The 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) season is all set to kick off on Friday, March 22 with the defending champions, Chennai Super Kings taking on the Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The first phase will host 21 matches including four double-headers.
The schedule for the first phase of the tournament was announced recently by the Indian Premier League (IPL) governing council. The second phase, which clashes with the Indian General Elections is likely to be announced soon. The schedule will be decided in consultation with the election commission.
However, the Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings are the top two teams with five titles to their name, and they with IPL betting sites are likely to win the 2024 IPL title. Meanwhile, other teams will also give a tough fight as well.
In this article, we take a look at the first phase schedule, the venues, and the squads for the upcoming 2024 Indian Premier League season.
Schedule of IPL 2024 – First Phase
| No. | Date | Time | Teams | Venue |
| 1 | Friday, March 22 | 7.30 PM | RCB vs CSK | Chennai |
| 2 | Saturday, March 23 | 3.30 PM | PBKS vs DC | Mohali |
| 3 | Saturday, March 23 | 7.30 PM | KKR vs SRH | Kolkata |
| 4 | Sunday, March 24 | 3.30 PM | RR vs LSG | Jaipur |
| 5 | Sunday, March 24 | 7.30 PM | GT vs MI | Ahmedabad |
| 6 | Monday, March 25 | 7.30 PM | RCB vs PBKS | Bangalore |
| 7 | Tuesday, March 26 | 7.30 PM | CSK vs GT | Chennai |
| 8 | Wednesday, March 27 | 7.30 PM | SRH vs MI | Hyderabad |
| 9 | Thursday, March 28 | 7.30 PM | RR vs DC | Jaipur |
| 10 | Friday, March 29 | 7.30 PM | RCB vs KKR | Bangalore |
| 11 | Saturday, March 30 | 7.30 PM | LSG vs PBKS | Lucknow |
| 12 | Sunday, March 31 | 3.30 PM | GT vs SRH | Ahmedabad |
| 13 | Sunday, March 31 | 7.30 PM | DC vs CSK | Vizag |
| 14 | Monday, April 1 | 7.30 PM | MI vs RR | Mumbai |
| 15 | Tuesday, April 2 | 7.30 PM | RCB vs LSG | Bangalore |
| 16 | Wednesday, April 3 | 7.30 PM | DC vs KKR | Vizag |
| 17 | Thursday, April 4 | 7.30 PM | GT vs PBKS | Ahmedabad |
| 18 | Friday, April 5 | 7.30 PM | SRH vs CSK | Hyderabad |
| 19 | Saturday, April 6 | 7.30 PM | RR vs RCB | Jaipur |
| 20 | Sunday, April 7 | 3.30 PM | MI vs DC | Mumbai |
| 21 | Sunday, April 7 | 7.30 PM | LSG vs GT | Lucknow |
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Squads for IPL 2024
Chennai Super Kings
The Chennai Super will be heading into the 2024 Indian Premier League season as the defending champions. They defeated the Gujarat Titans in the finals last season. The Super Kings might miss out on the services of Devon Conway this season, who got injured recently. However, they have signed some talented players for the upcoming season, including Shardul Thakur, who is returning to the franchise and with IPL betting odds, they can win the title again.
Squad: MS Dhoni, Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ajinkya Rahane, Shaik Rasheed, Ravindra Jadeja, Mitchell Santner, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Nishant Sindhu, Ajay Mandal, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Deepak Chahar, Maheesh Theekshana, Mukesh Chowdhary, Prashant Solanki, Simarjeet Singh, Tushar Deshpande, Matheesha Pathirana, Rachin Ravindra, Shardul Thakur, Daryl Mitchell, Sameer Rizvi, Mustafizur Rahman, Avanish Rao Aravelly
Delhi Capitals
The Delhi Capitals have had a disastrous 2023 season, finishing ninth in the points table. They won just five matches and lost nine out of the fourteen. They will be excited for the upcoming season, as Rishabh Pant is likely to return to the team. In his absence, David Warner led the team last season.
Squad: Rishabh Pant, David Warner, Prithvi Shaw, Yash Dhull, Abishek Porel, Axar Patel, Lalit Yadav, Mitchell Marsh, Pravin Dubey, Vicky Ostwal, Anrich Nortje, Kuldeep Yadav, Lungi Ngidi, Khaleel Ahmed, Ishant Sharma, Mukesh Kumar, Harry Brook, Tristan Stubbs, Ricky Bhui, Kumar Kushagra, Rasikh Dar, Jhye Richardson, Sumit Kumar, Shai Hope, Swastik Chhikara
Gujarat Titans
The Gujarat Titans will be keen to clinch their second Indian Premier League title in the upcoming season. They lost to the Chennai Super Kings in the final last year. With Hardik Pandya being traded out, Shubman Gill will be leading the Gujarat Titans. They bolstered the bowling attacking signing Umesh Yadav and Kartik Tyagi at the auctions.
Squad: David Miller, Shubman Gill, Matthew Wade, Wriddhiman Saha, Kane Williamson, Abhinav Manohar, B Sai Sudharsan, Darshan Nalkande, Vijay Shankar, Jayant Yadav, Rahul Tewatia, Mohammed Shami, Noor Ahmad, R Sai Kishore, Rashid Khan, Josh Little, Mohit Sharma, Azmatullah Omarzai, Umesh Yadav, Shahrukh Khan, Sushant Mishra, Kartik Tyagi, Manav Suthar, Spencer Johnson, Robin Minz, Spencer Johnson, Robin Minz
Kolkata Knight Riders
Shreyas Iyer’s return will boost the Kolkata Knight Riders in the 2024 Indian Premier League season. He missed the last season due to an injury. In his absence, Nitish Rana led the team. They finished seventh on the table with six wins from fourteen matches. Ahead of the 2024 season, they have signed Dushmantha Chameera and Phil Salt as replacements for Gus Atkinson and Jason Roy respectively.
Squad: Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Shreyas Iyer, Jason Roy, Anukul Roy, Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer, Suyash Sharma, Harshit Rana, Sunil Narine, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy, KS Bharat, Chetan Sakariya, Mitchell Starc, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Ramandeep Singh, Sherfane Rutherford, Manish Pandey, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Gus Atkinson, Sakib Hussain, Dushmantha Chameera (replacement for Gus Atkinson), Phil Salt (replacement for Jason Roy)
Lucknow Super Giants
The Lucknow Super Giants had a decent 2023 season, finishing third on the points table. They won eight matches and had 17 points. However, they lost to the Mumbai Indians in the Eliminator. Ahead of the 2024 season, Shamar Joseph has replaced Mark Wood in the squad. Meanwhile, KL Rahul is likely to be fit in time for their season opener.
Squad: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Deepak Hooda, K Gowtham, Krunal Pandya, Kyle Mayers, Marcus Stoinis, Prerak Mankad, Yudhvir Singh, Mark Wood (withdrawn, replaced by Shamar Joseph), Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Yash Thakur, Amit Mishra, Naveen-ul-Haq, Devdutt Padikkal, Shivam Mavi, Arshin Kulkarni, M. Siddharth, Ashton Turner, David Willey, Arshad Khan
Mumbai Indians
The Mumbai Indians have had a change of leadership ahead of the 2024 season. Hardik Pandya will be leading the franchise, after being traded in from the Gujarat Titans. The franchise had a good season last year, finishing fourth on the table. They bowed out of the tournament, losing to the Gujarat Titans in the second qualifier. But, with IPL odds this season they have a great chance to reach the final and win the trophy for the sixth time.
Squad: Rohit Sharma, Dewald Brevis, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Vishnu Vinod, Arjun Tendulkar, Shams Mulani, Nehal Wadhera, Jasprit Bumrah, Kumar Kartikeya, Piyush Chawla, Akash Madhwal, Jason Behrendorff, Romario Shepherd, Hardik Pandya, Gerald Coetzee, Dilshan Madushanka, Shreyas Gopal, Nuwan Thushara, Naman Dhir, Anshul Kamboj, Mohammad Nabi, Shivalik Sharma
Punjab Kings
The Punjab Kings finished eighth on the points table with 12 points from six wins. They will be looking to change their fortunes in the upcoming season. Shikhar Dhawan will continue as the captain of the franchise. They signed some talented players at the auctions, including Harshal Patel for a whopping Rs. 11.75 crore.
Squad: Shikhar Dhawan, Jitesh Sharma, Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh, Liam Livingstone, Matthew Short, Harpreet Bhatia, Atharva Taide, Rishi Dhawan, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Shivam Singh, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Kagiso Rabada, Nathan Ellis, Rahul Chahar, Gurnoor Brar, Vidwath Kaverappa, Harshal Patel, Chris Woakes, Ashutosh Sharma, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Shashank Singh, Tanay Thyagarajan, Prince Choudhary, Rilee Rossouw
Rajasthan Royals
Samson Samson-led Rajasthan Royals had a decent 2023 Indian Premier League season. They missed out on qualifying for the knockouts, as they finished fifth on the points table. They won seven matches and lost seven in the season. Ahead of the upcoming tournament, the franchise will be hoping to win their second title.
Squad: Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Donovan Ferreira, Kunal Rathore, R Ashwin, Kuldeep Sen, Navdeep Saini, Sandeep Sharma, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Adam Zampa, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan, Rovman Powell, Shubham Dubey, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Abid Mushtaq, Nandre Burger
Royal Challengers Bangalore
The Royal Challengers Bangalore despite their strong batting line-up failed to make it to the playoffs of the 2023 Indian Premier League season. They finished sixth with fourteen points from as many matches. They have tried to boost their bowling attack, signing in some fast bowlers at the 2024 auctions.
Squad: Faf du Plessis, Glenn Maxwell, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik, Suyash Prabhudessai, Will Jacks, Mahipal Lomror, Karn Sharma, Manoj Bhandage, Mayank Dagar (trade), Vyshak Vijaykumar, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma, Rajan Kumar, Cameron Green, Alzarri Joseph, Yash Dayal, Lockie Ferguson, Tom Curran, Swapnil Singh, Saurav Chauhan
Sunrisers Hyderabad
The Sunrisers Hyderabad have appointed Pat Cummins as captain for the 2024 Indian Premier League season. Cummins had had great success as Australia’s captain. They will be hoping that he leads them to another title win. Along with Cummins, they also signed the likes of Travis Head, Jaydev Unadkat among others.
Squad: Abdul Samad, Aiden Markram, Rahul Tripathi, Glenn Phillips, Mayank Agarwal, Heinrich Klaasen, Anmolpreet Singh, Upendra Yadav, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Abhishek Sharma, Marco Jansen, Washington Sundar, Sanvir Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Fazalhaq Farooqi, T Natarajan, Umran Malik, Mayank Markande, Shahbaz Ahmed, Travis Head, Wanindu Hasaranga, Pat Cummins, Jaydev Unadkat, Akash Singh, Jhathavedh Subramanyan
Live streaming details:
The IPL 2024 will be telecasted live on Star Sports Network. The live stream will be available on Jio Cinema.
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