Indian Premier League 2018 The IPL will use the DRS (Decision Review System) for the first time this season, to assist on-field umpires to make correct decisions VENUES Mohali Delhi Jaipur Indore Kolkata Mumbai Pune Hyderabad Bangalore Chennai INDIA Jaydev Unadkat Most expensive Indian player in IPL 2018 IPL AUCTION 2018 Total spend: 431.7 crores* ($66.2m) Most expensive buys Crores / Dollars Ben Stokes ENG Rajasthan 12.5 / 1.92m Jaydev Unadkat IND Rajasthan 11.5 / 1.77m KL Rahul IND Punjab 11.0 / 1.69m Manish Pandey IND Hyderabad 11.0 / 1.69m Chris Lynn AUS Kolkata 9.6 / 1.47m MATCH SCHEDULE First match: Apr 7 BAN CHN DEL HYD KOL MUM PUN RAJ Bangalore Apr 25 May 12 May 17 Apr 29 May 1 Apr 13 Apr 15 Chennai May 5 Apr 30 May 13 Apr 10 Apr 28 May 20 Apr 20 Delhi Apr 21 May 18 May 10 Apr 27 May 20 Apr 23 May 2 Hyderabad May 7 Apr 22 May 5 May 19 Apr 12 Apr 26 Apr 9 Kolkata Apr 8 May 3 Apr 16 Apr 14 May 9 Apr 21 May 15 Mumbai Apr 17 Apr 7 Apr 14 Apr 24 May 6 May 16 May 13 Punjab May 14 Apr 15 Apr 8 Apr 19 May 12 May 4 May 6 Rajasthan May 19 May 11 Apr 11 Apr 29 Apr 18 Apr 22 May 8 QUALIFIER 1 May 22 League position 1st - 2nd QUALIFIER 2 May 25 Loser Q1 - Winner eliminator ELIMINATOR May 23 League position 3rd - 4th FINAL Mumbai May 27 Winner Qualifer 1 - Qualifier 2 Source: Cricinfo Picture: Getty Images *1 crore = 10 million rupees © GRAPHIC NEWS