 "IPL 2018 match schedule: Mumbai and Chennai to play opening game on April 7")
The eleventh edition of the Indian Premier League will begin on 7 April at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The season opener will be played between defending champions Mumbai Indians and comeback team Chennai Super Kings. Apart from the hosting opening game and the final of the IPL 2018, Mumbai host the first qualifier. Chennai Super Kings will also play the last league match on May 20 against Kings XI Punjab.
A total of 60 matches will be played at nine venues across 51 days from April 7 to May 27. The two qualifiers and the eliminator will be played between May 22 and May 25. In this year’s IPL, all the double header- 12 in total – will be played over weekend. Out of 60 matches, 12 will be played in afternoon 48 will be played in the evening. The afternoon games will start from 4:00 pm and evening games will start from 8:00 pm. Earlier in January, the IPL governing council had approved the proposal that evening matches would begin at 7pm and afternoon matches would begin at 5:30 pm. But after IPL franchises’s demand IPL council decided to stick to the original match timings.
In the addition to home bases of the eight franchises, Indore will be the ninth venue in the IPL 2018. Kings XI Punjab will host three of their home games in Indore and the remaining four matches in Mohali.
IPL 2018 Full Match Schedule
IPL 2018 Full Match Schedule
| Date | Matches | Venue | Time (IST) |
| 7-Apr | Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings | Mumbai | 20:00 |
| 8-Apr | Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab | Mohali | 16:00 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | Kolkata | 20:00 | |
| 9-Apr | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royal | Hyderabad | 20:00 |
| 10-Apr | Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Chennai | 20:00 |
| 11-Apr | Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Daredevils | Jaipur | 20:00 |
| 12-Apr | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians | Hyderabad | 20:00 |
| 13-Apr | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab | Bengaluru | 20:00 |
| 14-Apr | Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Daredevils | Mumbai | 16:00 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | Kolkata | 20:00 | |
| 15-Apr | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals | Bengaluru | 16:00 |
| Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings | Mohali | 20:00 | |
| 16-Apr | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Daredevils | Kolkata | 20:00 |
| 17-Apr | Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | Mumbai | 20:00 |
| 18-Apr | Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Jaipur | 20:00 |
| 19-Apr | Kings XI Punjab vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | Mohali | 20:00 |
| 20-Apr | Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals | Chennai | 20:00 |
| 21-Apr | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab | Kolkata | 16:00 |
| Delhi Daredevils vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | Bengaluru | 20:00 | |
| 22-Apr | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings | Hyderabad | 16:00 |
| Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians | Jaipur | 20:00 | |
| 23-Apr | Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils | Delhi | 20:00 |
| 24-Apr | Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | Mumbai | 20:00 |
| 25-Apr | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings | Bengaluru | 20:00 |
| 26-Apr | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kings XI Punjab | Hyderabad | 20:00 |
| 27-Apr | Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Delhi | 20:00 |
| 28-Apr | Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians | Chennai | 20:00 |
| 29-Apr | Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | Jaipur | 16:00 |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Bengaluru | 20:00 | |
| 30-Apr | Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Daredevils | Chennai | 20:00 |
| 1-May | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians | Bengaluru | 20:00 |
| 2-May | Delhi Daredevils vs Rajasthan Royals | Delhi | 20:00 |
| 3-May | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings | Kolkata | 20:00 |
| 4-May | Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians | Indore | 20:00 |
| 5-May | Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | Chennai | 16:00 |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Daredevils | Hyderabad | 20:00 | |
| 6-May | Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Mumbai | 16:00 |
| Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals | Indore | 20:00 | |
| 7-May | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | Hyderabad | 20:00 |
| 8-May | Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab | Jaipur | 20:00 |
| 9-May | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians | Kolkata | 20:00 |
| 10-May | Delhi Daredevils vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | Delhi | 20:00 |
| 11-May | Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings | Jaipur | 20:00 |
| 12-May | Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Indore | 16:00 |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Daredevils | Delhi | 20:00 | |
| 13-May | Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | Chennai | 16:00 |
| Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals | Mumbai | 20:00 | |
| 14-May | Kings XI Punjab vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | Indore | 20:00 |
| 15-May | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals | Kolkata | 20:00 |
| 16-May | Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab | Mumbai | 20:00 |
| 17-May | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | Bengaluru | 20:00 |
| 18-May | Delhi Daredevils vs Chennai Super Kings | Delhi | 20:00 |
| 19-May | Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | Jaipur | 16:00 |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Hyderabad | 20:00 | |
| 20-May | Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians | Delhi | 16:00 |
| Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab | Chennai | 20:00 | |
| 22-May | Qualifier 1 - TBC v TBC | Mumbai | 20:00 |
| 23-May | Eliminator - TBC v TBC | Pune | 20:00 |
| 25-May | Qualifier 2 - TBC v TBC | Pune | 20:00 |
| 27-May | Final | Mumbai | 20:00 |
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