Why MI vs RR is 1000th match of IPL instead of CSK vs MI? Here’s all you need to know about confusion

Mumbai Indians are set to face Rajasthan Royals within the 1000th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on April 30, Sunday. Interestingly, the match is set to be performed on MI skipper Rohit Sharma‘s thirty sixth birthday and will probably be performed at their dwelling floor, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. However, earlier there was confusion about the match performed on May 6 between Chennai Super Kings and MI to be the 1000th recreation. What is the whole matter? Let’s discover out.

Ahead of the 2023 version of IPL, a complete of 951 matches had been performed and in accordance to this the forty ninth recreation which is the match between CSK and MI on the MA Chidambaram stadium ought to have been thought of the 1000th recreation within the historical past of the event. However, the above-mentioned whole does not embrace seven matches that led to no end result and had been deserted with no single ball being bowled. 

Even although there wasn’t any end result from such matches, they’ve to be talked about within the depend of official matches. And if these matches are counted within the whole then the recalculated matches earlier than the start of the continued season turns into (951 + 7)  958 matches and in accordance to this, the 1000th recreation would be the forty second recreation i.e. MI vs RR recreation.

IPL 2023: FAQs

• How are the groups divided into teams for the league stage?

10 groups are divided into two teams of 5 groups every.

Group A – Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders, Rajasthan Royals, Delhi Capitals, Lucknow Super Giants
Group B – Chennai Super Kings, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Punjab Kings, Gujarat Titans

• What are the foundations for the league stage matches?

Each staff will play 2 matches with groups of the opposite group and 1 match towards the groups of their very own group within the league stage match. For instance, RCB (Group B) will face KKR (Group A) twice and CSK (Group B) as soon as throughout the league stage. The prime 4 groups will then make it to the playoffs.

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