The world’s biggest cricketing extravaganza, Indian Premier League (IPL), is all set to get rolling for its 11th edition. The mega event, which is awaited by fans all across the globe, has its schedule out with the first match set to be played on April 7th, 2018. Defending Champions Mumbai Indians will be locking horns with M.S Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings, in what promises to be a cracking opener for the tournament.
This year’s edition of the IPL will witness the comeback of two famous teams, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Rajasthan Royals (RR), after an exile of two years. The tournament will consist of a total of 60 matches spread across 9 venues over a span of 51 days. While the venues for the eliminator and qualifier 2 haven’t been finalised yet, the opening game, qualifier 1 and the finale will be played at Mumbai’s iconic Wankhede stadium.
Much similar to each year, the star-studded opening ceremony will be held a day prior to the first match, on April 6th.
However, much to the disappointment of the fans in Visakhapatnam, this year’s schedule too hasn’t allocated a match to the city. Visakhapatnam’s Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy stadium hosted matches over the previous editions of the IPL, where the fans were treated to some high-voltage matches and got the chance to witness their favourite superstars live in action.
Visakhapatnam last played host to an IPL match back in 2016 where M.S Dhoni took Punjab’s Axar Patel to cleaners in the last over and handed over a memorable victory for the Rising Pune Supergiants in a nail-biter.
IPL 2018 Schedule
| Sunday 8th April 2018 | |
| Mumbai Indians v Chennai Super Kings | Match 1, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| Delhi Daredevils v Kings XI Punjab | Match 2, 16:00 IST (10:30 GMT), Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi |
| Kolkata Knight Riders v Royal Challengers Bangalore | Match 3, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad v Rajasthan Royals | Match 4, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), Rajiv Gandhi Intl. Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad |
| Tuesday 10th April 2018 | |
| Chennai Super Kings v Kolkata Knight Riders | Match 5, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| Wednesday 11th April 2018 | |
| Rajasthan Royals v Delhi Daredevils | Match 6, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
| Thursday 12th April 2018 | |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad v Mumbai Indians | Match 7, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), Rajiv Gandhi Intl. Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad |
| Friday 13th April 2018 | |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kings XI Punjab | Match 8, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| Saturday 14th April 2018 | |
| Mumbai Indians v Delhi Daredevils | Match 9, 16:00 IST (10:30 GMT), Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| Kolkata Knight Riders v Sunrisers Hyderabad | Match 10, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| Sunday 15th April 2018 | |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore v Rajasthan Royals | Match 11, 16:00 IST (10:30 GMT), M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| Kings XI Punjab v Chennai Super Kings | Match 12, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore |
| Monday 16th April 2018 | |
| Kolkata Knight Riders v Delhi Daredevils | Match 13, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| Tuesday 17th April 2018 | |
| Mumbai Indians v Royal Challengers Bangalore | Match 14, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| Wednesday 18th April 2018 | |
| Rajasthan Royals v Kolkata Knight Riders | Match 15, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
| Thursday 19th April 2018 | |
| Kings XI Punjab v Sunrisers Hyderabad | Match 16, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore |
| Friday 20th April 2018 | |
| Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals | Match 17, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| Saturday 21st April 2018 | |
| Kolkata Knight Riders v Kings XI Punjab | Match 18, 16:00 IST (10:30 GMT), Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| Delhi Daredevils v Royal Challengers Bangalore | Match 19, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi |
| Sunday 22nd April 2018 | |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad v Chennai Super Kings | Match 20, 16:00 IST (10:30 GMT), Rajiv Gandhi Intl. Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad |
| Rajasthan Royals v Mumbai Indians | Match 21, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
| Monday 23rd April 2018 | |
| Kings XI Punjab v Delhi Daredevils | Match 22, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore |
| Tuesday 24th April 2018 | |
| Mumbai Indians v Sunrisers Hyderabad | Match 23, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| Wednesday 25th April 2018 | |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore v Chennai Super Kings | Match 24, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| Thursday 26th April 2018 | |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad v Kings XI Punjab | Match 25, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), Rajiv Gandhi Intl. Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad |
| Friday 27th April 2018 | |
| Delhi Daredevils v Kolkata Knight Riders | Match 26, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi |
| Saturday 28th April 2018 | |
| Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians | Match 27, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| Sunday 29th April 2018 | |
| Rajasthan Royals v Sunrisers Hyderabad | Match 28, 16:00 IST (10:30 GMT), Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kolkata Knight Riders | Match 29, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| Monday 30th April 2018 | |
| Chennai Super Kings v Delhi Daredevils | Match 30, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| Tuesday 1st May 2018 | |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore v Mumbai Indians | Match 31, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| Wednesday 2nd May 2018 | |
| Delhi Daredevils v Rajasthan Royals | Match 32, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi |
| Thursday 3rd May 2018 | |
| Kolkata Knight Riders v Chennai Super Kings | Match 33, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| Friday 4th May 2018 | |
| Kings XI Punjab v Mumbai Indians | Match 34, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali |
| Saturday 5th May 2018 | |
| Chennai Super Kings v Royal Challengers Bangalore | Match 35, 16:00 IST (10:30 GMT), M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad v Delhi Daredevils | Match 36, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), Rajiv Gandhi Intl. Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad |
| Sunday 6th May 2018 | |
| Mumbai Indians v Kolkata Knight Riders | Match 37, 16:00 IST (10:30 GMT), Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| Kings XI Punjab v Rajasthan Royals | Match 38, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali |
| Monday 7th May 2018 | |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad v Royal Challengers Bangalore | Match 39, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), Rajiv Gandhi Intl. Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad |
| Tuesday 8th May 2018 | |
| Rajasthan Royals v Kings XI Punjab | Match 40, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
| Wednesday 9th May 2018 | |
| Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians | Match 41, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| Thursday 10th May 2018 | |
| Delhi Daredevils v Sunrisers Hyderabad | Match 42, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi |
| Friday 11th May 2018 | |
| Rajasthan Royals v Chennai Super Kings | Match 43, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
| Saturday 12th May 2018 | |
| Kings XI Punjab v Kolkata Knight Riders | Match 44, 16:00 IST (10:30 GMT), IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore v Delhi Daredevils | Match 45, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| Sunday 13th May 2018 | |
| Chennai Super Kings v Sunrisers Hyderabad | Match 46, 16:00 IST (10:30 GMT), M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| Mumbai Indians v Rajasthan Royals | Match 47, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| Monday 14th May 2018 | |
| Kings XI Punjab v Royal Challengers Bangalore | Match 48, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali |
| Tuesday 15th May 2018 | |
| Kolkata Knight Riders v Rajasthan Royals | Match 49, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| Wednesday 16th May 2018 | |
| Mumbai Indians v Kings XI Punjab | Match 50, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| Thursday 17th May 2018 | |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore v Sunrisers Hyderabad | Match 51, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| Friday 18th May 2018 | |
| Delhi Daredevils v Chennai Super Kings | Match 52, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi |
| Saturday 19th May 2018 | |
| Rajasthan Royals v Royal Challengers Bangalore | Match 53, 16:00 IST (10:30 GMT), Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad v Kolkata Knight Riders | Match 54, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), Rajiv Gandhi Intl. Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad |
| Sunday 20th May 2018 | |
| Delhi Daredevils v Mumbai Indians | Match 55, 16:00 IST (10:30 GMT), Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi |
| Chennai Super Kings v Kings XI Punjab | Match 56, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| Tuesday 22nd May 2018 | |
| TBC v TBC | Qualifier 1, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| Wednesday 23rd May 2018 | |
| TBC v TBC | Eliminator, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), TBC, TBC |
| Friday 25th May 2018 | |
| TBC v TBC | Qualifier 2, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), TBC, TBC |
| Sunday 27th May 2018 | |
| TBC v TBC | Final, 20:00 IST (14:30 GMT), Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
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