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Each team will play 14 matches in the group stage of IPL.
10 teams have been divided into two groups of 5 each.
New Delhi. The bugle of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 has been sounded. This league is going to start from 22nd March. In the inaugural match, the teams of current champion Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore will clash at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The IPL Governing Council announced the schedule of the first 21 matches on Thursday. These matches will be played at 10 different venues in the country.
In the first 21 matches of IPL 2024, 4 double header matches will be played i.e. 2 matches will be held in a day. All four double header matches will be held on the weekend. The first match of the day will be played from 3:30 pm while the second match will be played from 7:30 pm. Cricket fans will get to see an exciting battle between 10 teams. The schedule of the remaining matches of IPL will be announced early next month after the announcement of the dates of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
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The captains of all 10 franchises are as follows
All-rounder Hardik Pandya will be seen captaining Mumbai Indians while MS Dhoni will lead Chennai Super Kings. Shreyas Iyer will take command of Kolkata Knight Riders, while the command of Royal Challengers Bangalore will be on the shoulders of Faf Du Plessis. Delhi Capitals will be captained by Rishabh Pant while Punjab Kings will be captained by Shikhar Dhawan. The command of Gujarat Titans will be on the shoulders of Shubman Gill, while Lucknow Super Giants will be captained by KL Rahul. David Warner will be seen commanding Sunrisers Hyderabad while Sanju Samson will be in charge of Rajasthan Royals.
Divided into two groups of 5 each
Delhi Capitals will face Punjab Kings on March 23 in Mohali. According to the format, 10 teams have been divided into two groups of 5 each. Each team will play 14 matches in the group stage. Each team will play the other four teams in its group twice at home and at the rival team’s ground. It will face four teams in the second group once each while the remaining two teams will face each other twice. General elections are expected to be held in April-May. Only once, in 2009, was the entire IPL played in South Africa, while in 2014, it was held in the home country and the United Arab Emirates due to the general elections.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: February 22, 2024, 19:00 IST