IPL to start on April 9, MI face RCB in opener
The 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL) will start on April 9 and its final will be held on May 30, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said on Sunday. Mumbai Indians face Royal Challengers Bangalore in the first match of the season which will be played in Chennai.
By : migrator
Update: 2021-03-07 10:16 GMT
New Delhi
The matches will be played in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata, the BCCI said. The Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad will host the final and the rest of the playoffs.
All matches will be played behind closed doors, with the BCCI saying that a call on allowing spectators will be taken at a later stage of the tournament.
Each team will play at four venues during the league stage. Out of the 56 league matches, Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata and Bengaluru will host 10 matches each while Ahmedabad and Delhi will host eight matches each.
The board said that matches have been designed in such a way that each team will travel only three times during the league stage.
"One of the highlights of this edition of the VIVO IPL will be the fact that all matches will be played at neutral venues, no team will play at their home venue. All teams will play at four out of six venues during the league stage," said the BCCI in its statement.
There will be a total of 11 double headers where six teams will play three afternoon matches and two teams will play two afternoon matches. The afternoon games are slated for a 3.30 p.m. IST start while the evening games will have a 7.30 p.m. start.
Full schedule:
April 9, Friday 7.30 PM, Chennai: Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
April 10, Saturday 7.30 PM Mumbai: Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals
April 11, Sunday 7.30 PM Chennai: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders
April 12, Monday 7.30 PM Mumbai: Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings
April 13, Tuesday 7.30 PM Chennai: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians
April 14, Wednesday 7.30 PM Chennai: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
April 15, Thursday 7.30 PM Mumbai: Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals
April 16, Friday 7.30 PM Mumbai: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings
April 17, Saturday 7.30 PM Chennai: Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad
April 18, Sunday 3.30 PM Chennai: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders
April 18, Sunday 7.30 PM Mumbai: Delhi Capitals vs Punjab Kings
April 19, Monday 7.30 PM Mumbai: Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals
April 20, Tuesday 7.30 PM Chennai: Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians
April 21, Wednesday 3.30 PM Chennai: Punjab Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad
April 21, Wednesday 7.30 PM Mumbai: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings
April 22, Thursday 7.30 PM Mumbai: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals
April 23, Friday 7.30 PM Chennai: Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians
April 24, Saturday 7.30 PM Mumbai: Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders
April 25, Sunday 3.30 PM Mumbai: Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
April 25, Sunday 7.30 PM Chennai: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Capitals
April 26, Monday 7.30 PM Ahmedabad: Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders
April 27, Tuesday7.30 PM Ahmedabad: Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
April 28, Wednesday 7.30 PM Delhi: Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad
April 29, Thursday 3.30 PM Delhi: Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals
April 29, Thursday 7.30 PM Ahmedabad: Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders
April 30, Friday 7.30 PM Ahmedabad: Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
May 1, Saturday 7.30 PM Delhi: Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings
May 2, Sunday 3.30 PM Delhi: Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad
May 2, Sunday 7.30 PM Ahmedabad: Punjab Kings Vs Delhi Capitals
May 3, Monday 7.30 PM Ahmedabad: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
May 4, Tuesday 7.30 PM Delhi: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians
May 5, Wednesday 7.30 PM Delhi: Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings
May 6, Thursday 7.30 PM Ahmedabad: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Punjab Kings
May 7, Friday 7.30 PM Delhi: Sunrisers Hyderabad v Chennai Super Kings
May 8, Saturday 3.30 PM Ahmedabad: Kolkata Knight Riders v Delhi Capitals
May 8, Saturday 7.30 PM Delhi: Rajasthan Royals v Mumbai Indians
May 9, Sunday 3.30 PM Bengaluru: Chennai Super Kings v Punjab Kings
May 9, Sunday 7.30 PM Kolkata: Royal Challengers Bangalore v Sunrisers Hyderabad
May 10, Monday 7.30 PM Bengaluru: Mumbai Indians v Kolkata Knight Riders
May 11, Tuesday 7.30 PM Kolkata: Delhi Capitals v Rajasthan Royals
May 12, Wednesday 7.30 PM Bengaluru: Chennai Super Kings v Kolkata Knight Riders
May 13, Thursday 3.30 PM Bengaluru: Mumbai Indians v Punjab Kings
May 13, Thursday 7.30 PM Kolkata: Sunrisers Hyderabad v Rajasthan Royals
May 14, Friday 7.30 PM Kolkata: Royal Challengers Bangalore v Delhi Capitals
May 15, Saturday 7.30 PM Bengaluru: Kolkata Knight Riders v Punjab Kings
May 16, Sunday 3.30 PM Kolkata: Rajasthan Royals v Royal Challengers Bangalore
May 16, Sunday 7.30 PM Bengaluru: Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians
May 17, Monday 3.30 PM Kolkata: Delhi Capitals v Sunrisers Hyderabad
May 18, Tuesday 3.30 PM Bengaluru: Kolkata Knight Riders v Rajasthan Royals
May 19, Wednesday 3.30 PM Bengaluru: Sunrisers Hyderabad v Punjab Kings
May 20, Thursday 3.30 PM Kolkata: Royal Challengers Bangalore v Mumbai Indians
May 21, Friday 3.30 PM Bengaluru: Kolkata Knight Riders v Sunrisers Hyderabad
May 21, Friday 7.30 PM Kolkata: Delhi Capitals v Chennai Super Kings
May 22, Saturday 7.30 PM Bengaluru: Punjab Kings v Rajasthan Royals
May 23, Sunday 3.30 PM Kolkata: Mumbai Indians v Delhi Capitals
May 23, Sunday 7.30 PM Kolkata: Royal Challengers Bangalore v Chennai Super Kings
May 25, Tuesday 7.30 PM Ahmedabad: Qualifier 1
May 26, Wednesday 7.30 PM Ahmedabad: Eliminator
May 28, Friday 7.30 PM Ahmedabad: Qualifier 2
May 30, Sunday 7.30 PM Ahmedabad: Final
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