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IPL 2021 schedule announced: MI face RCB in opener on April 9, final on May 30

NEGI RK Sunday, March 07, 2021

BCCI announces schedule for VIVO IPL 2021

The IPL website said that the first match will be held in Chennai with a high octane clash between defending champions Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore. The Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, the world’s largest cricket stadium – will host the playoffs as well as the final on May 30, which promises to be a visual spectacle.


The IPL Governing Council on Sunday announced the schedule for VIVO Indian Premier League 2021 to be held in India. After nearly two years, the IPL extravaganza will return home with Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai & Kolkata hosting the marquee event.

successfully in the UAE last year ... the BCCI is confident of hosting the IPL at home with health and safety of players and all people involved being paramount," he added.



DATEMATCHTIMEVENUE
April 9MI vs RCB7:30 pmChennai
April 10CSK vs DC7:30 pmMumbai
April 11SRH vs KKR7:30 pmChennai
April 12RR vs PK7:30 pmMumbai
April 13KKR vs MI7:30 pmChennai
April 14SRH vs RCB7:30 pmChennai
April 15RR vs DC7:30 pmMumbai
April 16PK vs CSK7:30 pmMumbai
April 17MI vs SRH7:30 pmChennai
April 18RCB vs KKR3:30 pmChennai
April 18DC vs PK7:30 pmMumbai
April 19CSK vs RR7:30 pmMumbai
April 20DC vs MI7:30 pmChennai
April 21PK vs SRH3:30 pmChennai
April 21KKR vs CSK7:30 pmMumbai
April 22RCB vs RR7:30 pmMumbai
April 23PK vs MI7:30 pmChennai
April 24RR vs KKR7:30 pmMumbai
April 25CSK vs RCB3:30 pmMumbai
April 25SRH vs DC7:30 pmChennai
April 26PK vs KKR7:30 pmAhmedabad
April 27DC vs RCB7:30 pmAhmedabad
April 28CSK vs SRH7:30 pmDelhi
April 29MI vs RR3:30 pmDelhi
April 29DC vs KKR7:30 pmAhmedabad
April 30PK vs RCB7:30 pmAhmedabad
May 1MI vs CSK7:30 pmDelhi
May 2RR vs SRH3:30 pmDelhi
May 2PK vs DC7:30 pmAhmedabad
May 3KKR vs RCB7:30 pmAhmedabad
May 4SRH vs MI7:30 pmDelhi
May 5RR vs CSK7:30 pmDelhi
May 6RCB vs PK7:30 pmAhmedabad
May 7SRH vs CSK7:30 pmDelhi
May 8KKR vs DC3:30 pmAhmedabad
May 8RR vs MI7:30 pmDelhi
May 9CSK vs PK3:30 pmBengaluru
May 9RCB vs SRH7:30 pmKolkata
May 10MI vs KKR7:30 pmBengaluru
May 11DC vs RR7:30 pmKolkata
May 12CSK vs KKR7:30 pmBengaluru
May 13MI vs PK3:30 pmBengaluru
May 13SRH vs RR7:30 pmKolkata
May 14RCB vs DC7:30 pmKolkata
May 15KKR vs PK7:30 pmBengaluru
May 16RR vs RCB3:30 pmKolkata
May 16CSK vs MI7:30 pmBengaluru
May 17DC vs SRH7:30 pmKolkata
May 18KKR vs RR7:30 pmBengaluru
May 19SRH vs PK7:30 pmBengaluru
May 20RCB vs MI7:30 pmKolkata
May 21KKR vs SRH3:30 pmBengaluru
May 21DC vs CSK7:30 pmKolkata
May 22PK vs RR7:30 pmBengaluru
May 23MI vs DC3:30 pmKolkata
May 23RCB vs CSK7:30 pmKolkata
May 25Qualifier 17:30 pmAhmedabad
May 26Eliminator7:30 pmAhmedabad
May 28Qualifier 27:30 pmAhmedabad
May 30Final7:30 pmAhmedabad

The season will kickstart on 9th April, 2021 in Chennai with a high octane clash between defending champions Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore. The World’s Largest Cricket Stadium - Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad will host the Playoffs as well as the final on 30th May, 2021 which promises to be a visual spectacle. The newly-built stadium that hosted India’s second Pink Ball fixture at home with great grandeur will host its first ever IPL.  

Each team is set to 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 8 matches each, the IPL website said. Incidentally all matches will be played at neutral venues, that is, no team will play at their home venue this season. All teams will play at four out of six venues during the league stage.


BCCI said the fixtures of the tournament have been mapped in a way that every team will travel only three times during the league stage, thus reducing commute and minimising risk due to coronavirus. The tournament will be played behind closed doors to begin with and a call on allowing spectators will be taken at a later stage of the tournament.

The eight competing IPL teams are Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals, Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians, Punjab Kings, Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad. Mumbai Indians are the current two times defending champions, after winning both the 2019 and the 2020 seasons. Kings XI Punjab had announced last month that they have been renamed the Punjab Kings.

Each team is set to play at four venues during the league stage. Out of the 56 league matches, Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata & Bengaluru will host 10 matches each while Ahmedabad and Delhi will host 8 matches each. 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 4 out of 6 venues during the league stage. 

There will be a total of 11 double headers where 6 teams will play three afternoon matches & two teams will play two afternoon matches. The afternoon games are slated for a 3:30 PM IST start while the evening games will have a 7:30 PM IST start.

After hosting the tournament safely and successfully in the UAE last year with all safety protocols in place, the BCCI is confident of hosting the IPL at home with health and safety of players and all people involved being paramount. 

The fixtures of the tournament have been mapped in a way that every team will travel only three times during the league stage, thus reducing commute and minimising risk. The VIVO IPL this year at home will be played behind closed doors to begin with and a call on allowing spectators will be taken at a later stage of the tournament. 

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