IPL 2023 to be played from March 31 to May 28

IPL 2023 to be played from March 31 to May 28

Both the tournament-opener and also the final will certainly be played in Ahmedabad; there will certainly be double-headers every Saturday and Sunday, completing 18

IPL 2023 will start on March 31, with safeguarding champions Gujarat Titans tackling Chennai Super Kings in Ahmedabad, as the organization go back to its traditional home-and-away style in India for the first time considering that 2019. The last will also be held in Ahmedabad, on May 28.

The IPL is set to begin five days after the last of the inaugural Women's Premier League on March 26, and the opening weekend break will have all 10 teams in action: after Titans play CSK on Friday, Punjab Kings tackle Kolkata Knight Riders in Mohali, and also Lucknow Super Giants play Delhi Capitals in Lucknow on Saturday (April 1); and also Sunrisers Hyderabad tackle Rajasthan Royals in Hyderabad, and also Royal Oppositions Bangalore play Mumbai Indians in Bengaluru on Sunday (April 2).

The routine for the four playoff suits has not been revealed yet, aside from Ahmedabad being determined as the place for the title clash.

The groups have been divided into 2 teams like last period. Team A has Mumbai, Knight Riders, Royals, Capitals and Super Giants, while Team B has Super Kings, Royal Challengers, Titans, Kings and also Sunrisers. All groups will certainly play five teams - 4 from their group as well as one from the various other group - twice, as well as four groups - the continuing to be from the other team - when.

The league phase makes up 70 suits throughout 52 days from March 31 to May 21, extending 12 cities, and also will feature 18 double-headers. Along with the 10 regular places - Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Kolkata, Lucknow, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Jaipur and also Mohali - some suits will certainly be played in Guwahati (Royals' second residence), as well as Dharamsala (Kings' 2nd home).

Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings in 1000th IPL game

There will certainly be an overall of 18 double-headers throughout the league stage - every Saturday and also Sunday. The two most successful groups in the history of the IPL, Mumbai and also Super Kings, will meet twice, on April 8 as well as May 6, with the secondly of those components the 1000th suit in the IPL since its creation in 2008. Super Kings, on the other hand, would certainly be returning to their original home at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, or Chepauk, in Chennai.

IPL 2019 was the last time that the league was played across all the typical locations in India. In 2020, the event needed to be postponed from the March-May window to September-November as well as moved to the UAE as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

In 2021, there was an attempt to play in the Indian summer but a breach of the bio-secure bubble caused the season being interrupted midway, and also the second fifty percent of the season resumed in the UAE in September. In 2022, the competition was played in the March-May home window in India, however the whole league phase was dipped into locations in Mumbai and also Pune, and the playoffs and last in Kolkata and also Ahmedabad.

Gujarat Titans won the IPL title in their debut period last year under the captaincy of Hardik Pandya, defeating Rajasthan Royals in the last in Ahmedabad.