IPL 2023: Team Preview, Full Schedule, Squads, Live Streaming Details, Where To Buy Tickets, All You Need To Know; Follow Live Updates

IPL 2023: With just four days to go until the start of IPL 2023, cricket fans from around the globe are eagerly anticipating the start of what promises to be another thrilling season of top-class T20 cricket. The IPL brings together the best players from around the world to represent their respective teams in a fierce battle. Indian Premier League, now in its 16th edition, will see its opening match in Ahmedabad this year. Gujarat Titans, the reigning champions, and Chennai Super Kings will square off in the season opener. Follow Indian Premier League 2023 Live Updates with Insidesport.IN

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In the Indian Premier League 2023, 10 teams will be competing against each other. These teams include the 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. Since 2019, this will be the first time that all these teams will be playing in the home-and-away format once again.

Further, in IPL 2023, each team will play seven home games and seven away games throughout the league stage. The league stage will last for 52 days and will feature 70 games. With day games beginning at 3:30 pm and night games beginning at 7:30 pm. There will be 18 doubleheaders in the IPL 2023.

IPL 2023: Team Preview-

Delhi Capitals

In IPL 2023 the Delhi-based franchise has gone for a good mix of experience and youth. In the IPL mini-auction Delhi Capitals bought the services of veteran pacer Ishant Sharma. Along with Ishant they also bought David Warner and Mitchell Marsh, who will add a great deal of experience to the side. The Delhi franchise also picked up seasoned IPL campaigner Manish Pandey. They also bought hard-hitting South African Rilee Rossouw, England wicketkeeper-batter Phil Salt, and the promising Bengal bowler Mukesh Kumar.

A horrific car accident in December last year, forced Rishabh Pant to be out of action for an indefinite period. Director of Cricket for Delhi Capitals Sourav Ganguly and Head Coach Ricky Ponting said that his absence would be a huge loss to the team. Pant was appointed as the captain of the franchise in 2021. In his absence, Australia’s David Warner will lead the Capitals.

Talking about the wicketkeeping in the absence of Pant, probably Sarfaraz Khan will step into Pant’s shoes as wicketkeeper-batter. He has been in great form in the domestic circuit.

DC Squad: David Warner (C), Aman Khan, Anrich Nortje, Axar Patel, Chetan Sakariya, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kuldeep Yadav, Lalit Yadav, Lungisani Ngidi, Mitchell Marsh, Mustafizur Rahman, Pravin Dubey, Prithvi Shaw, Ripal Patel, Rovman Powell, Sarfaraz Khan, Syed Khaleel Ahmed, Vicky Ostwal, Yash Dhull, Rilee Rossouw, Manish Pandey, Mukesh Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Phil Salt.

Sunrisers Hyderabad

The Orange Army has released twelve players ahead of the auction for IPL 2023. In the auction, they decided to splurge on Harry Brook, for INR 13.25 Crore, and Mayank Agarwal, for INR 8.25 Crore. They also brought in two experienced international stars – Heinrich Klaasen, for INR 5.25 Crore, and Adil Rashid, for INR 2 Crore. Mayank Markande has been roped in to add to the spin department.

Last season’s batting coach, Brian Lara, has taken over the reins of the team from Tom Moody. Aiden Markram will lead the side with Kane Williamson being allowed to leave. With a new head coach as well as a new captain at the helm, Sunrisers Hyderabad will look for a change in fortunes this time around.

SRH Squad: Aiden Markram (C), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Abdul Samad, Abhishek Sharma, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Glenn Phillips, Kartik Tyagi, Marco Jansen, Rahul Tripathi, T. Natarajan, Umran Malik, Washington Sundar, Mayank Dagar, Upendra Yadav, Sanvir Singh, Samarth Vyas, Vivrant Sharma, Mayank Markande, Adil Rashid, Heinrich Klaasen, Mayank Agarwal, Harry Brook

Chennai Super Kings

It’s time for the ‘Whistle Podu’ at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai as Thala MS Dhoni is back at the den. The Yellow Army will open their campaign against reigning champion Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad on March 31. The 4-time champion will play their first home game on April 3 against Lucknow Super Giants.

CSK has started its training in Chennai. MS Dhoni has already shown a glimpse of how he is going to entertain the home crowd. Meanwhile, in the IPL 2023, CSK is powered by England’s Test captain and star all-rounder Ben Stokes. Moeen Ali has arrived in India and linked up with the squad and Ravindra Jadeja remains an integral part of the team.

The injury scare appears to have affected the franchise. Pacer Mukesh Choudhary would probably be sidelined for the majority of the competition due to an injury. But the good news is that Deepak Chahar has been attacking the nets with all of his might and is ready to go.

CSK also roped in NewZealand pacer Kyle Jamieson for Rs 1 crore in the mini-auction. But the Kiwi fast bowler was ruled out after suffering a back injury. CSK has signed South African pacer Sisanda Magala as his replacement.

CSK Squad: MS Dhoni (C), Ambati Rayudu, Deepak Chahar, Devon Conway, Dwaine Pretorius, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Mitchell Santner, Moeen Ali, Mukesh Choudhary, Prashant Solanki, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Ravindra Jadeja, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shivam Dube, Simarjeet Singh, Subhranshu Senapati, Tushar Deshpande, Bhagath Varma, Ajay Mandal, Kyle Jamieson, Nishant Sindhu, Shaik Rasheed, Ben Stokes, Ajinkya Rahane

Gujarat Titans

Gujarat Titans had the perfect start to life in the Indian Premier League as they clinched the title in their debut season. Hardik Pandya led the team by example with his all-round performances. He will look to continue his previous season’s performance when GT will take on Chennai Super Kings in the first match of the new season. In IPL 2023 season, the focus will once again be on Pandya and the young superstar Shubman Gill, who has impressed everyone with his performances in all formats.

Shubman Gill is most likely to open the innings with Wriddhiman Saha. New joiner Kane Williamson will be the perfect fit for No. 3. This means Hardik Pandya will come at No. 4 and provide further strength to a middle-order that has explosive power hitters like David Miller and Rahul Tewatia.

In Rashid Khan, GT has a world-class spinner and an effective batter down the order. In the bowling department, R Sai Kishore is expected to be the other spin option, With the pace trio of Mohammed Shami, Alzarri Joseph, and Yash Dayal taking the onus of providing crucial breakthroughs.

GT Squad: Hardik Pandya (C), Rashid Khan, Abhinav Sadarangani, Alzarri Joseph, B. Sai Sudharsan, Darshan Nalkande, David Miller, Jayant Yadav, Matthew Wade, Mohammad Shami, Noor Ahmad, Pradeep Sangwan, R. Sai Kishore, Rahul Tewatia, Shubman Gill, Vijay Shankar, Wriddhiman Saha, Yash Dayal, Mohit Sharma, Joshua Little, Urvil Patel, Shivam Mavi, KS Bharat, Odean Smith, Kane Williamson

Kolkata Knight Riders

In IPL season 16, for KKR, Venkatesh Iyer should lead the team’s charge at the top. Litton Das or Rahmanullah Gurbaz could shoulder the responsibility with Iyer. Nitish Rana could fill up the number three spot and with Shreyas Iyer uncertain Russell could move up to number 4.

Sunil Narine, who has been KKR’s biggest weapon with the ball, has many times been promoted up the order. If we look at the bowling front, Umesh Yadav and Tim Southee are likely to spearhead the pace attack with Lockie Ferguson as backup. KKR will play their first match against Punjab Kings on April 1.

KKR’s captain Shreyas Iyer is likely to miss IPL 2023 due to an injury. The biggest question for KKR is their captaincy. Going by the players they have assembled after the auction Andre Russell, Shakib Al Hasan, and Nitish Rana are some of the forerunners.

KKR Squad: Shreyas Iyer (C), Andre Russell, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Lockie Ferguson, Nitish Rana, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rinku Singh, Shardul Thakur, Sunil Narine, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Venkatesh Iyer, Shakib Al Hasan, Mandeep Singh, Litton Das, Kulwant Khejroliya, David Wiese, Suyash Sharma, Vaibhav Arora, N. Jagadeesan.

Lucknow Super Giants

The Lucknow Super Giants are all set to make their second appearance in the IPL. They relished a decent season in the previous edition of the lucrative tournament. However, the team was heavily reliant on their top order to get the runs whereas the middle order lacked the spark required to propel the side into scoring big.

Ahead of the new season, the management roped in players from the auction who could potentially create an impact and guide them to glory ahead of the next season. The franchise has roped in the likes of the West Indies hitters Nicholas Pooran at the auction for INR 16 crores.

LSG also acquired the services of the oldest player to feature in the auction, Amit Mishra, for a base price of INR 50 Lakh. Veteran pacer Jaydev Unadkat too is set to don the Lucknow jersey for the new season and the franchise will look to make the most of his experience.

LSG Squad: KL Rahul (C), Avesh Khan, Ayush Badoni, Deepak Hooda, K. Gowtham, Karan Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Kyle Mayers, Manan Vohra, Marcus Stoinis, Mark Wood, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Quinton De Kock, Ravi Bishnoi, Yudhvir Charak, Naveen-ul-Haq, Swapnil Singh, Prerak Mankad, Amit Mishra, Daniel Sams, Romario Shepherd, Yash Thakur, Jaydev Unadkat, Nicholas Pooran

Mumbai Indians

The franchise holds the record of winning the IPL trophy record five times. Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai will aim to extend their title-winning streak to six in the 2023 season of IPL. The franchise had a horrific season last year, winning just four out of 14 matches, and finished last in ten teams.

However, this time around Mumbai has roped in several star players. They acquired the services of Australia’s Tim David for INR 8.25 crore. The franchise then decided to break the bank for Australian all-rounder Cameron Green and roped him in for a whopping sum of INR 17.50 crore.

Indian captain Rohit will lead the batting charge of the Mumbai Indians. Besides Indian opener, Ishan Kishan and top-ranked T20I batter Suryakumar Yadav, MI’s world-class batting lineup will also feature youngsters Tilak Varma and Dewald Brevis.

MI suffered a massive blow as pace ace Jasprit Bumrah and Australian pacer Jhye Richardson have been ruled out of the entire season. Mumbai Indians have not announced any replacement yet. England pacer Jofra Archer will be leading MI’s pace attack in the IPL 2023.

MI Squad: Rohit Sharma (C), Suryakumar Yadav, Akash Madhwal, Arjun Tendulkar, Dewald Brevis, Hrithik Shokeen, Ishan Kishan, Jason Behrendorff (T), Jasprit Bumrah, Jofra Archer, Kumar Kartikeya Singh, Mohd. Arshad Khan, N. Tilak Varma, Ramandeep Singh, Tim David, Tristan Stubbs, Raghav Goyal, Nehal Wadhera, Shams Mulani, Vishnu Vinod, Duan Jansen, Piyush Chawla, Jhye Richardson, Cameron Green

Punjab Kings

In IPL 16 PBKS skipper Shikhar Dhawan will look to continue his stunning form from last season. He will also lead the batting with uncapped Matthew Short. With Liam Livingstone, Sikandar Raza, and Sam Curran in middle they have a well-balanced batting side.

The pace bowling attack will be spearheaded by Kagiso Rabada. He has been one of the most consistent foreign speedsters in IPL recently. Arshdeep Singh is another pace bowler in the squad. Meanwhile, Rahul Chahar may take the charge of the spin bowling attack.

Meanwhile, Punjab Kings has announced the replacement of Jonny Bairstow, who is still recovering from an injury. PBKS has roped in uncapped Australian Matthew Short as Bairstow’s replacement. Punjab acquired the services of Short at his base price of INR 20 lakh.

PBKS Squad: Shikhar Dhawan (C), Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Harpreet Brar, Raj Angad Bawa, Prabhsimran Singh, Rishi Dhawan, Jitesh Sharma, Baltej Singh Dhanda, Atharva Taide, Liam Livingstone, Kagiso Rabada, Nathan Ellis, Bhanuka Rajapakse, Shivam Singh, Mohit Rathee, Vidwath Kaverappa, Matthew Short, Harpreet Bhatia, Sikandar Raza, Sam Curran.

Rajasthan Royals

RR’s main strength lies in their batting line-up. The opening pair of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jos Buttler looks threatening. The team’s middle order will be led by Joe Root and skipper Sanju Samson with Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, and the talented Riyan Parag.

With the experienced Indian duo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Yuzvendra Chahal and Australian Adam Zampa up their ranks, RR’s spin department looks quite strong. Barring Trent Boult, the pace attack looks ordinary. The onus would be on Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Sen, and West Indian Obed McCoy to deliver for the side.

The absence of Prasidh Krishna, who has been ruled out of the entire IPL due to a back stress fracture, has made things worse for the side. However, Rajasthan has announced Sandeep Sharma as a replacement for Prasidh Krishna.

RR Squad: Sanju Samson (C), Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurel, K.C Cariappa, Kuldeep Sen, Kuldip Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Obed Mccoy, Prasidh Krishna, R. Ashwin, Riyan Parag,, Shimron Hetmyer, Trent Boult, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Yuzvendra Chahal, Joe Root, Abdul P A, Akash Vashisht, Murugan Ashwin, KM Asif, Adam Zampa, Kunal Rathore, Donovan Ferreira, Jason Holder

Royal Challengers Bangalore

In IPL 2023, once again RCB will be led by South Africa’s Faf Du Plessis. RCB did not go for too many new buys at the auction. Although the franchise remained quiet in the initial stages of the auction, RCB then went on to sign England pacer Reece Topley for Rs. 1.90 crores. Topley joins a strong-pacing attack, which also includes the likes of Mohammed Siraj and Josh Hazlewood.

In the batting line-up, RCB boasts stars like Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis, and Finn Allen. They also have world-class all-rounders like Glenn Maxwell and Michael Bracewell. With Waning Hasaranga leading the spin bowling department and finishers like Dinesh Kartik, RCB this time is looking a well-balanced team.

RCB also acquired the services of England’s all-rounder Will Jacks for a whopping INR 3.20 crores. However, Will Jacks has been ruled out of the tournament. Bangalore has named Michael Bracewell as a replacement for Jacks.

RCB Squad: Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Mohammad Siraj, Faf Du Plessis, Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dinesh Karthik, Shahbaz Ahemad, Rajat Patidar, Anuj Rawat, Akash Deep, Josh Hazlewood, Mahipal Lomror, Finn Allen, Suyash Prabhudessai, Karn Sharma, Siddharth Kaul, David Willey, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma, Manoj Bhandage, Rajan Kumar, Avinash Singh, Sonu Yadav, Micheal Bracewell

IPL 2023 Matches Live Streaming

All the matches of the IPL 2023 will be live on the JioCinema app. Disney+ Hotstar had lost the digital rights to Mukesh Ambani-owned Viacom 18 during the IPL media rights auction held last year. Reliance Jio has also announced that it will allow fans to watch the IPL in high resolution for free. Fans may also choose to listen to the IPL commentary in 12 languages such as English, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Tamil, and Telugu to name a few.

IPL 2023 Matches Live On TV

Matches will be shown on Star Sports Network’s television channels throughout the country.

IPL 2023 Match Tickets Online

Fans who want to witness the action LIVE from the stadium can buy IPL tickets online via Paytm Insider or BookMyShow. Some match tickets have already been made available on both these platforms in stages. Meanwhile, some other matches have been opened for pre-registration to avail early access.

IPL 2023 Full Schedule

Match No.	Match Day	Date	Day	Time	Home Team	Away Team	Venue
1	1	31-Mar-23	Fri	19:30	Gujarat Titans	Chennai Super Kings	Ahmedabad
2	2	01-Apr-23	Sat	15:30	Punjab Kings	Kolkata Knight Riders	Mohali
3	2	01-Apr-23	Sat	19:30	Lucknow Super Giants	Delhi Capitals	Lucknow
4	3	02-Apr-23	Sun	15:30	Sunrisers Hyderabad	Rajasthan Royals	Hyderabad
5	3	02-Apr-23	Sun	19:30	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Mumbai Indians	Bengaluru
6	4	03-Apr-23	Mon	19:30	Chennai Super Kings	Lucknow Super Giants	Chennai
7	5	04-Apr-23	Tue	19:30	Delhi Capitals	Gujarat Titans	Delhi
8	6	05-Apr-23	Wed	19:30	Rajasthan Royals	Punjab Kings	Guwahati
9	7	06-Apr-23	Thu	19:30	Kolkata Knight Riders	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Kolkata
10	8	07-Apr-23	Fri	19:30	Lucknow Super Giants	Sunrisers Hyderabad	Lucknow
11	9	08-Apr-23	Sat	15:30	Rajasthan Royals	Delhi Capitals	Guwahati
12	9	08-Apr-23	Sat	19:30	Mumbai Indians	Chennai Super Kings	Mumbai
13	10	09-Apr-23	Sun	15:30	Gujarat Titans	Kolkata Knight Riders	Ahmedabad
14	10	09-Apr-23	Sun	19:30	Sunrisers Hyderabad	Punjab Kings	Hyderabad
15	11	10-Apr-23	Mon	19:30	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Lucknow Super Giants	Bengaluru
16	12	11-Apr-23	Tue	19:30	Delhi Capitals	Mumbai Indians	Delhi
17	13	12-Apr-23	Wed	19:30	Chennai Super Kings	Rajasthan Royals	Chennai
18	14	13-Apr-23	Thu	19:30	Punjab Kings	Gujarat Titans	Mohali
19	15	14-Apr-23	Fri	19:30	Kolkata Knight Riders	Sunrisers Hyderabad	Kolkata
20	16	15-Apr-23	Sat	15:30	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Delhi Capitals	Bengaluru
21	16	15-Apr-23	Sat	19:30	Lucknow Super Giants	Punjab Kings	Lucknow
22	17	16-Apr-23	Sun	15:30	Mumbai Indians	Kolkata Knight Riders	Mumbai
23	17	16-Apr-23	Sun	19:30	Gujarat Titans	Rajasthan Royals	Ahmedabad
24	18	17-Apr-23	Mon	19:30	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Chennai Super Kings	Bengaluru
25	19	18-Apr-23	Tue	19:30	Sunrisers Hyderabad	Mumbai Indians	Hyderabad
26	20	19-Apr-23	Wed	19:30	Rajasthan Royals	Lucknow Super Giants	Jaipur
27	21	20-Apr-23	Thu	15:30	Punjab Kings	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Mohali
28	21	20-Apr-23	Thu	19:30	Delhi Capitals	Kolkata Knight Riders	Delhi
29	22	21-Apr-23	Fri	19:30	Chennai Super Kings	Sunrisers Hyderabad	Chennai
30	23	22-Apr-23	Sat	15:30	Lucknow Super Giants	Gujarat Titans	Lucknow
31	23	22-Apr-23	Sat	19:30	Mumbai Indians	Punjab Kings	Mumbai
32	24	23-Apr-23	Sun	15:30	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Rajasthan Royals	Bengaluru
33	24	23-Apr-23	Sun	19:30	Kolkata Knight Riders	Chennai Super Kings	Kolkata
34	25	24-Apr-23	Mon	19:30	Sunrisers Hyderabad	Delhi Capitals	Hyderabad
35	26	25-Apr-23	Tue	19:30	Gujarat Titans	Mumbai Indians	Ahmedabad
36	27	26-Apr-23	Wed	19:30	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Kolkata Knight Riders	Bengaluru
37	28	27-Apr-23	Thu	19:30	Rajasthan Royals	Chennai Super Kings	Jaipur
38	29	28-Apr-23	Fri	19:30	Punjab Kings	Lucknow Super Giants	Mohali
39	30	29-Apr-23	Sat	15:30	Kolkata Knight Riders	Gujarat Titans	Kolkata
40	30	29-Apr-23	Sat	19:30	Delhi Capitals	Sunrisers Hyderabad	Delhi
41	31	30-Apr-23	Sun	15:30	Chennai Super Kings	Punjab Kings	Chennai
42	31	30-Apr-23	Sun	19:30	Mumbai Indians	Rajasthan Royals	Mumbai
43	32	01-May-23	Mon	19:30	Lucknow Super Giants	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Lucknow
44	33	02-May-23	Tue	19:30	Gujarat Titans	Delhi Capitals	Ahmedabad
45	34	03-May-23	Wed	19:30	Punjab Kings	Mumbai Indians	Mohali
46	35	04-May-23	Thu	15:30	Lucknow Super Giants	Chennai Super Kings	Lucknow
47	35	04-May-23	Thu	19:30	Sunrisers Hyderabad	Kolkata Knight Riders	Hyderabad
48	36	05-May-23	Fri	19:30	Rajasthan Royals	Gujarat Titans	Jaipur
49	37	06-May-23	Sat	15:30	Chennai Super Kings	Mumbai Indians	Chennai
50	37	06-May-23	Sat	19:30	Delhi Capitals	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Delhi
51	38	07-May-23	Sun	15:30	Gujarat Titans	Lucknow Super Giants	Ahmedabad
52	38	07-May-23	Sun	19:30	Rajasthan Royals	Sunrisers Hyderabad	Jaipur
53	39	08-May-23	Mon	19:30	Kolkata Knight Riders	Punjab Kings	Kolkata
S4	40	09-May-23	Tue	19:30	Mumbai Indians	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Mumbai
55	41	10-May-23	Wed	19:30	Chennai Super Kings	Delhi Capitals	Chennai
56	42	11-May-23	Thu	19:30	Kolkata Knight Riders	Rajasthan Royals	Kolkata
57	43	12-May-23	Fri	19:30	Mumbai Indians	Gujarat Titans	Mumbai
58	44	13-May-23	Sat	15:30	Sunrisers Hyderabad	Lucknow Super Giants	Hyderabad
59	44	13-May-23	Sat	19:30	Delhi Capitals	Punjab Kings	Delhi
60	45	14-May-23	Sun	15:30	Rajasthan Royals	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Jaipur
61	45	14-May-23	Sun	19:30	Chennai Super Kings	Kolkata Knight Riders	Chennai
62	46	15-May-23	Mon	19:30	Gujarat Titans	Sunrisers Hyderabad	Ahmedabad
63	47	16-May-23	Tue	19:30	Lucknow Super Giants	Mumbai Indians	Lucknow
64	48	17-May-23	Wed	19:30	Punjab Kings	Delhi Capitals	Dharamshala
65	49	18-May-23	Thu	19:30	Sunrisers Hyderabad	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Hyderabad
66	50	19-May-23	Fri	19:30	Punjab Kings	Rajasthan Royals	Dharamshala
67	51	20-May-23	Sat	15:30	Delhi Capitals	Chennai Super Kings	Delhi
68	51	20-May-23	Sat	19:30	Kolkata Knight Riders	Lucknow Super Giants	Kolkata
69	52	21-May-23	Sun	15:30	Mumbai Indians	Sunrisers Hyderabad	Mumbai
70	52	21-May-23	Sun	19:30	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Gujarat Titans	Bengaluru