IPL 2022 To Start On March 26th

The IPL 2022 will feature 10 teams and 74 matches. Till now reports have suggested that the entire tournament will be held in Maharashtra. The three stadiums that will host 55 matches in total are the Wankhede Stadium, Brabourne Stadium, and DY Patil Stadium. The remaining 15 games will be held at the MCA International Stadium in Pune.

The schedule has been constructed such that each of the ten franchises will play four matches at the Wankhede and DY Patil Stadium and three each at Brabourne and MCA International. The venue for the playoffs is yet to be decided.

BCCI Accedes To Star Sports’ Demand Of March 26 Start For IPL 2022  

On February 24, the Indian Premier League (IPL) Governing Council (GC) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) officials met to discuss the details of the IPL 2022 and it seems that the BCCI has acceded to the demands of the Star, the host broadcaster which had asked for a Saturday start, as per Cricbuzz.

The earlier report had said that BCCI wanted the IPL 2022 to begin on March 27, Sunday, but Star Sports wanted to utilize the whole weekend and have the tournament begin on Saturday, March 26 with a doubleheader on March 27, Sunday.

As per BCCI’s plans, the tournament begins on March 27 and ends on May 29. Based on this, Star Sports has also asked the commentators of the league to make themselves available from March 19 to June 7 via email.