IPL 2018 Schedule: Complete Time Table, Match Timings, PDF download 

The 2018 IPL schedule has been announced and it has been confirmed that the defending champions Mumbai Indians will host the returning former champions Chennai Super Kings in the first game of the 2018 season on April 7 at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai.

After 51 days, IPL 2018 will come to an end at the same venue as the Wankhede stadium has been given the bragging rights to host the final on May 27, thanks to the home team Mumbai Indians winning the tournament in the previous season.

Each team will play the other seven teams in a home and away format and the top-4 will qualify for the playoffs. The top-2 teams will face each other in the first qualifier in Mumbai and the winner will get a direct entry to the final.

The loser of the first qualifier will face the winner of the eliminator match (a match between the third-place team and the fourth-place team) that has been scheduled for May 23 in the second qualifier on May 25 and the winner will qualify for the final.

Last month, the IPL governing council decided to change the timings of the matches and the move didn't go down well with the eight franchises. The governing council had earlier accepted the official broadcasters, Star India's request to postpone the afternoon matches to 5.30 pm and prepone the evening matches to 7 pm.

When BCCI formally contacted the franchises, they unanimously suggested the Indian cricket governing body to go ahead with the same timings as that of the last 10 editions - afternoon matches at 4 pm and evening matches at 8 pm and because of that, the Governing Council has decided not to change the timings for the upcoming season.

You can find and download the schedule here.

April 7th, 2018 MI vs CSK

April 8th, 2018 KXIP vs DD & KKR vs RCB

April 9th, 2018 SRH vs RR

April 10th, 2018 CSK vs KKR

April 11th, 2018 RR vs DD

April 12th, 2018 SRH vs MI

April 13th, 2018 RCB vs KXIP

April 14th, 2018 MI vs DD & KKR vs SRH

April 15th, 2018 RCB vs RR & KXIP vs CSK

April 16th, 2018 KKR vs DD

April 17th, 2018 MI vs RCB

April 18th, 2018 RR vs KKR

April 19th, 2018 KXIP vs SRH

April 20th, 2018 CSK vs RR

April 21st, 2018 KKR vs KXIP & RCB vs DD

April 22nd, 2018 SRH vs CSK & RR vs MI

April 23rd, 2018 DD vs KXIP

April 24th, 2018 MI vs SRH

April 25th, 2018 RCB vs CSK

April 26th, 2018 SRH vs KXIP

April 27th, 2018 DD vs KKR

April 28th, 2018 CSK vs MI

April 29th, 2018 RR vs SRH & RCB vs KKR

April 30th, 2018, CSK vs DD

May 01, 2018 RCB vs MI

May 02, 2018 DD vs RR

May 03, 2018 KKR vs CSK

May 04, 2018 KXIP vs MI

May 05, 2018 CSK vs RCB & SRH vs DD

May 06, 2018 MI vs KKR & KXIP vs RR

May 07, 2018 SRH vs RCB

May 08, 2018 RR vs KXIP

May 09, 2018 KKR vs MI

May 10, 2018 DD vs SRH

May 11, 2018 RR vs CSK

May 12, 2018 KXIP vs KKR & DD vs RCB

May 13, 2018 CSK vs SRH & MI vs RR

May 14, 2018 KXIP vs RCB

May 15, 2018 KKR vs RR

May 16, 2018 MI vs KXIP

May 17, 2018 RCB vs SRH

May 18, 2018 DD vs CSK

May 19, 2018 RR vs RCB & SRH vs KKR

May 20, 2018 DD vs MI & CSK vs KXIP

May 22, 2018 SRH vs CSK

May 23, 2018 KKR vs RR

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