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The 17th season of the Indian Premier League starts in less than two weeks as Chennai Super Kings take on Royal Challengers Bangalore in the curtain raiser on March 22 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
CSK will be defending their title this year after winning a joint record-fifth IPL trophy in 2023. They beat the then-defending champions Gujarat Titans (GT) in a last-ball, edge-of-the-seat thriller.
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For now, BCCI have released the fixtures for the first 21 matches of the season. The schedule for the remainder of the season will be announced as and when the election dates for the Indian general elections come out.
Ahead of IPL 2024, The Sporting News has got you covered with all the free telecast and live streaming information for the competition.
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When does IPL 2024 start?
The 2024 edition of IPL will commence on March 22, with Chennai Super Kings taking on rivals Royal Challengers Bangalore in the curtain-raiser at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
IPL 2024: Free TV and Telecast details
The Star Network have acquired the rights to broadcast all the IPL 2024 matches. Out of all the Star Network channels that would be telecasting the games, only Star Utsav Movies will be available for free on Dish.
The cames can also be watched for free on Doordarshan/DD channels, Government of India’s Public Service Broadcaster.
IPL 2023: Free Live Stream details online
The JioCinema mobile app and website will livestream IPL 2024 matches for free.
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Where will the IPL 2024 be played?
IPL 2024 will be played at 12 venues. 10 of those venues will serve as the home grounds of the 10 respective franchises, with Delhi Capitals (DC) set to play their first few matches in Visakhapatnam.
Here are the list of IPL 2024 venues:
- Chennai – MA Chidambaram Stadium
- Ahmedabad – Narendra Modi Stadium
- Mumbai – Wankhede Stadium
- Bangalore – M. Chinnaswamy Stadium
- Delhi – Arun Jaitley Stadium
- Jaipur – Sawai Mansingh Stadium
- Hyderabad – Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium
- Kolkata – Eden Gardens
- Lucknow – Ekana Cricket Stadium
- Mohali – Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium
- Vizag (selected games) – Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium
- Dharamsala (selected games) – HPCA Stadium
What time do IPL 2024 matches start?
According to the first round of fixtures, IPL 2024 matches will start at 7:30 PM IST on regular. On double-header days, the first match of the day will start at 3:30 PM IST.
The inaugural match between CSK and RCB will start at 8:00 PM IST.