The TATA IPL 2022 Season, Schedule, and Venue Information

The IPL governing Council made a big announcement about the new IPL season after concluding the IPL 2022 auction. The 15th IPL season promises to be bigger, better and more exciting. The major announcement is the sponsorship change. Tata Group replaced Chinese mobile manufacturer Vivo as the title sponsor of the IPL for the 2022 and 2023 seasons. It is now the TATA IPL 2022. Keep reading to understand key information about the matches, players to watch out for, and match predictions. Additionally, be sure to keep an eye on online betting sites in Pakistan, India and other huge countries, as the odds are certain to be erratic considering the introduction of new players in the season.

IPL format

This year, the governing body announced a new format for IPL 2022 season after two new teams entered the league. Earlier, eight teams took part, playing each other twice to complete 14 IPL matches. There are two groups of five in this format, with each team playing 14 games in the league stage. The division of teams into two groups is based on a seeding system determined by the number of IPL titles won or finals each team played.

Five-time champions Mumbai Indians headline group A while four-time winners Chennai Super Kings headline group B. Each team will play twice against the teams in their group and the team in the same row of the other group. They will then play once against the remaining four teams. This means Chennai Super Kings will play Mumbai Indians twice because they share the top row in the two groups. They will also play twice against four teams in their respective groups and play one game against the remaining four teams in the other group.

IPL 2022 Venue

The league stage will comprise over 70 matches played across four venues in Mumbai and Pune. They usually played the IPL matches at six venues in Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi, Bengaluru and Ahmedabad. The board attributed the venue change to the current situation across India. The decision to play the league matches in only two cities is also taken to avoid air travel. One new development is the decision to play the tournament in a bio-secure environment.

IPL Schedule 2022

The IPL schedule 2022 will comprise 70 matches, excluding knockout matches and the final. This means the new season will be over 70 days. We expect the final match of IPL to be played at the beginning of May 2022.

The board released the scheduled starting date and scheduled list of matches on the official website. The declaration of the schedule took some time because of the increased number of matches. Introducing new teams into the current season increased the number of days the season will last.

IPL Points table

The IPL points table is updated after the finish of every match. You can follow the table and analyze the statistics of all teams to know how they’re performing. It can help place intelligent bets.

According to the IPL rules, the top four teams in the IPL table qualify for the semi-finals. This semi-final matches and divided into two parts. The first semi-final, called qualifier 1 is played between the first and second-ranked teams, with the winner directly qualified for the IPL final. The second semi-final is an Eliminator match between the third and fourth-ranked teams. The winning team of the Eliminate round faces the losing team of the qualifier round to decide the second finalist team to the IPL final.

How to watch the IPL Match

IPL fans can watch the matches for free with several applications available to download. Several streaming platforms show IPL matches live with other free applications to stream the games. You can use YouTube to watch highlights or special stages of the games.

Bottom line

Cricket fans across the world are waiting for the IPL to start. Introducing two new teams has raised the temperature of fan excitement with the new format promising to make the season better. Fans are anxiously waiting for the league since it is something people wait the entire year.