IPL 2021: BCCI Announces Schedule For VIVO IPL 2021

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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, have been picked to hosting the tournament.

The 14th season will kickstart on 9th April 2021 in Chennai with defending champions Mumbai Indians taking on Royal Challengers Bangalore. The newly-built Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad will host the Playoffs as well as the final on 30th May 2021.



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. All the matches will be played at neutral venues, which means, no home advantage for any team. All teams will play at 4 out of 6 venues during the league stage.

There will be a total of 11 doubleheaders 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 to start while the evening games will have a 7:30 PM IST start.

The fixtures of the tournament have been scheduled in a way that every team will travel only three times during the league stage. 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.





PK - Punjab Kings; DC - Delhi Capitals; MI - Mumbai Indians; RCB - Royal Challengers Bangalore; CSK - Chennai Super Kings; RR - Rajasthan Royals; KKR - Kolkata Knight Riders; SRH - Sunrisers Hyderabad

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