With only a few matches left in the league stage of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) , the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the schedule for the playoffs.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Mumbai Indians (MI) will lock horns in the last league game of the season on November 3 in Sharjah. The top two teams in the points table will then travel to Dubai to play the first qualifier on November 5 while the third and fourth-placed sides will have a face-off in Abu Dhabi the next day.
The second qualifier will be played on November 8 in Abu Dhabi while the summit clash is set to take place in Dubai on November 10.
Defending champions MI are on the course of making it to the playoffs along with Delhi Capitals (DC) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (DC). However, there is a stiff competition for the fourth spot.
Meanwhile, the Women’s T20 Challenge will be played from November 4 to November 9 and it would take place in Sharjah. The All-India Women’s Selection Committee has announced Meghna Singh as Mansi Joshi’s replacement in Velocity.
Here is the IPL 2020 playoff schedule:
- November 5 – 1st Qualifier; Dubai – 7:30 PM (IST)
- November 6 – Eliminator; Abu Dhabi – 7:30 PM (IST)
- November 8 – 2nd Qualifier; Abu Dhabi – 7:30 PM (IST)
- November 10 – Final; Dubai – 7:30 PM (IST)
