IPL 2024 is almost here and thus begins Bharat Darshan for most IPL teams. Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals will suffer the most the two sides will travel over 5500 kilometers in the first 12 days of the tournament alone. However, Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore and MS Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings will have it easy.
And that data is only for the first 21 matches. BCCI has released only first 15 days of the schedule as the Indian board awaits Lok Sabha Election dates.
However, with that amount of travel involved in the early summer of India, players might face fatigue as well as injury scare ahead of the T20 World Cup 2024.
Punjab Kings
But in the first phase, Punjab Kings will be the most travelled team, accumulating 5582 kilometres in the first four matches. That is an average of 465 kms of travel each day.
Punjab Kings begin their campaign at home in Mullanpur Stadium in Mohali. From there, PBKS will be on the road for three consecutive away matches. From Mohali, PBKS will travel to Bengaluru from there to Lucknow and then to Ahmedabad.
PBKS Fixtures
Delhi Capitals
While PBKS will cover the most distance, Delhi Capitals will travel almost 506 kilometres a day. With Arun Jaitley Stadium unavailable, DC have shifted their base to Vizag for the first two home games. Thus, DC will travel 5565 kms for their first five matches.
DC will begin in Mohali against PBKS before travelling to Jaipur. From Jaipur, Delhi Capitals will travel back to Vizag before flying out to Mumbai.
DC Fixtures
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Sunrisers Hyderabad
Sunrisers Hyderabad will also cover over 5000 kilometres in IPL 2024 Phase 1. SRH will cover 411 kilometres a day on average in their first 13 days of the tournament. Pat Cummins & Co will play their first match in Kolkata before flying back to Hyderabad. They will then travel to Ahmedabad and then again back home.
SRH Fixtures
Lucknow Super Giants
KL Rahul-led Lucknow Super Giants will also be on the roads mostly. LSG will cover 5024 kilometres in their first 14 days of IPL 2024. On average LSG will travel 359 kms a day. However, with the matches spaced out, it won’t have that impact.
With their base in Lucknow, LSG will travel to Jaipur for their first game against Rajasthan Royals. From Jaipur, LSG will travel back home before flying out to Bengaluru and then returning home again to face Gujrat Titans.
LSG Fixtures
Gujarat Titans
With two consecutive home matches, Gujarat Titans will have some relief. However, GT play two away matches in IPL 2024 Phase 1. In all, GT will cover 4895 kms for their first five games.
After beginning their campaign at home against Mumbai Indians, GT will travel to Chennai for a repeat of last year’s final. They will return home to play two home matches before travelling to Lucknow.
GT Fixtures
Kolkata Knight Riders
KKR will only play three matches in the first 11 days. But two of them will be away from home. After beginning their campaign at home against SRH, Kolkata Knight Riders travel down south to Bengaluru. From there, Shreyas Iyer & Co travel to Vizag. In all, KKR will cover 2877 kilometres for their first three matches.
KKR fixtures
Rajasthan Royals
Sanju Samson & Co will have it relatively easy in the first phase of IPL 2024 as they play three home games. Rajasthan Royals will begin with two home matches before travelling to Mumbai. Then, they face RCB at home again to accumulate 2338 kms in total.
RR Fixtures
Royal Challengers Bangalore
RCB will enjoy home comforts better than other teams. Virat Kohli & Co will only travel 350 kilometres to face CSK in the opening match before returning home to play three consecutive games. From there, Royal Challengers Bangalore will travel to Jaipur, accumulating a total of 2604 kilometres for their first five games.
RCB Fixtures
Mumbai Indians
Hardik Pandya-led Mumbai Indians will also have it relatively easy as they begin with two away matches before playing two home games.
Mumbai Indians will cover 2413 kilometres or 172 km a day in their first 14 days.
MI Fixtures
Chennai Super Kings
MS Dhoni & Co will be the least fatigued team. The defending champions will begin with two home games. Chennai Super Kings will only travel to neighbouring states as DC will play in Vishakhapatnam and then a trip to Hyderabad.
Overall, CSK will only travel for 1417 kilometres in their first 14 days.
CSK Fixtures
IPL 2024 Schedule PDF Download
IPL 2024 will start from March 22. The schedule for 21 matches are out.
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