The Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI) on the 6th of September, released the schedule of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020.
The 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 would begin from the 19th of September in Abu Dhabi, the United Emirates of Arab (UAE.)
This year the IPL is being held in Abu Dhabi due to the outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus.
As per the released fixtures, Mumbai Indians would play against the Chennai Super Kings in the opening encounter of IPL.
IPL 2020 would be played across three venues Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Sharjah from the 19th of September till the 10th of November.
Eight teams would play for the IPL 2020 trophy.
There woul be 10 double headers with the first match starting at 3:30PM Indian Standard Time (IST) and 2:00 P.M.,UAE time.
Meanwhile, all the evening matches would start at 7:30P.M. IST time and 6:00 P.M., UAE time.
There would be 24 matches in Dubai, 20 in Abu Dhabi and 12 in Sharjah. In total there would be 56 matches for IPL 2020 in the UAE.
However, venues for the playoffs and the Dream11 IPL 2020 final is yet to be announced.
The detailed schedule of IPL 2020 are below:
September 19: Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings, Abu Dhabi (7:30PM IST.)
September 20: Delhi Capitals vs Kings XI Punjab, Dubai (7:30PM IST.)
September 21: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Dubai (7:30PM IST.)
September 22: Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings, Sharjah (7:30PM IST.)
September 23: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians, Abu Dhabi (7:30PM IST.)
September 24: Kings XI Punjab vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Dubai (7:30PM IST.)
September 25: Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals, Dubai (7:30PM IST.)
September 26: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Abu Dhabi (7:30PM IST.)
September 27: Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab, Sharjah (7:30PM IST.)
September 28: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians, Dubai (7:30PM IST.)
Sptember 29: Delhi Capitals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Abu Dhabi (7:30PM IST.)
September 30: Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Dubai (7:30PM IST.)
October 1: Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians, Abu Dhabi (7:30PM IST.)
October 2: Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Dubai (7:30PM IST.)
October 3: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals, Abu Dhabi (3:30PM IST.)
October 3: Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Sharjah (7:30PM IST.)
October 4: Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Sharjah (3:30PM IST.)
October 4: Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings, Dubai (7:30PM IST.)
October 5: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Capitals, Dubai (7:30PM IST. )
October 6: Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals, Abu Dhabi (7:30PM IST. )
October 7: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings, Abu Dhabi (7:30PM IST.
October 8: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kings XI Punjab, Dubai (7:30PM IST.)
October 9: Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals, Sharjah (7:30PM IST. )
October 10: Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Abu Dhabi (3:30PM IST. )
October 10: Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Dubai (7:30PM IST).
October 11: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals, Dubai (3:30PM IST).
October 11: Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals, Abu Dhabi (7:30PM IST.)
October 12: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Sharjah (7:30PM IST.)
October 13: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings, Dubai (7:30PM IST.)
October 14: Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals, Dubai (7:30PM IST.)
October 15: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab, Sharjah (7:30PM IST.)
October 16: Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Abu Dhabi (7:30PM IST.)
October 17: Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Dubai (3:30PM IST.)
October 17: Delhi Capitals vs Chennai Super Kings, Sharjah (7:30PM IST.)
October 18: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Abu Dhabi (3:30PM IST.)
October 18: Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab, Dubai (7:30PM IST.)
October 19: Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals, Abu Dhabi (7:30PM IST.)
October 20: Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Capitals, Dubai (7:30PM IST.)
October 21: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Abu Dhabi (7:30PM IST.)
October 22: Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Dubai (7:30PM IST.)
October 23: Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians, Sharjah (7:30PM IST.)
October 24: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals, Abu Dhabi (3:30PM IST.)
October 24: Kings XI Punjab vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Dubai (7:30PM IST.)
October 25: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings, Dubai (3:30PM IST.)
October 25: Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians, Abu Dhabi (7:30PM IST.)
October 26: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab, Sharjah (7:30PM IST.)
October 27: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Capitals, Dubai (7:30PM IST.)
October 28: Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Abu Dhabi (7:30PM IST.)
October 29: Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Dubai (7:30PM IST.)
October 30: Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals, Abu Dhabi (7:330PM IST.)
October 31: Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians, Dubai (3:30PM IST.)
October 31: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Sharjah (7:30PM IST.)
November 1: Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab, Abu Dhabi (3:30PM IST.)
November 1: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals, Dubai (7:30PM IST.)
November 2: Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Abu Dhabi (7:30PM IST.)
November 3: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians, Sharjah (7:30PM IST.)
All eight franchises reached Abh Dhabj and started practicing after undergoing thorough testing and quarantine protocols at their respective camps and bases in India.
This is the second time IPL is being held in the UAE. In 2014, a part of IPL was held in the UAE due to the Lok Sabha elections.
In addition, shortlisted by the BCCI, seven Indian commentators for IPL would leave for Abu Dhabi on the 10th of September.
The seven commentators are Sunil Gavaskar, L. Sivaramakrishnan, Murali Kartik, Deep Dasgupta, Anjum Chopra, Rohan Gavaskar, and Harsha Bhogle.
Stay tuned for further updates.
