After huge speculations about conducting the IPL game this year, finally, the Indian Premier League (IPL)2020 fixture was announced on Sunday by the IPL Governing Council. The thirteenth season of the IPL was supposed to begin from March 29. However, it was postponed by the Cricket council body BCCI due to Covid-19. The game has been shifted to UAE due to the Covid-19 pandemic in India. It is the second time that the tournament is being held outside India.Â
IPL 2020
The tournaments will kick-start with defending champions Mumbai Indians taking on runners-up Chennai Super Kings in Abu Dhabi on September 19. In addition to IPL, the upcoming T20 game has been set to be held in UAE in the three venues of Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Sharjah. Â
As the first match between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings set to begin on September 19, all players of Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians have undergone the Covid-19 test. All of them got negative tests. The entire Chennai team, who are in quarantine, can now start practice. However, the two Chennai players Deepak Chahar and Ruturaj Gaikwad who got tests positive last week are residing in a separate hotel and they will be tested two more times. After two tests, they’ll be allowed to practice. Chennai players have started practicing from Friday.
It’s believed that according to sources the BCCI President Sourav Ganguly will be touring to Dubai to assess the current situations and look after the preparations and commencement of IPL 2020. Seven Indian Commentators for IPL have been shortlisted by the BCCI for IPL that begins from September 19.
All Australian players along with opener David Warner are certain to play in IPL 2020 if the T20 World Cup is postponed due to the novel Covid-19 pandemic. The international cricket council body ICC has to decide the schedule of the T20 match while considering the IPL 2020 match. It is expected, according to sources, that the T20 match may be postponed.
New Zealand all-rounder Ben Stokes is unlikely to play for Rajasthan Royals for the first few matches as he is currently in his hometown New Zealand. As Ben Stokes’s father was diagnosed with brain cancer, he may not play for the first few games for Rajasthan Royals.
Key points to note concerning IPL 2020 schedule:
- Â Â Â All the evening games will commence at 6 PM (UAE time) at 7:30 PM Indian Standard Time.
- Â Â Â A total of 56 matches will be held in Abu Dhabi. Out of which 24 matches will be played in Dubai, 20 in Abu Dhabi, and 12 in Sharjah.
- Â Â Â There will be 10 doubleheaders with the first match beginning at 3:30 PM Indian Standard Time.
- Â Â Â The league phase runs across 46 days.Â
Match No. | Matches | Date/ Day | IST Time | Venue |
1 | Mumbai Indians (MI) Vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK) | 19th September/ Saturday | 7:30 PM IST | ABU DHABI |
2 | Delhi Capitals (DC) Vs Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) | 20th September/ Sunday | 7:30 PM IST | DUBAI |
3 | Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) | 21st September/ Monday | 7:30 PM IST | DUBAI |
4 | Rajasthan Royals (RR) Vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK) | 22nd September/ Tuesday | 7:30 PM IST | SHARJAH |
5 | Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Vs Mumbai Indians (MI) | 23rd September/ Wednesday | 7:30 PM IST | ABU DHABI |
6 | Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) | 24th September/ Thursday | 7:30 PM IST | DUBAI |
7 | Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Vs Delhi Capitals (DC) | 25th September Friday | 7:30 PM IST | DUBAI |
8 | Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Vs Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) | 26th September 2020/ Saturday | 7:30 PM IST | ABU DHABI |
9 | Rajasthan Royals (RR) Vs Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) | 27th September/ Sunday | 7:30 PM IST | SHARJAH |
10 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Vs Mumbai Indians (MI) | 28th September/ Monday | 7:30 PM IST | DUBAI |
11 | Delhi Capitals (DC) Vs Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) | 29th September/ Tuesday | 7:30 PM IST | ABU DHABI |
12 | Rajasthan Royals (RR) Vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) | 30th September/ Wednesday | 7:30 PM IST | DUBAI |
13 | Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) Vs Mumbai Indians (MI) | 1st October/ Thursday | 7:30 PM IST | ABU DHABI |
14 | Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Vs Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) | 2nd October/ Friday | 7:30 PM IST | DUBAI |
15 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Vs Rajasthan Royals (RR) | 3rd October/ Saturday | 3:30 PM IST | ABU DHABI |
16 | Delhi Capitals (DC) Vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) | 3rd October/ Saturday | 7:30 PM IST | SHARJAH |
17 | Mumbai Indians (MI) Vs Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) | 4th October/ Sunday | 3:30 PM IST | SHARJAH |
18 | Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) Vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK) | 4th October/ Sunday | 7:30 PM IST | DUBAI |
19 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Vs Delhi Capitals (DC) | 5th October/ Monday | 7:30 PM IST | DUBAI |
20 | Mumbai Indians (MI) Vs Rajasthan Royals (RR) | 6th October/ Tuesday | 7:30 PM IST | ABU DHABI |
21 | Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK) | 7th October/ Wednesday | 7:30 PM IST | ABU DHABI |
22 | Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) Vs Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) | 8th October/ Thursday | 7:30 PM IST | DUBAI |
23 | Rajasthan Royals (RR) Vs Delhi Capitals (DC) | 9th October/ Friday | 7:30 PM IST | SHARJAH |
24 | Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) Vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) | 10th October/ Saturday | 3:30 PM IST | ABU DHABI |
25 | Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) | 10th October/ Saturday | 7:30 PM IST | DUBAI |
26 | Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) Vs Rajasthan Royals (RR) | 11th October/ Sunday | 3:30 PM IST | DUBAI |
27 | Mumbai Indians (MI) Vs Delhi Capitals (DC) | 11th October/ Sunday | 7:30 PM IST | ABU DHABI |
28 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) | 12th October/ Monday | 7:30 PM IST | SHARJAH |
29 | Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) Vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK) | 13th October/ Tuesday | 7:30 PM IST | DUBAI |
30 | Delhi Capitals (DC) Vs Rajasthan Royals (RR) | 14th October, Wednesday | 7:30 PM IST | DUBAI |
31 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Vs Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) | 15th October/ Thursday | 7:30 PM IST | SHARJAH |
32 | Mumbai Indians (MI) Vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) | 16th October/ Friday | 7:30 PM IST | ABU DHABI |
33 | Rajasthan Royals (RR) Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) | 17th October/ Saturday | 3:30 PM IST | DUBAI |
34 | Delhi Capitals (DC) Vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK) | 17th October/ Saturday | 7:30 PM IST | SHARJAH |
35 | Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) Vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) | 18th October/ Sunday | 3:30 PM IST | ABU DHABI |
36 | Mumbai Indians (MI) Vs Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) | 18th October/ Sunday | 7:30 PM IST | DUBAI |
37 | Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Vs Rajasthan Royals (RR) | 19th October/ Monday | 7:30 PM IST | ABU DHABI |
38 | Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) Vs Delhi Capitals (DC) | 20th October/ Tuesday | 7:30 PM IST | DUBAI |
39 | Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) | 21st October/ Wednesday | 7:30 PM IST | ABU DHABI |
40 | Rajasthan Royals (RR) Vs Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) | 22nd October/ Thursday | 7:30 PM IST | DUBAI |
41 | Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Vs Mumbai Indians (MI) | 23rd October/ Friday | 7:30 PM IST | SHARJAH |
42 | Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Vs Delhi Capitals (DC) | 24th October/ Saturday | 3:30 PM IST | ABU DHABI |
43 | Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) Vs Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) | 24th October/ Saturday | 7:30 PM IST | DUBAI |
44 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK) | 25th October/ Sunday | 3:30 PM IST | DUBAI |
45 | Rajasthan Royals (RR) Vs Mumbai Indians (MI) | 25th October/ Sunday | 7:30 PM IST | ABU DHABI |
46 | Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Vs Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) | 26th October/ Monday | 7:30 PM IST | SHARJAH |
47 | Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) Vs Delhi Capitals (DC) | 27th October/ Tuesday | 7:30 PM IST | DUBAI |
48 | Mumbai Indians (MI) Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) | 28th October/ Wednesday | 7:30 PM IST | ABU DHABI |
49 | Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) | 29th October/ Thursday | 7:30 PM IST | DUBAI |
50 | Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) Vs Rajasthan Royals (RR) | 30th October/ Friday | 7:30 PM IST | ABU DHABI |
51 | Delhi Capitals (DC) Vs Mumbai Indians (MI) | 31st October/ Saturday | 3:30 PM IST | DUBAI |
52 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Vs Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) | 31st October/ Saturday | 7:30 PM IST | SHARJAH |
53 | Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Vs Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) | 1st November/ Sunday | 3:30 PM IST | ABU DHABI |
54 | Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Vs Rajasthan Royals (RR) | 1st November/ Sunday | 7:30 PM IST | DUBAI |
55 | Delhi Capitals (DC) Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) | 2nd November/ Monday | 7:30 PM IST | ABU DHABI |
56 | Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) Mumbai Indians (MI) | 3rd November/ Tuesday | 7:30 PM IST | SHARJAH |
FINAL | 10th November/ Sunday | 7:30 PM IST | TBD |