March 22 will see the return of India’s favorite sporting spectacle – the Indian Premier League – with ten groups collaborating within the seventeenth version of the match.
Royal Challengers Bangalore kick off this season, hoping to lastly break their trophyless streak, taking over defending champions Chennai Tremendous Kings who received their fifth trophy final 12 months.
Mumbai Indians and Chennai Tremendous Kings are tied for probably the most match wins, with each groups seeking to go outright prime this season.
The Friday conflict between Virat Kohli and Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s groups will see the beginning of a packed season with 74 video games, together with playoffs.
To this point, the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) has solely unveiled an preliminary schedule for the primary two weeks, which can see 21 matches happen between March 22 and April 7.
Additional dates are set to be introduced because the BCCI coordinates with the Election Fee in mild of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, set to be held between April 19 and June 1.
With the elections being held in seven phases, the cricketing physique is seeking to finalise the remainder of the schedule after consulting with the federal government and safety businesses.
Delhi Capitals shall be taking part in the matches within the first schedule at Visakhapatnam, with pitch considerations of their residence floor on the Arun Jaitley Stadium, which lately hosted the Ladies’s Premier League.
The primary few days of the match will see 4 double headers with night matches beginning at 7:30 pm.
The IPL closing is slated for Could 26, leaving solely a five-day buffer earlier than the T20 World Cup commences within the USA and West Indies.
This isn’t the primary time an IPL-election conflict has occurred, with 2019’s common elections additionally overlapping with the league. BCCI took an identical strategy 5 years in the past, too, releasing solely the preliminary two weeks’ schedule revealed first. The remaining matches have been introduced later.
Check out the franchise-wise fixture record spanning the primary 15 days of the match:
Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK) Fixtures:
March 22: CSK vs RCB in Chennai
March 26: CSK vs GT in Chennai
March 31: DC vs CSK in Visakhapatnam
April 5: SRH vs CSK in Hyderabad
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Fixtures:
March 22: CSK vs RCB in Chennai
March 25: RCB vs PBKS in Bengaluru
March 29: RCB vs KKR in Bengaluru
April 2: RCB vs LSG in Bengaluru
April 6: RR vs RCB in Jaipur
Punjab Kings (PBKS) Fixtures:
March 23: PBKS vs DC in Mullanpur
March 25: RCB vs PBKS in Bengaluru
March 30: LSG vs PBKS in Lucknow
April 4: GT vs PBKS in Ahmedabad
Delhi Capitals (DC) Fixtures:
March 23: PBKS vs DC in Mullanpur
March 28: RR vs DC in Jaipur
March 31: DC vs CSK in Visakhapatnam
April 3: DC vs KKR in Visakhapatnam
April 7: MI vs DC in Mumbai
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Fixtures:
March 23: KKR vs SRH in Kolkata
March 29: RCB vs KKR in Bengaluru
April 3: DC vs KKR in Visakhapatnam
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) Fixtures:
March 23: KKR vs SRH in Kolkata
March 27: SRH vs MI in Hyderabad
March 31: GT vs SRH in Ahmedabad
April 5: SRH vs CSK in Hyderabad
Rajasthan Royals (RR) Fixtures:
March 24: RR vs LSG in Jaipur
March 28: RR vs DC in Jaipur
April 1: MI vs RR in Mumbai
April 6: RR vs RCB in Jaipur
Lucknow Tremendous Giants (LSG) Fixtures:
March 24: RR vs LSG in Jaipur
March 30: LSG vs PBKS in Lucknow
April 2: RCB vs LSG in Bengaluru
April 7: LSG vs GT in Lucknow
Gujarat Titans (GT) Fixtures:
March 24: GT vs MI in Ahmedabad
March 26: CSK vs GT in Chennai
March 31: GT vs SRH in Ahmedabad
April 4: GT vs PBKS in Ahmedabad
April 7: LSG vs GT in Lucknow
Mumbai Indians (MI) Fixtures:
March 24: GT vs MI in Ahmedabad
March 27: SRH vs MI in Hyderabad
April 1: MI vs RR in Mumbai
April 7: MI vs DC in Mumbai
