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NEW DELHI: Defending champions Gujarat Titans will take on four-time champions Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2023 opener in Ahmedabad, the BCCI announced on Friday as it unveiled the schedule for the upcoming season.
The tournament starts from March 31 and the last league match will be played on May 21.
All the 10 franchises will play 7 home and 7 away matches during the league phase of the tournament.
A total of 70 league matches will be played and will include 18 double headers, the board announced.
The evening matches will start from 7:30 pm IST while the afternoon matches on the day of the double headers will begin from 3:30 pm IST.
Punjab Kings will take on the Kolkata Knight Riders in the afternoon game in Mohali while Lucknow Super Giants will lock horns with Delhi Capitals in the evening game on April 1, which will be the day of the first double-header of the season.
The Sunday (April 2) evening blockbuster will be between heavyweights Royal Challengers Bangalore and five-time champions Mumbai Indians.
The first three days of the tournament itself will see all the 10 teams in action.
The final league phase match will be played between RCB and GT at the iconic M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on May 21.
The Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad will host the final.
(More to follow)
The tournament starts from March 31 and the last league match will be played on May 21.
All the 10 franchises will play 7 home and 7 away matches during the league phase of the tournament.
A total of 70 league matches will be played and will include 18 double headers, the board announced.
The evening matches will start from 7:30 pm IST while the afternoon matches on the day of the double headers will begin from 3:30 pm IST.
Punjab Kings will take on the Kolkata Knight Riders in the afternoon game in Mohali while Lucknow Super Giants will lock horns with Delhi Capitals in the evening game on April 1, which will be the day of the first double-header of the season.
The Sunday (April 2) evening blockbuster will be between heavyweights Royal Challengers Bangalore and five-time champions Mumbai Indians.
The first three days of the tournament itself will see all the 10 teams in action.
The final league phase match will be played between RCB and GT at the iconic M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on May 21.
The Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad will host the final.
(More to follow)
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