2023 Indian Premier League
The 2023 Indian Premier League (also known as TATA IPL 2023 for sponsorship reasons and sometimes referred as IPL 2023 or IPL 16) is the ongoing 16th season of the Indian Premier League, a franchise Twenty20 cricket league in India. It is owned and operated by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).[1]
| Dates | 31 March 2023 – 28 May 2023 |
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| Administrator(s) | Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage and playoffs |
| Host(s) | India |
| Participants | 10 |
| Matches | 74 |
| Official website | iplt20 |
Background
The league returned to its original home and away format after a period of four years.[2] Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic the previous three seasons were held at neutral venues.[3] "Fan parks" are being organised in 45 cities, events which last occurred in 2019,[4][lower-alpha 1] and an opening ceremony took place for the first time since the pandemic with performances from Arijit Singh, Tamanna Bhatia and Rashmika Mandanna[5][6].
Participating teams
The same 10 teams from the previous season have returned with few changes to the team personnel.[7][8]
Rules
A number of new laws have been introduced in this season:
- A penalty of five runs if unfair movement by a fielder or wicketkeeper occurs as a ball being delivered and before it is received by the batsman. The dead ball will also be declared.[9]
- Teams can be declared after the toss.
- An "Impact Player" rule allowing sides to substitute a player during a match from four named substitutes.[10]
- If a team fails to bowl their 20 overs in the allocated time, only four fielders will be allowed outside of the fielding restrictions circle for the remainder of the innings.[9]
- Teams can review balls for wides and no-balls using the Decision Review System (DRS). This change was first used during the 2023 Women's Premier League.[11]
Personnel changes
In August 2022, Chandrakant Pandit replaced Brendon McCullum as head coach of Kolkata Knight Riders.[12] In September Mumbai Indians promoted Mahela Jayawardene to a strategic role in the franchise and recruited Mark Boucher as head coach for 2023.[13] In November, Tom Moody was replaced by Brian Lara as head coach of Sunrisers Hyderabad.[14] Anil Kumble was also replaced by Trevor Bayliss as head coach of Punjab Kings.
In November 2022, Shikhar Dhawan replaced Mayank Agarwal as the captain of Punjab Kings.[15]
The IPL auction took place on 23 December 2022 in Kochi.[16] The most expensive player was Sam Curran, bought by Punjab Kings for ₹18.50 crore (US$2.3 million), the most paid for a player in the history of the league.[17]
Venues
The league stage will be played across 12 venues in India, while the playoffs phase of the schedule is yet to be announced. The Assam Cricket Association Stadium, Guwahati will be making its IPL debut and will host the first two Rajasthan Royals home games before they play their remaining five home games at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur,[18] while Dharamsala will be making its return to IPL after ten years and will host the final two Punjab Kings home games after they play their first five home games at Mohali. The other eight teams will be playing all their home games at their traditional home grounds. The home stadiums of all IPL teams are Ahmedabad, Mohali, Lucknow, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata, Jaipur, and Mumbai. Guwahati and Dharamshala are the 2 new venues added in IPL 2023.
| Ahmedabad | Bengaluru | Chennai | Delhi |
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| Gujarat Titans | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Chennai Super Kings | Delhi Capitals |
| Narendra Modi Stadium | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium | Arun Jaitley Stadium |
| Capacity: 132,000 | Capacity: 40,000 | Capacity: 50,000 | Capacity: 41,000 |
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| Dharamshala | Guwahati | ||
| Punjab Kings | Rajasthan Royals | ||
| Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium | Assam Cricket Association Stadium, Guwahati | ||
| Capacity: 23,000 | Capacity: 50,000 | ||
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| Hyderabad | Jaipur | ||
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | Rajasthan Royals | ||
| Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium | Sawai Mansingh Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 55,000 | Capacity: 30,000 | ||
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| Kolkata | Lucknow | Mohali | Mumbai |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | Lucknow Super Giants | Punjab Kings | Mumbai Indians |
| Eden Gardens | Ekana Cricket Stadium | Inderjit Singh Bindra Stadium | Wankhede Stadium |
| Capacity: 68,000 | Capacity: 50,000 | Capacity: 27,000 | Capacity: 33,000 |
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Format
Teams are divided in two groups (A and B). Each team will play 7 home and away games.Each team in the same group will play each other once, and will play twice with other group teams.[19]
| 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 |
Criticism
In the current IPL season, matches are taking a longer time to finish, due to teams bowling at a slow over-rate. According to the IPL rules, an inning should be completed in a stipulated 90 minutes, which also includes two 5-minute strategic timeouts, and a complete match should be finished in 3 hours and 20 minutes. However, as of 5 April 2023, not a single inning had ended in the above-mentioned time frame. Umpires and match referees are supposed to penalise teams which bowl with a slow over-rate, but on only one occasion have the IPL umpires given a penalty to a team. England cricketer Jos Buttler appealed on Twitter that the IPL matches should be speeded up. Due to the slow over-rates of the various teams, this season's matches are finishing after 11:30pm. IPL evening matches are scheduled to start at 7:30pm, and therefore should be concluded by 10:50pm.[20]
Points table
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | Rajasthan Royals | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2.067 |
| 2 | A | Lucknow Super Giants | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.358 |
| 3 | B | Gujarat Titans | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.700 |
| 4 | B | Chennai Super Kings | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.356 |
| 5 | B | Punjab Kings | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.333 |
| 6 | A | Kolkata Knight Riders | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.056 |
| 7 | B | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −1.256 |
| 8 | A | Mumbai Indians | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −1.394 |
| 9 | A | Delhi Capitals | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −2.092 |
| 10 | B | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −2.867 |
The four top-ranked teams will qualify for the Playoffs.
Advance to Qualifier 1
Advance to Eliminator
Match summary
| Win | Loss | No result |
- Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
- Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (playoffs) to see the match summary.
| Home team won | Visitor team won |
- Note: Results listed are according to the home (horizontal) and visitor (vertical) teams.
- Note: Click on a result to see a summary of the match.
League stage
The schedule for the group stages was published on 17 February 2023.[21]
Chennai Super Kings 178/7 (20 overs) |
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Gujarat Titans (H) 182/5 (19.2 overs) |
- Gujarat Titans won the toss and elected to field.
- Impact Player Subs: Tushar Deshpande for Ambati Rayudu (Chennai Super Kings) and Sai Sudharsan for Kane Williamson (Gujarat Titans).
(H) Punjab Kings 191/5 (20 overs) |
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Kolkata Knight Riders 146/7 (16 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
- Impact Player Subs: Rishi Dhawan for Bhanuka Rajapaksa (Punjab Kings) and Venkatesh Iyer for Varun Chakravarthy (Kolkata Knight Riders).
- Kolkata Knight Riders innings curtailed at 16 overs due to rain; DLS par score was 153.
(H) Lucknow Super Giants 193/6 (20 overs) |
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Delhi Capitals 143/9 (20 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
- Impact Player Subs: Aman Hakim Khan for Khaleel Ahmed (Delhi Capitals) and Krishnappa Gowtham for Ayush Badoni (Lucknow Super Giants).
Rajasthan Royals 203/5 (20 overs) |
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Sunrisers Hyderabad (H) 131/8 (20 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
- Impact Player Subs: Abdul Samad for Fazalhaq Farooqi (Sunrisers Hyderabad) and Navdeep Saini for Yashasvi Jaiswal (Rajasthan Royals).
Mumbai Indians 171/7 (20 overs) |
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Royal Challengers Bangalore (H) 172/2 (16.2 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
- Arshad Khan and Nehal Wadhera (Mumbai Indians) both made their T20 debuts.
- Impact Player Sub: Jason Behrendorff for Suryakumar Yadav (Mumbai Indians).
(H) Chennai Super Kings 217/7 (20 overs) |
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Lucknow Super Giants 205/7 (20 overs) |
- Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to field.
- Impact Player Subs: Ayush Badoni for Avesh Khan (Lucknow Super Giants) and Tushar Deshpande for Ambati Rayudu (Chennai Super Kings).
(H) Delhi Capitals 162/8 (20 overs) |
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Gujarat Titans 163/4 (18.1 overs) |
- Gujarat Titans won the toss and elected to field.
- Impact player Subs: Khaleel Ahmed for Sarfaraz Khan (Delhi Capitals) and Vijay Shankar for Josh Little (Gujarat Titans).
Punjab Kings 197/4 (20 overs) |
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Rajasthan Royals (H) 192/7 (20 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
- Impact Player Subs: Dhruv Jurel for Yuzvendra Chahal (Rajasthan Royals) and Rishi Dhawan for Prabhsimran Singh (Punjab Kings).
Kolkata Knight Riders (H) 204/7 (20 overs) |
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Royal Challengers Bangalore 123 (17.4 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
- Suyash Sharma (Kolkata Knight Riders) made his T20 debut.
- Impact Player Subs: Suyash Sharma for Venkatesh Iyer (Kolkata Knight Riders) and Anuj Rawat for Mohammed Siraj (Royal Challengers Banglore).
Sunrisers Hyderabad 121/8 (20 overs) |
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Lucknow Super Giants (H) 127/5 (16 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.
- Impact Player Subs: Ayush Badoni for Amit Mishra (Lucknow Super Giants) and Fazalhaq Farooqi for Rahul Tripathi (Sunrisers Hyderabad).
(H) Rajasthan Royals 199/4 (20 overs) |
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Delhi Capitals 142/9 (20 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
- Impact Player Subs: Prithvi Shaw for Khaleel Ahmed (Delhi Capitals) and Murugan Ashwin for Jos Buttler (Rajasthan Royals).
(H) Mumbai Indians 157/8 (20 overs) |
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Chennai Super Kings 159/3 (18.1 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- Impact Player Subs: Kumar Kartikeya for Tim David (Mumbai Indians) and Ambati Rayudu for Deepak Chahar (Chennai Super Kings).
Playoffs
Qualifier 2
Final
Incidents
- During the match between Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders on 1 April, the start of the second innings was delayed for more than 30 minutes due to malfunctioning of flood lights at Inderjit Singh Bindra Stadium.[22][23][24]
Broadcasting
In June 2022, the broadcasting rights for the league between 2023 and 2027 were sold for ₹48,390 crore (US$6.1 billion), establishing the league as the second most expensive tournament in the world after the National Football League, overtaking the English Premier League.[25] Star Sports renewed its television contract, and Viacom18 acquired the exclusive streaming rights within India. Matches will be streamed on the JioCinema mobile app[26][27] on a free-to-air basis.[28] Commentary will be available in a variety of languages.[29]
| Country | Television channel | Internet streaming applications | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Ariana Television Network | [30] | |
| Australia | Fox Sports | Kayo sports, Foxtel[lower-alpha 2] and Fox Now[31] | [31] |
| Bangladesh | Gazi TV | [32] | |
| Caribbean | Rush TV, Flow Sports 2 [30] | Enet | [33] |
| India | Star Sports | Jio Cinema | |
| New Zealand | Sky Sport | [30] | |
| Pakistan | - | tapmad tv, YuppTV | [34] |
| South Africa & Sub-Saharian Africa | Super Sport | [35] | |
| Sri Lanka | SLRC, Dialog TV, Peo TV | Dialog TV, Peo TV | [36] |
| United Kingdom | DAZN, Sky Sports Cricket, Sky Sports Main Event | [37] | |
| United States & Canada | Willow TV | ESPN + | [37] |
See also
- Sports culture in India
- Controversies involving the Indian Premier League
- Fantasy sport in India
- Surrogate advertising - A type of ads appear amid IPL broadcasts
Notes
- In fan parks, the league installs a large screen where audiences can watch matches.
- Kayo Sports and Fox tell offers video on demand service.
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