BCCI has announced the complete schedule for the upcoming 15th season of the Indian premier league. In between the high rush of International cricket, Sourav Ganguly & the top-brass of BCCI have toughly managed to cover up all the loopholes throughout the tournament, like the vulnerability of Covid, the miss-out of big overseas players, hostility from state associations regarding the availability of venues, etc. But, as usual, the BCCI conquered all adversities and flag-off this year’s IPL season.
Let’s take a deep look at the key highlights of this brand new schedule for the 15th edition of IPL
Venues For This Season
BCCI, along with other state cricket associations, has finalised Mumbai & Pune as the two Venues for the proceedings of 70 league matches. In Mumbai, the Wankhede stadium, DY Patil Sports Stadium & Brabourne Cricket Ground will host the matches in the city, and Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) will host the matches do so for the games in Pune. Locations for the play-off encounters haven’t been decided yet, but the speculations indicate Ahmedabad & Kolkata as the highest certainty for the tournament’s final phase. You can find more about the schedule format and teams groupings in our explainer.
Fixtures & Game-Time
As per the schedule, there will be 12 doubleheader encounters in the total 70 matches, but these dual clashes are only scheduled on the weekend days(Sat & Sun). The Timing for the afternoon game will be 3:30 pm & the evening game will commence at 7:30 pm (IST). In total, 70 league games will be played between the 10 teams, and as usual, the top 4 teams will compete in 4 encounters for the war of the trophy in play-offs. Wankhede & DY Patil Stadium will host 20-20 matches in the league phase, while 15-15 matches will be played at Brabourne & MCA cricket stadium.
| Match No. | Day | Date | Match | Time (IST) | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saturday | March 26, 2022 | CSK vs KKR | 7:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
| 2 | Sunday | March 27, 2022 | DC vs MI | 3:30 PM | Brabourne – CCI |
| 3 | Sunday | March 27, 2022 | PBKS vs RCB | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
| 4 | Monday | March 28, 2022 | GT vs LSG | 7:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
| 5 | Tuesday | March 29, 2022 | SRH vs RR | 7:30 PM | MCA Stadium, Pune |
| 6 | Wednesday | March 30, 2022 | RCB vs KKR | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
| 7 | Thursday | March 31, 2022 | LSG vs CSK | 7:30 PM | Brabourne – CCI |
| 8 | Friday | April 1, 2022 | KKR vs PBKS | 7:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
| 9 | Saturday | April 2, 2022 | MI vs RR | 3:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
| 10 | Saturday | April 2, 2022 | GT vs DC | 7:30 PM | MCA Stadium, Pune |
| 11 | Sunday | April 3, 2022 | CSK vs PBKS | 7:30 PM | Brabourne – CCI |
| 12 | Monday | April 4, 2022 | SRH vs LSG | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
| 13 | Tuesday | April 5, 2022 | RR vs RCB | 7:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
| 14 | Wednesday | April 6, 2022 | KKR vs MI | 7:30 PM | MCA Stadium, Pune |
| 15 | Thursday | April 7, 2022 | LSG vs DC | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
| 16 | Friday | April 8, 2022 | PBKS vs GT | 7:30 PM | Brabourne – CCI |
| 17 | Saturday | April 9, 2022 | CSK vs SRH | 3:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
| 18 | Saturday | April 9, 2022 | RCB vs MI | 7:30 PM | MCA Stadium, Pune |
| 19 | Sunday | April 10, 2022 | KKR vs DC | 3:30 PM | Brabourne – CCI |
| 20 | Sunday | April 10, 2022 | RR vs LSG | 7:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
| 21 | Monday | April 11, 2022 | SRH vs GT | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
| 22 | Tuesday | April 12, 2022 | CSK vs RCB | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
| 23 | Wednesday | April 13, 2022 | MI vs PBKS | 7:30 PM | MCA Stadium, Pune |
| 24 | Thursday | April 14, 2022 | RR vs GT | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
| 25 | Friday | April 15, 2022 | SRH vs KKR | 7:30 PM | Brabourne – CCI |
| 26 | Saturday | April 16, 2022 | MI vs LSG | 3:30 PM | Brabourne – CCI |
| 27 | Saturday | April 16, 2022 | DC vs RCB | 7:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
| 28 | Sunday | April 17, 2022 | PBKS vs SRH | 3:30 PM | Brabourne – CCI |
| 29 | Sunday | April 17, 2022 | GT vs CSK | 7:30 PM | MCA Stadium, Pune |
| 30 | Monday | April 18, 2022 | RR vs KKR | 7:30 PM | Brabourne – CCI |
| 31 | Tuesday | April 19, 2022 | LSG vs RCB | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
| 32 | Wednesday | April 20, 2022 | DC vs PBKS | 7:30 PM | MCA Stadium, Pune |
| 33 | Thursday | April 21, 2022 | MI vs CSK | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
| 34 | Friday | April 22, 2022 | DC vs RR | 7:30 PM | MCA Stadium, Pune |
| 35 | Saturday | April 23, 2022 | KKR vs GJ | 3:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
| 36 | Saturday | April 23, 2022 | RCB vs SRH | 7:30 PM | Brabourne – CCI |
| 37 | Sunday | April 24, 2022 | LSG vs MI | 7:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
| 38 | Monday | April 25, 2022 | PBKS vs CSK | 7:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
| 39 | Tuesday | April 26, 2022 | RCB vs RR | 7:30 PM | MCA Stadium, Pune |
| 40 | Wednesday | April 27, 2022 | GT vs SRH | 7:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
| 41 | Thursday | April 28, 2022 | DC vs KKR | 7:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
| 42 | Friday | April 29, 2022 | PBKS vs LSG | 7:30 PM | MCA Stadium, Pune |
| 43 | Saturday | April 30, 2022 | GT vs RCB | 3:30 PM | Brabourne – CCI |
| 44 | Saturday | April 30, 2022 | RR vs MI | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
| 45 | Sunday | May 1, 2022 | DC vs LSG | 3:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
| 46 | Sunday | May 1, 2022 | SRH vs CSK | 7:30 PM | MCA Stadium, Pune |
| 47 | Monday | May 2, 2022 | KKR vs RR | 7:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
| 48 | Tuesday | May 3, 2022 | GT vs PBKS | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
| 49 | Wednesday | May 4, 2022 | RCB vs CSK | 7:30 PM | MCA Stadium, Pune |
| 50 | Thursday | May 5, 2022 | DC vs SRH | 7:30 PM | Brabourne – CCI |
| 51 | Friday | May 6, 2022 | GT vs MI | 7:30 PM | Brabourne – CCI |
| 52 | Saturday | May 7, 2022 | PBKS vs RR | 3:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
| 53 | Saturday | May 7, 2022 | LSG vs KKR | 3:30 PM | MCA Stadium, Pune |
| 54 | Sunday | May 8, 2022 | SRH vs RCB | 3:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
| 55 | Sunday | May 8, 2022 | CSK vs DC | 3:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
| 56 | Monday | May 9, 2022 | MI vs KKR | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
| 57 | Tuesday | May 10, 2022 | LSG vs GT | 7:30 PM | MCA Stadium, Pune |
| 58 | Wednesday | May 11, 2022 | RR vs DC | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
| 59 | Thursday | May 12, 2022 | CSK vs MI | 7:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
| 60 | Friday | May 13, 2022 | RCB vs PBKS | 7:30 PM | Brabourne – CCI |
| 61 | Saturday | May 14, 2022 | KKR vs SRH | 7:30 PM | MCA Stadium, Pune |
| 62 | Sunday | May 15, 2022 | CSK vs GT | 3:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
| 63 | Sunday | May 15, 2022 | LSG vs RR | 7:30 PM | Brabourne – CCI |
| 64 | Monday | May 16, 2022 | PBKS vs DC | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
| 65 | Tuesday | May 17, 2022 | MI vs SRH | 7:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
| 66 | Wednesday | May 18, 2022 | KKR vs LSG | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
| 67 | Thursday | May 19, 2022 | RCB vs GT | 7:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
| 68 | Friday | May 20, 2022 | RR vs CSK | 7:30 PM | Brabourne – CCI |
| 69 | Saturday | May 21, 2022 | MI vs DC | 7:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
| 70 | Sunday | May 22, 2022 | SRH vs PBKS | 7:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium |
Availability of Overseas Players
Many overseas candidates may miss a few games for their franchises due to the heavy juncture of International matches and series. The 3-match ODI & 2-match test series between Bangladesh & South Africa will commence from March 18, so there is a massive possibility that SA heavyweights like Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, David Miller & Rassie van der Dusen may miss almost half the season for their respective franchises. Even just after the declaration of the IPL schedule, Cricket South Africa(CSA) has put their players in a dilemma by forcing them to opt for anyone between Nation or Franchise Cricket. A few days before, there was a question mark on the availability of English players, but the ECB has sorted out it wisely.
Loopholes In The Schedule
The major discrepancy in the schedule of IPL 2022 is a slight advantage of conditions & home crowd, which resides in favor of Mumbai Indians. MI is playing 11 league matches out of their 14 on their home grounds of Mumbai. Many other franchises like KKR, RCB, PBKS detract from this highly contentious stuff in the scheduling; even the suggestions have come out from the franchises that MI should play all its league matches away from Mumbai city. The selection of only two Venues also created some heat between the franchises & BCCI, as many franchises picked up players in the auction by keeping their home conditions in mind. Rajasthan Royals has picked Heavy spinners in the auction like R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, KC Cariappa from the perspective of Spin friendly conditions at Sawai Mansingh Cricket Stadium, Jaipur. Delhi Capitals also implemented the same strategy in the auction as per the slow & dry pitch conditions of Feroz Shah Kotla.
