IPL Schedule 2023: Indian premier league first match details, teams, captains, venues- All you need to know
BCCI announced the schedule for IPL 2023
IPL Schedule 2023:The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) officially announced the schedule for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 on February 17. The IPL 2023 schedule is based on the home and abroad format where all the teams will play 7 home matches and 7 abroad matches in the league stage. This will be the 16th edition of the IPL that will see a total of 70 league-stage matches that will be played across 12 venues for over 52 days. The IPL matches will start on March 31 with an opening match between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings in Ahmedabad.
April 1 will see 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.
IPL Schedule 2023: Full Timetable
The first match will be played between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings on the home ground of Gujarat Titans. The two teams will square off at one of the largest cricket stadiums in the world, the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on March 31. Here is the full IPL schedule for the 2023 season along with venues:
IPL Schedule 2023: Venues
1. Ahmedabad
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2. Mohali
3. Lucknow
4. Hyderabad
5. Bengaluru
6. Chennai
7. Delhi
8. Kolata
9. Jaipur
10. Mumbai
11. Guwahati
12. Dharamshala
IPL Schedule 2023: Group details
Group A
Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals, Kolkata Knight Riders, Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants.
Group B
Chennai Super Kings, Punjab Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Royal Challengers Banglore and Gujarat Titans.
IPL schedule 2023: Some changes this season
1. Shikhar Dhawan took over as captain of the Punjab Kings in November 2022, succeeding Mayank Agarwal.
2. Trevor Bayliss has taken over as head coach of the Punjab Kings, succeeding Anil Kumble.
3. Chandrakant Pandit took over as head coach of the Kolkata Knight Riders in August 2022, succeeding Brendon McCullum.
4. Brian Lara has taken over as head coach of Sunrisers Hyderabad, replacing Tom Moody.