IPL 2022 Full Schedule: CSK vs KKR in 1st match of 10-team season at Wankhede, final on May 29

IPL 2022 Full Schedule: Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders will kick off the 10-team season on March 26 at the Wankhede Stadium. New sides Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants up against each other in their opener in IPL 2022.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sunday announced the complete schedule of the Indian Premier League 2022. The 10-team IPL season will get underway on March 26 with a marquee battle between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders, a repeat of last year's final, at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

The BCCI had earlier announced that there will be 70 league matches in the 10-team season as two new teams with Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans joining the bandwagon. The matches will be played across 4 Venus in Mumbai and Pune. The final of IPL 2022 will be held on May 29.

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The 10 teams have been drawn into 2 groups of 5 teams each. The BCCI did not go for a draw unlike football competitions but grouped the 10 teams based on the number of titles they have won and the number of finals they have reached.

5-time champions Mumbai Indians will begin their campaign on March 27, which will be the first of 12 double= headers in the league stage of IPL 2022.

"There will be 12 double headers in total with the first match starting at 3:30PM IST. All evening matches will start at 7:30PM IST," the IPL said.

"In all, 20 matches each will be held at Wankhede Stadium and DY Patil Stadium, 15 matches each at Brabourne and MCA International stadium, Pune."