Indian cricket fans have a special hankering for the gentleman's game, and the excitement level reaches a fever pitch with IPL. The tenth edition of IPL is set to kick-start with defending champions, Sunrisers Hyderabad taking on last year's finalists Royal Challengers Bangalore on Wednesday, April 5.
IPL, televised all around the world, is one of the most popular sports events in the world. The competition, in the past, has witnessed unknown players bagging limelight, youngsters impressing with their performance and overall, the quality of cricket is top-class.
There is no reason why the tenth edition of the competition will be any different. All eight teams are currently in the final stage of the preparations, and will be involved in some intense cricket for the next 53 days, starting April 5.
Though IPL 2017 has already witnessed some players missing the competition due to injuries, the quality of cricket should not suffer. It gives other players in the squad a chance to shine.
Eight Teams: Royal Challengers Bangalore, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Delhi Daredevils, Kings XI Punjab, Gujarat Lions, Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders, Rising Pune Supergiant
Here is a look at the complete IPL 2017 fixture.
| Match | Teams | Venue | Date | Time | |
| 1 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad | April 5 | 8pm IST |
| 2 | Rising Pune Supergiant | Mumbai Indians | MCA Stadium, Pune | April 6 | 8pm IST |
| 3 | Gujarat Lions | Kolkata Knight Riders | Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot | April 7 | 8pm IST |
| 4 | Kings XI Punjab | Rising Pune Supergiant | Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore | April 8 | 4pm IST |
| 5 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Delhi Daredevils | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | April 8 | 8pm IST |
| 6 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Gujarat Lions | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad | April 9 | 4pm IST |
| 7 | Mumbai Indians | Kolkata Knight Riders | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | April 9 | 8pm IST |
| 8 | Kings XI Punjab | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Holkar Stadium, Indore | April 10 | 8pm IST |
| 9 | Rising Pune Supergiant | Delhi Daredevils | MCA Stadium, Pune | April 11 | 8pm IST |
| 10 | Mumbai Indians | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | April 12 | 8pm IST |
| 11 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Kings XI Punjab | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | April 13 | 8pm IST |
| 12 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Mumbai Indians | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | April 14 | 4pm IST |
| 13 | Gujarat Lions | Rising Pune Supergiant | Holkar Stadium, Rajkot | April 14 | 8pm IST |
| 14 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | April 15 | 4pm IST |
| 15 | Delhi Daredevils | Kings XI Punjab | Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi | April 15 | 8pm IST |
| 16 | Mumbai Indians | Gujarat Lions | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | April 16 | 4pm IST |
| 17 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Rising Pune Supergiant | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | April 16 | 8pm IST |
| 18 | Delhi Daredevils | Kolkata Knight Riders | Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi | April 17 | 4pm IST |
| 19 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Kings XI Punjab | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad | April 17 | 8pm IST |
| 20 | Gujarat Lions | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Holkar Stadium, Rajkot | April 18 | 8pm IST |
| 21 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Delhi Daredevils | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad | April 19 | 8pm IST |
| 22 | Kings XI Punjab | Mumbai Indians | Holkar Stadium, Rajkot | April 20 | 8pm IST |
| 23 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Gujarat Lions | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | April 21 | 8pm IST |
| 24 | Rising Pune Supergiant | Sunrisers Hyderabad | MCA Stadium, Pune | April 22 | 4pm IST |
| 25 | Mumbai Indians | Delhi Daredevils | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | April 22 | 8pm IST |
| 26 | Gujarat Lions | Kings XI Punjab | Holkar Stadium, Rajkot | April 23 | 4pm IST |
| 27 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | April 23 | 8pm IST |
| 28 | Mumbai Indians | Rising Pune Supergiant | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | April 24 | 8pm IST |
| 29 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Sunrisers Hyderabad | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | April 25 | 8pm IST |
| 30 | Rising Pune Supergiant | Kolkata Knight Riders | MCA Stadium, Pune | April 26 | 8pm IST |
| 31 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Gujarat Lions | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | April 27 | 8pm IST |
| 32 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Delhi Daredevils | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | April 28 | 4pm IST |
| 33 | Kings XI Punjab | Sunrisers Hyderabad | IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali | April 28 | 8pm IST |
| 34 | Rising Pune Supergiant | Royal Challengers Bangalore | MCA Stadium, Pune | April 29 | 4pm IST |
| 35 | Gujarat Lions | Mumbai Indians | Holkar Stadium, Rajkot | April 29 | 8pm IST |
| 36 | Kings XI Punjab | Delhi Daredevils | IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali | April 30 | 4pm IST |
| 37 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Kolkata Knight Riders | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad | April 30 | 8pm IST |
| 38 | Mumbai Indians | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | May 1 | 4pm IST |
| 39 | Rising Pune Supergiant | Gujarat Lions | MCA Stadium, Pune | May 1 | 8pm IST |
| 40 | Delhi Daredevils | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi | May 2 | 8pm IST |
| 41 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Rising Pune Supergiant | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | May 3 | 8pm IST |
| 42 | Delhi Daredevils | Gujarat Lions | Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi | May 4 | 8pm IST |
| 43 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Kings XI Punjab | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | May 5 | 8pm IST |
| 44 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Rising Pune Supergiant | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad | May 6 | 4pm IST |
| 45 | Delhi Daredevils | Mumbai Indians | Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi | May 6 | 8pm IST |
| 46 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Kolkata Knight Riders | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | May 7 | 4pm IST |
| 47 | Kings XI Punjab | Gujarat Lions | IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali | May 7 | 8pm IST |
| 48 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Mumbai Indians | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad | May 8 | 8pm IST |
| 49 | Kings XI Punjab | Kolkata Knight Riders | IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali | May 9 | 8pm IST |
| 50 | Gujarat Lions | Delhi Daredevils | Green Park, Kanpur | May 10 | 8pm IST |
| 51 | Mumbai Indians | Kings XI Punjab | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | May 11 | 8pm IST |
| 52 | Delhi Daredevils | Rising Pune Supergiant | Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi | May 12 | 8pm IST |
| 53 | Gujarat Lions | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Green Park, Kanpur | May 13 | 4 PM |
| 54 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Mumbai Indians | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | May 13 | 8pm IST |
| 55 | Rising Pune Supergiant | Kings XI Punjab | MCA Stadium, Pune | May 14 | 4pm IST |
| 56 | Delhi Daredevils | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi | May 14 | 8pm IST |
| 57 | To Be Decided (TBD) | To Be Decided (TBD) | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | May 16 | 8pm IST |
| 58 | TBD | TBD | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | May 17 | 8pm IST |
| 59 | TBD | TBD | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | May 19 | 8pm IST |
| 60 | TBD | TBD | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad | May 21 | 8pm IST |
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