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The 16th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) – the most glamorous and financially lucrative T20 cricket tournament – is set to commence today (March 31) with Gujarat Titans (GT) taking on Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the opening game at the iconic Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
The 10 franchises will compete eagerly for the coveted trophy over the course of the next eight weeks. During the group stage of the cash-rich league, each of the ten franchises will play 14 games – seven at home and seven away – making a total of 70 matches.
Following the group stage, a four-game finals series will take place. The top two teams on the standings will play in a Qualifier, and the winner will advance directly to the final. The defeated team will then compete against the winner of the Eliminator, which will take place between the third and fourth-ranked teams, to determine the second finalist.
Notably, the fans will have a different experience this year as BCCI has sold television and digital rights separately for the first time, which means two different broadcasters will telecast IPL matches. While Disney Star has acquired the TV rights, and they will be available to watch on the Star Sports channel, Viacom18 has obtained the digital rights, and as a result, Jio Cinema will be live streaming the IPL matches and that too for free.
IPL 2023 Fixtures:
- 31-Mar-23 – 19.30 – Gujarat Titans v Chennai Super Kings – Ahmedabad
- 01-Apr-23 – 15.30 – Punjab Kings v Kolkata Knight Riders – Mohali
- 01-Apr-23 – 19.30 – Lucknow Super Giants v Delhi Capitals – Lucknow
- 02-Apr-23 – 15.30 – Sunrisers Hyderabad v Rajasthan Royals – Hyderabad
- 02-Apr-23 – 19.30 – Royal Challengers Bangalore v Mumbai Indians – Bengaluru
- 03-Apr-23 – 19.30 – Chennai Super Kings v Lucknow Super Giants – Chennai
- 04-Apr-23 – 19.30 – Delhi Capitals v Gujarat Titans – Delhi
- 05-Apr-23 – 19.30 – Rajasthan Royals v Punjab Kings – Guwahati
- 06-Apr-23 – 19.30 – Kolkata Knight Riders v Royal Challengers Bangalore – Kolkata
- 07-Apr-23 – 19.30 – Lucknow Super Giants v Sunrisers Hyderabad – Lucknow
- 08-Apr-23 – 15.30 – Rajasthan Royals v Delhi Capitals – Guwahati
- 08-Apr-23 – 19.30 – Mumbai Indians v Chennai Super Kings – Mumbai
- 09-Apr-23 – 15.30 – Gujarat Titans v Kolkata Knight Riders – Ahmedabad
- 09-Apr-23 – 19.30 – Sunrisers Hyderabad v Punjab Kings – Hyderabad
- 10-Apr-23 – 19.30 – Royal Challengers Bangalore v Lucknow Super Giants – Bengaluru
- 11-Apr-23 – 19.30 – Delhi Capitals v Mumbai Indians – Delhi
- 12-Apr-23 – 19.30 – Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals – Chennai
- 13-Apr-23 – 19.30 – Punjab Kings v Gujarat Titans – Mohali
- 14-Apr-23 – 19.30 – Kolkata Knight Riders v Sunrisers Hyderabad – Kolkata
- 15-Apr-23 – 15.30 – Royal Challengers Bangalore v Delhi Capitals – Bengaluru
- 15-Apr-23 – 19.30 – Lucknow Super Giants v Punjab Kings – Lucknow
- 16-Apr-23 – 15.30 – Mumbai Indians v Kolkata Knight Riders – Mumbai
- 16-Apr-23 – 19.30 – Gujarat Titans v Rajasthan Royals – Ahmedabad
- 17-Apr-23 – 19.30 – Royal Challengers Bangalore v Chennai Super Kings – Bengaluru
- 18-Apr-23 – 19.30 – Sunrisers Hyderabad v Mumbai Indians – Hyderabad
- 19-Apr-23 – 19.30 – Rajasthan Royals v Lucknow Super Giants – Jaipur
- 20-Apr-23 – 15.30 – Punjab Kings v Royal Challengers Bangalore – Mohali
- 20-Apr-23 – 19.30 – Delhi Capitals v Kolkata Knight Riders – Delhi
- 21-Apr-23 – 19.30 – Chennai Super Kings v Sunrisers Hyderabad – Chennai
- 22-Apr-23 – 15.30 – Lucknow Super v Giants Gujarat Titans – Lucknow
- 22-Apr-23 – 19.30 – Mumbai Indians v Punjab Kings – Mumbai
- 23-Apr-23 – 15.30 – Royal Challengers Bangalore v Rajasthan Royals – Bengaluru
- 23-Apr-23 – 19.30 – Kolkata Knight Riders v Chennai Super Kings – Kolkata
- 24-Apr-23 – 19.30 – Sunrisers Hyderabad v Delhi Capitals – Hyderabad
- 25-Apr-23 – 19.30 – Gujarat Titans v Mumbai Indians – Ahmedabad
- 26-Apr-23 – 19.30 – Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kolkata Knight Riders – Bengaluru
- 27-Apr-23 – 19.30 – Rajasthan Royals v Chennai Super Kings – Jaipur
- 28-Apr-23 – 19.30 – Punjab Kings v Lucknow Super Giants – Mohali
- 29-Apr-23 – 15.30 – Kolkata Knight Riders v Gujarat Titans – Kolkata
- 29-Apr-23 – 19.30 – Delhi Capitals v Sunrisers Hyderabad – Delhi
- 30-Apr-23 – 15.30 – Chennai Super Kings v Punjab Kings – Chennai
- 30-Apr-23 – 19.30 – Mumbai Indians v Rajasthan Royals – Mumbai
- 01-May-23 – 19.30 – Lucknow Super Giants v Royal Challengers Bangalore – Lucknow
- 02-May-23 – 19.30 – Gujarat Titans v Delhi Capitals – Ahmedabad
- 03-May-23 – 19.30 – Punjab Kings v Mumbai Indians – Mohali
- 04-May-23 – 15.30 – Lucknow Super Giants v Chennai Super Kings – Lucknow
- 04-May-23 – 19.30 – Sunrisers Hyderabad v Kolkata Knight Riders – Hyderabad
- 05-May-23 – 19.30 – Rajasthan Royals v Gujarat Titans – Jaipur
- 06-May-23 – 15.30 – Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians – Chennai
- 06-May-23 – 19.30 – Delhi Capitals v Royal Challengers Bangalore – Delhi
- 07-May-23 – 15.30 – Gujarat Titans v Lucknow Super Giants – Ahmedabad
- 07-May-23 – 19.30 – Rajasthan Royals v Sunrisers Hyderabad – Jaipur
- 08-May-23 – 19.30 – Kolkata Knight Riders v Punjab Kings – Kolkata
- 09-May-23 – 19.30 – Mumbai Indians v Royal Challengers Bangalore – Mumbai
- 10-May-23 – 19.30 – Chennai Super Kings v Delhi Capitals – Chennai
- 11-May-23 – 19.30 – Kolkata Knight Riders v Rajasthan Royals – Kolkata
- 12-May-23 – 19.30 – Mumbai Indians v Gujarat Titans – Mumbai
- 13-May-23 – 15.30 – Sunrisers Hyderabad v Lucknow Super Giants – Hyderabad
- 13-May-23 – 19.30 – Delhi Capitals v Punjab Kings – Delhi
- 14-May-23 – 15.30 – Rajasthan Royals v Royal Challengers Bangalore – Jaipur
- 14-May-23 – 19.30 – Chennai Super Kings v Kolkata Knight Riders – Chennai
- 15-May-23 – 19.30 – Gujarat Titans v Sunrisers Hyderabad – Ahmedabad
- 16-May-23 – 19.30 – Lucknow Super Giants v Mumbai Indians – Lucknow
- 17-May-23 – 19.30 – Punjab Kings v Delhi Capitals – Dharamshala
- 18-May-23 – 19.30 – Sunrisers Hyderabad v Royal Challengers Bangalore – Hyderabad
- 19-May-23 – 19.30 – Punjab Kings v Rajasthan Royals – Dharamshala
- 20-May-23 – 15.30 – Delhi Capitals v Chennai Super Kings – Delhi
- 20-May-23 – 19.30 – Kolkata Knight Riders v Lucknow Super Giants – Kolkata
- 21-May-23 – 15.30 – Mumbai Indians v Sunrisers Hyderabad – Mumbai
- 21-May-23 – 19.30 – Royal Challengers Bangalore v Gujarat Titans – Bengaluru
Note: All timings are in IST and the schedule for playoffs and final will be announced later.
TV channels and Live streaming details:
- India: Star Sports; Jio Cinema
- Australia: Fox Sports, Kayo Sports
- United Kingdom: Sky Sports
- USA & Canada: Willow HD
- South Africa: SuperSport
- Bangladesh: Gazi TV
- New Zealand: SkySports 3
- Afghanistan: Ariana Television Network
- Middle-East: Times Internet
- Pakistan: Yupp TV
- MENA Countries: YuppTV