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Who is taking part in the 2023 IPL?

The 16th edition of the IPL will feature the same 10 franchises that played in the 2022 tournament.

These are Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Titans, Kolkata Knight Riders, Lucknow Super Giants, Mumbai Indians, Punjab Kings, Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants are the newest additions to the tournament, first featuring in 2022.

When is the 2023 IPL taking place?

The 2023 IPL will take place between 31 March and 28 May.

Who are the defending champions?

Gujarat Titans won their maiden IPL title in their inaugural season, beating Rajasthan Royals in the final by seven wickets.

The final, which took place at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, set the Guinness World Record for highest attendance of a T20 cricket match with 101,566 spectators.

Where is the 2023 IPL taking place?

The 2023 Indian Premier League will take place all across India as it returns to its original format following three years of disruption.

Last year’s tournament was played in a limited number of venues due to restrictions, with three grounds in Mumbai and one in Pune hosting the group stage, before Ahmedabad and Kolkata hosted the playoffs. 

This year, there are 12 venues set to host IPL games during the group stage, with potentially more to follow in the playoffs.

Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Titans, Kolkata Knight Riders, Lucknow Super Giants, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad will play at their traditional home grounds.

The other two teams, Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals, will each play two of their seven home games at a different venue to their traditional home stadiums.

The 12 venues are:

Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad – Gujarat Titans

Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru – Royal Challengers Bangalore

A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai – Chennai Super Kings

Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi – Delhi Capitals

Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala – Punjab Kings

Assam Cricket Association Stadium, Guwahati – Rajasthan Royals

Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad – Sunrisers Hyderabad

Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur – Rajasthan Royals

Eden Gardens, Kolkata – Kolkata Knight Riders

Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow – Lucknow Super Giants

Inderjit Singh Bindra Stadium, Mohali – Punjab Kings

Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai – Mumbai Indians

How does the IPL work?

With the introduction of two new teams in 2022, taking the total to 10, a new format was introduced.

In total, there will be 74 games played, with each team competing in at least 14 games.

Before the tournament, the teams are split into two groups of five based on their seedings, which are informed by previous IPL performances.

The groups for 2023 are the same as they were in 2022, and are as follows:

Group A: Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders, Rajasthan Royals, Delhi Capitals, Lucknow Super Giants

Group B: Chennai Super Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Gujarat Titans, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Punjab Kings

The group stage will see each team play seven home games and seven away games. Teams in the same group will play those in the other group twice, while teams in the same group will face each other once.

The two groups inform each team’s fixture list but have no bearing on the standings, with all 10 teams competing in one league table.

Teams are awarded two points for a win, with net run rate acting as the tiebreaker.

At the end of the group stage, after 14 games each, the top four teams in the table will progress to the playoffs.

In the first playoff game, the top two teams will face off in Qualifier 1, with the winner progressing straight to the Final.

The third- and fourth-placed teams then play each other in the Eliminator, with the winner progressing to Qualifier 2, and the loser eliminated.

In Qualifier 2, the loser of Qualifier 1 and the winner of the Eliminator then play for a place in the Final.

Team-by-team guide:

Chennai Super Kings

2022 IPL: 9th

Captain: MS Dhoni

Coach: Stephen Fleming

Star players: Ben Stokes, Ravindra Jadeja, Moeen Ali

Delhi Capitals

2022 IPL: 5th

Captain: David Warner (Replacing the injured Rishabh Pant)

Coach: Ricky Ponting

Star players: Anrich Nortje, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav

Gujarat Titans

2022 IPL: Champions

Captain: Hardik Pandya

Coach: Ashish Nehra

Star players: Rashid Khan, Shubman Gill, David Miller

Kolkata Knight Riders

2022 IPL: 7th

Captain: Shreyas Iyer

Coach: Chandrakant Pandit

Star players: Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Varun Chakravarthy

Lucknow Super Giants

2022 IPL: 3rd in group stage, 4th in playoffs

Captain: KL Rahul

Coach: Andy Flower

Star players: Quinton de Kock, Nicholas Pooran, Marcus Stoinis

Mumbai Indians

2022 IPL: 10th

Captain: Rohit Sharma

Coach: Mark Boucher

Star players: Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Jofra Archer

Punjab Kings

2022 IPL: 6th

Captain: Shikhar Dhawan

Coach: Trevor Bayliss

Star players: Arshdeep Singh, Liam Livingstone, Kagiso Rabada

Rajasthan Royals

2022 IPL: Runners-up

Captain: Sanju Samson

Coach: Kumar Sangakkara

Star players: Jos Buttler, Ravi Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal

Royal Challengers Bangalore

2022 IPL: 4th in group stage, 3rd in playoffs

Captain: Faf du Plessis

Coach: Sanjay Bangar

Star players: Virat Kohli, Harshal Patel, Glenn Maxwell

Sunrisers Hyderabad

2022 IPL: 8th

Captain: Aiden Markram

Coach: Brian Lara

Star players: Washington Sundar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harry Brook

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