IPL 2023 is all set to kick off on 31st March 2023 with a blockbuster match between the defending champions Gujarat Titans and the four time IPL winners Chennai Super Kings at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Stadium. A total of 74 matches are going to be played in this year’s IPL, which makes the event to expand about two months in total. Here we have covered everything you need to know about IPL 2023 schedule, start date and time of all matches, team squads and playoff dates.
IPL 2023 Schedule
The official schedule of IPL 2023 was announced on 17th February 2023 by Board of Cricket Council of India (BCCI). The first match in the group stage of IPL 2023 is scheduled to be played at Narendra Modi Stadium between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings on 31st March 2023. On the other hand, the last match of the group stage of IPL 2023 will be played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Titans at Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
April 1 will see the first double-header day of the season, where Punjab Kings will go against Kolkata Knight Riders in Mohali, and Lucknow Super Giants will take on Delhi Capitals in Lucknow. The upcoming season of IPL 2023 will have 18 double headers, with the day games starting at 3:30 PM IST and the evening games starting at 07:30 PM IST. Below is the full IPL 2023 schedule in detail.
IPL 2023 Full Schedule:
| Match Date | Match Time | Home Team | Away Team | Match Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2023 | 7:30 PM | Gujarat Titans | Chennai Super Kings | Ahmedabad |
| 1 April 2023 | 3:30 PM | Punjab Kings | Kolkata Knight Riders | Mohali |
| 1 April 2023 | 7:30 PM | Lucknow Super Giants | Delhi Capitals | Lucknow |
| 2 April 2023 | 3:30 PM | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Rajasthan Royals | Hyderabad |
| 2 April 2023 | 7:30 PM | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Mumbai Indians | Bengaluru |
| 3 April 2023 | 7:30 PM | Chennai Super Kings | Lucknow Super Giants | Chennai |
| 4 April 2023 | 7:30 PM | Delhi Capitals | Gujarat Titans | Delhi |
| 5 April 2023 | 7:30 PM | Rajasthan Royals | Punjab Kings | Guwahati |
| 6 April 2023 | 7:30 PM | Kolkata Knight Riders | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Kolkata |
| 7 April 2023 | 7:30 PM | Lucknow Super Giants | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Lucknow |
| 8 April 2023 | 3:30 PM | Rajasthan Royals | Delhi Capitals | Guwahati |
| 8 April 2023 | 7:30 PM | Mumbai Indians | Chennai Super Kings | Mumbai |
| 9 April 2023 | 3:30 PM | Gujarat Titans | Kolkata Knight Riders | Ahmedabad |
| 9 April 2023 | 7:30 PM | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Punjab Kings | Hyderabad |
| 10 April 2023 | 3:30 PM | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Lucknow Super Giants | Bengaluru |
| 11 April 2023 | 7:30 PM | Delhi Capitals | Mumbai Indians | Delhi |
| 12 April 2023 | 7:30 PM | Chennai Super Kings | Rajasthan Royals | Chennai |
| 13 April 2023 | 7:30 PM | Punjab Kings | Gujarat Titans | Mohali |
| 14 April 2023 | 7:30 PM | Kolkata Knight Riders | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Kolkata |
| 15 April 2023 | 3:30 PM | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Delhi Capitals | Bengaluru |
| 15 April 2023 | 7:30 PM | Lucknow Super Giants | Punjab Kings | Lucknow |
| 16 April 2023 | 3:30 PM | Mumbai Indians | Kolkata Knight Riders | Mumbai |
| 16 April 2023 | 7:30 PM | Gujarat Titans | Rajasthan Royals | Ahmedabad |
| 17 April 2023 | 7:30 PM | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Chennai Super Kings | Bengaluru |
| 18 April 2023 | 7:30 PM | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Mumbai Indians | Hyderabad |
| 19 April 2023 | 7:30 PM | Rajasthan Royals | Lucknow Super Giants | Jaipur |
| 20 April 2023 | 3:30 PM | Punjab Kings | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Mohali |
| 20 April 2023 | 7:30 PM | Delhi Capitals | Kolkata Knight Riders | Delhi |
| 21 April 2023 | 7:30 PM | Chennai Super Kings | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Chennai |
| 22 April 2023 | 3:30 PM | Lucknow Super Giants | Gujarat Titans | Lucknow |
| 22 April 2023 | 7:30 PM | Mumbai Indians | Punjab Kings | Mumbai |
| 23 April 2023 | 3:30 PM | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Rajasthan Royals | Bengaluru |
| 23 April 2023 | 7:30 PM | Kolkata Knight Riders | Chennai Super Kings | Kolkata |
| 24 April 2023 | 7:30 PM | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Delhi Capitals | Hyderabad |
| 25 April 2023 | 7:30 PM | Gujarat Titans | Mumbai Indians | Ahmedabad |
| 26 April 2023 | 7:30 PM | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Kolkata Knight Riders | Bengaluru |
| 27 April 2023 | 7:30 PM | Rajasthan Royals | Chennai Super Kings | Jaipur |
| 28 April 2023 | 7:30 PM | Punjab Kings | Lucknow Super Giants | Mohali |
| 29 April 2023 | 3:30 PM | Kolkata Knight Riders | Gujarat Titans | Kolkata |
| 29 April 2023 | 7:30 PM | Delhi Capitals | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Delhi |
| 30 April 2023 | 3:30 PM | Chennai Super Kings | Punjab Kings | Chennai |
| 30 April 2023 | 7:30 PM | Mumbai Indians | Rajasthan Royals | Mumbai |
| 1 May 2023 | 7:30 PM | Lucknow Super Giants | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Lucknow |
| 2 May 2023 | 7:30 PM | Gujarat Titans | Delhi Capitals | Ahmedabad |
| 3 May 2023 | 7:30 PM | Punjab Kings | Mumbai Indians | Mohali |
| 4 May 2023 | 3:30 PM | Lucknow Super Giants | Chennai Super Kings | Lucknow |
| 4 May 2023 | 7:30 PM | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Kolkata Knight Riders | Hyderabad |
| 5 May 2023 | 7:30 PM | Rajasthan Royals | Gujarat Titans | Jaipur |
| 6 May 2023 | 3:30 PM | Chennai Super Kings | Mumbai Indians | Chennai |
| 6 May 2023 | 7:30 PM | Delhi Capitals | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Delhi |
| 7 May 2023 | 3:30 PM | Gujarat Titans | Lucknow Super Giants | Ahmedabad |
| 7 May 2023 | 7:30 PM | Rajasthan Royals | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Jaipur |
| 8 May 2023 | 7:30 PM | Kolkata Knight Riders | Punjab Kings | Kolkata |
| 9 May 2023 | 7:30 PM | Mumbai Indians | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Mumbai |
| 10 May 2023 | 7:30 PM | Chennai Super Kings | Delhi Capitals | Chennai |
| 11 May 2023 | 7:30 PM | Kolkata Knight Riders | Rajasthan Royals | Kolkata |
| 12 May 2023 | 7:30 PM | Mumbai Indians | Gujarat Titans | Mumbai |
| 13 May 2023 | 3:30 PM | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Lucknow Super Giants | Hyderabad |
| 13 May 2023 | 7:30 PM | Delhi Capitals | Punjab Kings | Delhi |
| 14 May 2023 | 3:30 PM | Rajasthan Royals | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Jaipur |
| 14 May 2023 | 7:30 PM | Chennai Super Kings | Kolkata Knight Riders | Chennai |
| 15 May 2023 | 7:30 PM | Gujarat Titans | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Ahmedabad |
| 16 May 2023 | 7:30 PM | Lucknow Super Giants | Mumbai Indians | Lucknow |
| 17 May 2023 | 7:30 PM | Punjab Kings | Delhi Capitals | Dharamshala |
| 18 May 2023 | 7:30 PM | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Hyderabad |
| 19 May 2023 | 7:30 PM | Punjab Kings | Rajasthan Royals | Dharamshala |
| 20 May 2023 | 3:30 PM | Delhi Capitals | Chennai Super Kings | Delhi |
| 20 May 2023 | 7:30 PM | Kolkata Knight Riders | Lucknow Super Giants | Kolkata |
| 21 May 2023 | 3:30 PM | Mumbai Indians | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Mumbai |
| 21 May 2023 | 7:30 PM | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Gujarat Titans | Bengaluru |
IPL 2023 Venues
A total of 12 venues are going to used for all 74 matches in the IPL 2023. Below is the full list of IPL 2023 venues.
IPL 203 Venues:
- Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
- Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali
- Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
- Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
- Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
- Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
- Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
- Eden Gardens Stadium, Kolkata
- Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
- Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati
- Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala
- M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
IPL 2023 Total Matches
IPL 2023 will have a total of 74 matches, including the eliminator, semifinals and the final. There will be a total of 70 league matches which will be played across 52 days on 12 venues that are finalised for the tournament.
IPL 2023 Matches Start Date and Time
IPL 2023 schedule states that the tournament will begin with a match between CSK and GT on 31st March 2023. There will be a total of 18 double headers in IPL 2023, and the day matches in the league will begin at 3:30 PM IST, while the night matches are going to start at 7:30 PM IST in IPL 2023. The last match of the group stage will be played at Bengaluru Stadium on 21st May 2023 between RCB and GT.
IPL 2023 Playoffs Schedule
IPL 2023 playoffs schedule has not been announced by the IPL governing council as of yet now. However, you can expect the final of the tournament to be played at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on or before 31st May 2023.
IPL 2023 Team Squads
Gujarat Titans: Hardik Pandya (C), Shubman Gill, Kane Williamson, David Miller, Abhinav Manohar, Sai Sudharsan, Wriddhiman Saha, Matthew Wade, KS Bharat, Rashid Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Vijay Shankar, Mohammed Shami, Alzarri Joseph, Yash Dayal, Pradeep Sangwan, Darshan Nalkande, Jayant Yadav, R Sai Kishore, Noor Ahmad, Odean Smith, Shivam Mavi, Mohit Sharma, Joshua Little, Urvil Patel
Lucknow Super Giants: KL Rahul (C), Ayush Badoni, Nicholas Pooran, Karan Sharma, Manan Vohra, Quinton de Kock, Marcus Stoinis, Krishnappa Gowtham, Deepak Hooda, Kyle Mayers, Krunal Pandya, Avesh Khan, Mohsin Khan, Mark Wood, Mayank Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Jaydev Unadkat, Yash Thakur, Daniel Sams, Romario Shepherd, Amit Mishra, Prerak Mankad, Swapnil Singh, Naveen Ul Haq, Yudhvir Charak
Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan (C), Shahrukh Khan, Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma, Raj Bawa, Rishi Dhawan, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Liam Livingstone, Harpreet Bhatia, Vidwath Kevarappa, Atharva Taide, Arshdeep Singh, Baltej Singh, Nathan Ellis, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Brar, Mohit Rathee, Shivam Singh
Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Joe Root, Shimron Hetmyer, Devdutt Padikkal, Jos Buttler, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Jason Holder, Donovan Ferreira, Kunal Rathore, Adam Zampa, KM Asif, Murugan Ashwin, Akash Vashisht, Prasidh Krishna, Trent Boult, Obed McCoy, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Sen, Kuldip Yadav, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, KC Cariappa, Abul PA
Delhi Capitals: Aman Khan (T), Phil Salt, Anrich Nortje, Axar Patel, Chetan Sakariya, Manish Pandey, Mukesh Kumar, David Warner, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kuldeep Yadav, Lalit Yadav, Lungisani Ngidi, Mitchell Marsh, Mustafizur Rahman, Pravin Dubey, Prithvi Shaw, Rilee Rossouw Ripal Patel, Rishabh Pant, Rovman Powell, Sarfaraz Khan, Syed Khaleel Ahmed, Vicky Ostwal, Yash Dhull, Ishant Sharma
Kolkata Knight Riders: Andre Russell, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Lockie Ferguson (T), Nitish Rana, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (T), Rinku Singh, Shardul Thakur (T), Shreyas Iyer (C), Sunil Narine, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Venkatesh Iyer, N Jagadeesan, Vaibhav Arora, Suyash Sharma, David Wiese, Kulwant Khejroliya, Litton Das, Mandeep Singh
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abdul Samad, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Glenn Phillips, Kartik Tyagi, Marco Jansen, Rahul Tripathi, T. Natarajan, Umran Malik, Washington Sundar, Harry Brook, Mayank Agarwal, Heinrich Klaasen, Adil Rashid, Vivrant Sharma, Samarth Vyas, Sanvir Singh, Upendra Singh Yadav, Mayank Dagar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Akeal Hosein, Anmolpreet Singh
Chennai Super Kings: Ambati Rayudu, Deepak Chahar, Devon Conway, Dwaine Pretorius, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Mitchell Santner, Moeen Ali, Ben Stokes, MS Dhoni (C), Mukesh Choudhary, Prashant Solanki, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Ravindra Jadeja, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shivam Dube, Simarjeet Singh, Subhranshu Senapati, Tushar Deshpande, Bhagath Varma, Ajay Mandal, Kyle Jamieson, Nishant Sandhu, Mayank Markande, Ajinkya Rahane
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Akash Deep, Anuj Rawat, David Willey, Dinesh Karthik, Faf Du Plessis (C), Finn Allen, Glenn Maxwell, Harshal Patel, Josh Hazlewood, Karn Sharma, Mahipal Lomror, Mohammed Siraj, Rajat Patidar, Shahbaz Ahamad, Siddharth Kaul, Suyash Prabhudessai, Virat Kohli, Wanindu Hasaranga, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma, Manoj Bhandage, Rajan Kumar, Avinash Singh, Sonu Yadav
Mumbai Indians: Akash Madhwal, Arjun Tendulkar, Cameron Green, Dewald Brevis, Hrithik Shokeen, Ishan Kishan, Jason Behrendorff (T), Jasprit Bumrah, Jofra Archer, Kumar Kartikeya Singh, Mohd. Arshad Khan, N. Tilak Varma, Ramandeep Singh, Rohit Sharma (C), Suryakumar Yadav, Tim David, Tristan Stubbs, Raghav Goyal, Nehal Wadhera, Shams Mulani, Vishnu Vinod, Duan Jansen, Piyush Chawla, Jhye Richardson
IPL 2023 Live Streaming: When and Where to Watch all IPL 2023 Matches
The live streaming rights of telecasting all matches of IPL 2023 on televsion are with Star Sports Network. On the other hand, the live streaming rights of IPL 2023 on digital streaming platform are with JioCinema. You can watch the match IPL 2023 matches live on Star Sports Network Channels in India on TV and online on JioCinema.