All of the matches of the IPL 2024 have been scheduled in India despite clash with Lok Sabha elections.
The reason was that the IPL 2024 is clashing with the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in the country. Despite speculations that the BCCI might move the tournament out of India for the second half, BCCI secretary Jay Shah refuted the claims.
And now it has been confirmed that all 74 matches have been scheduled in India, with the business end of the competition in Ahmedabad and Chennai.
Ahmedabad and Chennai have been chosen as the play-off venues, as expected. The Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans, last year's finalists, have chosen their home sites for the playoffs, with the final being held in Chennai, the city of champions. It also hosted the inaugural match of the season.
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The Qualifier 1 and Eliminator will be held at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Motera on May 21 and 22, and the Qualifier 2 and the final will be played at the Chepauk in Chennai on May 24 and 26.
The BCCI has released the program from game 22nd onwards which will be played on Monday, April 8. Like the first part, the second leg also starts with a game involving Chennai Super Kings. The defending champions will play Kolkata Knight Riders at the Chepauk on April 8. It will be a night game.
As per the schedule, a couple of games are scheduled at Dharamsala, a traditional second center of Punjab Kings. The hill town will host the home games of the Punjab franchise, on May 5 (versus Chennai Super Kings, a day game) and May 9 (versus Royal Challengers Bengaluru, a night game).
There are also two games in Guwahati, the Rajasthan Royals' preferred second base. They play Punjab Kings on May 15 and Kolkata Knight Riders on May 19. Incidentally, the RR-KKR game is the last match of the league phase.
Here is the full schedule of the remainder of IPL 2024: