On February 22, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) released the IPL schedule 2024 for the first two weeks. The 17th edition of IPL will commence with a blockbuster clash between defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on March 22. The first match of IPL 2024 will be played at the Chepauk Stadium in Chennai and will begin at 7:30 p.m. IST.
Similar to the previous season, ten teams will compete for the IPL title, and the same rules will be in effect. 14 league games total—7 at home and 7 away—will be played by each team. The playoffs will be contested by the top 4 players from the IPL 2024 standings. Although the Playoff dates have not yet been announced, it is anticipated that the Final will take place on May 26, 2024.
Due to the Lok Sabha elections in the country this year, the remaining IPL match schedule has not been finalized yet. Following the announcement of the dates for the 18th Lok Sabha elections, the Board will examine and resolve any concerns regarding the first two weeks' timetable. The BCCI will then collaborate with the local government to finalise the calendar for the remaining 2024 IPL schedule of the season, considering the dates of voting.
Within the first 21 IPL 2024 matches, there have been 4 double-headers scheduled. There will be two double headers on the opening weekend. On Saturday afternoon, the Punjab Kings (PBKS) will play the Delhi Capitals (DC), while in the evening, the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will host the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). The action will go to Jaipur on Sunday afternoon, March 24, when the home team Rajasthan Royals (RR) take on the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). The last year’s finalists and the 2022 champions Gujarat Titans (GT) will then take on the five-time winners Mumbai Indians (MI) on Sunday night.
April 07 (Sunday) is the last scheduled day as of now. The Matchday will see Mumbai Indians host Delhi Capitals in the evening before a clash between Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans at the Ekana Stadium at night. The afternoon games will start at 3:30 PM IST and the night matches will kickstart at 7:30 PM IST.
IPL 2024 Start Date
The first IPL 2024 match will be played between defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on March 22. The five-time champions will host the much-anticipated encounter at the Chepak Stadium. The two sides have competed against each other 32 times, with CSK winning on 21 occasions. Bangalore have registered 10 wins over CSK so far, with one game in 2012 ending in a no-result.
IPL Schedule 2024
Date
Match
Time (IST)
Venue
22 Mar
CSK vs RCB
06:30
Chennai
23 Mar
PBKS vs DC
02:30
Mohali
KKR vs SRH
06:30
Kolkata
24 Mar
RR vs LSG
02:30
Jaipur
GT vs MI
06:30
Ahmedabad
25 Mar
RCB vs PBKS
06:30
Bengaluru
26 Mar
CSK vs GT
06:30
Chennai
27 Mar
SRH vs MI
06:30
Hyderabad
28 Mar
RR vs DC
06:30
Jaipur
29 Mar
RCB vs KKR
06:30
Bengaluru
30 Mar
LSG vs PBKS
06:30
Lucknow
31 Mar
GT vs SRH
02:30
Ahmedabad
DC vs CSK
06:30
Vizag
1 Apr
MI vs RR
06:30
Mumbai
2 Apr
RCB vs LSG
06:30
Bengaluru
3 Apr
DC vs KKR
06:30
Vizag
4 Apr
GT vs PBKS
06:30
Ahmedabad
5 Apr
SRH vs CSK
06:30
Hyderabad
6 Apr
RR vs RCB
06:30
Jaipur
7 Apr
MI vs DC
02:30
Mumbai
LSG vs GT
06:30
Lucknow
IPL 2024 Venue
As of March 08, there are 11 venues for the league round of IPL 2024 with the home and away feature back into play. The IPL will be played with full crowd capacity and here are the grounds that will host the matches this season:
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali
Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
IPL 2024 Groups
Just like the previous season, we’ll have 10 franchises in action for the 2024 edition of the IPL and the same format has been adopted to distribute 14 league games among these teams.
The first group comprises Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders, Rajasthan Royals, Delhi Capitals and the Lucknow Super Giants. Gujarat Titans, Chennai Super Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Punjab Kings constitute the second group.
The IPL 2024 match schedule has been planned keeping the two groups in mind.
The teams in the same group will play against each other twice, while the IPL teams in opposite groups will play one match against each other.
IPL 2024 Playoff Schedule
The BCCI is yet to release the dates for the Playoffs of the IPL 2024. Like always, four matches will be played in this round including the Qualifier 1, Eliminator, Qualifier 2 and Final.
The top 4 teams will qualify for this stage where the top two teams of the table will battle it out in the Qualifier 1. The Eliminator will see the teams in action who finished 3rd and 4th in the league. The winner of Qualifier 1 will progress to the Final while the winner of Eliminator will meet the loser of Qualifier 1 in Qualifier 2. Lastly, the Final will be played between the winner of Qualifier 1 and Qualifier 2.
IPL 2024 Final Date
The BCCI hasn’t revealed the information regarding the Final as such except that the grandest match of the tournament will take place on 26th May 2024. We are yet to receive details about the venue for the same.
Will IPL 2024 have 12 teams?
No, the 17th edition of the IPL will have 10 franchises in action to win the converted title.
Where will the IPL 2024 final be held?
The venue for the IPL 2024 Final is yet to be officially announced by the BCCI. The match is, however, expected to be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
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