IPL Schedule 2021: The biggest T20 extravaganza

By Sridhar Bhamidi

01 Apr 2021

Sridhar Bhamidi 01 Apr 2021

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The Indian Premier League 2021 will run from April 9 to May 30
Six different venues in six cities have been selected for the tournament due to COVID-19
Eight teams will fight for honours in a double round-robin and playoffs format

The blitz and glitz of the Indian Premier League is back in this Indian Summer (Getty Images)

The biggest T20 extravaganza - the Indian Premier League is one tournament that needs no introduction. Every cricet lover across the globe waits for the Indian summer to see the global stars fight for supremacy in this franchise league. The 2021 IPL edition is around the corner and will start from April 9 with the final slated for May 30.

This is the 14th season of the tournament that is played on a double round-robin league and playoffs format. It is currently contested by eight teams representing eight different cities in India. The eight teams (in alphabetical order are) Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals, Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians, Punjab Kings, Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bangalore, and Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Format

The eight teams will play matches in a double round-robin league format. Usually these matches are played in home/away format, but due to COVID-19 this season doesn't have the same. Instead, six venues are being used for the matches.

The MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chennai), Wankhede Stadium (Mumbai), Narendra Modi Stadium (Ahmedabad), Arun Jaitley Stadium (New Delhi), M Chinnaswamy Stadium (Bengaluru), and the Eden Gardens (Kolkata) are the venues for this year tournament.

The top four teams from the group phase progress to the playoffs. The top two teams play in Qualifier 1 with the winner going directly to the final. The third and fourth placed teams play in the Eliminator with the winner progressing to Qualifier 2 which will be against the loser from Qualifier 2. The winner of this match will play the grand final against the winner of Qualifier 1 to decide the IPL Champions.

IPL 2021 Fixtures

Date	Match Details	Venue
Fri Apr 9 19:30 local \| 14:00 GMT	Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Sat Apr 10 19:30 local \| 14:00 GMT	Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Sun Apr 11 19:30 local \| 14:00 GMT	Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Mon Apr 12 19:30 local \| 14:00 GMT	Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Tue Apr 13 19:30 local \| 14:00 GMT	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Wed Apr 14 19:30 local \| 14:00 GMT	Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Thu Apr 15 19:30 local \| 14:00 GMT	Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Fri Apr 16 19:30 local \| 14:00 GMT	Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Sat Apr 17 19:30 local \| 14:00 GMT	Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Sun Apr 18 15:30 local \| 10:00 GMT	Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Sun Apr 18 19:30 local \| 14:00 GMT	Delhi Capitals vs Punjab Kings	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Mon Apr 19 19:30 local \| 14:00 GMT	Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Tue Apr 20 19:30 local \| 14:00 GMT	Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Wed Apr 21 15:30 local \| 10:00 GMT	Punjab Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Wed Apr 21 19:30 local \| 14:00 GMT	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Thu Apr 22 19:30 local \| 14:00 GMT	Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Fri Apr 23 19:30 local \| 14:00 GMT	Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Sat Apr 24 19:30 local \| 14:00 GMT	Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Sun Apr 25 15:30 local \| 10:00 GMT	Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Sun Apr 25 19:30 local \| 14:00 GMT	Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Capitals	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Mon Apr 26 19:30 local \| 14:00 GMT	Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders	Narendra Modi Stadium,Ahmedabad
Tue Apr 27 19:30 local \| 14:00 GMT	Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore	Narendra Modi Stadium,Ahmedabad
Wed Apr 28 19:30 local \| 14:00 GMT	Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad	Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Thu Apr 29 15:30 local \| 10:00 GMT	Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals	Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Thu Apr 29 19:30 local \| 14:00 GMT	Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders	Narendra Modi Stadium,Ahmedabad
Fri Apr 30 19:30 local \| 14:00 GMT	Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore	Narendra Modi Stadium,Ahmedabad
Sat May 1 19:30 local \| 14:00 GMT	Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings	Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Sun May 2 15:30 local \| 10:00 GMT	Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad	Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Sun May 2 19:30 local \| 14:00 GMT	Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals	Narendra Modi Stadium,Ahmedabad
Mon May 3 19:30 local \| 14:00 GMT	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore	Narendra Modi Stadium,Ahmedabad
Tue May 4 19:30 local \| 14:00 GMT	Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians	Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Wed May 5 19:30 local \| 14:00 GMT	Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings	Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Thu May 6 19:30 local \| 14:00 GMT	Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Punjab Kings	Narendra Modi Stadium,Ahmedabad
Fri May 7 19:30 local \| 14:00 GMT	Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings	Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Sat May 8 15:30 local \| 10:00 GMT	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals	Narendra Modi Stadium,Ahmedabad
Sat May 8 19:30 local \| 14:00 GMT	Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians	Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Sun May 9 15:30 local \| 10:00 GMT	Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings	M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Sun May 9 19:30 local \| 14:00 GMT	Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Mon May 10 19:30 local \| 14:00 GMT	Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders	M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Tue May 11 19:30 local \| 14:00 GMT	Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Wed May 12 19:30 local \| 14:00 GMT	Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders	M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Thu May 13 15:30 local \| 10:00 GMT	Mumbai Indians vs Punjab Kings	M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Thu May 13 19:30 local \| 10:00 GMT	Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Fri May 14 19:30 local \| 14:00 GMT	Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Capitals	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Sat May 15 19:30 local \| 14:00 GMT	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings	M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Sun May 16 15:30 local \| 10:00 GMT	Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Sun May 16 19:30 local \| 14:00 GMT	Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians	M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Mon May 17 19:30 local \| 14:00 GMT	Delhi Capitals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Tue May 18 19:30 local \| 14:00 GMT	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals	M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Wed May 19 19:30 local \| 14:00 GMT	Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Punjab Kings	M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Thu May 20 19:30 local \| 14:00 GMT	Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Fri May 21 15:30 local \| 10:00 GMT	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad	M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Fri May 21 19:30 local \| 14:00 GMT	Delhi Capitals vs Chennai Super Kings	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Sat May 22 19:30 local \| 14:00 GMT	Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals	M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Sun May 23 15:30 local \| 10:00 GMT	Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Sun May 23 19:30 local \| 14:00 GMT	Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Tue May 25 19:30 local \| 14:00 GMT	TBC vs TBC, Qualifier 1	Narendra Modi Stadium,Ahmedabad
Wed May 26 19:30 local \| 14:00 GMT	TBC vs TBC, Eliminator	Narendra Modi Stadium,Ahmedabad
Fri May 28 19:30 local \| 14:00 GMT	TBC vs TBC, Qualifier 2	Narendra Modi Stadium,Ahmedabad
Sun May 30 19:30 local \| 14:00 GMT	TBC vs TBC, Final	Narendra Modi Stadium,Ahmedabad

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