IPL 2023: Latest News Regarding Players & Matches - Page 6

IPL 2023 will begin on March 31, with defending champions Gujarat Titans taking on Chennai Super Kings in Ahmedabad, as the league returns to its traditional home-and-away format in India for the first time since 2019. The final will also be held in Ahmedabad, on May 28.

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

The schedule for the four playoff matches has not been announced yet, apart from Ahmedabad being identified as the venue for the title clash.

The teams have been divided into two groups like last season. Group A has Mumbai, Knight Riders, Royals, Capitals and Super Giants, while Group B has Super Kings, Royal Challengers, Titans, Kings and Sunrisers. But unlike last season, each team will play the five teams of the other group twice and the other four from their own group once, making it 14 league games per team.

The league phase comprises 70 matches across 52 days from March 31 to May 21, spanning 12 cities, and will feature 18 double-headers. In addition to the ten regular venues - Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Kolkata, Lucknow, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Jaipur and Mohali - some matches will be played in Guwahati (Royals' second home), and Dharamsala (Kings' second home).

Royals will play their first two home games in Guwahati and the remaining five in Jaipur. Kings, on the other hand, will play their first five home matches in Mohali and their last two home games in Dharamsala.

Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings in 1000th IPL game

There will be a total of 18 double-headers during the league phase - every Saturday and Sunday. The two most successful teams in the history of the IPL, Mumbai and Super Kings, will meet twice, on April 8 and May 6, with the second of those fixtures the 1000th match in the IPL since its inception in 2008. Super Kings, meanwhile, would 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 traditional venues in India. In 2020, the tournament had to be postponed from the March-May window to September-November and moved to the UAE because 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 led to the season being interrupted midway, and the second half of the season resumed in the UAE in September. In 2022, the tournament was played in the March-May window in India, but the entire league phase was played at venues in Mumbai and Pune, and the playoffs and final in Kolkata and Ahmedabad.

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

Originally posted by: Palak2812

Tagging you guys in important ones

So that you can post about it

https://twitter.com/CricCrazyJohns/status/1626553575353745408?s=20

https://twitter.com/mufaddal_vohra/status/1626552807057932288?s=20

Waah, when i was in Ind i had Jio Cinema app so I used to watch a lot on content in that haha

Originally posted by: Palak2812

IPL: 31st March - 28th May 🥳

https://twitter.com/CricCrazyJohns/status/1626548365780721667?s=20

Tag me in match threads

Originally posted by: Palak2812

Damn...

CSK v DC is afternoon match in Delhi😭

I was thinking to go but uss time Delhi ka itna bura haal hota hain

It was Saturday too but.....😭

Kab hai? Ofc i wont go but curiousity😆

Originally posted by: RainOfDew

Tag me in match threads

You wont play prediction game?

Originally posted by: la_Reine

You wont play prediction game?

No Hinna

For viewership re.

Bcci knew people will flock to the tv to see Thala dhoni. 😆

Ipl starting 31st March yay my dad would be here n after 5 years we are going to watch cricket as a family together.

N I will be active again here in cricket forum as well. 🥳

Originally posted by: dusk2dawn

For viewership re.

Bcci knew people will flock to the tv to see Thala dhoni. 😆

Ipl starting 31st March yay my dad would be here n after 5 years we are going to watch cricket as a family together.

N I will be active again here in cricket forum as well. 🥳

Wow. That is awesome (seeing match again with dad). That’s gonna be lots of fun.

as usual - mera start strong. Then here and there. And ofc TZ issues as always. 🤣🤣

we have to watch a match on weekend with Hindi commentary tho. :)