The BCCI has finally announced the schedule for IPL 2021. The season will kickstart on April 9 in Chennai, while the final will take place on May 30 at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.
The Narendra Modi Cricket stadium in Ahmedabad will host the knockouts and the final of the tournament. Also, each team will play in the four of the six centres in the group stages.
There will be 11 double-headers in the group stages of the tournament too, with six teams playing three afternoon matches each, and two teams playing two. The BCCI also said that the schedule is prepared in a manner that all teams have to travel only thrice during the league stages, till May 23
Meanwhile, the 56 league matches have been split into 10 games each in Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata and Bengaluru. Delhi and Ahmedabad will host eight games each in this year’s tournament. 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, BCCI said in the release.
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
FINAL
May 30, Sunday 7.30 PM Ahmedabad.
