Check Out IPL 2023 Schedule,Timing and Venues
IPL 2023 will begin on March 31 with the defending champion Gujarat Titans hosting the Chennai Super Kings in Ahmedabad, as the league returns to its classic home-and-away format in India for the first time since 2019. On May 28th, Ahmedabad will also host the final.
The IPL 2023 will begin five days after the conclusion of the inaugural Women’s Premier League on March 26, and the opening weekend will feature all ten teams: after Titans play CSK on Friday, Punjab Kings take on Kolkata Knight Riders, and Lucknow Super Giants play Delhi Capitals on Saturday (April 1); and Sunrisers Hyderabad take on Rajasthan Royals, and Royal Challengers Bangalore play Mumbai Indians on Sunday (April 2). (April 2).
The league phase consists of 70 matches between March 31 and May 21 in 12 different cities. In addition to the ten normal locations – Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Kolkata, Lucknow, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, and Mohali – some matches will also be played in Guwahati (the second home of the Royals) and Dharamsala (the second home of the Kings).
IPL 2019 marked the final season in which the league was played in all of its customary grounds in India. Due of the Covid-19 epidemic, the competition had to be shifted to the UAE and postponed from March to May until September to November in 2020.
In 2021, an attempt was made to play throughout the Indian summer, but a breach of the bio-secure bubble halted the season in the middle, and the second half of the season began in September in the UAE. In 2022, the tournament was contested in India during the March-May window, although the full league phase took place in Mumbai and Pune, while the playoffs and final took place in Kolkata and Ahmedabad.
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Under the leadership of Hardik Pandya, the Gujarat Titans won the IPL championship in their inaugural season by defeating the Rajasthan Royals in Ahmedabad.