IPL to start on April 9, MI face RCB in opener (2nd Ld)
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he 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.
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, Tuesday 7.30 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
✔️ IPL to start on April 9, MI face RCB in opener (2nd Ld)
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