Hyderabad, March 22 -- The first match of the TATA IPL 2024 will be played between the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on Friday, March 22.

The teams led by captains, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Faf du Plessis, will take on each other at the Chidambaram Stadium, the home ground of the favourites last year.

This year too, Hotstar will not stream the matches of the TATA IPL 2024. However, you can watch the matches for free.

Like last year, IPL matches will be broadcast LIVE for free on the Jio Cinema app and the various channels of the Star Sports network on TV.

Overlooking criticism the BCCI sold digital and TV rights of the TATA IPL 2024 to broadcasters separately. The digital rights were secured by Viacom ...