IPL 2023: Playoffs, Final to Be Played in Chennai and Ahmedabad

IPL 2023: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the organizing body of the Indian Premier League, on Friday, April 21 announced the schedule of the playoffs and the final of the ongoing IPL 2023 season. The M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai and the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad have been picked as the venues for the playoffs and final. Chennai will host Qualifier 1 and the Eliminator while Ahmedabad will stage Qualifier 2 and the all-important IPL final.

In a major development, BCCI has revealed the venues and dates of the knockout games. Four games will be played between 23rd May and 28th May 2023. The playoffs will be played between four qualifying teams. It will be interesting to see which four teams will qualify for the knockouts.

“The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday announced the schedule of the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 playoffs and final. The playoffs and final will be played from 23rd May to 28th May 2023 in Chennai and Ahmedabad. The Qualifier 1 will be held on 23rd May at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium followed by the Eliminator on 24th May. The Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad will host Qualifier 2 and the TATA IPL final on 26th and 28th May respectively,” stated an IPL release.

IPL 2023: Chennai to Host Playoffs for the First Time since 2019

Established in 1916, Chepauk is the second oldest cricket stadium in the country and there is no shortage of history. This is the home to IPL side Chennai Super Kings (CSK) as the Yellow Army is set to play their home matches in front of the home crowd after a long gap of four years. Moreover, the renovated stadium has a seating capacity of 50,000 people. Being CSK’s home ground, Chepauk will host seven league games. It will take place before staging for two playoff games. Chennai last hosted an IPL Playoff game in 2019. In that game, Mumbai Indians beat Chennai Super Kings in Qualifier 1. CSK eventually won the trophy by beating the same opposition. CSK fans would be hoping that their team qualifies and plays in their fortress.

Narendra Modi Stadium hosted the first game of the ongoing season between the Gujarat Titans (GT) and the Chennai Super Kings. Now the biggest cricket stadium in the world will be hosting the last game of the 2023 season. This will be the second consecutive time when an IPL final will be played in Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium. Ahmedabad is the home ground of Gujarat Titans. Furthermore, they have already played a final at their home ground last year and would love to replicate last year’s success this year. This stadium has a seating capacity of 1,32,000 spectators.