IPL 2024: CSK to face RCB in tournament opener on March 22; BCCI announces 21-match schedule

MS Dhoni's CSK and Faf du Plessis' RCB will take on each other in the opening match of IPL 2024 on March 22 in Chennai.

Defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will take on each other in the opening match of the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) season at the M.A.Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on March 22, showed the schedule that was released on Thursday.

Dhoni will look to lead CSK to a sixth title and help the franchise become the side with most IPL crowns.

5 exciting matches to watch in IPL 2024 from the first set of 21 matches

With the impending general elections in India, the schedule for only the first 21 matches of the tournament ((March 22 to April 7) was released on Thursday. The Election Commission is expected to announce the nationwide polling dates between the second and third week of March and only after that will the complete schedule of the marquee tournament be released.

IPL 2024 schedule for the first 21 matches. #IPLOnStar. pic.twitter.com/hNlgoSzae7

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Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Titans and RCB will play five of their 14 matches in this 17-day window.

Mohammed Shami ruled out of IPL 2024, to undergo ankle surgery in the UK

Only in 2009, the IPL, in its entirety, was held overseas (South Africa) while the 2014 edition was partially held in the UAE due to the general elections.

However, in 2019, the tournament was held in India despite the elections.

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