IPL Fixtures: CSK to take on Mumbai in its opener
The games will be held over 65 days across 13 venues, with Dharamsala, Guwahati, and Visakhapatnam hosting a couple of IPL fixtures each
DTNEXT Bureau
CSK players (Photo: Hemanathan M)
CHENNAI: The BCCI on Sunday unveiled a 74-match schedule for the 18th Indian Premier League that will be held across 13 venues, starting on March 22 with three franchises playing at least a couple of their home games at their designated second bases.
The event will kick off with a clash between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Eden Gardens on March 22 and culminate at the same venue on May 25 in a schedule that did not offer any surprises.
The games will be held over 65 days across 13 venues, with Dharamsala, Guwahati, and Visakhapatnam hosting a couple of IPL fixtures each.
Delhi Capitals will have Visakhapatnam as its second home venue and will start its league campaign there on March 24 against Lucknow Super Giants.
Guwahati and Visakhapatnam will host two matches each, while Dharamsala will stage three matches.
The first double-header of the season will be held on March 23 in which Sunrisers Hyderabad will face Rajasthan Royals in an afternoon game in Hyderabad, followed by a contest between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
The playoffs will be staged in Hyderabad and Kolkata after the league stage. Hyderabad will host Qualifier 1 and the Eliminator on May 20 and May 21, respectively, with the action shifting to Kolkata for Qualifier 2 on May 23.
Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Rajasthan Royals, Chennai Super Kings, and Punjab Kings are in one group, while Sunrisers Hyderabad, Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Titans, Mumbai Indians, and Lucknow Super Giants are in the other.
Each team will play the other sides in their group twice, one pre-determined team from the opposite group, and the remaining four teams from the other group once.
CSK FIXTURES
Vs Mumbai Indians on March 23 (H)
Vs RCB on March 28 (H)
Vs Rajasthan Royals on March 30 (A)
Vs Delhi Capitals on April 5 (H)
Vs Punjab Kings on April 8 (A)
Vs KKR on April 11 (H)
Vs LSG on April 14 (A)
Vs Mumbai Indians on April 20 (A)
Vs Sunrisers on April 25 (H)
Vs Punjab Kings on April 30 (H)
Vs RCB on May 3 (A)
Vs KKR on May 7 (A)
Vs Rajasthan Royals on May 12 (H)
Vs Gujarat Titans on May 18 (A)