IMAGE: The Indian Premier League trophy. Photograph: BCCI
Brace yourself for a summer of exciting cricket as IPL 2022 kicks off in Mumbai on March 26.
This year's IPL will include 10 teams with the addition of the Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants.
The 10 teams will play 14 league matches -- seven home matches and seven away matches -- totalling 70 league matches, followed by the four play-off matches.
In the format similar to IPL 2011, the teams will be divided in two groups with each team playing five teams twice and the remaining four teams only once (2 only home and 2 only away).
The league stage will be played across four venues -- the Wankhede Stadium and the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai, the D Y Patil stadium in Navi Mumbai and the Maharashtra Cricket Association stadium in Pune.
IPL 2022 begins with a high-profile opening encounter between defending champions Chennai Super Kings and the Kolkata Knight Riders.
The schedule for the play-offs and the final to be played on May 29 will be announced later.
Check out the IPL 2022 Schedule:
| No. | Date | Match | Time (IST) | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mar-26 | Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders | 7:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
| 2 | Mar-27 | Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians | 3:30 PM | Brabourne – CCI |
| 3 | Mar-27 | Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
| 4 | Mar-28 | Gujarat Titans vs Lucknow Super Giants | 7:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
| 5 | Mar-29 | SunRisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals | 7:30 PM | MCA Stadium, Pune |
| 6 | Mar-30 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
| 7 | Mar-31 | Lucknow Super Giants vs Chennai Super Kings | 7:30 PM | Brabourne – CCI |
| 8 | Apr-1 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings | 7:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
| 9 | Apr-2 | Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals | 3:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
| 10 | Apr-2 | Gujarat Titans vs Delhi Capitals | 7:30 PM | MCA Stadium, Pune |
| 11 | Apr-3 | Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings | 7:30 PM | Brabourne – CCI |
| 12 | Apr-4 | SunRisers Hyderabad vs Lucknow Super Giants | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
| 13 | Apr-5 | Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | 7:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
| 14 | Apr-6 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians | 7:30 PM | MCA Stadium, Pune |
| 15 | Apr-7 | Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
| 16 | Apr-8 | Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans | 7:30 PM | Brabourne – CCI |
| 17 | Apr-9 | Chennai Super Kings vs SunRisers Hyderabad | 3:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
| 18 | Apr-9 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians | 7:30 PM | MCA Stadium, Pune |
| 19 | Apr-10 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals | 3:30 PM | Brabourne – CCI |
| 20 | Apr-10 | Rajasthan Royals vs Lucknow Super Giants | 7:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
| 21 | Apr-11 | SunRisers Hyderabad vs Gujarat Titans | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
| 22 | Apr-12 | Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
| 23 | Apr-13 | Mumbai Indians vs Punjab Kings | 7:30 PM | MCA Stadium, Pune |
| 24 | Apr-14 | Rajasthan Royals vs Gujarat Titans | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
| 25 | Apr-15 | SunRisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders | 7:30 PM | Brabourne – CCI |
| 26 | Apr-16 | Mumbai Indians vs Lucknow Super Giants | 3:30 PM | Brabourne – CCI |
| 27 | Apr-16 | Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | 7:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
| 28 | Apr-17 | Punjab Kings vs SunRisers Hyderabad | 3:30 PM | Brabourne – CCI |
| 29 | Apr-17 | Gujarat Titans vs Chennai Super Kings | 7:30 PM | MCA Stadium, Pune |
| 30 | Apr-18 | Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders | 7:30 PM | Brabourne – CCI |
| 31 | Apr-19 | Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
| 32 | Apr-20 | Delhi Capitals vs Punjab Kings | 7:30 PM | MCA Stadium, Pune |
| 33 | Apr-21 | Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
| 34 | Apr-22 | Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals | 7:30 PM | MCA Stadium, Pune |
| 35 | Apr-23 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans | 3:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
| 36 | Apr-23 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs SunRisers Hyderabad | 7:30 PM | Brabourne – CCI |
| 37 | Apr-24 | Lucknow Super Giants vs Mumbai Indians | 7:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
| 38 | Apr-25 | Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings | 7:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
| 39 | Apr-26 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals | 7:30 PM | MCA Stadium, Pune |
| 40 | Apr-27 | Gujarat Titans vs SunRisers Hyderabad | 7:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
| 41 | Apr-28 | Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders | 7:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
| 42 | Apr-29 | Punjab Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants | 7:30 PM | MCA Stadium, Pune |
| 43 | Apr-30 | Gujarat Titans vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | 3:30 PM | Brabourne – CCI |
| 44 | Apr-30 | Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
| 45 | May-1 | Delhi Capitals vs Lucknow Super Giants | 3:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
| 46 | May-1 | SunRisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings | 7:30 PM | MCA Stadium, Pune |
| 47 | May-2 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals | 7:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
| 48 | May-3 | Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
| 49 | May-4 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings | 7:30 PM | MCA Stadium, Pune |
| 50 | May-5 | Delhi Capitals vs SunRisers Hyderabad | 7:30 PM | Brabourne – CCI |
| 51 | May-6 | Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians | 7:30 PM | Brabourne – CCI |
| 52 | May-7 | Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals | 3:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
| 53 | May-7 | Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders | 3:30 PM | MCA Stadium, Pune |
| 54 | May-8 | SunRisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | 3:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
| 55 | May-8 | Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
| 56 | May-9 | Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
| 57 | May-10 | Lucknow Super Giants vs Gujarat Titans | 7:30 PM | MCA Stadium, Pune |
| 58 | May-11 | Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
| 59 | May-12 | Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians | 7:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
| 60 | May-13 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Punjab Kings | 7:30 PM | Brabourne – CCI |
| 61 | May-14 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs SunRisers Hyderabad | 7:30 PM | MCA Stadium, Pune |
| 62 | May-15 | Chennai Super Kings vs Gujarat Titans | 3:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
| 63 | May-15 | Lucknow Super Giants vs Rajasthan Royals | 7:30 PM | Brabourne – CCI |
| 64 | May-16 | Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
| 65 | May-17 | Mumbai Indians vs SunRisers Hyderabad | 7:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
| 66 | May-18 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
| 67 | May-19 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Gujarat Titans | 7:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
| 68 | May-20 | Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings | 7:30 PM | Brabourne – CCI |
| 69 | May-21 | Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals | 7:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
| 70 | May-22 | SunRisers Hyderabad vs Punjab Kings | 7:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
(The IPL play-offs schedule will be released at a later date.)
