The IPL will begin its 16th season when the Gujarat Titans meet the Chennai Super Kings to start the new campaign.
The Titans entered the competition in 2022 and made an almost instant impact by being crowned champions in their first-ever season, under the watchful guidance of captain Hardik Pandya.
The 2023 season will consist of 74 matches, with 10 teams doing battle.
Here The Sporting News brings you everything you need to know about IPL 2023.
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When does IPL 2023 start?
IPL 2023 gets underway on March 31, as the Gujarat Titans meet the Chennai Super Kings.
Over the following two months, the 10 teams will battle it out, with one eye on the final, to be held on May 28.
The 10 franchises will be divided into two groups of five and will play seven home and seven away games against teams from the opposite group.
The sides within the same group will play each other once. The 74 matches will be played across 12 venues, from Jaipur to Kolkata.
Fans won't have to wait long for a 2022 final rematch when the Titans face off against the Rajasthan Royals on April 16th in Ahmedabad.
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IPL 2023 rules: DRS and Impact Player
The rules for IPL 2023 remain largely the same, but this season teams can use DRS to review wides and no-balls. The new review system was used in the first season of the Women’s Premier League recently.
This season there will also be a new Impact Player rule, allowing every team to replace one of their on-field players with any of the four substitutes at anytime during the match.
IPL 2023 groups
Group A | Group B |
Mumbai Indians | Chennai Super Kings |
Kolkata Knight Riders | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
Rajasthan Royals | Gujarat Titans |
Delhi Capitals | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
Lucknow Super Giants | Punjab Kings |
IPL 2023 schedule
| Dates | Home Team | Away Team | Venue | Time (AEDT) | Time (IST) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31/3/2023 | Gujarat Titans | Chennai Super Kings | Ahmedabad | 1:00am (+1) | 7:30pm |
| 1/4/2023 | Punjab | Kolkata Knight Riders | Mohali | 9:00pm | 3:30pm |
| 1/4/2023 | Lucknow Super Giants | Delhi Capitals | Lucknow | 1:00am (+1) | 7:30pm |
| 2/4/2023 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Rajasthan Royals | Hyderabad | 9:00pm | 3:30pm |
| 2/4/2023 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Mumbai Indians | Bengaluru | 1:00am (+1) | 7:30pm |
| 3/4/2023 | Chennai Super Kings | Lucknow Super Giants | Chennai | 1:00am (+1) | 7:30pm |
| 4/4/2023 | Delhi Capitals | Gujarat Titans | Delhi | 1:00am (+1) | 7:30pm |
| 5/4/2023 | Rajasthan Royals | Punjab Kings | Guwahati | 1:00am (+1) | 7:30pm |
| 6/4/2023 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Kolkata | 1:00am (+1) | 7:30pm |
| 7/4/2023 | Lucknow Super Giants | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Lucknow | 1:00am (+1) | 7:30pm |
| 8/4/2023 | Rajasthan Royals | Delhi Capitals | Guwahati | 9:00pm | 3:30pm |
| 8/4/2023 | Mumbai Indians | Chennai Super Kings | Mumbai | 1:00am (+1) | 7:30pm |
| 9/4/2023 | Gujarat Titans | Kolkata Knight Riders | Ahmedabad | 9:00pm | 3:30pm |
| 9/4/2023 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Punjab Kings | Hyderabad | 1:00am (+1) | 7:30pm |
| 10/4/2023 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Lucknow Super Giants | Bengaluru | 1:00am (+1) | 7:30pm |
| 11/4/2023 | Delhi Capitals | Mumbai Indians | Delhi | 1:00am (+1) | 7:30pm |
| 12/4/2023 | Chennai Super Kings | Rajasthan Royals | Chennai | 1:00am (+1) | 7:30pm |
| 13/4/2023 | Punjab Kings | Gujarat Titans | Mohali | 1:00am (+1) | 7:30pm |
| 14/4/2023 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Kolkata | 1:00am (+1) | 7:30pm |
| 15/4/2023 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Delhi Capitals | Bengaluru | 9:00pm | 3:30pm |
| 15/4/2023 | Lucknow Super Giants | Punjab Kings | Lucknow | 1:00am (+1) | 7:30pm |
| 16/4/2023 | Mumbai Indians | Kolkata Knight Riders | Mumbai | 9:00pm | 3:30pm |
| 16/4/2023 | Gujarat Titans | Rajasthan Royals | Gujarat | 1:00am (+1) | 7:30pm |
| 17/4/2023 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Chennai Super Kings | Bengaluru | 1:00am (+1) | 7:30pm |
| 18/4/2023 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Mumbai Indians | Hyderabad | 1:00am (+1) | 7:30pm |
| 19/4/2023 | Rajasthan Royals | Lucknow Super Giants | Jaipur | 1:00am (+1) | 7:30pm |
| 20/4/2023 | Punjab Kings | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Mohali | 9:00pm | 3:30pm |
| 20/4/2023 | Delhi Capitals | Kolkata Knight Riders | Delhi | 1:00am (+1) | 7:30pm |
| 21/4/2023 | Chennai Super King | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Chennai | 1:00am (+1) | 7:30pm |
| 22/4/2023 | Lucknow Super Giants | Gujarat Titans | Lucknow | 9:00pm | 3:30pm |
| 22/4/2023 | Mumbai Indians | Punjab Kings | Mumbai | 1:00am (+1) | 7:30pm |
| 23/4/2023 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Rajasthan Royals | Bengaluru | 9:00pm | 3:30pm |
| 23/4/2023 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Chennai Super Kings | Kolkata | 1:00am (+1) | 7:30pm |
| 24/4/2023 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Delhi Capitals | Hyderabad | 1:00am (+1) | 7:30pm |
| 25/4/2023 | Gujarat Titans | Mumbai Indians | Ahmedabad | 1:00am (+1) | 7:30pm |
| 26/4/2023 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Kolkata Knight Riders | Bengaluru | 1:00am (+1) | 7:30pm |
| 27/4/2023 | Rajasthan Royals | Chennai Super Kings | Jaipur | 1:00am (+1) | 7:30pm |
| 28/4/2023 | Punjab Kings | Lucknow Super Giants | Mohali | 1:00am (+1) | 7:30pm |
| 29/4/2023 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Gujarat Titans | Kolkata | 9:00pm | 3:30pm |
| 29/4/2023 | Delhi Capitals | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Delhi | 1:00am (+1) | 7:30pm |
| 30/4/2023 | Chennai Super Kings | Punjab Kings | Chennai | 9:00pm | 3:30pm |
| 30/4/2023 | Mumbai Indians | Rajasthan Royals | Mumbai | 1:00am (+1) | 7:30pm |
| 1/5/2023 | Lucknow Super Giants | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Lucknow | 1:00am (+1) | 7:30pm |
| 2/5/2023 | Gujarat Titans | Delhi Capitals | Ahmedabad | 1:00am (+1) | 7:30pm |
| 3/5/2023 | Punjab Kings | Mumbai Indians | Mohali | 1:00am (+1) | 7:30pm |
| 4/5/2023 | Lucknow Super Giants | Chennai Super Kings | Lucknow | 9:00pm | 3:30pm |
| 4/5/2023 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Kolkata Knight Riders | Hyderabad | 1:00am (+1) | 7:30pm |
| 5/5/2023 | Rajasthan Royals | Gujarat Titans | Jaipur | 1:00am (+1) | 7:30pm |
| 6/5/2023 | Chennai Super Kings | Mumbai Indians | Chennai | 9:00pm | 3:30pm |
| 6/5/2023 | Delhi Capitals | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Delhi | 1:00am (+1) | 7:30pm |
| 7/5/2023 | Gujarat Titans | Lucknow Super Giants | Ahmedabad | 9:00pm | 3:30pm |
| 7/5/2023 | Rajasthan Royals | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Jaipur | 1:00am (+1) | 7:30pm |
| 8/5/2023 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Punjab Kings | Kolkata | 1:00am (+1) | 7:30pm |
| 9/5/2023 | Mumbai Indians | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Mumbai | 1:00am (+1) | 7:30pm |
| 10/5/2023 | Chennai Super Kings | Delhi Capitals | Chennai | 1:00am (+1) | 7:30pm |
| 11/5/2023 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Rajasthan Royals | Kolkata | 1:00am (+1) | 7:30pm |
| 12/5/2023 | Mumbai Indians | Gujarat Titans | Mumbai | 1:00am (+1) | 7:30pm |
| 13/5/2023 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Lucknow Super Giants | Hyderabad | 9:00pm | 3:30pm |
| 13/5/2023 | Delhi Capitals | Punjab Kings | Delhi | 1:00am (+1) | 7:30pm |
| 14/5/2023 | Rajasthan Royals | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Jaipur | 9:00pm | 3:30pm |
| 14/5/2023 | Chennai Super Kings | Kolkata Knight Riders | Chennai | 1:00am (+1) | 7:30pm |
| 15/5/2023 | Gujarat Titans | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Ahmedabad | 1:00am (+1) | 7:30pm |
| 16/5/2023 | Lucknow Super Giants | Mumbai Indians | Lucknow | 1:00am (+1) | 7:30pm |
| 17/5/2023 | Punjab Kings | Delhi Capitals | Dharamshala | 1:00am (+1) | 7:30pm |
| 18/5/2023 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Hyderabad | 1:00am (+1) | 7:30pm |
| 19/5/2023 | Punjab Kings | Rajasthan Royals | Dharamshala | 1:00am (+1) | 7:30pm |
| 20/5/2023 | Delhi Capitals | Chennai Super Kings | Delhi | 9:00pm | 3:30pm |
| 20/5/2023 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Lucknow Super Giants | Kolkata | 1:00am (+1) | 7:30pm |
| 21/5/2023 | Mumbai Indians | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Mumbai | 9:00pm | 3:30pm |
| 21/5/2023 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Gujarat Titans | Bengaluru | 1:00am (+1) | 7:30pm |