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Cricket News: IPL 2023 schedule: Will there be a full home and away season? | Sourav Ganguly provides update on IPL 2023 season

According to BCCI president Sourav Ganguly, the Indian Premier League (IPL) will return to a full home and away season, as was the case pre-COVID-19. Since the start of the 2020 season, matches have been played at a limited number of venues in both India and UAE, with the majority played behind closed doors. 2023 is set to see a move towards normalcy when it comes to the IPL.

IPL 2023 schedule expected to more stadiums used as per pre-2020

Ganguly, in a note to the board’s affiliated state units, said that IPL 2023 will see teams have home and away games, as was the case pre-2020. For example, Royal Challengers Bangalore will return to the Chinnaswamy, Rajasthan Royals to Sawai Masingh, Chennai Super Kings to Chepauk and so on.

“The next season of men’s IPL will also go back to the home and away format with all ten teams playing their home matches at their designated venues,” Ganguly’s note read. The president’s note also included the Women’s IPL, set for early 2023 after the T20 World Cup ends in February in South Africa. This is in addition to a new girls’ under-15 one-day competition.

“The BCCI is currently working on the much-awaited Women’s IPL. We are expecting to start the first season early next year,” Ganguly wrote.

“We are glad to introduce a girls U15 One Day tournament from this season. Women’s cricket has seen phenomenal growth across the world and our national team has been performing well. This new tournament will create a pathway for our young girls to play at the national and international level.”

Also, according to ESPNcricinfo, a full domestic season in penciled in to start in early September. This includes the Duleep Trophy – in a zonal format – and the Irani Cup, in addition to the Ranji Trophy, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and Vijay Hazare Trophy.