IPL 2024 Schedule: CSK vs RCB in Season Opener at Chepauk; Gujarat Titans to Face Mumbai Indians

IPL 2024 Schedule: Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore will kickstart the latest season of IPL at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on March 22. The schedule for 21 matches were announced in Phase 1 (March 22 – April 7). After the CSK vs RCB blockbuster, the second game will be between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals, followed by Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad on 23rd March. Rajasthan Royals will open their season against Lucknow Super Giants while Gujarat Titans first game will be against Mumbai Indians – the second game on 24th Match.

CSK vs RCB – 22nd March – Chennai

PBKS vs DC – 23rd March – Mohali

KKR vs SRH – 23rd March – Kolkata

RR vs LSG – 24th March – Jaipur

GT vs MI – 24th March – Ahmedabad

RCB vs PBKS – 25th March – Bengaluru

CSK vs GT – 26th March – Chennai

SRH vs MI – 27th March – Hyderabad

RR vs DC – 28th March – Jaipur

RCB vs KKR – 29th March – Bengaluru

LSG vs PBKS – 30th March – Lucknow

GT vs SRH – 31th March – Ahmedabad

DC vs CSK – 31th March – Vizag

MI vs RR – 1st April – Mumbai

RCB vs LSG – 2nd April – Bengaluru

DC vs KKR – 3rd April – Vizag

GT vs PBKS – 4th April – Ahmedabad

SRH vs CSK – 5th April – hyderabad

RR vs RCB – 6th April – Jaipur

MI vs DC – 7th April – Mumbai

LSG vs GT – 7th April – Lucknow

IPL 2024 Schedule LIVE: CSK vs RCB as Season Opener in Chennai on March 22

There is no thought of moving the IPL out of the country due to the elections and the entire league will be played in India only. Like the 2019 season of the IPL, which clashed with the General Elections, the schedule will be announced in phases and the schedule of the first few games will be announced before the complete schedule – including the qualifiers, eliminator and final – is announced.

Back in 2019, the General Elections as held in seven phases and BCCI announced the schedule of only the first two weeks of the IPL. It is, however, reliably learnt that the BCCI, IPL GC and franchises have had discussions around the tentative schedule and the cash-rich league is likely to begin towards the end of March.

India are currently playing the five-Test series against England and there will be little over a week’s rest for the Test regulars to get ready for the T20 extravaganza. It is a very crucial IPL season for the 2024 T20 World Cup hopefuls as the performances in the league would be taken into account for picking the squad for the ICC event later this year.

In an interaction on the sidelines of an event in Rajkot, BCCI secretary Jay Shah said all national selectors will be attending IPL games at different venues and added that the decision on a new selector is likely to be taken soon.

The BCCI medical team and National Cricket Academy (NCA) will also be closely monitoring the workload of players expected to make the T20 World Cup cut and Shah added that, like previous editions, all franchises will have no option but to follow what “supreme body” decides.

“Franchises will have to follow whatever BCCI decide. BCCI is the supreme body. We are above the franchises,” said Shah.