Team Chennai will begin their title defence against Team Kolkata in the opening match of Indian T20 League 2022 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday, March 26.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the schedule for the T20 extravaganza on Sunday, March 6, with the Indian T20 League 2022 final scheduled to be played on May 29.
The Indian T20 League 2022 will be played over a period of 65 days, with 70 league matches and four playoff games.
Besides the Wankhede Stadium, the league matches of Indian T20 League 2022 will be played at the Brabourne Stadium and DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai, and the MCA Stadium in Pune.
The Wankhede Stadium and DY Patil Stadium will host 20 league games each, while the remaining 30 matches will be played at the Brabourne Stadium and MCA Stadium, Pune.
The venues for the Indian T20 League 2022 playoff matches will be announced later.
Indian T20 League 2022 schedule, fixtures, dates and India match times
All times are in Indian Standard Time (IST)
| Date and Day | Match | Time | Venue |
| Saturday, March 26 | Chennai vs Kolkata | 7:30 PM IST | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| Sunday, March 27 | Delhi vs Mumbai | 3:30 PM IST | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai |
| Sunday, March 27 | Punjab vs Bangalore | 7:30 PM IST | DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai |
| Monday, March 28 | Gujarat vs Lucknow | 7:30 PM IST | Wankhede Stadium |
| Tuesday, March 29 | Hyderabad vs Rajasthan | 7:30 PM IST | MCA Stadium, Pune |
| Wednesday, March 30 | Bangalore vs Kolkata | 7:30 PM IST | DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai |
| Thursday, March 31 | Lucknow vs Chennai | 7:30 PM IST | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai |
| Friday, April 1 | Kolkata vs Punjab | 7:30 PM IST | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| Saturday, April 2 | Mumbai vs Rajasthan | 3:30 PM IST | DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai |
| Saturday, April 2 | Gujarat vs Delhi | 7:30 PM IST | MCA Stadium, Pune |
| Sunday, April 3 | Chennai vs Punjab | 7:30 PM IST | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai |
| Monday, April 4 | Hyderabad vs Lucknow | 7:30 PM IST | DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai |
| Tuesday, April 5 | Rajasthan vs Bangalore | 7:30 PM IST | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| Wednesday, April 6 | Kolkata vs Mumbai | 7:30 PM IST | MCA Stadium, Pune |
| Thursday, April 7 | Lucknow vs Delhi | 7:30 PM IST | DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai |
| Friday, April 8 | Punjab vs Gujarat | 7:30 PM IST | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai |
| Saturday, April 9 | Chennai vs Hyderabad | 3:30 PM IST | DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai |
| Saturday, April 9 | Bangalore vs Mumbai | 7:30 PM IST | MCA Stadium, Pune |
| Sunday, April 10 | Kolkata vs Delhi | 3:30 PM IST | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai |
| Sunday, April 10 | Rajasthan vs Lucknow | 7:30 PM IST | |
| Monday, April 11 | Hyderabad vs Gujarat | 7:30 PM IST | DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai |
| Tuesday, April 12 | Chennai vs Bangalore | 7:30 PM IST | DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai |
| Wednesday, April 13 | Mumbai vs Punjab | 7:30 PM IST | MCA Stadium, Pune |
| Thursday, April 14 | Rajasthan vs Gujarat | 7:30 PM IST | DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai |
| Friday, April 15 | Hyderabad vs Kolkata | 7:30 PM IST | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai |
| Saturday, April 16 | Mumbai vs Lucknow | 3:30 PM IST | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai |
| Saturday, April 16 | Delhi vs Bangalore | 7:30 PM IST | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| Sunday, April 17 | Punjab vs Hyderabad | 3:30 PM IST | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai |
| Sunday, April 17 | Gujarat vs Chennai | 7:30 PM IST | MCA Stadium, Pune |
| Monday, April 18 | Rajasthan vs Kolkata | 7:30 PM IST | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai |
| Tuesday, April 19 | Lucknow vs Bangalore | 7:30 PM IST | DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai |
| Wednesday, April 20 | Delhi vs Punjab | 7:30 PM IST | MCA Stadium, Pune |
| Thursday, April 21 | Mumbai vs Chennai | 7:30 PM IST | DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai |
| Friday, April 22 | Delhi vs Rajasthan | 7:30 PM IST | MCA Stadium, Pune |
| Saturday, April 23 | Kolkata vs Gujarat | 3:30 PM IST | DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai |
| Saturday, April 23 | Bangalore vs Hyderabad | 7:30 PM IST | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai |
| Sunday, April 24 | Lucknow vs Mumbai | 7:30 PM IST | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| Monday, April 25 | Punjab vs Chennai | 7:30 PM IST | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| Tuesday, April 26 | Bangalore vs Rajasthan | 7:30 PM IST | MCA Stadium, Pune |
| Wednesday, April 27 | Gujarat vs Hyderabad | 7:30 PM IST | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| Thursday, April 28 | Delhi vs Kolkata | 7:30 PM IST | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| Friday, April 29 | Punjab vs Lucknow | 7:30 PM IST | MCA Stadium, Pune |
| Saturday, April 30 | Gujarat vs Bangalore | 3:30 PM IST | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai |
| Saturday, April 30 | Rajasthan vs Mumbai | 7:30 PM IST | DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai |
| Sunday, May 1 | Delhi vs Lucknow | 3:30 PM IST | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| Sunday, May 1 | Hyderabad vs Chennai | 7:30 PM IST | MCA Stadium, Pune |
| Monday, May 2 | Kolkata vs Rajasthan | 7:30 PM IST | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| Tuesday, May 3 | Gujarat vs Punjab | 7:30 PM IST | DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai |
| Wednesday, May 4 | Bangalore vs Chennai | 7:30 PM IST | MCA Stadium, Pune |
| Thursday, May 5 | Delhi vs Hyderabad | 7:30 PM IST | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai |
| Friday, May 6 | Gujarat vs Mumbai | 7:30 PM IST | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai |
| Saturday, May 7 | Punjab vs Rajasthan | 3:30 PM IST | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| Saturday, May 7 | Lucknow vs Kolkata | 7:30 PM IST | MCA Stadium, Pune |
| Sunday, May 8 | Hyderabad vs Bangalore | 3:30 PM IST | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| Sunday, May 8 | Chennai vs Delhi | 7:30 PM IST | DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai |
| Monday, May 9 | Mumbai vs Kolkata | 7:30 PM IST | DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai |
| Tuesday, May 10 | Lucknow vs Gujarat | 7:30 PM IST | MCA Stadium, Pune |
| Wednesday, May 11 | Rajasthan vs Delhi | 7:30 PM IST | DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai |
| Thursday, May 12 | Chennai vs Mumbai | 7:30 PM IST | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| Friday, May 13 | Bangalore vs Punjab | 7:30 PM IST | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai |
| Saturday, May 14 | Kolkata vs Hyderabad | 7:30 PM IST | MCA Stadium, Pune |
| Sunday, May 15 | Chennai vs Gujarat | 3:30 PM IST | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| Sunday, May 15 | Lucknow vs Rajasthan | 7:30 PM IST | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai |
| Monday, May 16 | Punjab vs Delhi | 7:30 PM IST | DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai |
| Tuesday, May 17 | Mumbai vs Hyderabad | 7:30 PM IST | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| Wednesday, May 18 | Kolkata vs Lucknow | 7:30 PM IST | DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai |
| Thursday, May 19 | Bangalore vs Gujarat | 7:30 PM IST | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| Friday, May 20 | Rajasthan vs Chennai | 7:30 PM IST | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai |
| Saturday, May 21 | Mumbai vs Delhi | 7:30 PM IST | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| Sunday, May 22 | Hyderabad vs Punjab | 7:30 PM IST | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
The 10 teams set to play in Indian T20 League 2022 are Mumbai, Kolkata, Rajasthan, Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Punjab and new entrants Gujarat and Lucknow.
The Indian T20 League 2022 will follow a new format, with the teams divided into two groups of five. The division was based on the seeding system deterMumbained by the number of Indian T20 League championships won and the number of final appearances.
While Group A comprises Team Mumbai, Team Kolkata, Team Rajasthan, Team Delhi and new entrants Lucknow, Team Chennai, Team Hyderabad, Team Bangalore, Team Punjab and newcomers Gujarat make up Group B.
The league stage of the Indian T20 League will see teams play the other four teams in their respective group twice, besides also squaring off two times against the team in the same row of the other group. They will also play once against the remaining four teams in the tournament from the other group.
There will be a total of 12 double-header fixtures in the Indian T20 League 2022, with the first match starting at 3:30 PM IST and the evening matches being played at 7:30 PM IST.
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