The Indian Premier League
IPL 2022 Schedule- The Indian Premier League (IPL 2022) bugle has sounded and the schedule for this season’s 70 league matches was also released on Sunday. The league stage matches will be played from March 26 to May 22. This league will be organized for a total of 65 days and the final match will be played on May 29. So far, only the league stage schedule has been announced and the playoff schedule is yet to come.
Talking about the venue of 70 league stage matches, a total of 55 matches will be played in Mumbai. Matches will take place at Wankhede, Brabourne and DY Patil stadiums. Apart from this, 15 matches will be held in Pune. The 20-20 matches of the IPL 2022 Championship Stage will be played at Wankhede and DY Patil Stadiums. Meanwhile, 15 matches will be held at Brabourne Stadium and 15 matches at MCA Stadium in Pune. Venues for the four playoff games have yet to be decided.
The first match of IPL 2022
The first match of IPL 2022 will be played between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at Wankhede Stadium on Saturday, March 26. The first double header will take place on day two on Sunday, March 27. Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians will face off in the first game of the first double-header. Then, Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore will face off in the second game. Evening matches will start at 7:30 p.m. IST while afternoon matches will be played at 3:30 p.m. (half an hour before the draw).
The format of IPL 2022
IPL 2022 will be played in a modified format. This time, the 10 teams are divided into two groups of 5-5. However, despite this, each team will play 14-14 games as before. Mumbai Indians (MI), Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Rajasthan Royals (RR), Delhi Capitals (DC) and Lucknow Supergiants (LSG) are grouped in Group A, while Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH ), Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Gujarat Titans (GT) were placed in Group B.
The match format of IPL 2022 is such that each team will play 2-2 matches against each team in their group. This way, a team will have eight games in total. She will play the remaining six games with the team from the other group. Of these, she will play two games with the team ahead of her. All teams have been divided into groups based on their performance in previous IPL seasons.
Note that for the first time at the IPL 2022, 10 teams are participating. In this season two new teams Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Supergiants joined the league. Earlier on February 12 and 13, a mega auction was held for the league in which Ishan Kishan was the most expensive player and was bought by Mumbai Indians for Rs 15.25 crore.
Here is the full schedule (IPL 2022 Schedule)
Match No. | Day | Date | Match | Time (IST) | Venue |
1 | Saturday | March 26, 2022 | CSK vs KKR | 7:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
2 | Sunday | March 27, 2022 | DC vs MI | 3:30 PM | Brabourne – CCI |
3 | Sunday | March 27, 2022 | PBKS vs RCB | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
4 | Monday | March 28, 2022 | GT vs LSG | 7:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
5 | Tuesday | March 29, 2022 | SRH vs RR | 7:30 PM | MCA Stadium, Pune |
6 | Wednesday | March 30, 2022 | RCB vs KKR | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
7 | Thursday | March 31, 2022 | LSG vs CSK | 7:30 PM | Brabourne – CCI |
8 | Friday | April 1, 2022 | KKR vs PBKS | 7:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
9 | Saturday | April 2, 2022 | MI vs RR | 3:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
10 | Saturday | April 2, 2022 | GT vs DC | 7:30 PM | MCA Stadium, Pune |
11 | Sunday | April 3, 2022 | CSK vs PBKS | 7:30 PM | Brabourne – CCI |
12 | Monday | April 4, 2022 | SRH vs LSG | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
13 | Tuesday | April 5, 2022 | RR vs RCB | 7:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
14 | Wednesday | April 6, 2022 | KKR vs MI | 7:30 PM | MCA Stadium, Pune |
15 | Thursday | April 7, 2022 | LSG vs DC | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
16 | Friday | April 8, 2022 | PBKS vs GT | 7:30 PM | Brabourne – CCI |
17 | Saturday | April 9, 2022 | CSK vs SRH | 3:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
18 | Saturday | April 9, 2022 | RCB vs MI | 7:30 PM | MCA Stadium, Pune |
19 | Sunday | April 10, 2022 | KKR vs DC | 3:30 PM | Brabourne – CCI |
20 | Sunday | April 10, 2022 | RR vs LSG | 7:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
21 | Monday | April 11, 2022 | SRH vs GT | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
22 | Tuesday | April 12, 2022 | CSK vs RCB | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
23 | Wednesday | April 13, 2022 | MI vs PBKS | 7:30 PM | MCA Stadium, Pune |
24 | Thursday | April 14, 2022 | RR vs GT | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
25 | Friday | April 15, 2022 | SRH vs KKR | 7:30 PM | Brabourne – CCI |
26 | Saturday | April 16, 2022 | MI vs LSG | 3:30 PM | Brabourne – CCI |
27 | Saturday | April 16, 2022 | DC vs RCB | 7:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
28 | Sunday | April 17, 2022 | PBKS vs SRH | 3:30 PM | Brabourne – CCI |
29 | Sunday | April 17, 2022 | GT vs CSK | 7:30 PM | MCA Stadium, Pune |
30 | Monday | April 18, 2022 | RR vs KKR | 7:30 PM | Brabourne – CCI |
31 | Tuesday | April 19, 2022 | LSG vs RCB | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
32 | Wednesday | April 20, 2022 | DC vs PBKS | 7:30 PM | MCA Stadium, Pune |
33 | Thursday | April 21, 2022 | MI vs CSK | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
34 | Friday | April 22, 2022 | DC vs RR | 7:30 PM | MCA Stadium, Pune |
35 | Saturday | April 23, 2022 | KKR vs GJ | 3:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
36 | Saturday | April 23, 2022 | RCB vs SRH | 7:30 PM | Brabourne – CCI |
37 | Sunday | April 24, 2022 | LSG vs MI | 7:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
38 | Monday | April 25, 2022 | PBKS vs CSK | 7:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
39 | Tuesday | April 26, 2022 | RCB vs RR | 7:30 PM | MCA Stadium, Pune |
40 | Wednesday | April 27, 2022 | GT vs SRH | 7:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
41 | Thursday | April 28, 2022 | DC vs KKR | 7:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
42 | Friday | April 29, 2022 | PBKS vs LSG | 7:30 PM | MCA Stadium, Pune |
43 | Saturday | April 30, 2022 | GT vs RCB | 3:30 PM | Brabourne – CCI |
44 | Saturday | April 30, 2022 | RR vs MI | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
45 | Sunday | May 1, 2022 | DC vs LSG | 3:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
46 | Sunday | May 1, 2022 | SRH vs CSK | 7:30 PM | MCA Stadium, Pune |
47 | Monday | May 2, 2022 | KKR vs RR | 7:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
48 | Tuesday | May 3, 2022 | GT vs PBKS | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
49 | Wednesday | May 4, 2022 | RCB vs CSK | 7:30 PM | MCA Stadium, Pune |
50 | Thursday | May 5, 2022 | DC vs SRH | 7:30 PM | Brabourne – CCI |
51 | Friday | May 6, 2022 | GT vs MI | 7:30 PM | Brabourne – CCI |
52 | Saturday | May 7, 2022 | PBKS vs RR | 3:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
53 | Saturday | May 7, 2022 | LSG vs KKR | 3:30 PM | MCA Stadium, Pune |
54 | Sunday | May 8, 2022 | SRH vs RCB | 3:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
55 | Sunday | May 8, 2022 | CSK vs DC | 3:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
56 | Monday | May 9, 2022 | MI vs KKR | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
57 | Tuesday | May 10, 2022 | LSG vs GT | 7:30 PM | MCA Stadium, Pune |
58 | Wednesday | May 11, 2022 | RR vs DC | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
59 | Thursday | May 12, 2022 | CSK vs MI | 7:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
60 | Friday | May 13, 2022 | RCB vs PBKS | 7:30 PM | Brabourne – CCI |
61 | Saturday | May 14, 2022 | KKR vs SRH | 7:30 PM | MCA Stadium, Pune |
62 | Sunday | May 15, 2022 | CSK vs GT | 3:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
63 | Sunday | May 15, 2022 | LSG vs RR | 7:30 PM | Brabourne – CCI |
64 | Monday | May 16, 2022 | PBKS vs DC | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
65 | Tuesday | May 17, 2022 | MI vs SRH | 7:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
66 | Wednesday | May 18, 2022 | KKR vs LSG | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
67 | Thursday | May 19, 2022 | RCB vs GT | 7:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
68 | Friday | May 20, 2022 | RR vs CSK | 7:30 PM | Brabourne – CCI |
69 | Saturday | May 21, 2022 | MI vs DC | 7:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
70 | Sunday | May 22, 2022 | SRH vs PBKS | 7:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
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