The opening match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 will be played between defending champions Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore. CSK has played the first match of IPL 8 times. The runner-up team of IPL 2023, Gujarat Titans will face off against Mumbai Indians on March 24 in Ahmedabad. The second phase schedule will be released after the Lok Sabha election dates announcement.
The BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) released a schedule for the first 17 days. There are 21 matches scheduled to be played across 10 cities. Out of these 17 days, four days will be doubleheaders. Delhi will not have any match in the first phase of the IPL.
CSK had won the last season of IPL. They defeated Gujarat Titans in the final match by 5 wickets in Ahmedabad.
