IPL 2023 Schedule, Teams, Players, Matches, Venues, Timings, and Results
India’s most anticipated cricket league, the Indian Premier League, better known as the IPL, is scheduled to start on the 31st of March 2023. Check here for the full IPL 2023 schedule, matches, teams, players, and winners of the IPL.
IPL 2023 Schedule and Matches: The Indian Premier League, commonly known as IPL, is one of the most popular T20 cricket leagues in the world. IPL 2023 is the upcoming season of the tournament and promises to bring together some of the best cricketing talents from across the globe. The tournament features a total of eight teams, representing different cities in India, who compete against each other in a round-robin format followed by playoffs.
Fans are looking forward to an exciting cricketing extravaganza as the tournament showcases some of the biggest names in the game, both established veterans and up-and-coming players. The biggest cricket league in India is starting and fans are finding it hard to remain calm.
Today (March 31st) is the inaugural day of the 16th edition of the cricket league. The first match of the season will have two of the top teams competing against each other at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. Four-time title winners Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will play against current champions Gujarat Titans (GT) at the inaugural match starting at 7:30 PM IST. The match between Mahendra Singh Dhoni, CSK's captain and Hardik Pandya, GT's captain will be a spectacle to see,
In this article, we will take a closer look at the IPL 2023 schedule, matches, teams, players, and results to give you an insight into what to expect from this much-awaited cricket tournament.
Full IPL 2023 Schedule: Match Start Dates, and Timings
The BCCI has officially announced that IPL season 2023 will begin on 31st March. The 70 league-stage matches for the 16th season of the Indian Premier League are slated to take place across 52 days at 12 locations. The season's first match will take place between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings.
Here is the complete IPL 2023 schedule.
IPL 2023 Players List and Squad
Each IPL team has the freedom to select the number of players they want to have in their squad. However, there is a minimum requirement of 18 players and a maximum limit of 25 players per franchise. This allows teams to have flexibility in their selection process without feeling pressured to purchase a certain number of players. Consequently, some teams prefer to have a smaller squad with only 18-22 players, while others opt to go all out and have a maximum of 25 players. Ultimately, the number of players a franchise chooses to have in its squad is at its discretion.
The auction for IPL 2023 was held last year in December 2022. English cricketer Sam Curran became the most expensive player to be bought in the history of IPL. Curran was bought by Punjab Kings for a whopping amount of Rs. 18.50 crores. Cameron Green (Rs 17.50 crores) is the 2nd most expensive player in IPL history, followed by Ben Stokes (Rs 16.25 crores) and Chris Morris (Rs 16.25 crores) Here is the team-wise list of players participating in the IPL 2023 season.