The IPL 2022 will start on 26th March as earlier reported by InsideSport. The finals of the league will be played on 29th May. Brijesh Patel led IPL GC has decided that all league matches will take place in Maharashtra. The Governing Council of the IPL on Friday announced the two groups and the division of matches for the upcoming IPL 2022.
The 10-team season in IPL 2022 will have 74 matches, including 70 league stage matches will be played . Group A comprises Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders, Rajasthan Royals, Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants. Group B includes Chennai Super Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Punjab Kings and Gujarat Titans.
The teams in each group were decided based on the number of titles won by the franchises and the number of appearances in the final of the IPL. Therefore, Mumbai Indians (MI) with five titles and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) with four titles were drafted first. Notably, each team will play twice with the teams in their group and with the team in the same row in the second group. With the rest of the teams in the second group, they will play only once during the season.
For further clarification, let’s do this with an example, in Group A, MI will play 2 matches each against KKR, RR, DC, LSG. MI will also play 2 matches against CSK and 1 match each against other teams in Group B.
Team-wise Fixtures For IPL 2022 (League Stage)
MI will play :
Twice – KKR, RR, DC, LSG, CSK.
Once – SRH, RCB, PBKS, GT.
CSK will play :
Twice – SRH, RCB, PBKS, GT, MI.
Once – KKR, RR, DC, LSG.
RCB will play :
Twice – CSK, SRH, PBKS, GT, RR.
Once – MI, KKR, DC, LSG.
KKR will play :
Twice – MI, RR, DC, LSG, SRH.
Once – CSK, RCB, PBKS, GT.
LSG will play:
Twice – DC, RR, KKR, MI, GT.
Once – PBKS, RCB, SRH, CSK.
DC will play :
Twice – PBKS, LSG, RR, KKR, MI.
Once – GT, RCB, SRH, CSK.
RR will play:
Twice – RCB, MI, KKR, DC, LSG.
Once – CSK, SRH, PBKS, GT.
SRH will play:
Twice – KKR, CSK, RCB, PBKS, GT.
Once – MI, RR, DC, LSG.
GT will play :
Twice – LSG, PBKS, RCB, SRH, CSK.
Once – DC, RR, KKR, MI.
PBKS will play:
Twice – DC, GT, RCB, SRH, CSK.
Once – LSG, RR, KKR, MI