The BCCI on Sunday announced the schedule for IPL 2021 which is set to begin on April 9 and end on May 30 with matches across six venues -- Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi and Kolkata.
Each team will play at four venues during the league stage and no team will get to play at home. Out of the 56 league matches, Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata and Bengaluru will host 10 matches each while Ahmedabad and Delhi will host eight matches each. The Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad will host the Playoffs as well as the final on May 30.
There will be a total of 11 doubleheaders where six teams will play three afternoon matches and two teams will play two afternoon matches.
Defending champions Mumbai Indians will face Royal Challengers Bangalore in the tournament opener in Chennai on April 9.
Here's the full schedule:
(With inputs from PTI)
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