Champions Chennai Super Kings will take on Kolkata Knight Riders in a repeat of 2021 final on opening day of Indian Premier League 2022 season, as the Board of Control for Cricket in India on Sunday announced the schedule for tournament which will be held in Mumbai and Pune.

A total number of 70 league matches and four playoff games will be played in the duration of 65 days.

The 15th season will start on March 26 at the Wankhede stadium with a clash between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders.

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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.

The MCA Stadium in Pune will host its first game on March 29 when Sunrisers Hyderabad take on Rajasthan Royals.

In all, 20 matches each will be held at Wankhede Stadium and DY Patil Stadium, 15 matches each at Brabourne and MCA International stadium, Pune.

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There will be 12 double headers in total with the first match starting at 3.30 pm IST. All evening matches will start at 7.30 pm IST.

The final game of the league stage will be played between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings on May 22 at the Wankhede Stadium.

The schedule for the playoffs and the IPL 2022 final to be played on May 29 will be announced later.

IPL 2022 schedule

S.No Dat Date Match-up Time Venue
1 Sat 26-03-22 CSK vs KKR 7:30 PM Wankhede Stadium
2 Sun 27-03-22 DC vs MI 3:30 PM Brabourne - CCI
3 Sun 27-03-22 PBKS vs RCB 7:30 PM DY Patil Stadium
4 Mon 28-03-22 GT vs LSG 7:30 PM Wankhede Stadium
5 Tue 29-03-22 SRH vs RR 7:30 PM MCA Stadium, Pune
6 Wed 30-03-22 RCB vs KKR 7:30 PM DY Patil Stadium
7 Thu 31-03-22 LSG vs CSK 7:30 PM Brabourne - CCI
8 Fri 01-04-22 KKR vs PBKS 7:30 PM Wankhede Stadium
9 Sat 02-04-22 MI vs RR 3:30 PM DY Patil Stadium
10 Sat 02-04-22 GT vs DC 7:30 PM MCA Stadium, Pune
11 Sun 03-04-22 CSK vs PBKS 7:30 PM Brabourne - CCI
12 Mon 04-04-22 SRH vs LSG 7:30 PM DY Patil Stadium
13 Tue 05-04-22 RR vs RCB 7:30 PM Wankhede Stadium
14 Wed 06-04-22 KKR vs MI 7:30 PM MCA Stadium, Pune
15 Thu 07-04-22 LSG vs DC 7:30 PM DY Patil Stadium
16 Fri 08-04-22 PBKS vs GT 7:30 PM Brabourne - CCI
17 Sat 09-04-22 CSK vs SRH 3:30 PM DY Patil Stadium
18 Sat 09-04-22 RCB vs MI 7:30 PM MCA Stadium, Pune
19 Sun 10-04-22 KKR vs DC 3:30 PM Brabourne - CCI
20 Sun 10-04-22 RR vs LSG 7:30 PM Wankhede Stadium
21 Mon 11-04-22 SRH vs GT 7:30 PM DY Patil Stadium
22 Tue 12-04-22 CSK vs RCB 7:30 PM DY Patil Stadium
23 Wed 13-04-22 MI vs PBKS 7:30 PM MCA Stadium, Pune
24 Thu 14-04-22 RR vs GT 7:30 PM DY Patil Stadium
25 Fri 15-04-22 SRH vs KKR 7:30 PM Brabourne - CCI
26 Sat 16-04-22 MI vs LSG 3:30 PM Brabourne - CCI
27 Sat 16-04-22 DC vs RCB 7:30 PM Wankhede Stadium
28 Sun 17-04-22 PBKS vs SRH 3:30 PM DY Patil Stadium
29 Sun 17-04-22 GT vs CSK 7:30 PM MCA Stadium, Pune
30 Mon 18-04-22 RR vs KKR 7:30 PM Brabourne - CCI
31 Tue 19-04-22 LSG vs RCB 7:30 PM DY Patil Stadium
32 Wed 20-04-22 DC vs PBKS 7:30 PM MCA Stadium, Pune
33 Thu 21-04-22 MI vs CSK 7:30 PM DY Patil Stadium
34 Fri 22-04-22 DC vs RR 7:30 PM MCA Stadium, Pune
35 Sat 23-04-22 KKR vs GT 3:30 PM DY Patil Stadium
36 Sat 23-04-22 RCB vs SRH 7:30 PM Brabourne - CCI
37 Sun 24-04-22 LSG vs MI 7:30 PM Wankhede Stadium
38 Mon 25-04-22 PBKS vs CSK 7:30 PM Wankhede Stadium
39 Tue 26-04-22 RCB vs RR 7:30 PM MCA Stadium, Pune
40 Wed 27-04-22 GT vs SRH 7:30 PM Wankhede Stadium
41 Thu 28-04-22 DC vs KKR 7:30 PM Wankhede Stadium
42 Fri 29-04-22 PBKS vs LSG 7:30 PM MCA Stadium, Pune
43 Sat 30-04-22 GT vs RCB 3:30 PM Brabourne - CCI
44 Sat 30-04-22 RR vs MI 7:30 PM DY Patil Stadium
45 Sun 01-05-22 DC vs LSG 3:30 PM Wankhede Stadium
46 Sun 01-05-22 SRH vs CSK 7:30 PM MCA Stadium, Pune
47 Mon 02-05-22 KKR vs RR 7:30 PM Wankhede Stadium
48 Tue 03-05-22 GT vs PBKS 7:30 PM DY Patil Stadium
49 Wed 04-05-22 RCB vs CSK 7:30 PM MCA Stadium, Pune
50 Thu 05-05-22 DC vs SRH 7:30 PM Brabourne - CCI
51 Fri 06-05-22 GT vs MI 7:30 PM Brabourne - CCI
52 Sat 07-05-22 PBKS vs RR 3:30 PM Wankhede Stadium
53 Sat 07-05-22 LSG vs KKR 7:30 PM MCA Stadium, Pune
54 Sun 08-05-22 SRH vs RCB 3:30 PM Wankhede Stadium
55 Sun 08-05-22 CSK vs DC 7:30 PM DY Patil Stadium
56 Mon 09-05-22 MI vs KKR 7:30 PM DY Patil Stadium
57 Tue 10-05-22 LSG vs GT 7:30 PM MCA Stadium, Pune
58 Wed 11-05-22 RR vs DC 7:30 PM DY Patil Stadium
59 Thu 12-05-22 CSK vs MI 7:30 PM Wankhede Stadium
60 Fri 13-05-22 RCB vs PBKS 7:30 PM Brabourne - CCI
61 Sat 14-05-22 KKR vs SRH 7:30 PM MCA Stadium, Pune
62 Sun 15-05-22 CSK vs GT 3:30 PM Wankhede Stadium
63 Sun 15-05-22 LSG vs RR 7:30 PM Brabourne - CCI
64 Mon 16-05-22 PBKS vs DC 7:30 PM DY Patil Stadium
65 Tue 17-05-22 MI vs SRH 7:30 PM Wankhede Stadium
66 Wed 18-05-22 KKR vs LSG 7:30 PM DY Patil Stadium
67 Thu 19-05-22 RCB vs GT 7:30 PM Wankhede Stadium
68 Fri 20-05-22 RR vs CSK 7:30 PM Brabourne - CCI
69 Sat 21-05-22 MI vs DC 7:30 PM Wankhede Stadium
70 Sun 22-05-22 SRH vs PBKS 7:30 PM Wankhede Stadium