Indian Premier League 2023 IPL 16 Schedule: The schedule of the 16th season of the Indian Premier League was released on Friday (February 17). This time a total of 74 matches will be played in the tournament. The final IPL will be played in Ahmedabad. This time 10 teams have been divided into two groups. Last time Gujarat Titans won the title by defeating Rajasthan Royals in the final. He played in IPL for the first time. Under the captaincy of Hardik, the team won the IPL title on the very first attempt.

It may be noted that the 10 teams of IPL 2023 have been divided into A and B groups. Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders, Rajasthan Royals, Delhi Capitals, and Lucknow Supergiants have been placed in the first group. Whereas, Chennai Super Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Punjab Kings, and Gujarat Titans have been included in the second group. The first match will be played between Chennai and Gujarat Titans on 31st March.

The match will be held at the home ground
IPL 2023 matches will be played at the home grounds of the teams. Matches will be organized in Ahmedabad, Mohali, Lucknow, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata, Jaipur, Mumbai, Guwahati, and Dharamshala. The four teams in the group will qualify for the playoffs. 18 matches will be double header matches. A team will play 14 matches, 7 at home and 7 at the home of the opposition team. There will be 70 league-stage matches between 10 teams. 4 matches will be playoff

First five matches of IPL 2023
Chennai Super Kings vs Gujarat Titans - 31 March.

Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders - 1 April.

Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals - 1 April.

Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals - 2 April.

Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians - 2 April.

It may be noted that for the first time after IPL 2019, all the matches will be played at the home ground. In 2020, IPL was organized in UAE due to Coronavirus. At the same time, matches were played on some grounds in India in 2021, but due to the increase of the epidemic, it was stopped in the middle and completed again in the UAE. In 2022, the tournament was to be played entirely in India, but at certain venues. These included league matches in Mumbai-Pune and playoff matches in Ahmedabad-Kolakat.