The 13th edition of the IPL will be one of the longer tournaments, after the BCCI decided to hold just six afternoon games this time around, extending the overall duration of the tournament to 57 days, a full 13 days more than the 44-day edition last year.

Rajasthan Royals will be the last team to get their campaign underway, with their first match slated for 2 April against Chennai. The league phase ends on 17 May with Royal Challengers Bangalore hosting Mumbai Indians, with the final taking place a week later on 24 May.

The tournament will begin just 11 days after the completion of India’s ODI series at home against South Africa.

The date for the All-Stars game mooted by the BCCI last month is yet to be confirmed, as is the case with the schedule for the women’s league, with as many as seven matches set to be played during the IPL knockouts.