Defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will host Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chennai) in the opening match of IPL 2024 on March 22. On Thursday, the IPL released a partial schedule comprising an initial set of 21 matches between March 22 and April 7. The IPL final is expected to be played on May 26, with just five days between that and the opening match of the men's T20 World Cup, to be played in the USA and the Caribbean from June 1. During the two-week period, 21 matches will be played across 10 cities, with each team playing a minimum of three matches and a maximum of five.