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Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Mumbai Indians (Mi) are 2 most successful teams of IPL. Both have won 5-5 titles.
The 18th season schedule of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has been released. Broadcaster Star Sports described the schedule at 5.30 pm. The L-Classico between Mumbai Indians (Mi) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will be played in Chennai on 23 March from 7.30 pm. Both teams will again clash in Mumbai on 20 April.
The opening match will be held on March 22 in Kolkata between defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). This time 74 matches will be played in 65 days. As of May 18, there will be 70 matches of league stage, including 12 double headers. That is, 2 matches will be played in 12 times in 1 day. The final will be held in Kolkata on 25 May.
Playoff match in Hyderabad and Kolkata There has been a tradition in the IPL that the opening and final match of the tournament is played at the homeground of the defending champion team. This time too, these two matches will be held at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata. The final will be held on 25 May, Qualifier-2 will also be played in Kolkata on 23 May.
Last season’s runner-up team Sunrisers Hyderabad’s homeground Rajiv Gandhi Stadium will also have 2 playoff matches. Qualifier-1 will be played here on 20 May and Eliminator on May 21. In the 2024 final, KKR won the IPL for the third time by defeating SRH by 8 wickets.
The first match of IPL between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore will be played on 22 March.
First double header on 23 March The first double header of the 18th season will be held on the second day of the tournament on 23 March. SRH and RR will clash in Hyderabad from 3.30 pm. The match will be played between Mumbai and Chennai from 7.30 pm. After this, there will be double header on 30th in March.
There will be 5 matches in April 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20 and 27. At the same time, double headers will be played on 4, 11 and 18th in May. All double headers will be on Saturday or Sunday.
13 venue will be compared to 10 teams Apart from home grounds of 10 teams, matches will also be played in Guwahati, Visakhapatnam and Dharamshala. Guwahati is the second homeground of Rajasthan Royals (RR), there will be 2 matches of the team. The team will clash from Kolkata on 26 March and Chennai on 30 March. Dharamshala is the second home ground of Punjab Kings (PBKS). The team will have 3 matches here.
Visakhapatnam is the second homeground of Delhi Capitals (DC). Here the team will play 2 matches. The remaining homegrounds of 10 teams are Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Lucknow, Mullanpur, Delhi, Jaipur, Kolkata and Hyderabad. The rest of the season matches will be played here. A total of 74 matches are to be held between 10 teams in the tournament.
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s first match will be against Rajasthan Royals on 23 March from 3.30 pm.
Chennai and Mumbai won the most titles IPL is India’s franchise cricket tournament. It is played in T20 format every year from March to May. It started in 2008 with 8 teams. Rajasthan won the first season title by defeating Chennai by defeating the final. Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings have won the maximum 5-5 titles. KKR is the third most successful team by winning 3 titles.
IPL 12 days after Champions Trophy The Champions Trophy final will be held on 9 March. The IPL will start after 12 days. That is, the players will not get 2 weeks properly for preparation. The Champions Trophy will begin on 19 March. The tournament is to be held in Pakistan and Dubai. India’s first match is from Bangladesh on 20 March.
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