IPL 2018: Full schedule and venues of the upcoming season
Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings will play the opening game in Mumbai
The eleventh season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is knocking on the door. There will be eight participating teams which will be fighting to claim the championship, scheduled for approximately eight weeks. The formalities started with the retention ceremony which was staged back in December. Thereafter, the auction took place in Bangalore where several players went down the hammer.
While many of them bagged lucrative deals, some of them return empty-handed after remaining unsold. A total of 169 players were brought and a whopping 431.7 crores were exhausted by the franchises over the period of two days. Recently, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has released the itinerary for the upcoming edition.
Opportunity for Delhi, Punjab, and Bangalore
The Chennai Super Kings and the Mumbai Indians will be pitted against each other in the opening game of the event at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Meanwhile, CSK and Rajasthan Royals will be making a comeback replacing the Rising Pune Supergiant and the Gujarat Lions, who played the previous two seasons. However, Rajasthan Royals have been jolted with a body blow by Steve Smith’s suspension.
Meanwhile, Kings XI Punjab, Royal Challengers Bangalore and the Delhi Daredevils would strain every muscle and end their trophy drought. Mumbai Indians are the defending champions and they have retained Rohit Sharma as their leader who would captain the side during the season. RCB ended as the cellar dweller last season and would be looking to turn their fortunes around.
Kolkata Knight Riders have been dealing with some injury concerns ahead of the event and would want the issues to be resolved at the earliest. Apart from the opening game, the Qualifier and the Final would also be played in Mumbai. The tournament will start on April 7 and will carry on till May 27.
Here is the full schedule
No. | Day | Date | Time | Team 1 | Team 2 | Ground | City |
1 | Saturday | 7-Apr | 20:00 | Mumbai Indians | Chennai Super Kings | Wankhede Stadium | Mumbai |
2 | Sunday | 8-Apr | 16:00 | Kings XI Punjab | Delhi Daredevils | IS Bindra Stadium | Mohali |
3 | Sunday | 8-Apr | 20:00 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Eden Gardens | Kolkata |
4 | Monday | 9-Apr | 20:00 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Rajasthan Royals | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium | Hyderabad |
5 | Tuesday | 10-Apr | 20:00 | Chennai Super Kings | Kolkata Knight Riders | MA Chidambaram Stadium | Chennai |
6 | Wednesday | 11-Apr | 20:00 | Rajasthan Royals | Delhi Daredevils | Sawai Mansingh Stadium | Jaipur |
7 | Thursday | 12-Apr | 20:00 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Mumbai Indians | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium | Hyderabad |
8 | Friday | 13-Apr | 20:00 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Kings XI Punjab | M Chinnaswamy Stadium | Bengaluru |
9 | Saturday | 14-Apr | 16:00 | Mumbai Indians | Delhi Daredevils | Wankhede Stadium | Mumbai |
10 | Saturday | 14-Apr | 20:00 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Eden Gardens | Kolkata |
11 | Sunday | 15-Apr | 16:00 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Rajasthan Royals | M Chinnaswamy Stadium | Bengaluru |
12 | Sunday | 15-Apr | 20:00 | Kings XI Punjab | Chennai Super Kings | Holkar Cricket Stadium | Indore |
13 | Monday | 16-Apr | 20:00 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Delhi Daredevils | Eden Gardens | Kolkata |
14 | Tuesday | 17-Apr | 20:00 | Mumbai Indians | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Wankhede Stadium | Mumbai |
15 | Wednesday | 18-Apr | 20:00 | Rajasthan Royals | Kolkata Knight Riders | Sawai Mansingh Stadium | Jaipur |
16 | Thursday | 19-Apr | 20:00 | Kings XI Punjab | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Holkar Cricket Stadium | Indore |
17 | Friday | 20-Apr | 20:00 | Chennai Super Kings | Rajasthan Royals | MA Chidambaram Stadium | Chennai |
18 | Saturday | 21-Apr | 16:00 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Kings XI Punjab | Eden Gardens | Kolkata |
19 | Saturday | 21-Apr | 20:00 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Delhi Daredevils | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium | Bengaluru |
20 | Sunday | 22-Apr | 16:00 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Chennai Super Kings | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium | Hyderabad |
21 | Sunday | 22-Apr | 20:00 | Rajasthan Royals | Mumbai Indians | Sawai Mansingh Stadium | Jaipur |
22 | Monday | 23-Apr | 20:00 | Delhi Daredevils | Kings XI Punjab | Feroz Shah Kotla | Delhi |
23 | Tuesday | 24-Apr | 20:00 | Mumbai Indians | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Wankhede Stadium | Mumbai |
24 | Wednesday | 25-Apr | 20:00 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Chennai Super Kings | M Chinnaswamy Stadium | Bengaluru |
25 | Thursday | 26-Apr | 20:00 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Kings XI Punjab | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium | Hyderabad |
26 | Friday | 27-Apr | 20:00 | Delhi Daredevils | Kolkata Knight Riders | Feroz Shah Kotla Ground | Delhi |
27 | Saturday | 28-Apr | 20:00 | Chennai Super Kings | Mumbai Indians | MA Chidambaram Stadium | Chennai |
28 | Sunday | 29-Apr | 16:00 | Rajasthan Royals | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Sawai Mansingh Stadium | Jaipur |
29 | Sunday | 29-Apr | 20:00 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Kolkata Knight Riders | M Chinnaswamy Stadium | Bengaluru |
30 | Monday | 30-Apr | 20:00 | Chennai Super Kings | Delhi Daredevils | MA Chidambaram Stadium | Chennai |
31 | Tuesday | 1-May | 20:00 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Mumbai Indians | M Chinnaswamy Stadium | Bengaluru |
32 | Wednesday | 2-May | 20:00 | Delhi Daredevils | Rajasthan Royals | Feroz Shah Kotla Ground | Delhi |
33 | Thursday | 3-May | 20:00 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Chennai Super Kings | Eden Gardens | Kolkata |
34 | Friday | 4-May | 20:00 | Kings XI Punjab | Mumbai Indians | IS Bindra Stadium | Mohali |
35 | Saturday | 5-May | 16:00 | Chennai Super Kings | Royal Challengers Bangalore | MA Chidambaram Stadium | Chennai |
36 | Saturday | 5-May | 20:00 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Delhi Daredevils | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium | Hyderabad |
37 | Sunday | 6-May | 16:00 | Mumbai Indians | Kolkata Knight Riders | Wankhede Stadium | Mumbai |
38 | Sunday | 6-May | 20:00 | Kings XI Punjab | Rajasthan Royals | IS Bindra Stadium | Mohali |
39 | Monday | 7-May | 20:00 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium | Hyderabad |
40 | Tuesday | 8-May | 20:00 | Rajasthan Royals | Kings XI Punjab | Sawai Mansingh Stadium | Jaipur |
41 | Wednesday | 9-May | 20:00 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Mumbai Indians | Eden Gardens | Kolkata |
42 | Thursday | 10-May | 20:00 | Delhi Daredevils | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Feroz Shah Kotla Ground | Delhi |
43 | Friday | 11-May | 20:00 | Rajasthan Royals | Chennai Super Kings | Sawai Mansingh Stadium | Jaipur |
44 | Saturday | 12-May | 16:00 | Kings XI Punjab | Kolkata Knight Riders | IS Bindra Stadium | Mohali |
45 | Saturday | 12-May | 20:00 | Delhi Daredevils | Royal Challengers Banglore | Feroz Shah Kotla | Delhi |
46 | Sunday | 13-May | 16:00 | Chennai Super Kings | Sunrisers Hyderabad | MA Chidambaram Stadium | Chennai |
47 | Sunday | 13-May | 20:00 | Mumbai Indians | Rajasthan Royals | Wankhede Stadium | Mumbai |
48 | Monday | 14-May | 20:00 | Kings XI Punjab | Royal Challengers Bangalore | IS Bindra Stadium | Mohali |
49 | Tuesday | 15-May | 20:00 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Rajasthan Royals | Eden Gardens | Kolkata |
50 | Wednesday | 16-May | 20:00 | Mumbai Indians | Kings XI Punjab | Wankhede Stadium | Mumbai |
51 | Thursday | 17-May | 20:00 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Sunrisers Hyderabad | M Chinnaswamy Stadium | Bengaluru |
52 | Friday | 18-May | 20:00 | Delhi Daredevils | Chennai Super Kings | Feroz Shah Kotla Ground | Delhi |
53 | Saturday | 19-May | 16:00 | Rajasthan Royals | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Sawai Mansingh Stadium | Jaipur |
54 | Saturday | 19-May | 20:00 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Kolkata Knight Riders | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium | Hyderabad |
55 | Sunday | 20-May | 16:00 | Delhi Daredevils | Mumbai Indians | Feroz Shah Kotla Ground | Delhi |
56 | Sunday | 20-May | 20:00 | Chennai Super Kings | Kings XI Punjab | MA Chidambaram Stadium | Chennai |
57 | Tuesday | 22-May | 20:00 | Qualifier 1 | Wankhede Stadium | Mumbai | |
58 | Wednesday | 23-May | 20:00 | Eliminator | |||
59 | Friday | 25-May | 20:00 | Qualifier 2 | |||
60 | Sunday | 27-May | 20:00 | Final | Wankhede Stadium | Mumbai |
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