IPL 2023 Schedule announced: Gujarat Titans to face CSK in season opener on March 31

New Delhi: There is good news for Indian Premier League (IPL) fans.The BCCI on Friday announced the fixture of the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023. This time IPL will start on 31st March. The title match of the tournament will be played on May 21.

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This time the opening match in IPL is to be of Gujarat Times (GT) team captained by Hardik Pandya. The Gujarat team will compete with the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captained by Mahendra Singh Dhoni. RCB to face Mumbai Indians on April 2 at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. The first double-header will be on 1st April with KKR facing PBKS and DC taking on LSG.

First 5 matches of IPL 2023:

CSK Vs GT – 31st March. PBKS Vs KKR – 1st April. LSG Vs DC – 1st April. SRH Vs RR – 2nd April. RCB Vs MI – 2nd April.

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There will be two groups in the league this season with Mumbai Indians, Kolkata KnightRiders, Rajasthan Royals, Delhi Capitals and Lucknow SuperGiants in Group A. CSK will face five-time champions Mumbai Indians on 8th April and 6th May.

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Group B will see Gujarat Titans alongside Chennai SuperKings, Punjab Kings, SunRisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore.

The tournament will be played across 12 venues in India – Ahmedabad, Mohali, Lucknow, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata, Jaipur, Mumbai, Guwahati (Rajasthan Royals’ second home), and Dharamsala (Punjab Kings’ second home). The opening match of the IPL 2023 season will be played in Ahmedabad. This time a total of 70 league matches will be played in the tournament. During this, fans will get to see 18 double headers. Double header means two matches will be played in a day.All teams will play seven home and away matches during their league campaign.

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