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The 15th edition of Indian Premier League TATA IPL 2022 has been scheduled between 26 March 2022 and 29 May 2022. IPL 2022 opening match is likely to be played on 26 March 2022 in Wankhede Stadium, Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai and Sahara Stadium Pune. The BCCI added 2 new teams before the IPL 2022 event. BCCI successfully completed the bidding for two new franchises.  Waiting for IPL 2022! There are a total of 74 T20 matches to be played in IPL 2022 as we know that there are 10 teams in IPL 2022. Here is the IPL full schedule considering the current 8 and 2 new teams. Defending champion CSK will take on Kolkata Knight Riders in the opening match on 26 March 2022 in Mumbai. The final match of the tournament is likely to be played on 29 May 2022. Check IPL 2022 Live Score here with ball-by-ball commentary!

The Buzz and Crazy for the upcoming Indian Premier League started from the inception of 2 new teams itself back in 2021. Lucknow and Gujarat were added to the IPL. Now IPL has become a 10 team affair.   IPL Mega Auction took place in the 2 nd  Week of February and all teams now are shaped up and ready to go. Many teams will start putting out their respective pre ipl camps for their players to practice. The next Challenge before the BCCI was the venue and format of the IPL. Since 2 new teams have been added it was obvious that IPL will go through format change and the duration of the league will extend. No. of matches have been increased from 56 to 74. Now after yesterday's IPL governing Council Meet, the official statement is out, this upcoming season of the Indian Premier League will be conducted in the State of Maharashtra in the cities of Mumbai and Pune. Mumbai has 3 grounds: Wankhede, CCI Brabourne, and DY Patil stadium while Pune has one ground, the MCA Stadium. The City...

  Royal Challengers Bangalore will play in a ‘Special Blue’ jersey in one of their upcoming matches to pay respect to all the front-line heroes fighting against the Covid-19 pandemic. The franchise announced the news on social media through a video, wherein RCB skipper Virat Kohli shares a heartfelt message with fans. There will also be key messages on the RCB match kit. The franchise also posted a picture of Virat Kohli sporting the new blue jersey. RCB’s tweet read, “This season RCB is going to be sporting a special Blue jersey in 1 of the upcoming matches with key messaging on the match kit to pay our respect & show solidarity to all the front line heroes who have spent last year wearing PPE kits & leading the fight against the pandemic.” https://www.sportstiger.com/rcb-to-wear-special-blue-jersey-to-support-front-line-warriors-fighting-covid-19/

 CSK shared a short video on social media to give the fans a glimpse of how the special moment was celebrated https://www.sportstiger.com/watch-csk-celebrate-ms-dhonis-200th-game-with-franchise-video-goes-viral-on-internet  

Harshal Patel bagged his maiden five-wicket haul in the IPL and also became the first bowler to take a fifer against Mumbai Indians. RCB. who lost wickets regularly in the middle overs needed 54 runs in last 5 overs. AB de Villiers’ blistering knock of 48(27) helped them cross the line and RCB won the thriller on the last ball by 2 wickets. AB de Villers had a good record against MI before this game and he continued his same glorious form today. ABD targeted the overs of Rahul Chahar and Trent Boult in the end to help RCB win. https://www.sportstiger.com/mi-vs-rcb-stats-review-kohli-completes-6000-runs-as-t20-captain-harshal-patels-5-wicket-haul-and-much-more/

This is not the first case of COVID-19 among IPL teams as earlier the likes of Nitish Rana, Axar Patel and RCB's Devdutt Padikkal had contracted the infection. In a massive blow to the Royal Challengers Bangalore, who are set to play Mumbai Indians in the tournament opener in two days time, Australian all-rounder Daniel Sams has tested positive for Coronavirus. “Sams is currently asymptomatic and he is currently in isolation at a designated medical facility,” the franchise confirmed in an official statement. This is not the first case of COVID-19 among IPL teams as earlier the likes of Nitish Rana, Axar Patel and RCB’s Devdutt Padikkal had contracted the infection. https://www.sportstiger.com/rcb-player-tests-positive-for-covid-19/

  Chennai Super Kings will play their first match against Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore on April 25 in Mumbai. With the Indian Premier League just six days away from start and Twitter rolling out the revised emojis ahead of the season, something strange caught the eyes of the Twitterati. MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings is known to don the Yellow coloured jersey, but netizens went into a frenzy as Twitter gave a yellow jersey emoji to RCB franchise as well. https://www.sportstiger.com/twitter-launches-team-emojis-ahead-of-ipl-2021-gives-rcb-same-jersey-as-of-csk/

  Chennai Super Kings will play the opening game on April 10 against Delhi Capitals. South Africa bowler Lungi Ngidi will miss the first game for CSK. Meanwhile, a big update has come from the Chennai Super Kings’s camp. The 25-year-old South Africa bowler Lungi Ngidi will miss the first game for CSK, confirmed CSK CEO on Tuesday. Ngidi who will land in India on April 5 (Monday) will undergo mandatory quarantine. https://www.sportstiger.com/csk-star-player-set-to-miss-first-game-of-ipl-2021

 Delhi Capitals co-owner Parth Jindal confirmed Shreyas Iyer to miss entire IPL 2021 season news on Twitter. Seeing his injury during the match, commentators spoke on him being out of action for 4-6 weeks minimum. Reports after the scans confirmed a tear, which might force him to go for a surgery, thus being out of action for a little longer, along with IPL 2021. https://www.sportstiger.com/shreyas-iyer-miss-entire-ipl-2021-season-confirms-dc-co-owner-parth-jindal

Indian batsman Shreyas Iyer is all set to try his hands in new team that too in a new league this year. The Mumbai stalwart will feature for English County cricket club Lancashire in Royal London Cup. The official announcement came on Monday from the club’s Twitter handle. https://www.sportstiger.com/shreyas-iyer-to-play-for-new-team-in-2021

Check Vivo IPL 2021 Full Schedule, Dates, Venues, Time, Points Table and other details all you need to know. The IPL Governing Council has announced the full schedule for Indian Premier League 2021, set to be held in India. All the games will be played at neutral venues behind closed doors. After nearly two long years, the extravaganza will return to India with Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai & Kolkata hosting the cash-rich league. https://www.sportstiger.com/ipl-2021-full-schedule-check-ipl-dates-venues-and-time-all-you-need-to-know

  Dale Steyn has made a massive statement, comparing the Indian Premier League (IPL) to Pakistan Super League (PSL). Steyn in a live with Saleem Khaliq said that in the IPL there are such big squads, so many big names and so much talk about the money one has earned that cricket is forgotten. He added that in tournaments like the PSL or the Lanka Premier League (LPL), the focus remains purely on cricket. https://www.sportstiger.com/in-ipl-there-is-emphasis-on-money-but-in-psl-focus-is-on-cricket-dale-steyn

  The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is said to be exploring the option of hosting the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) across four to five cities in India itself.  The source further revealed that BCCI has also shortlisted a few cities in the running to host IPL 2021. In addition to Mumbai and Chennai, Kolkata and Hyderabad are the other venues being considered. All the franchises involved are also believed to be open to IPL 2021 being spread out across cities in India. https://www.sportstiger.com/bcci-open-to-hosting-ipl-2021-across-multiple-cities-in-india-reports

  Chennai Super Kings gave a special tribute to their charismatic captain MS Dhoni during IPL auction, held on February 18th. The Yellow Army’s team management ensured that the fans can feel Thala’s presence during the 2021 auction. News Reference :  https://www.sportstiger.com/ms-dhoni-receives-a-special-tribute-by-csk-management-during-ipl-2021-auction

Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar's son Arjun will be a part of the player auction for IPL 2021. The 21-year-old is a left handed bowling all-rounder and made his debut in T20 cricket for Mumbai in January during the side's game against Haryana in SMAT. Playing 2 matches, Arjun Tendulkar managed to scalp 3 wickets in a total of 7 overs. News Reference : SportsTiger

Royal Challengers Bangalore Released:  Chris Morris, Aaron Finch, Moeen Ali, Isuru Udana, Dale Steyn, Shivam Dube, Umesh Yadav, Pawan Negi, Gurkeerat Mann, Parthiv Patel Squad:  Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers, Devdutt Padikkal, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Joshua Philippe, Pavan Deshpande, Shahbaz Ahamad, Adam Zampa, Kane Richardson, Daniel Sams (T), Harshal Patel (T) Sunrisers Hyderabad Released:  Sanjay Yadav, B Sandeep, Billy Stanlake, Fabian Allen, Yarra Prithviraj Squad:  David Warner (c), Abhishek Sharma, Basil Thampi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jonny Bairstow, Kane Williamson, Manish Pandey, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Shahbaz Nadeem, Shreevats Goswami, Siddarth Kaul, Khaleel Ahmed, T Natarajan, Vijay Shankar, Wriddhiman Saha, Abdul Samad, Mitchell Marsh, Jason Holder, Priyam Garg, Virat Singh Delhi Capitals Released:  Alex Carey, Keemo Paul, Sandeep Lamichhane, Tushar Deshpande, Mohit Sharma, Jason Roy,...