The BCCI have released the fixtures for the IPL 2024 season on February 22 in the presence of ICC CEO Geoff Allardyce and BCCI Secretary Jay Shah.
The curtain raiser will witness a blockbuster clash as reigning champions Chennai Super Kings take on Royal Challengers Bangalore at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
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With the general elections in India coming up during April and May, the BCCI have released the fixtures for the first 21 matches which will be conducted in the first 15 days of the tournament.
What is the format of IPL 2024?
A total of 10 teams will participate in IPL 2024. Each team plays the other nine in a round-robin home and away format with the top four qualifying for the play-off. The top two teams in the league will compete in the Qualifier 1 and the winner will make it to the final. The third and fourth-placed teams will compete in an Eliminator. The winner of the eliminator will compete against the team who lost the Qualifier 1 in a Qualifier 2. The winner of Qualifier 2 will then make it to the final.
What time will the matches start in India?
Most of the matches will start at 7:30 pm IST except for double headers which will see the first match starting from 3:30 pm IST.
Complete IPL 2024 match schedule
| Date | Match | Venue | Time (IST) |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 22 | CSK vs RCB | Chennai | 8:00 pm |
| March 23 | PBKS vs DC | Mohali | 3:30 pm |
| March 23 | KKR vs SRH | Kolkata | 7:30 pm |
| March 24 | RR vs LSG | Jaipur | 3:30 pm |
| March 24 | GT vs MI | Ahmedabad | 7:30 pm |
| March 25 | RCB vs PBKS | Bengaluru | 7:30 pm |
| March 26 | CSK vs GT | Chennai | 7:30 pm |
| March 27 | SRH vs MI | Hyderabad | 7:30 pm |
| March 28 | RR vs DC | Jaipur | 7:30 pm |
| March 29 | RCB vs KKR | Bengaluru | 7:30 pm |
| March 30 | LSG vs PBKS | Lucknow | 7:30 pm |
| March 31 | GT vs SRH | Ahmedabad | 3:30 pm |
| March 31 | DC vs CSK | Delhi | 7:30 pm |
| April 1 | MI vs RR | Mumbai | 7:30 pm |
| April 2 | RCB vs LSG | Bengaluru | 7:30 pm |
| April 3 | DC vs KKR | Delhi | 7:30 pm |
| April 4 | GT vs PBKS | Ahmedabad | 7:30 pm |
| April 5 | SRH vs CSK | Hyderabad | 7:30 pm |
| April 6 | RR vs RCB | Jaipur | 7:30 pm |
| April 7 | MI vs DC | Mumbai | 3:30 pm |
| April 7 | LSG vs GT | Lucknow | 7:30 pm |