IPL 2022 fixtures: New format and groups explained from schedule matrix
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IPL 2022 schedule matrix: The BCCI on Friday announced that 70 league matches will be played across 4 venues in Mumbai and Pune. The 10 items have been drawn into 2 groups of 5 each. Here is an explainer for the new format.
Keeping track of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 schedule is not going to be easy! The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday, February 25 announced that the new season with 10 teams will get underway on March 26 and the final will be played on May 29.
The board also confirmed that four venues across Mumbai and Pune will host as many as 70 league games, 14 more than IPL 2021 which had only 8 teams. The decision to play the matches in a single hub (the Mumbai-Pune corridor) has been taken to avoid air travel in a bid to avoid the risk of Covid-19 infection.
Indiatoday.in explains the new IPL 2022 format and the schedule matrix which has caused a fluter among cricket fans.
There will be a total of 74 matches in IPL 2022 from March 26 to May 29. 70 league matches will be played in Mumbai and Pune. The BCCI said on Friday that the venues for the 4 play-offs matches, including the final, will be decided on a later date.
Each team will play 14 matches in the league stages.
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3 stadiums in Mumbai and 1 stadium in Pune will host all the 70 league matches between them.
