IPL 2023 Opening Ceremony: When and Where to Watch, the First Match of the Season, and More
- bySaiman Das
- 2023-03-28T16:08:00
IPL Opening Ceremony, IPL 2023: IPL 2023 is just a few days away. And the celebration will start on March 31 with a major match. On the first day of the upcoming season, the Gujarat Titans, the defending champions, will face MS Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings in Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi ground.
On March 31, 2023, the 16th season of the Indian Premier League is scheduled to begin, and fans can’t wait to see their favorite players hit the field for yet another exciting T20 league season.
The IPL 2023 edition would kick off with the defending champion Gujarat Titans taking against the four-time winner Chennai Super Kings. CSK will be led by the famous MS Dhoni.
On March 31, the first match will take place. And the new IPL season will officially begin before that game with a big opening celebration.
Opening Ceremony Date, Venue, Time IPL 2023:
IPL 2023 Opening Ceremony Date: March 31
IPL 2023 Opening Ceremony Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Opening Ceremony Time: 6.30 pm IST (tentatively)
There won’t be as much extravagance for the inauguration ceremony as in prior years. Nonetheless, the BCCI has guaranteed that a few Bollywood actors would perform, and there could even be a live performance.
Who will perform in IPL 2023 Opening Ceremony:
At the opening ceremonies, Rashmika Mandanna and Tamannaah Bhatia will perform and enthrall the audience. The Bollywood beauty duo has affirmed that they will be the stars of the show that night.
In addition to them, Arijit Singh may perform at the inauguration ceremony, while Tiger Shroff and Katrina Kaif may possibly appear at the event. All of this hasn’t been verified yet, though.
Tickets for the IPL 2023 Opening Ceremony:
Online ticket sales for the IPL 2023 inauguration ceremony are available through the Paytm Insider and Book My Show apps.
Where to Watch IPL 2023 Opening Ceremony:
The IPL 2023 celebrations will take place right before the first game between the Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings. With the Star Sports network, audiences may observe the inaugural celebration live on their television. The JioCinema app offers free live streaming of the opening ceremony on any screen.
Full Team List:
Gujarat Titans: Hardik Pandya (c), Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Matthew Wade (wk), KS Bharat (wk), Urvil Patel (wk), Kane Williamson, Shubman Gill, David Miller, Abhinav Manohar, B Sai Sudharsan, Rashid Khan, Odean Smith, Rahul Tewatia, Jayant Yadav, Vijay Shankar, Mohammed Shami, Alzarri Joseph, Mohit Sharma, Josh Little, Pradeep Sangwan, Shivam Mavi, Yash Dayal, Darshan Nalkande, Noor Ahmad, R Sai Kishore.
Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni (Captain), Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Subhranshu Senapati, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwaine Pretorius, Mitchell Santner, K Bhagath Varma, Moeen Ali, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Shivam Dube, Deepak Chahar, Mahesh Theekshana, Mukesh Choudhary, Prashant Solanki, Simarjeet Singh, Ajinkya Rahane, Tushar Deshpande, Ben Stokes, Matheesha Pathirana, Shaik Rasheed, Nishant Sindhu, Kyle Jamieson, and Ajay Mandal.