IPL Schedule 2022

The 15th edition of the Indian Premier League is a few weeks away from getting underway as ten teams will be immensely battle it out for the prestigious trophy. The inclusion of two new teams, Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans meant that the format of the tournament has now been slightly changed.

The ten teams of IPL 2022 have now been divided into two groups on the basis of their championship titles and the number of final appearances they have made. Each of the franchises will play 14 league games, leading up to 70 league games overall in IPL 2022. Each team will play the teams of their own group and one team from the other group twice and will play the remaining four teams once as per the new IPL schedule. There will also be 12 doubleheaders in the season, starting from March 26 to May 29.

Meanwhile, Wankhede Stadium and Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai, DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, and MCA International Stadium in Pune, will be the four designated venues for the league phases while the venues for the playoffs will be announced later. A lot of youngsters have made their way from the IPL into the international circuit including the IPL orange cap holder of the last IPL, Ruturaj Gaikwad.

The same is the case for Harshal Patel, who made his Team India debut last year after bagging the IPL purple cap in the 2021 season. Meanwhile, the IPL participants will have to get into their team’s bio bubble and will undergo three days of quarantine before that. Defending champions Chennai Super Kings will take on Kolkata Knight Riders in the opening game of the tournament this year at the Wankhede Stadium.

2. Gujarat Titans (GT)  Schedule 2022