IPL 2023 is all set to begin on 31 March 2023 and the fans are excited to witness yet another thrilling IPL Season. The first match of the 16th edition of the Indian Premier League will be held at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. The debut match of this season is between the defending champions Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings. We are about to witness the most entertaining T20 Cricket once again here. IPL has been an entertaining event for Indians since its beginning.
The 16th IPL season will have 74 league-stage matches and will span over the time of 52 days. Each team will get to play 14 matches and 7 of them will be home games and 7 will be away games. This will give a perfect balance of playing in the comforts of their home ground and the challenge of playing an away game.
The IPL 2023 team list includes 10 teams in total including the last year champions Gujarat Titans. The list of the teams playing in this IPL season are:
- Mumbai Indians
- Chennai Super Kings
- Rajasthan Royals
- Kolkata Knight Riders
- Delhi Capitals
- Lucknow Super Kings
- Punjab Kings
- Sunrisers Hyderabad
- Royal Challengers Bangalore
- Gujarat Titans
Teams and venues of IPL 2023
Teams | Venues |
Mumbai Indians | Wankhede Stadium |
Chennai Super Kings | M.A Chidambaram Stadium |
Rajasthan Royals | Sawai Mansingh Stadium |
Kolkata Knight Riders | Eden Gardens |
Delhi Capitals | Arun Jaitley Stadium |
Lucknow Super Kings | BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium |
Punjab Kings | Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium |
Royal Challengers Bangalore | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium |
Gujarat Titans | Narendra Modi Stadium |
Sunrisers Hyderabad | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium |
Gujarat Titans achieved the feat of winning the title in the first IPL season itself. The team emerged victorious under the captaincy of Hardik Pandya. Winning the title in the first season itself is indeed a spectacular achievement. That season proved the potential of Hardik Pandya as a captain. His captaincy skills were impeccable. The team initially didn’t look promising but their performance throughout the season was off the roof.
This season is expected to be the most entertaining as the teams have managed to pull the best talents in their team. Every team is armed with highly skilled players and there is a high level of competition this year. There have been a lot of expensive auctions this year.
The debut IPL match will be happening at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad which was previously known as Sardar Vallabhai Patel Stadium. This is probably the best place to begin this IPL Season with the seating capability of 132,000 spectators.
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