We have prepared for you the information about the IPL 2022 schedule, match dates and team lineups. Read to the end and find out everything you need to know about Indian Premier League 2022!
The Indian Premier League is a professional Twenty20 cricket league founded in 2008 and is hugely popular among cricket fans across the world, including India.
It is an annual competition between teams representing cities in India. Undoubtedly, the Indian Premier League is one of the most visited leagues in the world and ranks 6th among the sports leagues in the world.
At the moment, there is no exact schedule for IPL 2022, but we have tried to gather up-to-date data for you from the most reliable sources. The 15th season of the Indian Premier League will be held in 2022. It is known that IPL 2022 will run from April 2, 2022 to June 3, 2022 inclusive.
The previous two years it was held in the UAE. However, due to COVID-19, this year’s IPL is scheduled to be held in India to the delight of Indian fans. You can read more details about IPL in the table below:
| Host Country | India |
| Host | BCCI |
| Date of IPL 2022 | April 2, 2022 – June 3, 2022. |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Total number of matches | 74 |
| Current winner | Chennai Super Kings (CSK) |
| IPL 2022 Start Date | April 2, 2022 |
| IPL 2022 End Date | June 3, 2022 |
| Match Format | Twenty20 |
Indian Premier League 2022 Teams List
There will be 10 teams in the 15th Indian Premier League. Two new IPL teams have been added to the existing 8 teams: Lucknow and Ahmedabad. Thus the list of teams includes:
- Chennai Super Kings;
- Delhi Capitals;
- Kolkata Knight Riders;
- Mumbai Indians;
- Punjab Kings;
- Rajasthan Royals;
- Royal Challengers Bangalore;
- Sunrisers Hyderabad;
- Lucknow;
- Ahmedabad.
IPL 2022 will have the same format as IPL 2011. Initially, all the teams will be divided into two groups of 5 teams each. Each team will play 2 games in a group.
Each team from one group will play the other group once. After that, each team will play one more match, chosen by toss. There will be a total of 74 championship matches during IPL 2022 where each team will play 14 matches.
IPL 2022 Mega Auction
The IPL 2022 Mega Auction will be held in Bangalore on February 12 and 13, 2022 on the BCCI’s decision. It involves around 590 players, among whom India’s top cricket talents Shikhar Dhawan, R. Ashwin, Mohammad Shami, Ajinkya Rahane, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur and others.
According to the rules of the Mega Auction, each of the 8 existing franchises can hire no more than three Indian cricketers and no more than two foreign players. However, the total number must not exceed four players.
A special privilege has been prepared for the new franchises, Lucknow and Ahmedabad. According to it, franchises can select three players outside the Mega Auction. They can buy no more than one foreign cricket player and no more than two Indian players.
The auction promises to be a busy one. After it, all 10 teams will be able to announce the final lists of their players who will play in matches in the Indian Premier League 2022.
Especially for IPL fans who want to watch the auction live, Star Sports and Disney Hotstar will broadcast the auctions for all IPL 2022 teams.
Players List of IPL 2022
Despite the fact that the lineups of all teams will be finally updated after the IPL 2022 Mega Auction, we have prepared a preliminary list for you with the lineup details of all 10 teams in the Indian Premier League:
| Team name | Expected team captain | Player roster |
| Mumbai Indians | Rohit Sharma | Suryakumar Yadav, Kieron Pollard, Jasprit Bumrah |
| Chennai Super Kings | MS Dhoni | Ruturaj Gaikwad, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja |
| Delhi Capitals | Rishabh Pant | Prithvi Shaw, Akshar Patel, Henrich Nortier |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | Glenn Maxwell | Virat Kohli, Momed Siraj |
| Punjab Kings | Mayank Agarwal | Arshdeep Singh |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | Kane Williamson | Abdul Samad, Umran Malik |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | Andre Russell/Shreyas Iyer | Venkatesh Iyer, Sunil Narine,Varun Chakravarti |
| Rajasthan Royals | Sanju Samson | Yashaswi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler |
| Ahmedabad | Hardik Pandya | Shubham Gill batsman, Rashid Khan |
| Lucknow | KL Rahul | Marcus Stoinis, Ravi Bishnoi |
Online streaming of IPL 2022 matches
Fans can enjoy watching their favourite IPL 2022 matches from a variety of sources:
- Star Sports and its variants,
- Star Sports English,
- Star Sports Hindi,
- Star Sports HD.
They will offer live match coverage in 8 languages including Hindi and English.
Apart from TV, cricket fans will be able to watch IPL 2022 broadcasts directly from their cell phones through handy mobile apps:
- Disney+
- Hotstar;
- Airtel TV;
- Gio TV;
- Yupp TV.
Choose the convenient way and enjoy watching video matches with maximum comfort!
F.A.Q.
- When will IPL 2022 begin? The fifteenth season of the Indian Premier League will begin on April 2, 2022. A match is scheduled to take place on that day, featuring Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at Chennai Chepauk Stadium.
- Where will the Indian Premier League 2022 be held? BCCI plans to hold all the IPL 2022 matches in India. Thus, matches are planned in cities like Mumbai, Bangalore, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Lucknow.
- What are the names of the new IPL teams? In addition to the already established 8 IPL franchises, the BCCI has decided to add two more ones. Thus, Lucknow and Ahmedabad will be the new players.