Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni in same group for IPL 2022

By Anil Gundmi Last updated Feb 27, 2022 - 8: 55 am

CSK vs RCB: RCB top player out from team before big match in IPL 2022 — Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni - image credit - BCCI / IPL

IPL 2022 tournament will kickstart from 26th March and the final will be played on 29th May. The Governing Council of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Friday (February 25) announced the two groups and the division of matches for the upcoming IPL 2022. The IPL GC also finalised March 26 as the start date for the 15th edition of the IPL. RCB Virat Kohli and CSK MS Dhoni in same group for IPL 2022.

Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni in same group for IPL 2022 — Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni – image credit – BCCI / IPL

The 10 teams will play a total of 14 league matches (7 home matches and 7 away matches) totalling to 70 league matches, followed by the 4 playoff matches. Each team will play 5 teams twice and the remaining 4 teams only once (2 only home and 2 only away). “A total of 70 league matches will be played across four international standard venues in Mumbai and Pune.

The venue for the playoff matches will be decided later,” the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah said in release. The two groups are: Group A: Mumbai Indians (MI), Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Rajasthan Royals (RR), Delhi Capitals (DC) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Group B: Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Gujarat Titans.

This means MS Dhoni’s CSK and RCB featuring former skipper Virat Kohli have been clubbed together in Group B. It also means that CSK MS Dhoni vs RCB Virat Kohli will be held twice this season. “Each team will play twice with the teams in their group and with the team in the same row in the second group. With the rest of the teams in the second group they will play only once during the season,” the release read.

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In Group A, MI will play 2 matches each against KKR, RR, DC, LSG. MI will also play 2 matches against CSK and 1 match each against other teams in Group B. Similarly, in Group B, RCB will play 2 matches against CSK, SRH, PBKS and GT. RCB will also play 2 matches against RR and 1 match each against other teams in Group A.