The Indian Premier League 2023 will be played from March 31 with defending champions Gujarat Titans taking on four-time champions Chennai Super Kings at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
The first match will be a night game starting from 7.30 pm IST. The tournament will begin five days after the completion of the inaugural Women's Premier League, which will be played from March 4 to 26.
70 matches will be played in the league stage from March 31 to May 21 across 12 cities.
Guwahati and Dharamsala will also host a few games apart from the 10 regular cities - Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Kolkata, Lucknow, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Jaipur and Mohali.
There will be a total of 18 double headers - two matches in a day. Each team will play 7 home and 7 away games.
The 10 teams have been divided into two groups A and B.
Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders, Rajasthan Royals, Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants have been put in Group A while Chennai Super Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Punjab Kings and Gujarat Titans are in Group B.
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