IPL 2017: Hyderabad to host first game on April 5 against RCB
Mumbai: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday released the full schedule for the 10th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
The first match of IPL 2017 will be played between defending champions Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket stadium in Hyderabad on April 5.
The 10th edition of the tournament will be spread over 47 days across 10 venues. The final will also be played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket stadium in Hyderabad.
Rising Pune Supergiants will start their campaign at home against Mumbai Indians on April 6. Gujarat Lions will play their first match against Kolkata Knight Riders at home on April 7. Kings XI Punjab will take on Rising Pune Supergiants at home on April 8. Delhi Daredevils will begin their campaign away from home against Royal Challengers Bangalore on April 8.
The IPL auction is scheduled to be held on February 20.
Here is the full list of matches of IPL 2017.
April 5: Sunrisers Hyderabad v Royal Challengers Bangalore, Rajiv Gandhi Intlernational Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
April 6: Rising Pune Supergiants v Mumbai Indians, Maharashtra Cricket Association's International Stadium, Pune
April 7: Gujarat Lions v Kolkata Knight Riders, Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot
April 8: Kings XI Punjab v RPSG, Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore
April 8: RCB v Delhi Daredevils, M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
April 9: SRH v GL, Rajiv Gandhi Intl. Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
April 9: MI v KKR, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
April 10: KXIP v RCB, Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore
April 11: RPSG v DD, Maharashtra Cricket Association's International Stadium, Pune
April 12: MI v SRH, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
April 13: KKR v KXIP, Eden Gardens, Kolkata
April 14: RCB v MI, M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
April 14: GL v RPSG, Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot
April 15: KKR v SRH, Eden Gardens, Kolkata
April 15: DD v KXIP, Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi
April 16: MI v GL, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
April 16: RCB v RPSG, M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
April 17: DD v KKR, Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi
April 17: SRH v KXIP, Rajiv Gandhi Intl. Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
April 18: GL v RCB, Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot
April 19: SRH v DD, Rajiv Gandhi Intl. Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
April 20: KXIP v MI, Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore
April 21: KKR v GL, Eden Gardens, Kolkata
April 22: DD v MI, Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi
April 22: RPSG v SRH, Maharashtra Cricket Association's International Stadium, Pune
April 23: GL v KXIP, Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot
April 23: KKR v RCB, Eden Gardens, Kolkata
April 24, 8 PM: MI v RPSG, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
April 25, 8 PM: RCB v SRH, M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
April 26, 8 PM: RPSG v KKR, Maharashtra Cricket Association's International Stadium, Pune
April 27, 8 PM: RCB v GL, M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
April 28: KKR v DD, Eden Gardens, Kolkata
April 28: KXIP v SRH, IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali
April 29: RPSG v RCB, Maharashtra Cricket Association's International Stadium, Pune
April 29: GL v MI, Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot
April 30: KXIP v DD, IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali
April 30: SRH v KKR, Rajiv Gandhi Intl. Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
May 1: MI v RCB, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
May 1: RPSG v GL, Maharashtra Cricket Association's International Stadium, Pune
May 2: DD v SRH, Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi
May 3: KKR v RPSG, Eden Gardens, Kolkata
May 4: DD v GL, Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi
May 5: RCB v KXIP, M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
May 6: SRH v RPSG, Rajiv Gandhi Intl. Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
May 6: MI v DD, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
May 7: RCB v KKR, M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
May 7: KXIP v GL, IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali
May 8: SRH v MI, Rajiv Gandhi Intl. Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
May 9: KXIP v KKR, IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali
May 10: GL v DD, Green Park, Kanpur
May 11: MI v KXIP, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
May 12: DD v RPSG, Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi
May 13: GL v SRH, Green Park, Kanpur
May 13: KKR v MI, Eden Gardens, Kolkata
May 14: RPSG v KXIP, Maharashtra Cricket Association's International Stadium, Pune
May 14: DD v RCB, Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi
May 16: Qualifier 1
May 17: Eliminator
May 19: Qualifier 2
May 21: Final, Rajiv Gandhi Intlernational Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
* All times in IST