IPL To Kick Off On March 26, Final on May 29

New Delhi: The 10-team Indian Premier League 2022 will kick off on March 26 and the final will be played on May 29, the league's chairman Brijesh Patel confirmed after the governing council meeting on Thursday.

The meeting, held virtually, also decided that the league phase of the IPL will be staged in Maharashtra, with 55 games in Mumbai and 15 in Pune. As reported earlier, four stadiums have been identified for the league matches, with the break-up of the games being 20 at the Wankhede, 15 at Brabourne Stadium, 20 more at DY Patil Stadium and finally 15 at Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) ground in Gahunje, in the outskirts of Pune.

The Governing Council also decided that the tournament will allow crowds to attend the matches, subject to permission from the Maharashtra government.

"The IPL will kick off on March 26, the full schedule will come soon. We will also have crowds but as per the policy of the Maharashtra government. Whether it will be 25 or 50 per cent of the stadium capacity will be decided by the government instruction," the IPL chairman Patel told Cricbuzz.

As for the playoffs, which will feature four matches, the IPL has decided to keep its venue options open for now. When asked about it, Patel said, "We will decide about the play-offs later."

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