IPL 2024 set to commence from 22 March - Keeping General Elections in India in Mind- Report

Report- IPL 2024 will start from 22 March and WPL 2024 will start in last week of February

IPL 2024 set to commence from 22 March 2024

According to reports 17th edition of Indian Premier League is set to commence from 22 March and 2nd edition of Woman premier League will start from the last week of February.  IPL 2024 start date will be 22 March 2024. Although it is not official now BCCI will inform the original schedule in due time. 

Keeping in view the General Election in India in mind schedule for the 17th edition of IPL will be fixed. Like 2019 BCCI is planning to host all the IPL 2024 matches on Indian soil.  According to reports BCCI is planning to  schedule the matches in a way to avoid the clash between General Elections and IPL 2024 matches. This will be in a manner like if there is an election in any area where there is an IPL matches near that date then some matches of the team of that place will be shifted to some other venues. 

Before this year IPL and General Elections has happened together thrice in 2009, in 2014 and in 2019. In 2009 whole IPL matches was shifted to South African Soil. While in 2014 first 20 matches if IPL 2014 was shifted to Abu Dhabi,  Sharjaha and UAE and rest matches happened in India after completion of General Elections in India. But IPL 2019 was entirely conducted on Indian Soil along with the General Elections without any disturbance. This year also BCCI will leave no stone unturned to conduct entire IPL 2024 matches in India smoothly. 

1st match of IPL 2024 may be played between CSK and RCB in Chepauk Ground on 22 March 2024. 

Same reports also suggests that Women's Premier League is set commence from the last week of February. WPL 2024 will be played only in two cities Delhi and Bangalore. Last year all matches of WPL was played only in Mumbai. 

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FAQs

When will IPL 2024 start?

According to an report IPL 2024 will start from 22 March 2024. 

When will WPL 2024 start?

WPL 2024 will start from the last week of February. 

IPL 2024 1st match will be played between which team and where ?

1st match of IPL 2024 will be played between CSK and RCB in Chepauk Ground on 22 March 2024.