The long-awaited Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 schedule was announced on Sunday. The Mumbai Indians, the defending champions led by Rohit Sharma, will face the Chennai Super Kings, led by MS Dhoni, in the opening match in Abu Dhabi on Saturday 19 September. The action will move to Dubai for the second game where the capitals of Delhi will face off. Kings XI Punjab on Sunday September 20. SunRisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore will also compete in Dubai on September 21, while Rajasthan Royals will host the three-time IPL champion CSK in Sharjah on September 22.
# Dream11IPL 2020 calendar announced.
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– IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) September 6, 2020
The matches on the night of the tournament, to be played in the United Arab Emirates, will begin at 19:30 IST. There will be 10 doubles matches and the afternoon matches will start at 3:30 PM IST.
Dubai will host 24 matches, 20 matches will be played in Abu Dhabi, while the remaining 12 matches are scheduled to be played in Sharjah.
Venues for the playoffs and the final have yet to be announced, according to the BCCI statement.
The 13th edition of the Indian Premier League takes place in the United Arab Emirates due to the increasing number of coronavirus cases in India.
Promoted
The cash-rich league was originally scheduled to start on March 29, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
With the T20 World Cup, originally scheduled for November, postponed until 2022 due to the global virus crisis, the BCCI decided to move the IPL to the September-November headquarters.
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