And it’s match season again! The biggest Cricket festival is here. If you are wondering when IPL is scheduled to begin, it will start on the 31st of March, with the final match scheduled to be played on the 28th of May. While 2022 saw eight teams battling it out in the field, the BCCI has upped the scales with ten teams this season.
And that’s not all. Cricket fans will get to enjoy around 74 matches – of course, these league matches will follow similar formats as IPL 2022 for the playoff as well as the group stages.
But there’s so much more you need to know if you love everything about IPL – scroll down to find out the IPL 2023 schedule, venue, teams, format, and more. Stay tuned to find out more.
IPL 2023 | IPL News, Photos, Videos & Match Updates
IPL 2023 will open with the current defending champions, Gujrat Titan facing the evergreen Chennai Super Kings on 31st March in Ahmedabad. This IPl season, you will get to witness 18 doubleheaders, and guess what? The whole home-and-away idea is back for good this season – every team will get to play seven away matches and seven home matches.
Just so you know, IPL 2023 is also being called IPL 16 – it’s Indian Premier League’s sixteenth season. Established by BCCI (Board Of Control For Cricket In India), this T20 cricket league has the same title sponsor as 2022 – yep, the Tata Group has bagged the spot. So, it’s also TATA IPL 2023.
IPL Schedule
The IPL schedule for this season says that we will get to witness 74 matches, including 70 league matches considering every team will get to play 14 matches, 2 quarterfinals, 1 eliminator, and a final match. The teams that will end up winning 6 matches will get to qualify for the semifinal matches and reach the elimination stages.
The official schedule for the 16th season of the Indian Premier League has already been announced by BCCI. So without wasting any time, scroll down to find out the complete IPL 2023 schedule!
Schedule For March – April
| Date | Venue And Match Details | Time (IST) |
| 31st March (Friday) | Narendra Modi Stadium (Ahmedabad) | Chennai Super Kings vs Gujrat Titans | 19:30 |
| 1st April (Saturday) | Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium (Mohali) | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings | 15:30 |
| 1st April (Saturday) | Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium (Lucknow) | Delhi Capitals vs Lucknow Super Giants | 19:30 |
| 2nd April (Sunday) | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium (Hyderabad) | Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | 15:30 |
| 2nd April (Sunday) | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium (Bengaluru) | Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | 19:30 |
| 3rd April (Monday) | MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chennai) | Lucknow Super Giants vs Chennai Superkings | 19:30 |
| 4th April (Tuesday) | Arun Jaitley Stadium (Delhi) | Gujarat Titans vs Delhi Capitals | 19:30 |
| 5th April (Wednesday) | Barsapara Cricket Stadium (Guwahati) | Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals | 19:30 |
| 6th April (Thursday) | Eden Gardens (Kolkata) | Royal Challengers vs Kolkata Knightriders | 19:30 |
| 7th April (Friday) | Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium (Lucknow) | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Lucknow Super Giants | 19:30 |
| 8th April (Saturday) | Barsapara Cricket Stadium (Guwahati) Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals | 15:30 |
| 8th April (Saturday) | Wankhede Stadium (Mumbai) | Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians | 19:30 |
| 9th April (Sunday) | Narendra Modi Stadium (Ahmedabad) | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujrat Titans | 15:30 |
| 9th April (Sunday) | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium (Hyderabad) | Punjab Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | 19:30 |
| 10th April (Sunday) | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium (Bengaluru) | Lucknow Super Giants vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | 19:30 |
| 11th April | Arun Jaitley Stadium (Delhi) | Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals | 19:30 |
| 12th April | MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chennai) | Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings | 19:30 |
| 13th April | Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium (Mohali) | Gujrat Titans vs Punjab Kings | 19:30 |
| 14th April | Eden Gardens (Kolkata) | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders | 19:30 |
| 15th April | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium (Bengaluru) | Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | 15:30 |
| 15th April | Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium (Lucknow) | Punjab Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants | 19:30 |
| 16th April | Wankhede Stadium (Mumbai) | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians | 15:30 |
| 16th April | Narendra Modi Stadium (Ahmedabad) | Rajasthan Royals vs Gujrat Titans | 19:30 |
| 17th April | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium (Bengaluru) | Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | 19:30 |
| 18th April | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium (Hyderabad) | Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | 19:30 |
| 19th April | Sawai Mansingh Stadium (Jaipur) | Lucknow Super Giants vs Rajasthan Royals | 19:30 |
| 20th April | Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium (Mohali) | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Punjab Kings | 15:30 |
| 20th April | Arun Jaitley Stadium (Delhi) | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals | 19:30 |
| 21st April | MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chennai) | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai super Kings | 19:30 |
| 22nd April | Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium (Lucknow) | Gujrat Titans vs Lucknow Super Giants | 15:30 |
| 22nd April | Wankhede Stadium (Mumbai) | Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians | 19:30 |
| 23rd April | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium (Bengaluru) | Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | 15:30 |
| 23rd April | Eden Gardens (Kolkata) | Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders | 19:30 |
| 24th April | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium (Hyderabad) | Delhi Capitals vs Hyderabad Sunrisers | 19:30 |
| 25th April | Narendra Modi Stadium (Ahmedabad) | Mumbai Indians vs Gujrat Titans | 19:30 |
| 26th April | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium (Bengaluru) | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | 19:30 |
| 27th April | Sawai Mansingh Stadium (Jaipur) | Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals | 19:30 |
| 28th April | Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium (Mohali) | Lucknow Super Giants vs Punjab Kings | 19:30 |
| 29th April | Eden Gardens (Kolkata) | Gujrat Titans vs Kolkata Knight Riders | 15:30 |
| 29th April | Arun Jaitley Stadium (Delhi) | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Capitals | 19:30 |
| 30th April | MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chennai) | Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings | 15:30 |
| 30th April | Wankhede Stadium (Mumbai) | Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians | 19:30 |
Schedule For May
| Date | Venue And Match Details | Time (IST) |
| 1st May | Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium (Lucknow) | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Lucknow Super Giants | 19:30 |
| 2nd May | Narendra Modi Stadium (Ahmedabad) | Delhi Capitals vs Gujrat Titans | 19:30 |
| 3rd May | Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium (Mohali) | Mumbai Indians vs Punjab Kings | 19:30 |
| 4th May | Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium (Lucknow) | Chennai Super Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants | 15:30 |
| 4th May | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium (Hyderabad) Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | 19:30 |
| 5th May | Sawai Mansingh Stadium (Jaipur) | Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals | 19:30 |
| 6th May | MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chennai) | Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings | 15:30 |
| 6th May | Arun Jaitley Stadium (Delhi) | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Capitals | 19:30 |
| 7th May | Narendra Modi Stadium (Ahemedabad) | Lucknow Super Giants vs Gujrat Titans | 15:30 |
| 7th May | Sawai Mansingh Stadium (Jaipur) | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals | 19:30 |
| 8th May | Eden Gardens (Kolkata) | Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders | 19:30 |
| 9th May | Wankhede Stadium (Mumbai) | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians | 19:30 |
| 10th May | MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chennai) | Delhi Capitals vs Chennai Super Kings | 19:30 |
| 11th May | Eden Gardens Kolkata | Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders | 19:30 |
| 12th May | Wankhede Stadium (Mumbai) | Gujrat Titans vs Mumbai Indians | 19:30 |
| 13th May | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium (Hyderabad) | Lucknow Super Giants vs Hyderabad Sunrisers | 15:30 |
| 13th May | Arun Jaitley Stadium (Delhi) | Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals | 19:30 |
| 14th May | Sawai Mansingh Stadium (Jaipur) | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals | 15:30 |
| 14th May | MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chennai) | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals | 19:30 |
| 15th May | Narendra Modi Stadium (Ahmedabad) | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Gujrat Titans | 19:30 |
| 16th May | Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium (Lucknow) | Mumbai Indians vs Lucknow Super Giants | 19:30 |
| 17th May | Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium (Dharamshala) | Delhi Capital vs Punjab Kings | 19:30 |
| 18th May | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium (Hyderabad) | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | 19:30 |
| 19th May | Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium (Dharamshala) | Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings | 19:30 |
| 20th May | Arun Jaitley Stadium (Delhi) | Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals | 15:30 |
| 20th May | Eden Gardens (Kolkata) | Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders | 19:30 |
| 21st May | Wankhede Stadium (Mumbai) | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians | 15:30 |
| 21st May | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium (Bengaluru) | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Gujrat Titans | 19:30 |
IPL 2023 Teams
So now you have a fair idea about the IPL match list for 2023. This year, IPL fans will get to witness two new teams, Lucknow Super Giants and Gujrat Titans. Apart from that, fans will get to watch their other favorite eight teams from previous seasons. These teams are as follows,
- Chennai Super Kings (CSK),
- Delhi Capitals (DC),
- Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH),
- Punjab King (PBKS),
- Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB),
- Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR),
- Mumbai Indians (MI), and
- Rajasthan Royals (RR).
The IPL teams can include 25 players at the most and 18 players at the least, with a total of 6 overseas players. The IPL 2023 auction was completed by the 23rd of December in Kochi. The BCCI had previously announced that although no mega auction will be held for this season, a mini-auction can be held – teams were allowed to release and bring in players.
IPL 2023 All Team Captain List
Of course, you want information on IPL 2023 all-team captain list! Just scroll down and check out the captain list for this season.
- Chennai Super Kings – Mahendra Singh Dhoni
- Rajasthan Royals – Sanju Samson
- Punjab Kings – Shikhar Dhawan
- Kolkata Knight Riders – Shreyas Iyer
- Sunrisers Hyderabad – Aiden Markram
- Mumbai Indians – Rohit Sharma
- Gujrat Titans – Hardik Pandya
- Lucknow Super Giants – KL Rahul
- Royal Challengers Bangalore – Faf du Plessis
- Delhi Capitals – Rishabh Pant
It’s IPL-O Clock: Let’s Play Cricket!
And that’s a wrap on all the information we managed to obtain related to IPL 2023. We are still awaiting more clarity on the groups, points table, and team rankings. Let the games begin, and if you come back here, you will find the other information that BCCI has not announced yet. But once we have any confirmation, we will update you.
For now, let’s get into the IPL spirit and clear our schedules to see our favorite players battling it out on their home grounds and sometimes away grounds. So, tell us what your thoughts are on IPL 2023 – share your thoughts and experiences with us in the comments below.
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