In IPL 2022, the Gujarat Titans took away the trophy in their inaugural season and this year Hardik Pandya-led team will enter the tournament with some confidence, while the traditional champions like Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings must have done some analysis of what went wrong in the last season.

This year a total of 70 league matches will be played and the teams will also be divided into two groups with Rajasthan Royals, Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals, Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Super Giants in Group A and Gujarat Titans, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Chennai Super Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad, and Punjab Kings are in Group B.

IPL 2023: Full schedule

“After staging IPL across Mumbai, Pune and Ahmedabad in the last edition, the 16th season of the IPL will revert to the home and away format, where all the teams will play 7 home games and 7 away games respectively in the league stage,” the Board of Cricket Council (BCCI) said in a statement. 

Rajasthan Royals will play their first two home games in Guwahati before playing the remainder of their home games in Jaipur. Punjab Kings will play their five home matches in Mohali and then, play their last two home matches in Dharamshala against Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals respectively, the statement from the board added. 

The last league match will be played on 21 May between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Titans at Bengaluru. After the league matches the top four teams on the points table will play the playoffs and after two qualifiers and one eliminator, the final will be played on 28 May.

The tournament will be played in 12 venues which include Ahmedabad, Mohali, Lucknow, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata, Jaipur, Mumbai, Guwahati, and Dharamsala.