IPL 2023 Schedule, Start Date, Time Table, Match List, Venues & more

IPL 2023: IPL 2023 Schedule, with venue, list, date and time table, match list, start date, full schedule, new rules, format, impact players, team groups and more

This article provides all the latest information about the IPL 2023 Schedule announced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). It covers important details such as the start date, match list, team list, venues, and player auction. Get ready for the 16th edition of the Indian Premier League IPL 2023, featuring 10 teams playing 70 league-stage matches across 12 venues over 52 days.

IPL 2023 Schedule:

IPL 2023: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) officially announced the IPL 2023 Schedule on 17th February 2023. The IPL 2023 will start on 31st March 2023 with the opening match between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings in Ahmedabad at the largest cricket stadium in the world, Narendra Modi Stadium. The 16th edition of the Indian Premier League IPL 2023 is scheduled to have 70 league-stage matches and will be played across 12 venues over 52 days.

Tata IPL 2023 Date

On March 31, 2023, the IPL 2023 season will kick off with a match between the Gujarat Titans and the Chennai Super Kings at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, which is currently the largest cricket stadium in the world.

IPL Schedule 2023 Match List, Start Date And Format

The IPL 2023 schedule informs that the matches will be played in the home and away format where all the teams will play 7 home games and 7 away games in the league stage. The top 4 teams from each group will qualify for the playoffs, which will consist of two qualifiers, an eliminator, and a final. The IPL 2023 Final will be played on 21st May 2023.

Match Date	Match Time	Home Team	Away Team	Match Venue
31st March, 2023	7:30 PM	Gujarat Titans	Chennai Super Kings	Ahmedabad
1st April, 2023	3:30 PM	Punjab Kings	Kolkata Knight Riders	Mohali
1st April, 2023	7:30 PM	Lucknow Super Giants	Delhi Capitals	Lucknow
2nd April, 2023	3:30 PM	Sunrisers Hyderabad	Rajasthan Royals	Hyderabad
2nd April, 2023	7:30 PM	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Mumbai Indians	Bengaluru
3rd April, 2023	7:30 PM	Chennai Super Kings	Lucknow Super Giants	Chennai
4th April, 2023	7:30 PM	Delhi Capitals	Gujarat Titans	Delhi
5th April, 2023	7:30 PM	Rajasthan Royals	Punjab Kings	Guwahati
6th April, 2023	7:30 PM	Kolkata Knight Riders	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Kolkata
7th April, 2023	7:30 PM	Lucknow Super Giants	Sunrisers Hyderabad	Lucknow
8th April, 2023	3:30 PM	Rajasthan Royals	Delhi Capitals	Guwahati
8th April, 2023	7:30 PM	Mumbai Indians	Chennai Super Kings	Mumbai
9th April, 2023	3:30 PM	Gujarat Titans	Kolkata Knight Riders	Ahmedabad
9th April, 2023	7:30 PM	Sunrisers Hyderabad	Punjab Kings	Hyderabad
10th April, 2023	3:30 PM	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Lucknow Super Giants	Bengaluru
11th April, 2023	7:30 PM	Delhi Capitals	Mumbai Indians	Delhi
12th April, 2023	7:30 PM	Chennai Super Kings	Rajasthan Royals	Chennai
13th April, 2023	7:30 PM	Punjab Kings	Gujarat Titans	Mohali
14th April, 2023	7:30 PM	Kolkata Knight Riders	Sunrisers Hyderabad	Kolkata
15th April, 2023	3:30 PM	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Delhi Capitals	Bengaluru
15th April, 2023	7:30 PM	Lucknow Super Giants	Punjab Kings	Lucknow
16th April, 2023	3:30 PM	Mumbai Indians	Kolkata Knight Riders	Mumbai
16th April, 2023	7:30 PM	Gujarat Titans	Rajasthan Royals	Ahmedabad
17th April, 2023	7:30 PM	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Chennai Super Kings	Bengaluru
18th April, 2023	7:30 PM	Sunrisers Hyderabad	Mumbai Indians	Hyderabad
19th April, 2023	7:30 PM	Rajasthan Royals	Lucknow Super Giants	Jaipur
20th April, 2023	3:30 PM	Punjab Kings	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Mohali
20th April, 2023	7:30 PM	Delhi Capitals	Kolkata Knight Riders	Delhi
21st April, 2023	7:30 PM	Chennai Super Kings	Sunrisers Hyderabad	Chennai
22nd April, 2023	3:30 PM	Lucknow Super Giants	Gujarat Titans	Lucknow
22nd April, 2023	7:30 PM	Mumbai Indians	Punjab Kings	Mumbai
23rd April, 2023	3:30 PM	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Rajasthan Royals	Bengaluru
23rd April, 2023	7:30 PM	Kolkata Knight Riders	Chennai Super Kings	Kolkata
24th April, 2023	7:30 PM	Sunrisers Hyderabad	Delhi Capitals	Hyderabad
25th April, 2023	7:30 PM	Gujarat Titans	Mumbai Indians	Ahmedabad
26th April, 2023	7:30 PM	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Kolkata Knight Riders	Bengaluru
27th April, 2023	7:30 PM	Rajasthan Royals	Chennai Super Kings	Jaipur
28th April, 2023	7:30 PM	Punjab Kings	Lucknow Super Giants	Mohali
29th April, 2023	3:30 PM	Kolkata Knight Riders	Gujarat Titans	Kolkata
29th April, 2023	7:30 PM	Delhi Capitals	Sunrisers Hyderabad	Delhi
30th April, 2023	3:30 PM	Chennai Super Kings	Punjab Kings	Chennai
30th April, 2023	7:30 PM	Mumbai Indians	Rajasthan Royals	Mumbai
1st May, 2023	7:30 PM	Lucknow Super Giants	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Lucknow
2nd May, 2023	7:30 PM	Gujarat Titans	Delhi Capitals	Ahmedabad
3rd May, 2023	7:30 PM	Punjab Kings	Mumbai Indians	Mohali
4th May, 2023	3:30 PM	Lucknow Super Giants	Chennai Super Kings	Lucknow
4th May, 2023	7:30 PM	Sunrisers Hyderabad	Kolkata Knight Riders	Hyderabad
5th May, 2023	7:30 PM	Rajasthan Royals	Gujarat Titans	Jaipur
6th May, 2023	3:30 PM	Chennai Super Kings	Mumbai Indians	Chennai
6th May, 2023	7:30 PM	Delhi Capitals	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Delhi
7th May, 2023	3:30 PM	Gujarat Titans	Lucknow Super Giants	Ahmedabad
7th May, 2023	7:30 PM	Rajasthan Royals	Sunrisers Hyderabad	Jaipur
8th May, 2023	7:30 PM	Kolkata Knight Riders	Punjab Kings	Kolkata
9th May, 2023	7:30 PM	Mumbai Indians	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Mumbai
10th May, 2023	7:30 PM	Chennai Super Kings	Delhi Capitals	Chennai
11th May, 2023	7:30 PM	Kolkata Knight Riders	Rajasthan Royals	Kolkata
12th May, 2023	7:30 PM	Mumbai Indians	Gujarat Titans	Mumbai
13th May, 2023	3:30 PM	Sunrisers Hyderabad	Lucknow Super Giants	Hyderabad
13th May, 2023	7:30 PM	Delhi Capitals	Punjab Kings	Delhi
14th May, 2023	3:30 PM	Rajasthan Royals	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Jaipur
14th May, 2023	7:30 PM	Chennai Super Kings	Kolkata Knight Riders	Chennai
15th May, 2023	7:30 PM	Gujarat Titans	Sunrisers Hyderabad	Ahmedabad
16th May, 2023	7:30 PM	Lucknow Super Giants	Mumbai Indians	Lucknow
17th May, 2023	7:30 PM	Punjab Kings	Delhi Capitals	Dharamshala
18th May, 2023	7:30 PM	Sunrisers Hyderabad	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Hyderabad
19th May, 2023	7:30 PM	Punjab Kings	Rajasthan Royals	Dharamshala
20th May, 2023	3:30 PM	Delhi Capitals	Chennai Super Kings	Delhi
20th May, 2023	7:30 PM	Kolkata Knight Riders	Lucknow Super Giants	Kolkata
21st May, 2023	3:30 PM	Mumbai Indians	Sunrisers Hyderabad	Mumbai
21st May, 2023	7:30 PM	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Gujarat Titans	Bengaluru

IPL 2023 Team List

In the Indian Premier League IPL 2023, this year 10 teams are featured. Gujarat Titians were the Champions of the 15th edition of TATA IPL 2022. The Tata IPL Team List 2023 includes the following teams:

1. Chennai Super Kings
2. Delhi Capitals
3. Gujrat Titians
4. Kolkata Knight Riders
5. Lucknow Super Giants
6. Mumbai Indians
7. Punjab Kings
8. Rajasthan Royals
9. Royal Challengers Bangalore
10. Sunrisers Hyderabad

IPL 2023 Venues Schedule

The home ground venues according to the IPL 2023 Schedule is given below:

1. Ahmedabad
2. Mohali
3. Lucknow
4. Hyderabad
5. Bengaluru
6. Chennai
7. Delhi
8. Kolkata
9. Jaipur
10. Mumbai
11. Guwahati
12. Dharamsala

IPL 2023 Teams	IPL 2023 venues
Chennai Super Kings (CSK)	M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Rajasthan Royals (RR)	Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Punjab Kings (PBSK)	Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali
Mumbai Indians (MI)	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Delhi Capitals (DC)	Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Sunrise Hyderabad (SRH)	Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Lucknow Super Joints (LSG)	BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
Gujarat Titans (GT)	Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

IPL 2023 Groups

The IPL 2023 teams have been divided into two groups namely Group A and Group B. The teams in Group A are Lucknow Super Giants, Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals, Kolkata Knight Riders, and Delhi Capitals. The teams in Group B are Gujarat Titans, Chennai Super Kings, Punjab Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad, and Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Group A	Group B
Mumbai Indians	Chennai Super Kings
Rajasthan Royals	Punjab Kings
Kolkata Knight Riders	Sunrisers Hyderabad
Delhi Capitals	Royal Challengers Bangalore
Lucknow Super Giants	Gujarat Titans

IPL 2023 Player Auction

The TATA IPL 2023 player auction saw a total of 80 players sold and collectively INR 1,67,00,00,000 was spent amongst the ten franchises in Kochi. The IPL 2023 player auction was heavily dominated by the all-rounders, who were in massive demand. English all-rounder Sam Curran was the buzz of the town even before his name went under the hammer. He became the most expensive player in the history of IPL 2023 Auctions and broke all the records. The all-rounder announced his return to the Punjab Kings with a topmost bid of INR 18.50 crore.

IPL 2023 Opening Match

According to the IPL Schedule 2023, the opening match will be between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings on 31st March 2023. The opening match will be held at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Ahmedabad is the home group of the Gujarat Titans which is led by Hardik Pandya.

IPL 2023 Team Wise Captains Name List

IPL 2023 Team	IPL Captains 2023 All Teams
Chennai Super Kings (CSK)	Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Rajasthan Royals (RR)	Sanju Samson
Punjab Kings (PBSK)	Shikhar Dhawan
Mumbai Indians (MI)	Rohit Sharma
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)	Nitish Rana
Delhi Capitals (DC)	Rishabh Pant
Sunrise Hyderabad (SRH)	Aiden Markram
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)	Faf Du Plessis
Lucknow Super Joints (LSG)	KL Rahul
Gujarat Titans (GT)	Hardik Pandya

IPL 2023 Teams Head Coach

IPL 2023 Teams	IPL 2023 Teams Head Coach
Chennai Super Kings	Stephen Fleming
Delhi Capitals	Ricky Ponting
Gujarat Titans	Ashish Nehra
Kolkata Knight Riders	Chandrakant Pandit
Lucknow Super Giants	Andy Flower
Mumbai Indians	Mark Boucher
Punjab Kings	Trevor Bayliss
Rajasthan Royals	Kumar Sangakara
Royal Challengers Bangalore	Sanjay Bangar
Sunrisers Hyderabad	Brian Lara

IPL 2023 Format

• The IPL 2023 format will remain the same as the previous year, but there will be changes in the venues.
• Ten teams are divided into two groups of five using a random draw to determine the groups and who plays whom across the groups once and twice.
• In the group stage, each team plays 14 games facing the other four teams in their group two times each (one home and one away game), four teams in the other group once, and the remaining team two times.
• The IPL Points Table system awards 2 points to the winning team, 1 point to each team in case of a draw or no result, and no points to the losing team.
• A four-game playoff stage following the Page playoff system is held after the group stage.
• The playoffs include Qualifier 1 between the teams ranked first and second in the group stage, Eliminator between the teams ranked third and fourth in the group stage, Qualifier 2 between the loser of Qualifier 1 and the winner of the Eliminator, and Final between the winners of Qualifiers 1 and 2.

IPL 2023 New Rules

• IPL 2023 will have a new rule called the Impact Player Rule
• Two DRS reviews will be available for each innings
• Upon a catch dismissal, the incoming batsman will take the strike, except on the last ball of the over
• BCCI will try to reschedule a game if a team is unable to find its playing XI due to COVID-19
• If rescheduling is not possible, the IPL Technical Team will handle the matter
• In the playoffs/final, if Super Over(s) cannot be completed, the team that finished higher in the league will be declared the winner.

What is Impact Player Rule in IPL 2023

• An Indian player can only be designated as the Impact Player unless there are less than 4 overseas players in the Playing XI.
• Only an overseas player who is part of the 4 substitutes named in the team sheet can be used as an Impact Player.
• If a team introduces an overseas player as an Impact Player in a match, a 5th overseas player cannot take the field under any circumstances.
• Teams need to pick 4 substitutes along with the playing X1 during the toss time, and out of those 4, only one can be used as an impact player.
• The captain will nominate the Impact Player, who can be introduced before the start of the innings, or after the completion of the over, or after the fall of a wicket, or after the batter retires anytime during the over.
• A Player who is replaced by an Impact Player (“Replaced Player”) can no longer take part in the remainder of the match and is also not permitted to return as a substitute fielder.
• The BCCI confirms that an Impact Player cannot act as a captain.
• An Impact Player can come in place of a retired batter who will be allowed to come later if need be.
• Both teams are allowed to use one Impact Player per match. It is up to the teams whether they want to use the Impact Player or not.
• If a player gets injured while fielding mid-over, he can no longer take part in the match if the team introduces the Impact Player to replace him.
• In case of an injury to the Impact Player during the match, a substitute fielder is allowed to field in place of an injured player only if umpires are satisfied.
• The substitute shall not bowl or act as captain.
• Penalty time for the batting and fielding teams will apply to the player off the field for the substitute as per the playing conditions.

IPL 2023 Schedule & Fixtures Live Matches

Match No	Day	Date	Match	Time (IST)	Venue
1	Fri	31-03-2023	GT vs CSK	7:30 PM	Ahmedabad
2	Sat	01-04-2023	PBKS vs KKR	3:30 PM	Mohali
3	Sat	01-04-2023	LSG vs DC	7:30 PM	Lucknow
4	Sun	02-04-2023	SRH vs RR	3:30 PM	Hyderabad
5	Sun	02-04-2023	RCB vs MI	7:30 PM	Bengaluru
6	Mon	03-04-2023	CSK vs LSG	7:30 PM	Chennai
7	Tue	04-04-2023	DC vs GT	7:30 PM	Delhi
8	Wed	05-04-2023	RR vs PBKS	7:30 PM	Guwahati
9	Thu	06-04-2023	KKR vs RCB	7:30 PM	Kolkata
10	Fri	07-04-2023	LSG vs SRH	7:30 PM	Lucknow
11	Sat	08-04-2023	RR vs DC	3:30 PM	Guwahati
12	Sat	08-04-2023	MI vs CSK	7:30 PM	Mumbai
13	Sun	09-04-2023	GT vs KKR	3:30 PM	Ahmedabad
14	Sun	09-04-2023	SRH vs PBKS	7:30 PM	Hyderabad
15	Mon	10-04-2023	RCB vs LSG	7:30 PM	Bengaluru
16	Tue	11-04-2023	DC vs MI	7:30 PM	Delhi
17	Wed	12-04-2023	CSK vs RR	7:30 PM	Chennai
18	Thu	13-04-2023	PBKS vs GT	7:30 PM	Mohali
19	Fri	14-04-2023	KKR vs SRH	7:30 PM	Kolkata
20	S at	15-04-2023	RCB vs DC	3:30 PM	Bengaluru
21	Sat	15-04-2023	LSG vs PBKS	7:30 PM	Lucknow
22	Sun	16-04-2023	MI vs KKR	3:30 PM	Mumbai
23	Sun	16-04-2023	GT vs RR	7:30 PM	Ahmedabad
24	Mon	17-04-2023	RCB vs CSK	7:30 PM	Bengaluru
25	Tue	18-04-2023	SRH vs MI	7:30 PM	Hyderabad
26	Wed	19-04-2023	RR vs LSG	7:30 PM	Jaipur
27	Thu	20-04-2023	PBKS vs RCB	3:30 PM	Mohali
28	Thu	20-04-2023	DC vs KKR	7:30 PM	Delhi
29	Fri	21-04-2023	CSK vs SRH	7:30 PM	Chennai
30	Sat	22-04-2023	LSG vs GT	3:30 PM	Lucknow
31	Sat	22-04-2023	MI vs PBKS	7:30 PM	Mumbai
32	Sun	23-04-2023	RCB vs RR	3:30 PM	Bengaluru
33	Sun	23-04-2023	KKR vs CSK	7:30 PM	Kolkata
34	Mon	24-04-2023	SRH vs CSK	7:30 PM	Hyderabad
35	Tue	25-04-2023	GT vs MI	7:30 PM	Ahmedabad
36	Wed	26-04-2023	RCB vs KKR	7:30 PM	Bengaluru
37	Thu	27-04-2023	RR vs CSK	7:30 PM	Jaipur
38	Fri	28-04-2023	PBKS vs LSG	7:30 PM	Mohali
39	Sat	29-04-2023	KKR vs GT	3:30 PM	Kolkata
40	Sat	29-04-2023	DC vs SRH	7:30 PM	Delhi
41	Sun	30-04-2023	CSK vs PBKS	3:30 PM	Chennai
42	Sun	30-04-2023	MI vs RR	7:30 PM	Mumbai
43	Mon	01-05-2023	LSG vs RCB	7:30 PM	Lucknow
44	Tue	02-05-2023	GT vs DC	7:30 PM	Ahmedabad
45	Wed	03-05-2023	PBKS vs MI	7:30 PM	Mohali
46	Thu	04-05-2023	LSG vs CSK	3:30 PM	Lucknow
47	Thu	04-05-2023	SRH vs KKR	7:30 PM	Hyderabad
48	Fri	05-05-2023	RR vs GT	7:30 PM	Jaipur
49	Sat	06-05-2023	CSK vs MI	3:30 PM	Chennai
50	Sat	06-05-2023	DC vs RCB	7:30 PM	Delhi
51	Sun	07-05-2023	GT vs LSG	3:30 PM	Ahmedabad
52	Sun	07-05-2023	RR vs SRH	7:30 PM	Jaipur
53	Mon	08-05-2023	KKR vs PBKS	7:30 PM	Kolkata
54	Tue	09-05-2023	MI vs RCB	7:30 PM	Mumbai
55	Wed	10-05-2023	CSK vs DC	7:30 PM	Chennai
56	Thu	11-05-2023	KKR vs RR	7:30 PM	Kolkata
57	Fri	12-05-2023	MI vs GT	7:30 PM	Mumbai
58	Sat	13-05-2023	SRH vs LSG	3:30 PM	Hyderabad
59	Sat	13-05-2023	DC vs PBKS	7:30 PM	Delhi
60	Sun	14-05-2023	RR vs RCB	3:30 PM	Jaipur
61	Sun	14-05-2023	CSK vs KKR	7:30 PM	Chennai
62	Mon	15-05-2023	GT vs SRH	7:30 PM	Ahmedabad
63	Tue	16-05-2023	LSG vs MI	7:30 PM	Lucknow
64	Wed	17-05-2023	PBKS vs DC	7:30 PM	Dharamshala
65	Thu	18-05-2023	SRH vs RCB	7:30 PM	Hyderabad
66	Fri	19-05-2023	PBKS vs RR	7:30 PM	Dharamshala
67	Sat	20-05-2023	DC vs CSK	3:30 PM	Delhi
68	Sat	20-05-2023	KKR vs LSG	7:30 PM	Kolkata
69	Sun	21-05-2023	MI vs SRH	3:30 PM	Mumbai
70	Sun	21-05-2023	RCB vs GT	7:30 PM	Bengaluru

Conclusion:

In conclusion, the announcement of the IPL 2023 Schedule has generated a lot of excitement among cricket fans around the world. With the tournament featuring 10 teams playing 70 matches across 12 venues over 52 days, it promises to be a thrilling spectacle for cricket lovers. The player auction saw some interesting buys, with Sam Curran emerging as the most expensive player in the history of the IPL auctions.

With the opening match set to take place on 31st March 2023 between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings, fans are eagerly anticipating the start of the tournament. The IPL 2023 promises to be another blockbuster event in the world of cricket, and we can’t wait to see how it unfolds.

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