IPL 2023 to begin from March 31; GT-CSK to lock horns in tournament opener

Indian Premier League 2023 is set to begin on March 31 with a clash between heavyweights Chennai Super Kings CSK and defending champions Gujarat Titans GTThe T20 cricket extravaganza will be played across 12 venues with the Narendra Modi Stadium hosting the opener on March 31 and the final of the tournament will be played on May 28 at the same venue in AhmedabadIn total 12 venues Mohali Lucknow Hyderabad Bengaluru Chennai Delhi Kolkata Jaipur Mumbai Guwahati Royals second home and Dharamsala Kings second home will host the IPL 2023 matchesFor the first time since 2019 the league will return to its customary homeandaway schedule in India where each team will play a total of 14 games Each team will have home support playing at their respective home grounds in seven matches while they will play the remaining seven matches at away venuesThe tournament begins five days after the inaugural Womens Premier League season concludes on March 26 and will feature 70 matches beginning from March 31 to May 21 spanning 12 citiesApril begins with a weekend and will witness the seasons first two doubleheaders Punjab Kings take on Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Super Giants play Delhi Capitals on Saturday April 1 Sunrisers Hyderabad take on Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore play Mumbai Indians on Sunday April 2The matches will be played on two match timings with the day matches starting at 330 PM IST while the night matches beginning at 730 PM ISTIPL 2023 will see teams being divided into two groups Mumbai Indians Kolkata Knight Riders Rajasthan Royals Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants in Group A while Chennai Super Kings Sunrisers Hyderabad Royal Challengers Bangalore Punjab Kings and Gujarat Titans are in Group BHardik Pandya led Gujarat Titans to an IPL title in their inaugural season last year defeating Rajasthan Royals in the final in AhmedabadAlso ReadI want Pant sitting beside me in dugout every day of week in IPL Ricky PontingThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever