IPL 2024 schedule – CSK, RCB, KKR, Mumbai Indians, LSG, Capitals, Giants, SRH, Royals, Punjab Kings
Defending champions Chennai Tremendous Kings will host Royal Challengers Bangalore on the MA Chidambaram Stadium within the opening match of IPL 2024 on March 22.
On Thursday, the IPL launched a partial schedule comprising an preliminary set of 21 matches between March 22 and April 7. The IPL ultimate is anticipated to be performed on Might 26, with simply 5 days between that and the opening match of the boys’s T20 World Cup, to be performed within the USA and the Caribbean from June 1.
The second half of the match schedule is anticipated as soon as the Election Fee of India reveals the dates of the nationwide elections, that are anticipated to happen within the months of April and Might.
There are 4 double-headers within the preliminary schedule together with two on opening weekend. On March 23 Punjab Kings will play the day match in opposition to Delhi Capitals at residence adopted by Kolkata Knight Riders internet hosting Sunrisers Hyderabad at Eden Gardens.
On March 24, Rajasthan Royals play their first recreation in opposition to Lucknow Tremendous Giants whereas Hardik Pandya’s Mumbai Indians open with an away-fixture in opposition to Gujarat Titans, his former workforce.
Two groups – Punjab Kinga and Titans – shall be enjoying back-to-back matches with only a day’s break within the preliminary set of video games. After their first match, at residence, on March 23, Punjab Kings will journey to Bengaluru to play RCB on March 25. Titans, who shall be led by Shubman Gill after Hardik’s transfer to Mumbai Indians, will sprint to Chennai a day after their match opener on March 24 to play CSK on March 26.
Capitals are the one franchise that will not play any video games at their residence floor, Delhi’s Feroz Shah Kotla, within the March 22-April 7 interval; each these video games shall be held on the ACA-VDCA Stadium in Visakhapatnam. ESPNcricinfo understands that the Delhi and District Cricket Affiliation has knowledgeable the IPL governing council that it won’t have sufficient time to arrange the venue after internet hosting 11 Girls’s Premier League matches, together with the ultimate, till March 17.
A sight for the sore eyes: Rishabh Pant again within the nets•PTI
Capitals, Titans and RCB will play 5 of their 14 matches on this 17-day window. KKR will play solely three matches; all the opposite franchises have been slotted to play 4 video games. Punjab Kings will play their residence video games at a model new venue, in Mullanpur on the outskirts of Chandigarh, as an alternative of their conventional residence in Mohali.
The opening day of the match will mark MS Dhoni’s return to motion. He’s set to reach in Chennai within the first week of March to renew coaching together with his workforce. He had undergone knee surgical procedure shortly after main CSK to the title win over Titans in a rain-hit two-day ultimate in Ahmedabad final season, and hasn’t performed aggressive cricket since.The match will even see Hardik Pandya return to Mumbai Indians – this time as captain – following two seasons at Titans, who he led to a title win of their first yr. Rishabh Pant, too, is anticipated to return to aggressive cricket after being out of motion following a severe automobile accident in December 2022.
In all, 74 video games shall be performed, together with 4 playoff matches.
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