• IPL 2021 is set to begin on April 9.

  • Total 11 double-headers will be played this season.

IPL 2021 – Full schedule: Date, fixtures, venue and match timings
BCCI announces schedule for IPL 2021 (Pic Source: Twitter)

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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the complete schedule for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Sunday. The 14th IPL season is set to bowl out from April 9 with the defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) taking on Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in Chennai.

The world’s largest cricket ground – Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad – will host the playoffs as well as the final on May 30. The renovated Motera stadium that hosted India’s second pink ball fixture at home with great grandeur will host its first-ever IPL.

Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, each team will play at just four venues in the group stage. The 56 league stage matches have been split into 10 games each in Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata and Bengaluru, while Delhi and Ahmedabad will host eight. The afternoon games are scheduled for a 3:30 PM IST start, while the evening matches will begin at 7:30 PM IST.

There will be a total of 11 double-headers, with six teams playing 3 afternoon matches each and two teams playing 2. Also, every team will travel only three times during the group stage that goes on till May 23.

Complete schedule of the IPL 2021:

  • April 9th, 07:30 PM: Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore in Chennai
  • April 10th, 07:30 PM: Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals in Mumbai
  • April 11th, 07:30 PM: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders in Chennai
  • April 12th, 07:30 PM: Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings in Mumbai
  • April 13th, 07:30 PM: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians in Chennai
  • April 14th, 07:30 PM: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore in Chennai
  • April 15th, 07:30 PM: Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals in Mumbai
  • April 16th, 07:30 PM: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings in Mumbai
  • April 17th, 07:30 PM: Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chennai
  • April 18th, 03:30 PM: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders in Mumbai
  • April 18th, 07:30 PM: Delhi Capitals vs Punjab Kings in Mumbai
  • April 19th, 07:30 PM: Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals in Mumbai
  • April 20th, 07:30 PM: Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians in Chennai
  • April 21st, 03:30 PM: Punjab Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chennai
  • April 21st, 07:30 PM: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings in Mumbai
  • April 22nd, 07:30 PM: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals in Mumbai
  • April 23rd, 07:30 PM: Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians in Chennai
  • April 24th, 07:30 PM: Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders in Mumbai
  • April 25th, 03:30 PM: Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore in Mumbai
  • April 25th, 07:30 PM: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Capitals in Mumbai
  • April 26th, 07:30 PM: Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders in Ahmedabad
  • April 27th, 07:30 PM: Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore in Ahmedabad
  • April 28th, 07:30 PM Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad in Delhi
  • April 29th, 03:30 PM: Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals in Delhi
  • April 29th, 07:30 PM: Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders in Ahmedabad
  • April 30th, 07:30 PM: Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore in Ahmedabad
  • May 1st, 07:30 PM: Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings in Delhi
  • May 2nd, 03:30 PM: Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad in Delhi
  • May 2nd, 07:30 PM: Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals in Ahmedabad
  • May 3rd, 07:30 PM: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore in Ahmedabad
  • May 4th, 07:30 PM: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians in Delhi
  • May 5th, 07:30 PM: Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings in Delhi
  • May 6th, 07:30 PM: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Punjab Kings in Ahmedabad
  • May 7th, 07:30 PM: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings in Delhi
  • May 8th, 03:30 PM: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals in Ahmedabad
  • May 8th, 07:30 PM: Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians in Delhi
  • May 9th, 03:30 PM: Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings in Bangalore
  • May 9th, 07:30 PM: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad in Kolkata
  • May 10th, 07:30 PM: Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders in Bangalore
  • May 11th, 07:30 PM: Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals in Kolkata
  • May 12th, 07:30 PM: Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders in Bangalore
  • May 13th, 03:30 PM: Mumbai Indians vs Punjab Kings in Bangalore
  • May 13th, 07:30 PM: Sunriers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals in Kolkata
  • May 14th, 07:30 PM: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Capitals in Kolkata
  • May 15th, 07:30 PM Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings in Bangalore
  • May 16th, 03:30 PM: Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore in Kolkata
  • May 16th, 07:30 PM: Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians in Bangalore
  • May 17th, 07:30 PM: Delhi Capitals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad in Kolkata
  • May 18th, 07:30 PM: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals in Bangalore
  • May 19th, 07:30 PM: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Punjab Kings in Bangalore
  • May 20th, 07:30 PM: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians in Kolkata
  • May 21st, 03:30 PM: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad in Bangalore
  • May 21st, 07:30 PM: Delhi Capitals vs Chennai Super Kings in Kolkata
  • May 22nd, 07:30 PM: Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals in Bangalore
  • May 23rd, 03:30 PM: Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals in Kolkata
  • May 23rd, 07:30 PM: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings in Kolkata
  • May 25th, 07:30 PM: Qualifier 1 in Ahmedabad
  • May 26th, 07:30 PM: Eliminator in Ahmedabad
  • May 28th, 07:30 PM Qualifier 2 in Ahmedabad
  • May 30th, 07:30 PM: Final in Ahmedabad

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