IPL 2020 schedule released, MI to face CSK in opener on September 19

Cricket / IPL 2020 schedule released, MI to face CSK in opener on September 19
Cricket - IPL 2020 schedule released, MI to face CSK in opener on September 19
Cricket Desk: The much-awaited 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is finally going ahead. The BCCI confirmed earlier this year that the tournament will commence on September 19 and will go on until November 10. Even after all the confirmation, the schedule was yet to be released and alas, the apex board in India has managed to finalised it. with the defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) facing the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the opening game in Abu Dhabi.

The reason for the delay in schedule was reportedly the different travel restrictions due to COVID-19 in Sharjah, Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Contrary to the BCCI’s plan of organising only six double-headers, this schedule has as many as 10 afternoon games to give time to the teams to travel with the matches set to take place in Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi in three different legs.

Also, as reported earlier, the afternoon matches are set to begin at 3:30 PM IST while the evening games will commence on 7:30 PM IST. A total of 24 matches will take place in Dubai, while Abu Dhabi and Sharjah will host 20 and 12 games respectively.

League matches to end on November 4

As far as the schedule is concerned, the 56 league matches will go on until November 3 after which the top four teams will qualify for the playoffs. The first qualifier, eliminator and second qualifier schedule and venues will be announced later. For the first time in the history of the IPL, the final will be played on a weekday. This decision was taken to utilise the Diwali week and it remains to be seen if it reaps rewards.

After reaching the UAE, apart from the different travel restrictions, the BCCI also had to deal with 13 COVID-19 cases in the CSK camp which had also put their participation in the opening game in doubt. But the team has recovered from the blow with the rest of the squad testing negative and even the COVID contracted members will join once their quarantine period ends and they test negative twice for Coronavirus.

The BCCI, having released the schedule after long deliberation, will be hoping that no player tests positive for the virus now and the bio-bubble remains secure.

DateDayMatchTime (IST)Venue
September 19SaturdayMI vs CSK7:30 PMSheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
September 20SundayDC vs KXIP7:30 PMDubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
September 21MondaySRH vs RCB7:30 PMDubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
September 22TuesdayRR vs CSK7:30 PMSharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
September 23WednesdayKKR vs MI7:30 PMSheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
September 24ThursdayKXIP vs RCB7:30 PMDubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
September 25FridayCSK vs DC7:30 PMDubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
September 26SaturdayKKR vs SRH7:30 PMSheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
September 27SundayRR vs KXIP7:30 PMSharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
September 28MondayRCB vs MI7:30 PMDubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
September 29TuesdayDC vs SRH7:30 PMSheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
September 30WednesdayRR vs KKR7:30 PMDubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
October 1ThursdayKXIP vs MI7:30 PMSheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
October 2FridayCSK vs SRH7:30 PMDubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
October 3SaturdayRCB vs RR3:30 PMSheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
DC vs KKR7:30 PMSharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
October 4SundayMI vs SRH3:30 PMSharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
KXIP vs CSK7:30 PMDubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
October 5MondayRCB vs DC7:30 PMDubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
October 6TuesdayMI vs RR7:30 PMSheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
October 7WednesdayKKR vs CSK7:30 PMSheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
October 8ThursdaySRH vs KXIP7:30 PMDubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
October 9FridayRR vs DC7:30 PMSharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
October 10SaturdayKXIP vs KKR3:30 PMSheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
CSK vs RCB7:30 PMDubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
October 11SundaySRH vs RR3:30 PMDubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
MI vs DC7:30 PMSheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
October 12MondayRCB vs KKR7:30 PMSharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
October 13TuesdaySRH vs CSK7:30 PMDubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
October 14WednesdayDC vs RR7:30 PMDubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
October 15ThursdayRCB vs KXIP7:30 PMSharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
October 16FridayMI vs KKR7:30 PMSheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
October 17SaturdayRR vs RCB3:30 PMDubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
DC vs CSK7:30 PMSharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
October 18SundaySRH vs KKR3:30 PMSheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
MI vs KXIP7:30 PMDubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
October 19MondayCSK vs RR7:30 PMSheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
October 20TuesdayKXIP vs DC7:30 PMDubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
October 21WednesdayKKR vs RCB7:30 PMSheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
October 22ThursdayRR vs SRH7:30 PMDubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
October 23FridayCSK vs MI7:30 PMSharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
October 24SaturdayKKR vs DC3:30 PMSheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
KXIP vs SRH7:30 PMDubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
October 25SundayRCB vs CSK3:30 PMDubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
RR vs MI7:30 PMSheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
October 26MondayKKR vs KXIP7:30 PMSharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
October 27TuesdaySRH vs DC7:30 PMDubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
October 28WednesdayMI vs RCB7:30 PMSheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
October 29ThursdayCSK vs KKR7:30 PMDubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
October 30FridayKXIP vs RR7:30 PMSheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
October 31SaturdayDC vs MI3:30 PMDubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
RCB vs SRH7:30 PMSharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
November 1SundayCSK vs KXIP3:30 PMSheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
KKR vs RR7:30 PMDubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
November 2MondayDC vs RCB7:30 PMSheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
November 3TuesdaySRH vs MI7:30 PMSharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
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