IPL Schedule 2021 PDF : In a massive recent development, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the official schedule for IPL 2021. In 14th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) tournament opener, the defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) will be facing the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on April 9. After nearly two years, India’s blockbuster cricketing carnival will be returning home with Ahmedabad, Chennai, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Kolkata and Delhi as the hosting venues for IPL 2021.
IPL Match List: 11 double-headers in IPL Schedule 2021
The forthcoming edition of the IPL will witness a total of 11 double-headers where 6 teams will play three afternoon matches and two teams will play two afternoon matches since the IPL 2021 start date. In order to ensure no team gets the home advantage, the BCCI has decided that all eight teams will play only on 4 venues out of the six listed, barring their home ground. The latest innovative format will also reduce the risk of the vast spread COVID-19 as the teams will be required to travel only three times during the league stage.
A total of 56 matches during the league stage of IPL 2021 out of which Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and Bengaluru will get to host a total of 10 games each while Ahmedabad and Delhi will host 8 games each. The playoffs and the final of the cricketing extravaganza scheduled on May 30 will be hosted at the newly-built magnificent Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. However, there is sad news for the fans as VIVO IPL 2021 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.
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IPL 2021 time table
After the recent happenings in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) where the event had to be postponed indefinitely due to some COVID-19 cases and breach of protocols, the BCCI is confident of hosting the upcoming season at home with health and safety of players and all people involved being paramount. The BCCI has listed the entire along with the IPL 2021 PDF on the IPL Website.
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“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”. said Honorary BCCI Secretary Jay Shah in a press release.
- Match 1. FRI 9-APR-21 at 07:30 PM in CHENNAI – MUMBAI INDIANS vs ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE
- Match 2. SAT 10-APR-21 at 07:30 PM in MUMBAI – CHENNAI SUPER KINGS vs DELHI CAPITALS
- Match 3. SUN 11-APR-21 at 07:30 PM in CHENNAI – SUNRISERS HYDERABAD vs KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS
- Match 4. MON 12-APR-21 at 07:30 PM in MUMBAI – RAJASTHAN ROYALS vs PUNJAB KINGS
- Match 5. TUE 13-APR-21 at 07:30 PM in CHENNAI – KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS vs MUMBAI INDIANS
- Match 6. WED 14-APR-21 at 07:30 PM in CHENNAI – SUNRISERS HYDERABAD vs ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE
- Match 7. THU 15-APR-21 at 07:30 PM in MUMBAI – RAJASTHAN ROYALS vs DELHI CAPITALS
- Match 8. FRI 16-APR-21 at 07:30 PM in MUMBAI – PUNJAB KINGS vs CHENNAI SUPER KINGS
- Match 9. SAT 17-APR-21 at 07:30 PM in CHENNAI – MUMBAI INDIANS vs SUNRISERS HYDERABAD
- Match 10. SUN 18-APR-21 at 03:30 PM in CHENNAI – ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE vs KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS
- Match 11. SUN 18-APR-21 at 07:30 PM in MUMBAI – DELHI CAPITALS PUNJAB KINGS
- Match 12. MON 19-APR-21 at 07:30 PM in MUMBAI – CHENNAI SUPER KINGS RAJASTHAN ROYALS
- Match 13. TUE 20-APR-21 at 07:30 PM in CHENNAI – DELHI CAPITALS MUMBAI INDIANS
- Match 14. WED 21-APR-21 at 03:30 PM in CHENNAI – PUNJAB KINGS SUNRISERS HYDERABAD
- Match 15. WED 21-APR-21 at 07:30 PM in MUMBAI – KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS CHENNAI SUPER KINGS
- Match 16. THU 22-APR-21 at 07:30 PM in MUMBAI – ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE RAJASTHAN ROYALS
- Match 17. FRI 23-APR-21 at 07:30 PM in CHENNAI – PUNJAB KINGS vs MUMBAI INDIANS
- Match 18. SAT 24-APR-21 at 07:30 PM in MUMBAI – RAJASTHAN ROYALS vs KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS
- Match 19. SUN 25-APR-21 at 03:30 PM in MUMBAI – CHENNAI SUPER KINGS vs ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE
- Match 20. SUN 25-APR-21 at 07:30 PM in CHENNAI – SUNRISERS HYDERABAD vs DELHI CAPITALS
- Match 21. MON 26-APR-21 at 07:30 PM in AHMEDABAD – PUNJAB KINGS vs KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS
- Match 22. TUE 27-APR-21 at 07:30 PM in AHMEDABAD – DELHI CAPITALS vs ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE
- Match 23. WED 28-APR-21 at 07:30 PM in DELHI – CHENNAI SUPER KINGS vs SUNRISERS HYDERABAD
- Match 24. THU 29-APR-21 at 03:30 PM in DELHI – MUMBAI INDIANS vs RAJASTHAN ROYALS
- Match 25. THU 29-APR-21 at 07:30 PM in AHMEDABAD – DELHI CAPITALS vs KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS
- Match 26. FRI 30-APR-21 at 07:30 PM in AHMEDABAD – PUNJAB KINGS vs ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE
- Match 27. SAT 1-MAY-21 at 07:30 PM in DELHI – MUMBAI INDIANS vs CHENNAI SUPER KINGS
- Match 28. SUN 2-MAY-21 at 03:30 PM in DELHI – RAJASTHAN ROYALS vs SUNRISERS HYDERABAD
- Match 29. SUN 2-MAY-21 at 07:30 PM in AHMEDABAD – PUNJAB KINGS vs DELHI CAPITALS
- Match 30. MON 3-MAY-21 at 07:30 PM in AHMEDABAD – KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS vs ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE
- Match 31. TUE 4-MAY-21 at 07:30 PM in DELHI – SUNRISERS HYDERABAD vs MUMBAI INDIANS
- Match 32. WED 5-MAY-21 at 07:30 PM in DELHI – RAJASTHAN ROYALS vs CHENNAI SUPER KINGS
- Match 33. THU 6-MAY-21 at 07:30 PM in AHMEDABAD – ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE vs PUNJAB KINGS
- Match 34. FRI 7-MAY-21 at 07:30 PM in DELHI – SUNRISERS HYDERABAD vs CHENNAI SUPER KINGS
- Match 35. SAT 8-MAY-21 at 03:30 PM in AHMEDABAD – KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS vs DELHI CAPITALS
- Match 36. SAT 8-MAY-21 at 07:30 PM in DELHI – RAJASTHAN ROYALS vs MUMBAI INDIANS
- Match 37. SUN 9-MAY-21 at 03:30 PM in BANGALORE – CHENNAI SUPER KINGS vs PUNJAB KINGS
- Match 38. SUN 9-MAY-21 at 07:30 PM in KOLKATA – ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE vs SUNRISERS HYDERABAD
- Match 39. MON 10-MAY-21 at 07:30 PM in BANGALORE – MUMBAI INDIANS vs KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS
- Match 40. TUE 11-MAY-21 at 07:30 PM in KOLKATA – DELHI CAPITALS vs RAJASTHAN ROYALS
- Match 41. WED 12-MAY-21 at 07:30 PM in BANGALORE – CHENNAI SUPER KINGS vs KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS
- Match 42. THU 13-MAY-21 at 03:30 PM in BANGALORE – MUMBAI INDIANS vs PUNJAB KINGS
- Match 43. THU 13-MAY-21 at 07:30 PM in KOLKATA – SUNRISERS HYDERABAD vs RAJASTHAN ROYALS
- Match 44. FRI 14-MAY-21 at 07:30 PM in KOLKATA -ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE vs DELHI CAPITALS
- Match 45. SAT 15-MAY-21 at 07:30 PM in BANGALORE – KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS vs PUNJAB KINGS
- Match 46. SUN 16-MAY-21 at 03:30 PM in KOLKATA -RAJASTHAN ROYALS vs ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE
- Match 47. SUN 16-MAY-21 at 07:30 PM in BANGALORE – CHENNAI SUPER KINGS vs MUMBAI INDIANS
- Match 48. MON 17-MAY-21 at 07:30 PM in KOLKATA – DELHI CAPITALS vs SUNRISERS HYDERABAD
- Match 49. TUE 18-MAY-21 at 07:30 PM in BANGALORE – KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS vs RAJASTHAN ROYALS
- Match 50. WED 19-MAY-21 at 07:30 PM in BANGALORE – SUNRISERS HYDERABAD vs PUNJAB KINGS
- Match 51. THU 20-MAY-21 at 07:30 PM in KOLKATA -ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE vs MUMBAI INDIANS
- Match 52. FRI 21-MAY-21 at 03:30 PM in BANGALORE – KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS vs SUNRISERS HYDERABAD
- Match 53. FRI 21-MAY-21 at 07:30 PM in KOLKATA – DELHI CAPITALS vs CHENNAI SUPER KINGS
- Match 54. SAT 22-MAY-21 at 07:30 PM in BANGALORE – PUNJAB KINGS vs RAJASTHAN ROYALS
- Match 55. SUN 23-MAY-21 at 03:30 PM in KOLKATA – MUMBAI INDIANS vs DELHI CAPITALS
- Match 56. SUN 23-MAY-21 at 07:30 PM in KOLKATA – ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE vs CHENNAI SUPER KINGS
- Match 57. TUE 25-MAY-21 at 07:30 PM in AHMEDABAD QUALIFIER 1
- Match 58. WED 26-MAY-21 at 07:30 PM in AHMEDABAD ELIMINATOR
- Match 59. FRI 28-MAY-21 at 07:30 PM in AHMEDABAD QUALIFIER 2
- Match 60. SUN 30-MAY-21 at 07:30 PM in AHMEDABAD FINAL