BCCI RELEASES SCHEDULE FOR IPL 2022
(The Quiver): Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sunday announced the complete schedule of the Indian Premier League 2022. The 10-team IPL season will get underway on March 26 with a marquee battle between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders, a repeat of last year’s final, at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
On March 27, the league will stage its first double-header starting off with a Day game at Brabourne where the Delhi Capitals will square off against Mumbai Indians. The DY Patil Stadium will host the clash between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore at night,” a release from IPL said.
The MCA Stadium in Pune will host its first game on March 29 when Sunrisers Hyderabad will take on Rajasthan Royals. The tournament will see a total of 70 league matches and 4 Playoff games being played in the duration of 65 days. In all, 20 matches each will be held at Wankhede Stadium and DY Patil Stadium, while 15 matches each will be played at Brabourne and MCA International stadium.
There will be 12 double headers in total with the first match starting at 3:30PM IST. All evening matches will start at 7:30PM IST,” it said. The final game of the league stage will be played between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings on May 22.
As per the groupings, Group A in the league comprises of Mumbai Indians, KKR, Rajasthan Royals, Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Supergiants, while group B will have CSK, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Punjab Kings and Gujarat Titans.
