The 17th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is starting from today (22 March). The tournament will start with the match between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Due to Lok Sabha elections, the schedule of only the first 21 matches has been released. When Lok Sabha elections were held in the country in 2019, a similar approach was adopted. Even then the IPL schedule came in two parts.
During the first 17 days of IPL 2024, the teams of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), Delhi Capitals (DC) and Gujarat Titans (GT) will play maximum 5 matches each. Whereas Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), Mumbai Indians (MI), Rajasthan Royals (RR), Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) will get to play four matches each. Whereas Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will participate in only three matches.
