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The 14th edition of Indian Premier League (IPL 2021) is ready to start on Friday.
The tournament will start with the reigning champions Mumbai Indians take charge Royal Challengers Bangalore at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai tonight. The 2021 IPL final will be played in Ahmedabad.
the IPL returned to India for the first time in two years; it took place in the UAE last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
56 matches will be played in the IPL 2021 during the Championship phase, with the top four teams advancing to the playoffs. As in recent years, there will be two playoffs and an eliminator to decide the two finalists.
All matches will be played behind closed doors in a bio-secure environment, due to the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic. To limit travel for the eight participating teams, matches will take place at just six venues – Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad, New Delhi and Kolkata.
You can download the full PDF calendar of IPL 2021 here.
The playoffs as well as the 2021 IPL final will take place at the Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad on May 30.
The IPL 2021 mini-auction took place on February 18, and the full IPL 2021 schedule was announced on March 7.
Mumbai to host ten 2021 IPL matches
Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium will host ten IPL 2021 matches from April 10 to April 25. The Delhi capitals are set to face the Chennai Super Kings at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium on April 10.
Despite the lockdown measures announced in Mumbai due to the growing number of COVID-19 cases, BCCI Chairman Sourav Ganguly has said that the 14th edition of the T20 tournament will go ahead as planned.
“Everything will go as planned,” Ganguly told ANI.
Four IPL franchises – Delhi Capitals, Mumbai Indians, Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals – have set up their bases in Mumbai for their 2021 IPL matches.
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