The IPL Governing Council on Sunday announced the schedule for 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.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 & 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 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 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 the 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.
MAT No
DATE & DAY
MATCH
TIME (IST)
VENUE
1
April 9, Friday
Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers
19:30
Chennai
2
April 10, Saturday
Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals
19:30
Mumbai
3
April 11, Sunday
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders
19:30
Chennai
4
April 12, Monday
Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings
19:30
Mumbai
5
April 13, Tuesday
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians
19:30
Chennai
6
April 14, Wed
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers
19:30
Chennai
7
April 15, Thursday
Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals
19:30
Mumbai
8
April 16, Friday
Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings
19:30
Mumbai
9
April 17, Saturday
Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad
19:30
Chennai
10
April 18, Sunday
Royal Challengers vs Kolkata Knight Riders
15:30
Chennai
11
April 18, Sunday
Delhi Capitals vs Punjab Kings
19:30
Mumbai
12
April 19, Monday
Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals
19:30
Mumbai
13
April 20, Tuesday
Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians
19:30
Chennai
14
April 21, Wed
Punjab Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad
15:30
Chennai
15
April 21, Wed
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings
19:30
Mumbai
16
April 22, Thursday
Royal Challengers vs Rajasthan Royals
19:30
Mumbai
17
April 23, Friday
Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians
19:30
Chennai
18
April 24, Saturday
Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders
19:30
Mumbai
19
April 25, Sunday
Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers
15:30
Mumbai
20
April 25, Sunday
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Capitals
19:30
Chennai
21
April 26, Monday
Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders
19:30
Ahmedabad
22
April 27, Tuesday
Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
19:30
Ahmedabad
23
April 28, Wed
Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad
19:30
Delhi
24
April 29, Thursday
Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals
15:30
Delhi
25
April 29, Thursday
Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders
19:30
Ahmedabad
26
April 30, Friday
Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
19:30
Ahmedabad
27
May 1, Saturday
Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings
19:30
Delhi
28
May 2, Sunday
Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad
15:30
Delhi
29
May 2, Sunday
Punjab Kings Vs Delhi Capitals
19:30
Ahmedabad
30
May 3, Monday
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers
19:30
Ahmedabad
31
May 4, Tueday
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians
7.30 PM
Delhi
32
May 5, Wednesday
Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings
7.30 PM
Delhi
33
May 6, Thursday
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Punjab Kings
7.30 PM
Ahmedabad
34
May 7, Friday
Sunrisers Hyderabad v Chennai Super Kings
7.30 PM
Delhi
35
May 8, Saturday
Kolkata Knight Riders v Delhi Capitals
3.30 PM
Ahmedabad
36
May 8, Saturday
Rajasthan Royals v Mumbai Indians
7.30 PM
Delhi
37
May 9, Sunday
Chennai Super Kings v Punjab Kings
3.30 PM
Bengaluru
38
May 9, Sunday
Royal Challengers v Sunrisers Hyderabad
7.30 PM
Kolkata
39
May 10, Monday
Mumbai Indians v Kolkata Knight Riders
7.30 PM
Bengaluru
40
May 11, Tuesday
Delhi Capitals v Rajasthan Royals
7.30 PM
Kolkata
41
May 12, Wednesday
Chennai Super Kings v Kolkata Knight Riders
7.30 PM
Bengaluru
42
May 13, Thursday
Mumbai Indians v Punjab Kings
3.30 PM
Bengaluru
43
May 13, Thursday
Sunrisers Hyderabad v Rajasthan Royals
7.30 PM
Kolkata
44
May 14, Friday
Royal Challengers Bangalore v Delhi Capitals
7.30 PM
Kolkata
45
May 15, Saturday
Kolkata Knight Riders v Punjab Kings
7.30 PM
Bengaluru
46
May 16, Sunday
Rajasthan Royals v Royal Challengers
3.30 PM
Kolkata
47
May 16, Sunday
Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians
7.30 PM
Bengaluru
48
May 17, Monday
Delhi Capitals v Sunrisers Hyderabad
7.30 PM
Kolkata
49
May 18, Tuesday
Kolkata Knight Riders v Rajasthan Royals
7.30 PM
Bengaluru
50
May 19, Wednesday
Sunrisers Hyderabad v Punjab Kings
7.30 PM
Bengaluru
51
May 20, Thursday
Royal Challengers Bangalore v Mumbai Indians
7.30 PM
Kolkata
52
May 21, Friday
Kolkata Knight Riders v Sunrisers Hyderabad
3.30 PM
Bengaluru
53
May 21, Friday
Delhi Capitals v Chennai Super Kings
7.30 PM
Kolkata
54
May 22, Saturday
Punjab Kings v Rajasthan Royals
7.30 PM
Bengaluru
55
May 23, Sunday
Mumbai Indians v Delhi Capitals
3.30 PM
Kolkata
56
May 23, Sunday
Royal Challengers v Chennai Super Kings
7.30 PM
Kolkata
57
May 25, Tuesday
QUALIFIER 1
7.30 PM
Ahmedabad
58
May 26, Wed
ELIMINATOR
7.30 PM
Ahmedabad
59
May 28, Friday
QUALIFIER 2
7.30 PM
Ahmedabad
60
May 30, Sunday
FINAL
7.30 PM
Ahmedabad
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