event will kickstart on 31st March 2023, with a blockbuster clash between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings in Ahmedabad at Narendra Modi Stadium — the largest cricket stadium in the world.
1st April, 2023 will be the first double-header day of the season, where Punjab Kings will square off against Kolkata Knight Riders in Mohali and Lucknow Super Giants will take on Delhi Capitals in Lucknow.
The TATA IPL 2023 will have 18 double headers, with the day games starting at 3:30 PM IST and the evening games starting at 07:30 PM IST.
Rajasthan Royals will play their first two home games in Guwahati before playing the remainder of their home games in Jaipur. Punjab Kings will play their five home matches in Mohali and then, play their last two home matches in Dharamshala against Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals respectively.
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The schedule and venues for the Playoffs and Final will be announced later. The summit clash of the IPL 2023 will be played on May 28, 2023.
- 31 March 2023 – 19.30 – Gujarat Titans v Chennai Super Kings – Ahmedabad
- 1 April – 15.30 – Punjab Kings v Kolkata Knight Riders – Mohali
- 1 April – 19.30 – Lucknow Super Giants v Delhi Capitals – Lucknow
- 2 April – 15.30 – Sunrisers Hyderabad v Rajasthan Royals – Hyderabad
- 2 April – 19.30 – Royal Challengers Bangalore v Mumbai Indians – Bengaluru
- 3 April – 19.30 – Chennai Super Kings v Lucknow Super Giants – Chennai
- 4 April – 19.30 – Delhi Capitals v Gujarat Titans – Delhi
- 5 April – 19.30 – Rajasthan Royals v Punjab Kings – Guwahati
- 6 April – 19.30 – Kolkata Knight Riders v Royal Challengers Bangalore – Kolkata
- 7 April – 19.30 – Lucknow Super Giants v Sunrisers Hyderabad – Lucknow
- 8 April – 15.30 – Rajasthan Royals v Delhi Capitals – Guwahati
- 8 April – 19.30 – Mumbai Indians v Chennai Super Kings – Mumbai
- 9 April – 15.30 – Gujarat Titans v Kolkata Knight Riders – Ahmedabad
- 9 April – 19.30 – Sunrisers Hyderabad v Punjab Kings – Hyderabad
- 10 April – 19.30 – Royal Challengers Bangalore v Lucknow Super Giants – Bengaluru
- 11 April – 19.30 – Delhi Capitals v Mumbai Indians – Delhi
- 12 April – 19.30 – Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals – Chennai
- 13 April – 19.30 – Punjab Kings v Gujarat Titans – Mohali
- 14 April – 19.30 – Kolkata Knight Riders v Sunrisers Hyderabad – Kolkata
- 15 April – 15.30 – Royal Challengers Bangalore v Delhi Capitals – Bengaluru
- 15 April – 19.30 – Lucknow Super Giants v Punjab Kings – Lucknow
- 16 April – 15.30 – Mumbai Indians v Kolkata Knight Riders – Mumbai
- 16 April – 19.30 – Gujarat Titans v Rajasthan Royals – Ahmedabad
- 17 April – 19.30 – Royal Challengers Bangalore v Chennai Super Kings – Bengaluru
- 18 April – 19.30 – Sunrisers Hyderabad v Mumbai Indians – Hyderabad
- 19 April – 19.30 – Rajasthan Royals v Lucknow Super Giants – Jaipur
- 20 April – 15.30 – Punjab Kings v Royal Challengers Bangalore – Mohali
- 20 April – 19.30 – Delhi Capitals v Kolkata Knight Riders – Delhi
- 21 April – 19.30 – Chennai Super Kings v Sunrisers Hyderabad – Chennai
- 22 April – 15.30 – Lucknow Super v Giants Gujarat Titans – Lucknow
- 22 April – 19.30 – Mumbai Indians v Punjab Kings – Mumbai
- 23 April – 15.30 – Royal Challengers Bangalore v Rajasthan Royals – Bengaluru
- 23 April – 19.30 – Kolkata Knight Riders v Chennai Super Kings – Kolkata
- 24 April – 19.30 – Sunrisers Hyderabad v Delhi Capitals – Hyderabad
- 25 April – 19.30 – Gujarat Titans v Mumbai Indians – Ahmedabad
- 26 April – 19.30 – Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kolkata Knight Riders – Bengaluru
- 27 April – 19.30 – Rajasthan Royals v Chennai Super Kings – Jaipur
- 28 April – 19.30 – Punjab Kings v Lucknow Super Giants – Mohali
- 29-Apr-23 – 15.30 – Kolkata Knight Riders v Gujarat Titans – Kolkata
- 29 April – 19.30 – Delhi Capitals v Sunrisers Hyderabad – Delhi
- 30 April – 15.30 – Chennai Super Kings v Punjab Kings – Chennai
- 30 April – 19.30 – Mumbai Indians v Rajasthan Royals – Mumbai
- 1 May – 19.30 – Lucknow Super Giants v Royal Challengers Bangalore – Lucknow
- 2 May – 19.30 – Gujarat Titans v Delhi Capitals – Ahmedabad
- 3 May – 15.30 – Lucknow Super Giants v Chennai Super Kings – Lucknow (On April 17, the game was rescheduled from May 4, due to the Lucknow Municipal Corporation election on May 4)
- 3 May – 19.30 – Punjab Kings v Mumbai Indians – Mohali
- 4 May – 19.30 – Sunrisers Hyderabad v Kolkata Knight Riders – Hyderabad
- 5 May – 19.30 – Rajasthan Royals v Gujarat Titans – Jaipur
- 6 May – 15.30 – Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians – Chennai
- 6 May – 19.30 – Delhi Capitals v Royal Challengers Bangalore – Delhi
- 7 May – 15.30 – Gujarat Titans v Lucknow Super Giants – Ahmedabad
- 7 May – 19.30 – Rajasthan Royals v Sunrisers Hyderabad – Jaipur
- 8 May – 19.30 – Kolkata Knight Riders v Punjab Kings – Kolkata
- 9 May – 19.30 – Mumbai Indians v Royal Challengers Bangalore – Mumbai
- 10 May – 19.30 – Chennai Super Kings v Delhi Capitals – Chennai
- 11 May – 19.30 – Kolkata Knight Riders v Rajasthan Royals – Kolkata
- 12 May – 19.30 – Mumbai Indians v Gujarat Titans – Mumbai
- 13 May – 15.30 – Sunrisers Hyderabad v Lucknow Super Giants – Hyderabad
- 13 May – 19.30 – Delhi Capitals v Punjab Kings – Delhi
- 14 May – 15.30 – Rajasthan Royals v Royal Challengers Bangalore – Jaipur
- 14 May – 19.30 – Chennai Super Kings v Kolkata Knight Riders – Chennai
- 15 May – 19.30 – Gujarat Titans v Sunrisers Hyderabad – Ahmedabad
- 16 May – 19.30 – Lucknow Super Giants v Mumbai Indians – Lucknow
- 17 May – 19.30 – Punjab Kings v Delhi Capitals – Dharamshala
- 18 May – 19.30 – Sunrisers Hyderabad v Royal Challengers Bangalore – Hyderabad
- 19 May – 19.30 – Punjab Kings v Rajasthan Royals – Dharamshala
- 20 May – 15.30 – Delhi Capitals v Chennai Super Kings – Delhi
- 20 May – 19.30 – Kolkata Knight Riders v Lucknow Super Giants – Kolkata
- 21 May – 15.30 – Mumbai Indians v Sunrisers Hyderabad – Mumbai
- 21 May – 19.30 – Royal Challengers Bangalore v Gujarat Titans – Bengaluru