The Indian Premier League 2023 has arrived, with the best short-form cricketers in the world battling it out.
Over the next few weeks the action will continue to build towards a playoff series, and then a deciding match that will crown the new IPL champion.
Here, The Sporting News explains everything you need to know about when the final takes place, and the way the finals series works.
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When is the IPL 2023 final?
The championship match for the IPL 2023 tournament is scheduled for 19:30 on May 28, 2023.
It will be held at a neutral venue — the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
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What is the format of IPL 2023?
Ten teams are competing in IPL 2023, with the franchises split up into two groups of five.
Each team will play 14 group games, comprising of a single match against teams in their group and home-and-away matches against the teams in the other group.
The four top-ranked teams in the collated standings featuring both groups will then qualify for the playoffs.
First and second place in the points table will playoff for a route directly to the final, while the loser of that match will then play the winner of third versus fourth for the other spot in the deciding match.
IPL 2023 teams, groups
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
| Mumbai Indians | Chennai Super Kings |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| Rajasthan Royals | Gujarat Titans |
| Delhi Capitals | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| Lucknow Super Giants | Punjab Kings |
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IPL 2023 full schedule
| Dates | Home Team | Away Team | Venue | Time (IST) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31/3/2023 | Gujarat Titans | Chennai Super Kings | Ahmedabad | 7:30pm |
| 1/4/2023 | Punjab | Kolkata Knight Riders | Mohali | 3:30pm |
| 1/4/2023 | Lucknow Super Giants | Delhi Capitals | Lucknow | 7:30pm |
| 2/4/2023 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Rajasthan Royals | Hyderabad | 3:30pm |
| 2/4/2023 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Mumbai Indians | Bengaluru | 7:30pm |
| 3/4/2023 | Chennai Super Kings | Lucknow Super Giants | Chennai | 7:30pm |
| 4/4/2023 | Delhi Capitals | Gujarat Titans | Delhi | 7:30pm |
| 5/4/2023 | Rajasthan Royals | Punjab Kings | Guwahati | 7:30pm |
| 6/4/2023 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Kolkata | 7:30pm |
| 7/4/2023 | Lucknow Super Giants | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Lucknow | 7:30pm |
| 8/4/2023 | Rajasthan Royals | Delhi Capitals | Guwahati | 3:30pm |
| 8/4/2023 | Mumbai Indians | Chennai Super Kings | Mumbai | 7:30pm |
| 9/4/2023 | Gujarat Titans | Kolkata Knight Riders | Ahmedabad | 3:30pm |
| 9/4/2023 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Punjab Kings | Hyderabad | 7:30pm |
| 10/4/2023 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Lucknow Super Giants | Benhaluru | 7:30pm |
| 11/4/2023 | Delhi Capitals | Mumbai Indians | Delhi | 7:30pm |
| 12/4/2023 | Chennai Super Kings | Rajasthan Royals | Chennai | 7:30pm |
| 13/4/2023 | Punjab Kings | Gujarat Titans | Mohali | 7:30pm |
| 14/4/2023 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Kolkata | 7:30pm |
| 15/4/2023 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Delhi Capitals | Bengaluru | 3:30pm |
| 15/4/2023 | Lucknow Super Giants | Punjab Kings | Lucknow | 7:30pm |
| 16/4/2023 | Mumbai Indians | Kolkata Knight Riders | Mumbain | 3:30pm |
| 16/4/2023 | Gujarat Titans | Rajasthan Royals | Gujarat | 7:30pm |
| 17/4/2023 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Chennai Super Kings | Bengaluru | 7:30pm |
| 18/4/2023 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Mumbai Indians | Hyderabad | 7:30pm |
| 19/4/2023 | Rajasthan Royals | Lucknow Super Giants | Jaipur | 7:30pm |
| 20/4/2023 | Punjab Kings | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Mohali | 3:30pm |
| 20/4/2023 | Delhi Capitals | Kolkata Knight Riders | Delhi | 7:30pm |
| 21/4/2023 | Chennai Super Kings | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Chennai | 7:30pm |
| 22/4/2023 | Lucknow Super Giants | Gujarat Titans | Lucknow | 3:30pm |
| 22/4/2023 | Mumbai Indians | Punjab Kings | Mumbai | 7:30pm |
| 23/4/2023 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Rajasthan Royals | Bengaluru | 3:30pm |
| 23/4/2023 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Chennai Super Kings | Kolkata | 7:30pm |
| 24/4/2023 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Delhi Capitals | Hyderabad | 7:30pm |
| 25/4/2023 | Gujarat Titans | Mumbai Indians | Ahmedabad | 7:30pm |
| 26/4/2023 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Kolkata Knight Riders | Bengaluru | 7:30pm |
| 27/4/2023 | Rajasthan Royals | Chennai Super Kings | Jaipur | 7:30pm |
| 28/4/2023 | Punjab Kings | Lucknow Super Giants | Mohali | 7:30pm |
| 29/4/2023 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Gujarat Titans | Kolkata | 3:30pm |
| 29/4/2023 | Delhi Capitals | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Delhi | 7:30pm |
| 30/4/2023 | Chennai Super Kings | Punjab Kings | Chennai | 3:30pm |
| 30/4/2023 | Mumbai Indians | Rajasthan Royals | Mumbai | 7:30pm |
| 1/5/2023 | Lucknow Super Giants | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Lucknow | 7:30pm |
| 2/5/2023 | Gujarat Titans | Delhi Capitals | Ahmedabad | 7:30pm |
| 3/5/2023 | Punjab Kings | Mumbai Indians | Mohali | 7:30pm |
| 4/5/2023 | Lucknow Super Giants | Chennai Super Kings | Lucknow | 3:30pm |
| 4/5/2023 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Kolkata Knight Riders | Hyderabad | 7:30pm |
| 5/5/2023 | Rajasthan Royals | Gujarat Titans | Jaipur | 7:30pm |
| 6/5/2023 | Chennai Super Kings | Mumbai Indians | Chennai | 3:30pm |
| 6/5/2023 | Delhi Capitals | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Delhi | 7:30pm |
| 7/5/2023 | Gujarat Titans | Lucknow Super Giants | Ahmedabad | 3:30pm |
| 7/5/2023 | Rajasthan Royals | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Jaipur | 7:30pm |
| 8/5/2023 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Punjab Kings | Kolkata | 7:30pm |
| 9/5/2023 | Mumbai Indians | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Mumbai | 7:30pm |
| 10/5/2023 | Chennai Super Kiings | Delhi Capitals | Chennai | 7:30pm |
| 11/5/2023 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Rajasthan Royals | Kolkata | 7:30pm |
| 12/5/2023 | Mumbai Indians | Gujarat Titans | Mumbai | 7:30pm |
| 13/5/2023 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Lucknow Super Giants | Hyderabad | 3:30pm |
| 13/5/2023 | Delhi Capitals | Punjab Kings | Delhi | 7:30pm |
| 14/5/2023 | Rajasthan Royals | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Jaipur | 3:30pm |
| 14/5/2023 | Chennai Super Kings | Kolkata Knight Riders | Chennai | 7:30pm |
| 15/5/2023 | Gujarat Titans | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Ahmedabad | 7:30pm |
| 16/5/2023 | Lucknow Super Giants | Mumbai Indians | Lucknow | 7:30pm |
| 17/5/2023 | Punjab Kings | Delhi Capitals | Dharamshala | 7:30pm |
| 18/5/2023 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Hyderabad | 7:30pm |
| 19/5/2023 | Punjab Kings | Rajasthan Royals | Dharamshala | 7:30pm |
| 20/5/2023 | Delhi Capitals | Chennai Super Kings | Delhi | 3:30pm |
| 20/5/2023 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Lucknow Super Giants | Kolkata | 7:30pm |
| 21/5/2023 | Mumbai Indians | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Mumbai | 3:30pm |
| 21/5/2023 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Gujarat Titans | Bengaluru | 7:30pm |
IPL 2023 venues
| Teams | Venues |
| Chennai Super Kings | MA Chidambaram Stadium |
| Deli Capitals | Arun Jaitley Stadium |
| Gujarat Titans | Narendra Modi Stadium |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | Eden Gardens |
| Lucknow Super Giants | Ekana Cricket Stadium |
| Mumbai Indians | Wankhede Stadium |
| Punjab Indians | IS Bindra Stadium |
| Rajasthan Royals | Sawan Mansingh Stadium |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium |
How to watch the IPL 2023 tournament on TV
Star Sports won the broadcast rights for the 2023 IPL season, and will telecast this year's tournaments on its TV channels.
Subscribers will be able to catch all the action from every match in multiple languages, with Star Sports 1 offering coverage in English as well as languages including Hindi, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu.
Select matches will also be available on Star Sports 2, while the company has also announced that it will make 12 matches free-to-air on its Star Utsav Movies channel.
IPL 2023 live stream, online details
Viacom18 won the digital rights to the IPL 2023 and has already announced that it will live stream IPL 2023 in 12 languages, including Bhojpuri, Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam and Gujarati.
Coverage will be available on its Jio Cinema platform for free in 4K.
Fans will not need to subscribe to Voot Select but must have a Jio sim to watch the streaming for free on the Jio Cinema App.