IPL 2022 Schedule Date and Time: Check Mega Auction Date, Retention, New Teams, and Venues

IPL 2022 Schedule: Check Mega Auction Date, Retention Policy, New Teams, and Venues

IPL 2022 Schedule: IPL 2022 or the fifteenth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is likely to kick off on 2 April 2022 in Chennai, India. However, the BCCI has not yet released the fixtures and official notification regarding the mega event is awaited. 

IPL 2022 will have 10 teams that will play 74 matches for over 60 days. IPL 2022 final is likely to be played in June 2022. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are the defending champions of the league while five-time winner Mumbai Indians (MI) is the most successful team of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

"We know you all are waiting to see the CSK play at Chepauk. Well, the moment is not very far. The 15th season of the IPL will take place in India and it will be more exciting than ever with two new teams joining. We have a mega auction coming up, so it will be interesting to see what the new combinations look like," BCCI secretary Jay Shah during his recent speech in Chennai. 

Through this article, take a look at the retention policy, mega auction date, new teams, venues and more on Indian Premier League 2022. 

IPL 2022 Schedule 

S.No	Match	Date	Time
1	CSK  Vs  KKR	02-Apr-2022	07:30 PM
2	SRH  Vs RR	03-Apr-2022	07:30 PM
3	Ahmedabad  Vs  RCB	04Apr-2022	03:30 PM
4	DC Vs  MI	05-Apr-2022	07:30 PM
5	Lucknow  Vs  PBKS	06-Apr-2022	07:30 PM
6	KKR  Vs  SRH	07-Apr-2022	07:30 PM
7	RR  Vs DC	08-Apr-2022	07:30 PM
8	RCB Vs  MI	09-Apr-2022	07:30 PM
9	Lucknow  Vs  Ahmedabad	10-Apr-2022	03:30 PM
10	PBKS  Vs  CSK	11-Apr-2022	07:30 PM
11	SRH  Vs  RCB	12-Apr-2022	03:30 PM

12	MI  Vs  Ahmedabad	13-Apr-2022	07:30 PM
13	DC Vs  KKR	14-Apr-2022	07:30 PM
14	CSK  Vs  RCB	15-Apr-2022	07:30 PM
15	SRH  Vs  PBKS	16-Apr-2022	03:30 PM
16	RR  Vs  KKR	17-Apr-2022	07:30 PM
17	Lucknow  Vs DC	18-Apr-2022	07:30 PM
18	Ahmedabad  Vs  CSK	19-Apr-2022	07:30 PM
19	DC Vs  SRH	20-Apr-2022	03:30 PM
20	RCB Vs RR	21-Apr-2022	07:30 PM
21	MI  Vs  Lucknow	22-Apr-2022	03:30 PM
22	KKR  Vs  Ahmedabad	23-Apr-2022	07:30 PM
23	PBKS  Vs RR	24-Apr-2022	07:30 PM
24	MI  Vs  CSK	25-Apr-2022	07:30 PM
25	KKR  Vs  RCB	26-Apr-2022	07:30 PM
26	DC Vs  PBKS	27-Apr-2022	03:30 PM
27	SRH  Vs  MI	28-Apr-2022	07:30 PM

28	RR  Vs  Ahmedabad	29-Apr-2022	07:30 PM
29	CSK  Vs  Lucknow	30-Apr-2022	07:30 PM
30	DC Vs  RCB	01-May-2022	03:30 PM
31	Lucknow  Vs  CSK	02-May-2022	07:30 PM
32	Ahmedabad  Vs  SRH	03-May-2022	07:30 PM
33	KKR  Vs  PBKS	04-May-2022	07:30 PM
34	RR  Vs  MI	05-May-2022	03:30 PM
35	RCB Vs  Lucknow	06-May-2022	07:30 PM
36	Ahmedabad  Vs  DC	07-May-2022	07:30 PM
37	MI  Vs  PBKS	08-May-2022	07:30 PM
38	RR  Vs  Lucknow	09-May-2022	07:30 PM
39	CSK  Vs  SRH	10-May-2022	07:30 PM
40	DC Vs  Ahmedabad	11-May-2022	03:30 PM

41	SRH  Vs  KKR	12-May-2022	07:30 PM
42	CSK  Vs RR	13-May-2022	03:30 PM
43	Lucknow  Vs  MI	14-May-2022	07:30 PM
44	Ahmedabad  Vs  KKR	15-May-2022	07:30 PM
45	SRH  Vs  DC	16-May-2022	07:30 PM
46	RCB Vs  PBKS	17-May-2022	07:30 PM
47	KKR  Vs  CSK	18-May-2022	07:30 PM
48	MI  Vs  DC	19-May-2022	07:30 PM
49	RCB Vs  Ahmedabad	20-May-2022	03:30 PM
50	PBKS  Vs  Lucknow	21-May-2022	07:30 PM
51	RR  Vs  CSK	22-May-2022	03:30 PM
52	PBKS  Vs  MI	23-May-2022	07:30 PM
53	SRH  Vs  Lucknow	24-May-2022	07:30 PM
54	RR  Vs  RCB	25-May-2022	03:30 PM
55	CSK  Vs  DC	26-May-2022	07:30 PM
56	Ahmedabad  Vs  PBKS	27-May-2022	07:30 PM
57	MI  Vs  SRH	28-May-2022	07:30 PM
58	RCB Vs  KKR	29-May-2022	07:30 PM
59	PBKS  Vs  DC	30-May-2022	03:30 PM
60	Ahmedabad  Vs RR	31-May-2022	07:30 PM
61	KKR  Vs  MI	1-Jun-2022	03:30 PM
62	Lucknow  Vs  SRH	2-Jun-2022	07:30 PM
63	PBKS  Vs  RCB	3-Jun-2022	07:30 PM
64	CSK  Vs  Ahmedabad	4-Jun-2022	07:30 PM
65	Lucknow  Vs  KKR	5-Jun-2022	07:30 PM

66	MI  Vs RR	6-Jun-2022	07:30 PM
67	PBKS  Vs  SRH	7-Jun-2022	07:30 PM
68	DC Vs  Lucknow	8-Jun-2022	03:30 PM
69	RCB Vs  CSK	9-Jun-2022	07:30 PM
70	KKR  Vs RR	10-Jun-2022	03:30 PM
71	Qualifier-1	11-Jun-2022	07:30 PM
72	Eliminator	12-Jun-2022	07:30 PM
73	Qualifier-2	13-Jun-2022	07:30 PM
74	FINAL	14-Jun-2022	07:30 PM

 

Note: It is to be noted that BCCI has not released any official schedule yet. The above schedule is tentative. 

IPL 2022 New Teams

The excitement of cricket enthusiasts has grown manifold as the upcoming season of the IPL 2022 will witness the expansion of the league with the addition of two more teams-- Ahmedabad and Lucknow. With this, IPL 2022 will be a 10-team affair.

The teams of IPL 2022 are as follows:

1- Chennai Super Kings (winner in 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021)

2- Delhi Capitals

3- Kolkata Knight Riders (winner in 2012, 2014)

4- Mumbai Indians (winner in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020)

5- Punjab Kings

6- Rajasthan Royals (winner in 2008)

7- Royal Challengers

8- Sunrisers Hyderabad (winner in 2016)

9- Lucknow (team to be announced)

10- Ahmedabad (team to be announced)

IPL 2022 Venues

If everything goes as planned, and an impending third wave of COVID-19 pandemic doesn't hit India, then IPL 2022 will be played in India only. UAE will remain the alternative venue of the league. 

IPL 2022 Format

IPL 2022 format will be the same as IPL 2011. Ten teams will be divided into two groups-- Group A and Group B. Each team will play 14 league matches. The upcoming IPL 2022 season will have 2 qualifiers, 1 eliminator and the final match. 

IPL 2022 Retention Policy

Total Players Purse – 90 Crore

(i) 4 Players retained, Rs 42 crore will cut from the player purse.

(ii) 3 retentions will lead to a reduction of Rs 33 crores.

(iii) 2 retentions will result in a deduction of 24 crores from the player purse. 

(iv) 1 Retained Player, 14 crores will be deducted from the purse.

According to the retention rules of BCCI, franchises will be charged Rs. 16 crores for the first player they retain, Rs. 12 crores for the second player, Rs. 8 crores for the third player and Rs. 6 crores for the fourth player.

 

IPL 2022 Mega Auction

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the mega auction of the IPL was postponed last year and a mini-auction took place in 2021. The much-awaited mega auction will take place in January 2022 at 3:30 p.m. in India. The mega auction will be live telecasted on Star Sports Network and Disney+ Hotstar app. 

IPL 2022 Mega Auction Rules

1- Salary Cap: 90 Crores 

2- Old teams will have to name retained players by 30 November 2021. 

3- A maximum of 4 players can be retained. 

4- Two new teams will finalize their three players (not more than 2 Indians and 1 foreigner) outside of the auction between 1 December 2021, to 30 December 2021. 

5- There will also be no Right to Match (RTM) cards this time around.

IPL 2022: Frequently Asked Questions

 

Q1) What is the date of the IPL Mega Auction 2022?

The much-awaited mega auction will take place in January 2022 at 3:30 p.m. in India. The mega auction will be live telecasted on Star Sports Network and Disney+ Hotstar app.

Q2) Which players will be retained by the franchises in IPL 2022?

The list of the predicted players retained by the franchises in IPL 2022 is as follows: 1- Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Moeen Ali/Sam Curran 2- Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishan Kishan, Kieron Pollard 3- Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Yuzvendra Chahal, Harshal Patel 4- Kolkata Knight Riders: Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shubman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer 5- Delhi Capitals: Rishabh Pant, Prithvi Shaw, Axar Patel, Anrich Nortje 6- Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes, Yashasvi Jaiswal 7- Sunrisers Hyderabad: Rashid Khan, Kane Williamson, Umran Malik. 

Q3) What is the Retention Policy in IPL 2022?

 

According to the retention rules of BCCI, franchises will be charged Rs. 16 crores for the first player they retain, Rs. 12 crores for the second player, Rs. 8 crores for the third player and Rs. 6 crores for the fourth player. Total Players Purse – 90 Crore (i) 4 Players retained, Rs 42 crore will cut from the player purse. (ii) 3 retentions will lead to a reduction of Rs 33 crores. (iii) 2 retentions will result in a deduction of 24 crores from the player purse. (iv) 1 Retained Player, 14 crores will be deducted from the purse.