IPL 2021 Schedule, Fixtures, Timing, Date And Venues
IPL 2021 dates were announced on Sunday, March 7, by the BCCI. The cricket league is set to begin in the second week of April and will end around the first week of June. This season is ready to kick start from April 9 in Chennai. The recent big revelation of the world's biggest cricket stadium – Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad will also see some matches. Even when Mumbai is seeing a surge in Covid-19 cases, it will host a few matches at their stadium behind closed doors.
There will be 56 matches and these will be held at Ahmedabad, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Bengaluru. While Ahmedabad and Delhi will host eight matches, each the rest of the cities will host 10 matches each. A big change for this year's VIVO IPL edition is the fact that all matches will be played at neutral venues that means no team gets to play at their home ground.
The BCCI Treasurer Arun Singh Dhumal says, "It is tough but at least this way we are getting to play. We are working on getting our players vaccinated. The government's directive is that frontline workers and the most vulnerable will be the first to get vaccinated, but we are in touch with the government to get our players vaccinated."
After having hosted the tournament safely in the UAE last year, keeping all safety protocols in place, BCCI is confident of hosting the IPL at home this year with health of the players being paramount.
With the schedule and fixture released the players will travel only thrice during the league thus reducing the risk. A call on allowing spectators will be taken at a later stage of the tournament.
IPL 2021 Schedule and Fixture For April
IPL Match | Date | Day | Time | Venue |
MUMBAI INDIANS vs ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE | April 9 | Friday | 07:30 PM | Chennai |
CHENNAI SUPER KINGS vs DELHI CAPITALS | April 10 | Saturday | 07:30 PM | Mumbai |
SUNRISERS HYDERABAD vs KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS | April 11 | Sunday | 07:30 PM | Chennai |
RAJASTHAN ROYALS vs PUNJAB KINGS | April 12 | Monday | 07:30 PM | Mumbai |
KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS vs MUMBAI INDIANS | April 13 | Tuesday | 07:30 | Chennai |
SUNRISERS HYDERABAD vs ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE | April 14 | Wednesday | 07:30 | Chennai |
RAJASTHAN ROYALS vs DELHI CAPITALS | April 15 | Thursday | 07:30 | Mumbai |
PUNJAB KINGS vs CHENNAI SUPER KINGS | April 16 | Friday | 07:30 | Mumbai |
MUMBAI INDIANS vs SUNRISERS HYDERABAD | April 17 | Saturday | 07:30 | Chennai |
ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE vs KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS | April 18 | Sunday | 03:30 PM | Chennai |
DELHI CAPITALS vs PUNJAB KINGS | April 18 | Sunday | 07:30 | Mumbai |
CHENNAI SUPER KINGS vs RAJASTHAN ROYALS | April 19 | Monday | 07:30 | Mumbai |
DELHI CAPITALS vs MUMBAI INDIANS | April 20 | Tuesday | 07:30 | Chennai |
PUNJAB KINGS vs SUNRISERS HYDERABAD | April 21 | Wednesday | 03:30 | Chennai |
KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS vs CHENNAI SUPER KINGS | April 21 | Wednesday | 07:30 | Mumbai |
ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE vs RAJASTHAN ROYALS | April 22 | Thursday | 07:30 | Mumbai |
PUNJAB KINGS vs MUMBAI INDIANS | April 23 | Friday | 07:30 | Chennai |
RAJASTHAN ROYALS vs KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS | April 24 | Saturday | 07:30 | Mumbai |
CHENNAI SUPER KINGS vs ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE | April 25 | Sunday | 07:30 | Mumbai |
SUNRISERS HYDERABAD vs DELHI CAPITALS | April 25 | Sunday | 07:30 | Chennai |
PUNJAB KINGS vs KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS | April 26 | Monday | 07:30 | Ahmedabad |
DELHI CAPITALS vs ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE | April 27 | Tuesday | 07:30 | Ahmedabad |
CHENNAI SUPER KINGS vs SUNRISERS HYDERABAD | April 28 | Wednesday | 07:30 | Delhi |
MUMBAI INDIANS vs RAJASTHAN ROYALS | April 29 | Thursday | 03:30 | Delhi |
DELHI CAPITALS vs KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS | April 29 | Thursday | 07:30 | Ahmedabad |
PUNJAB KINGS vs ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE | April 30 | Friday | 07:30 | Ahmedabad |
Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians | May 1 | Saturday | 7:30 | Delhi |
Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | May 2 | Sunday | 3:30 | Delhi |
Delhi Capitals vs Punjab Kings | May 2 | Sunday | 7:30 | Ahmedabad |
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | May 3 | Monday | 7:30 | Ahmedabad |
Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | May 4 | Tuesday | 7:30 | Delhi |
Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals | May 5 | Wednesday | 7:30 | Delhi |
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Punjab Kings | May 6 | Thursday | 7:30 | Ahmedabad |
Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | May 7 | Friday | 7:30 | Delhi |
Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders | May 8 | Saturday | 3:30 | Ahmedabad |
Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals | May 8 | Saturday | 7:30 | Bangalore |
Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings | May 9 | Sunday | 3:30 | Bangalore |
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | May 9 | Sunday | 7:30 | Kolkata |
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians | May 10 | Monday | 7:30 | Bangalore |
Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals | May 11 | Tuesday | 7:30 | Kolkata |
Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders | May 12 | Wednesday | 7:30 | Bangalore |
Mumbai Indians vs Punjab Kings | May 13 | Thursday | 3:30 | Bangalore |
Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | May 13 | Thursday | 7:30 | Kolkata |
Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | May 14 | Friday | 7:30 | Kolkata |
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings | May 15 | Saturday | 7:30 | Bangalore |
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals | May 16 | Sunday | 3:30 | Kolkata |
Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians | May 16 | Sunday | 7:30 | Bangalore |
Delhi Capitals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | May 17 | Monday | 7:30 | Kolkata |
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals | May 18 | Tuesday | 7:30 | Bangalore |
Punjab Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | May 19 | Wednesday | 7:30 | Bangalore |
Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | May 20 | Thursday | 7:30 | Kolkata |
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | May 21 | Friday | 3:30 | Bangalore |
Delhi Capitals vs Chennai Super Kings | May 21 | Friday | 7:30 | Kolkata |
Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals | May 22 | Saturday | 7:30 | Bangalore |
Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians | May 23 | Sunday | 3:30 | Kolkata |
Chennai Super Kings vs Royals Challengers Bangalore | May 23 | Sunday | 7:30 | Kolkata |
Qualifier-1 | May 25 | Tuesday | 7:30 | Ahmedabad |
Eliminator | May 26 | Wednesday | 7:30 | Ahmedabad |
Qualifier-2 | May 28 | Friday | 7:30 | Ahmedabad |
Finals | May 30 | Sunday | 7:30 | Ahmedabad |
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