HomeNewsIPL 2021 Full Schedule Annunced: Mumbai Indians to Play Royal Challengers Bangalore in Opener on April 9; Final to be Played at Narendra Modi Stadium
IPL 2021 Full Schedule Announced: Mumbai Indians to Play Royal Challengers Bangalore in Opener on April 9; Final to be Played at Narendra Modi Stadium
The opening match of the 2021 season will be played on April 9 2021 between the defending champions Mumbai Indian and Royal Challengers Bangalore in Chennai.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Sunday announced the schedule of the Indian Premier League 2021. The cash-rich league will be held in six cities across India – Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata.
The refurbished Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad will host the Playoffs as well as the final on 30th May, 2021.
🚨 BCCI announces schedule for VIVO IPL 2021 🚨
The season will kickstart on 9th April in Chennai and the final will take place on May 30th at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.
” 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 minimizing 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,” BCCI stated in the press release.
Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata and Bengaluru will host 10 matches each from the 56 group stages encounter. While Delhi and Ahemdabad will host 10 matches each.
BCCI further announced 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.The initial matches of the IPL 2021 will be played behind closed doors while the BCCI will take a call on allowing fans at the late stage of the season.
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, BCCI stated.
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