The 16th edition of the Indian Premier League, IPL 2023 is all geared up to kickoff from March 31, with defending champion Gujarat Titans facing off Chennai Super Kings at the Narendra Modi Stadium, know the schedule, start date, first match
The Board of Control for Cricket in India aka BCCI, announced the official schedule of the IPL 2023 on Friday evening, February 17, 2023.
The match is scheduled to take place at around 07:30 P.M. Indian Standard Time. For those who are unversed, let us tell you, all teams will be playing a total of 7 home and 7 away matches.
The tournament will be played across 12 venues such as Ahmedabad, Mohali, Lucknow, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata, Jaipur, Mumbai, Guwahati and Dharamsala.
IPL 2023 schedule, start date, time table, first match, fixtures list, venue and live streaming telecast channel
If you’re unsure, let us make it clear, Mumbai Indians will open its campaign against Royal Challengers Bangalore. The match between the two teams will be held at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on April 2 at around 07.30 P.M. Indian Standard Time.
From this season onwards Jio cinema app will stream IPL in 4K resolution which was never done before and Star Sports will broadcast only on television.
Each team will play 2 matches with teams of the other group and 1 match against the teams of their own group in the league stage match and for example: RCB (Group B) will face KKR (Group A) twice and CSK (Group B) once during the league stage.
IPL 2023 FULL SCHEDULE
| Match No. | Day and Date | Matches | Time (in IST) | Venue |
| 1 | Friday, March 31 | GT vs CSK | 7:30 PM | Ahmedabad |
| 2 | Saturday, April 1 | PBKS vs KKR | 3:30PM | Mohali |
| 3 | Saturday, April 1 | LSG vs DC | 7:30 PM | Lucknow |
| 4 | Sunday, April 2 | SRH vs RR | 3:30 PM | Hyderabad |
| 5 | Sunday, April 2 | RCB vs MI | 7:30 PM | Bengaluru |
| 6 | Monday, April 3 | CSK vs LSG | 7:30 PM | Chennai |
| 7 | Tuesday, April 4 | DC vs GT | 7:30 PM | Delhi |
| 8 | Wednesday, April 5 | RR vs PBKS | 7:30 PM | Guwahati |
| 9 | Thursday, April 6 | KKR vs RCB | 7:30 PM | Kolkata |
| 10 | Friday, April 7 | LSG vs SRH | 7:30 PM | Lucknow |
| 11 | Saturday, April 8 | RR vs DC | 3:30 PM | Guwahati |
| 12 | Saturday, April 8 | MI vs CSK | 7:30 PM | Mumbai |
| 13 | Sunday, April 9 | GT vs KKR | 3:30 PM | Ahmedabad |
| 14 | Sunday, April 9 | SRH vs PBKS | 7:30 PM | Hyderabad |
| 15 | Monday, April 10 | RCB vs LSG | 7:30 PM | Bengaluru |
| 16 | Tuesday, April 11 | DC vs MI | 7:30 PM | Delhi |
| 17 | Wednesday, April 12 | CSK vs RR | 7:30 PM | Chennai |
| 18 | Thursday, April 13 | PBKS vs GT | 7:30 PM | Mohali |
| 19 | Friday, April 14 | KKR vs SRH | 7:30 PM | Kolkata |
| 20 | Saturday, April 15 | RCB vs DC | 3:30 PM | Bengaluru |
| 21 | Saturday, April 15 | LSG vs PBKS | 7:30 PM | Lucknow |
| 22 | Sunday, April 16 | MI vs KKR | 3:30 PM | Mumbai |
| 23 | Sunday, April 16 | GT vs RR | 7:30 PM | Ahmedabad |
| 24 | Monday, April 17 | RCB vs CSK | 7:30 PM | Bengaluru |
| 25 | Tuesday, April 18 | SRH vs MI | 7:30 PM | Hyderabad |
| 26 | Wednesday, April 19 | RR vs LSG | 7:30 PM | Jaipur |
| 27 | Thursday, April 20 | PBKS vs RCB | 3:30 PM | Mohali |
| 28 | Thursday, April 20 | DC vs KKR | 7:30 PM | Delhi |
| 29 | Friday, April 21 | CSK vs SRH | 7:30 PM | Chennai |
| 30 | Saturday, April 22 | LSG vs GT | 3:30 PM | Lucknow |
| 31 | Saturday, April 22 | MI vs PBKS | 7:30 PM | Mumbai |
| 32 | Sunday, April 23 | RCB vs RR | 3:30 PM | Bengaluru |
| 33 | Sunday, April 23 | KKR vs CSK | 7:30 PM | Kolkata |
| 34 | Monday, April 24 | SRH vs DC | 7:30 PM | Hyderabad |
| 35 | Tuesday, April 25 | GT vs MI | 7:30 PM | Gujarat |
| 36 | Wednesday, April 26 | RCB vs KKR | 7:30 PM | Bengaluru |
| 37 | Thursday, April 27 | RR vs CSK | 7:30 PM | Jaipur |
| 38 | Friday, April 28 | PBKS vs LSG | 7:30 PM | Mohali |
| 39 | Saturday, April 29 | KKR vs GT | 3:30 PM | Kolkata |
| 40 | Saturday, April 29 | DC vs SRH | 7:30 PM | Delhi |
| 41 | Sunday, April 30 | CSK vs PBKS | 3:30 PM | Chennai |
| 42 | Sunday, April 30 | MI vs RR | 7:30 PM | Mumbai |
| 43 | Monday, May 1 | LSG vs RCB | 7:30 PM | Lucknow |
| 44 | Tuesday, May 2 | GT vs DC | 7:30 PM | Ahmedabad |
| 45 | Wednesday, May 3 | PBKS vs MI | 7:30 PM | Mohali |
| 46 | Thursday, May 4 | LSG vs CSK | 3:30 PM | Lucknow |
| 47 | Thursday, May 4 | SRH vs KKR | 7:30 PM | Hyderabad |
| 48 | Friday, May 5 | RR vs GT | 7:30 PM | Jaipur |
| 49 | Saturday, May 6 | CSK vs MI | 3:30 PM | Chennai |
| 50 | Saturday, May 6 | DC vs RCB | 7:30 PM | Delhi |
| 51 | Sunday, May 7 | GT vs LSG | 3:30 PM | Ahmedabad |
| 52 | Sunday, May 7 | RCB vs SRH | 7:30 PM | Jaipur |
| 53 | Monday, May 8 | KKR vs PBKS | 7:30 PM | Kolkata |
| 54 | Tuesday, May 9 | MI vs RCB | 7:30 PM | Mumbai |
| 55 | Wednesday, May 10 | CSK vs DC | 7:30 PM | Chennai |
| 56 | Thursday, May 11 | KKR vs RR | 7:30 PM | Kolkata |
| 57 | Friday, May 12 | MI vs GT | 7:30 PM | Mumbai |
| 58 | Saturday, May 13 | SRH vs LSG | 3:30 PM | Hyderabad |
| 59 | Saturday, May 13 | DC vs PBKS | 7:30 PM | Delhi |
| 60 | Sunday, May 14 | RR vs RCB | 3:30 PM | Jaipur |
| 61 | Sunday, May 14 | CSK vs KKR | 7:30 PM | Chennai |
| 62 | Monday, May 15 | GT vs SRH | 7:30 PM | Ahmedabad |
| 63 | Tuesday, May 16 | LSG vs MI | 7:30 PM | Lucknow |
| 64 | Wednesday, May 17 | PBKS vs DC | 7:30 PM | Dharamshala |
| 65 | Thursday, May 18 | SRH vs RCB | 7:30 PM | Hyderabad |
| 66 | Friday, May 19 | PBKS vs RR | 7:30 PM | Dharamshala |
| 67 | Saturday, May 20 | DC vs CSK | 3:30 PM | Delhi |
| 68 | Saturday, May 20 | KKR vs LSG | 7:30 PM | Kolkata |
| 69 | Sunday, May 21 | MI vs SRH | 3:30 PM | Mumbai |
| 70 | Sunday, May 21 | RCB vs GT | 7:30 PM | Bengaluru |
For those who are curious, let us tell you, Mumbai Indians will be facing off their arch-rival Chennai Super Kings on April 8 and May 6.
There will be a total of 70 league matches this time including 18 double-headers. The last league stage game is scheduled for May 21. While the final game will be held in Ahmedabad on May 28.
Last season, all-round display of Hardik Pandya’ helped Gujarat Titans win the Indian Premier League in its first season with a 7-wicket victory over Rajasthan Royals in the final.
The captain of the Titans team, Pandya took 3 for 17 including the important scalp of Jos Buttler for 39 to restrict Rajasthan Royals to 130 for 9 and then hit 34 off 30 balls.
If you’re wondering about IPL Groups for this year, let us tell you, the group will be divided into two such as:
Group A: MI, RR, KKR, DC and LSG.
Group B: CSK, PBKS, SRH, RCB and GT.
The news of the IPL came hours after BCCI Chairman, Chetan Sharma resigned from his post after he stirred up a controversy while commenting on the alleged dispute between Virat Kohli and Sourav Ganguly.
The former chairman stirred up the controversy in a sting operation of Zee News.
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