IPL 2023: Rajasthan Royals will play their first two home matches in Guwahati. After that the rest of the matches will be held in Jaipur. Punjab Kings will play five of their home matches in Mohali and the last two home matches in Dharamsala. The schedule for the playoffs and finals will be announced later.
IPL 2023 News in Odia: New Delhi: T20 Cricket (IPL 2023) Mahakumbh IPL (IPL Tournament) is going to start from Friday 2023. Defending champions Gujarat Giants will take on Chennai Super Kings in the first match at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. There will be a total of 70 league matches in this season of IPL (IPL 2023). In which there will be 18 double headers. IPL will be played in 12 cities Ahmedabad, Mohali, Lucknow, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata, Jaipur, Mumbai, Guwahati and Dharamshala. Each team will play seven matches at their home and other stadiums.
Rajasthan Royals will play their first two home matches in Guwahati. After that the rest of the matches will be held in Jaipur. Punjab Kings will play five of their home matches in Mohali and the last two home matches in Dharamsala. The schedule for the playoffs and finals will be announced later.
Presentation of famous artists in the opening ceremony
The opening ceremony of this season will also be held on Friday. Which will be seen after about 5 years. Apart from Bollywood actress Rashmika Dunna, Tamannaah Bhatia, singer Arijit Singh is said to perform in the opening ceremony of IPL. Apart from this, Katrina Kaif and Tiger Shroff are also going to perform in the opening ceremony.
Last year's winner
Hardik Pandya's team Gujarat Titans won the IPL last year. Jos Buttler scored the most runs. He scored 863 runs in 17 matches and won the Orange Cap. RR's Yuzvendra Chahal won the Purple Cap after taking 27 wickets in 17 matches.
New rule in this edition
This time five new rules will be applicable in IPL 2023. If DRS can be used for wide and no ball then the impact player rule will also apply. Through this, an additional player can be brought in for bowling or batting in the middle of the match. Fielding penalty has also been implemented for slow over rate. If a team does not bowl its over within the stipulated time, only four fielders will be allowed outside the 30 yards instead of five in each over. The playing XI will be selected after the toss. After this the rule of deadball and five penalty runs will apply. According to this, penalty will be given on wrong movement of wicketkeeper or fielder.
