Indian Premier League (IPL) is back and is scheduled to begin from March 22. The 17th season of IPL will start with defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) clashing with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at their home arena, MA Chidambaram Stadium.
Last year’s runners-up Gujarat Titans (GT) and five-time champions Mumbai Indians (MI) will square off against each other in a mouth-watering clash on March 24 at Ahmedabad.
Pandya will be leading MI this time, replacing Rohit Sharma while Shubman Gill has taken over the captaincy of GT. On the same day, Rajasthan Royals and Lucknow Super Giants will be starting their campaign at Jaipur.
Delhi Capitals will be playing their home fixtures at Vizag on March 31 and April 3 against CSK and Kolkata Knight Riders respectively. Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium will not be available to host the matches just days after hosting the Women’s Premier League final on March 17.
In what will be the first-ever double-header on March 23, Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals will launch their campaign against each other at Mohali while two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders will get their campaign underway in Kolkata.
The schedule till April 7 has been revealed as of now, with the remainder to be announced later.
(Inputs from ANI)