IPL 2021 schedule announced: Here’s All You Need To Know

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the full schedule for the Indian Premier League 2021 season on March 7. IPL 2021 will begin with a match between defending champions Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore in Chennai on April 9. The final league match will be played in Ahmedabad between RCB and Punjab Kings.

Let’s have a look at some important points:

• The season will kickstart on 9th April, 2021 in Chennai.

• The first match would be between defending champions Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore.

• Each team is set to play at four venues during the league stage.

• Out of the 56 league matches, Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata & Bengaluru will host 10 matches each.

• Ahmedabad and Delhi will host 8 matches each.

• All matches will be played at neutral venues, no team will play at their home venue.

• All teams will play at 4 out of 6 venues during the league stage.

• "There will be a total of 11 doubleheaders where 6 teams will play three-afternoon matches & two teams will play two-afternoon matches.

• The afternoon games are slated for a 3:30 PM IST to start while the evening games will have a 7:30 PM IST start.

• The World’s Largest Cricket Stadium - Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad will host the Playoffs as well as the final on 30th May, 2021.

The fixtures of the tournament have been mapped in a way that every team will travel only three times during the league stage. The IPL this year at home will be played behind closed doors to begin with and a call on allowing spectators will be taken at a later stage of the tournament.