The wait is over!!! Our Cricketers have shared the flying off pictures and now we are certain that the most awaited IPL or Indian Premier League is finally happening. After a lot of hub-bubs and debates, the grand cricket tournament is all set to begin shortly. Here’s all you need to know about IPL teams, players, and match schedules.
After receiving the Government approval, BCCI finalized the dates for IPL 2020. The first match will be played between Mumbai Indians (MI) Vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on 19th September 2020 in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The final match between the 2 winning finalists will be played on Sunday, 10th of November, 2020. As for the time, the day match will start at 3:00 PM IST (2:00 PM UAE Time) and the evening matches will be played at 7:00 PM IST (6:00 PM UAE Time).
List of the teams participating in IPL 2020 are:
- Chennai Super Kings
- Royal Challengers Bangalore
- Delhi Capital
- Mumbai Indians
- Kolkata Knight Riders
- Rajasthan Royals
- Kings XI Punjab
- Sunrisers Hyderabad
The matches will be played in 3 Stadiums across UAE:
- Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi
- Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai
- Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium in Sharjah
A complete Schedule of IPL 2020:
| Match No | Match Center | Date | Day | Time India (IST) | Time UAE | Venuue |
| 1 | Mumbai Indians (MI) Vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK) | 19 September 2020 | Saturday | 7:30 PM IST | 6:00 PM UAE | ABU DHABI |
| 2 | Delhi Capitals (DC) Vs Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) | 20 September 2020 | Sunday | 7:30 PM IST | 6:00 PM UAE | DUBAI |
| 3 | Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) | 21 September 2020 | Monday | 7:30 PM IST | 6:00 PM UAE | DUBAI |
| 4 | Rajasthan Royals (RR) Vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK) | 22 September 2020 | Tuesday | 7:30 PM IST | 6:00 PM UAE | SHARJAH |
| 5 | Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Vs Mumbai Indians (MI) | 23 September 2020 | Wednesday | 7:30 PM IST | 6:00 PM UAE | ABU DHABI |
| 6 | Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) | 24 September 2020 | Thursday | 7:30 PM IST | 6:00 PM UAE | DUBAI |
| 7 | Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Vs Delhi Capitals (DC) | 25 September 2020 | Friday | 7:30 PM IST | 6:00 PM UAE | DUBAI |
| 8 | Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Vs Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) | 26 September 2020 | Saturday | 7:30 PM IST | 6:00 PM UAE | ABU DHABI |
| 9 | Rajasthan Royals (RR) Vs Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) | 27 September 2020 | Sunday | 7:30 PM IST | 6:00 PM UAE | SHARJAH |
| 10 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Vs Mumbai Indians (MI) | 28 September 2020 | Monday | 7:30 PM IST | 6:00 PM UAE | DUBAI |
| 11 | Delhi Capitals (DC) Vs Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) | 29 September 2020 | Tuesday | 7:30 PM IST | 6:00 PM UAE | ABU DHABI |
| 12 | Rajasthan Royals (RR) Vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) | 30 September 2020 | Wednesday | 7:30 PM IST | 6:00 PM UAE | DUBAI |
| 13 | Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) Vs Mumbai Indians (MI) | 01 October 2020 | Thursday | 7:30 PM IST | 6:00 PM UAE | ABU DHABI |
| 14 | Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Vs Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) | 02 October 2020 | Friday | 7:30 PM IST | 6:00 PM UAE | DUBAI |
| 15 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Vs Rajasthan Royals (RR) | 03 October 2020 | Saturday | 3:30 PM IST | 2:00 PM UAE | ABU DHABI |
| 16 | Delhi Capitals (DC) Vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) | 03 October 2020 | Saturday | 7:30 PM IST | 6:00 PM UAE | SHARJAH |
| 17 | Mumbai Indians (MI) Vs Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) | 04 October 2020 | Sunday | 3:30 PM IST | 2:00 PM UAE | SHARJAH |
| 18 | Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) Vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK) | 04 October 2020 | Sunday | 7:30 PM IST | 6:00 PM UAE | DUBAI |
| 19 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Vs Delhi Capitals (DC) | 05 October 2020 | Monday | 7:30 PM IST | 6:00 PM UAE | DUBAI |
| 20 | Mumbai Indians (MI) Vs Rajasthan Royals (RR) | 06 October 2020 | Tuesday | 7:30 PM IST | 6:00 PM UAE | ABU DHABI |
| 21 | Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK) | 07 October 2020 | Wednesday | 7:30 PM IST | 6:00 PM UAE | ABU DHABI |
| 22 | Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) Vs Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) | 08 October 2020 | Thursday | 7:30 PM IST | 6:00 PM UAE | DUBAI |
| 23 | Rajasthan Royals (RR) Vs Delhi Capitals (DC) | 09 October 2020 | Friday | 7:30 PM IST | 6:00 PM UAE | SHARJAH |
| 24 | Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) Vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) | 10 October 2020 | Saturday | 3:30 PM IST | 2:00 PM UAE | ABU DHABI |
| 25 | Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) | 10 October 2020 | Saturday | 7:30 PM IST | 6:00 PM UAE | DUBAI |
| 26 | Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) Vs Rajasthan Royals (RR) | 11 October 2020 | Sunday | 3:30 PM IST | 2:00 PM UAE | DUBAI |
| 27 | Mumbai Indians (MI) Vs Delhi Capitals (DC) | 11 October 2020 | Sunday | 7:30 PM IST | 6:00 PM UAE | ABU DHABI |
| 28 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) | 12 October 2020 | Monday | 7:30 PM IST | 6:00 PM UAE | SHARJAH |
| 29 | Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) Vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK) | 13 October 2020 | Tuesday | 7:30 PM IST | 6:00 PM UAE | DUBAI |
| 30 | Delhi Capitals (DC) Vs Rajasthan Royals (RR) | 14 October 2020 | Wednesday | 7:30 PM IST | 6:00 PM UAE | DUBAI |
| 31 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Vs Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) | 15 October 2020 | Thursday | 7:30 PM IST | 6:00 PM UAE | SHARJAH |
| 32 | Mumbai Indians (MI) Vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) | 16 October 2020 | Friday | 7:30 PM IST | 6:00 PM UAE | ABU DHABI |
| 33 | Rajasthan Royals (RR) Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) | 17 October 2020 | Saturday | 3:30 PM IST | 2:00 PM UAE | DUBAI |
| 34 | Delhi Capitals (DC) Vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK) | 17 October 2020 | Saturday | 7:30 PM IST | 6:00 PM UAE | SHARJAH |
| 35 | Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) Vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) | 18 October 2020 | Sunday | 3:30 PM IST | 2:00 PM UAE | ABU DHABI |
| 36 | Mumbai Indians (MI) Vs Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) | 18 October 2020 | Sunday | 7:30 PM IST | 6:00 PM UAE | DUBAI |
| 37 | Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Vs Rajasthan Royals (RR) | 19 October 2020 | Monday | 7:30 PM IST | 6:00 PM UAE | ABU DHABI |
| 38 | Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) Vs Delhi Capitals (DC) | 20 October 2020 | Tuesday | 7:30 PM IST | 6:00 PM UAE | DUBAI |
| 39 | Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) | 21 October 2020 | Wednesday | 7:30 PM IST | 6:00 PM UAE | ABU DHABI |
| 40 | Rajasthan Royals (RR) Vs Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) | 22 October 2020 | Thursday | 7:30 PM IST | 6:00 PM UAE | DUBAI |
| 41 | Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Vs Mumbai Indians (MI) | 23 October 2020 | Friday | 7:30 PM IST | 6:00 PM UAE | SHARJAH |
| 42 | Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Vs Delhi Capitals (DC) | 24 October 2020 | Saturday | 3:30 PM IST | 2:00 PM UAE | ABU DHABI |
| 43 | Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) Vs Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) | 24 October 2020 | Saturday | 7:30 PM IST | 6:00 PM UAE | DUBAI |
| 44 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK) | 24 October 2020 | Sunday | 3:30 PM IST | 2:00 PM UAE | DUBAI |
| 45 | Rajasthan Royals (RR) Vs Mumbai Indians (MI) | 25 October 2020 | Sunday | 7:30 PM IST | 6:00 PM UAE | ABU DHABI |
| 46 | Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Vs Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) | 26 October 2020 | Monday | 7:30 PM IST | 6:00 PM UAE | SHARJAH |
| 47 | Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) Vs Delhi Capitals (DC) | 27 October 2020 | Tuesday | 7:30 PM IST | 6:00 PM UAE | DUBAI |
| 48 | Mumbai Indians (MI) Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) | 28 October 2020 | Wednesday | 7:30 PM IST | 6:00 PM UAE | ABU DHABI |
| 49 | Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) | 29 October 2020 | Thursday | 7:30 PM IST | 6:00 PM UAE | DUBAI |
| 50 | Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) Vs Rajasthan Royals (RR) | 30 October 2020 | Friday | 7:30 PM IST | 6:00 PM UAE | ABU DHABI |
| 51 | Delhi Capitals (DC) Vs Mumbai Indians (MI) | 31 October 2020 | Saturday | 3:30 PM IST | 2:00 PM UAE | DUBAI |
| 52 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Vs Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) | 31 October 2020 | Saturday | 7:30 PM IST | 6:00 PM UAE | SHARJAH |
| 53 | Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Vs Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) | 01 November 2020 | Sunday | 3:30 PM IST | 2:00 PM UAE | ABU DHABI |
| 54 | Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Vs Rajasthan Royals (RR) | 01 November 2020 | Sunday | 7:30 PM IST | 6:00 PM UAE | DUBAI |
| 55 | Delhi Capitals (DC) Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) | 02 November 2020 | Monday | 7:30 PM IST | 6:00 PM UAE | ABU DHABI |
| 56 | Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) Vs Mumbai Indians (MI) | 03 November 2020 | Tuesday | 7:30 PM IST | 6:00 PM UAE | SHARJAH |
| 57 | Qualifier-1 | TBD | TBD | 7:30 PM IST | 6:00 PM UAE | TBD |
| 58 | Eliminator | TBD | TBD | 7:30 PM IST | 6:00 PM UAE | TBD |
| 59 | Qualifier-2 | TBD | TBD | 7:30 PM IST | 6:00 PM UAE | TBD |
| 60 | FINAL | 10 November 2020 | Sunday | 7:30 PM IST | 6:00 PM UAE | TBD |
IPL has become a tradition over time, a festival that unites all of India. BCCI believes that this IPL will bring back normalcy in our disturbed lives since the start of the year. Well, we cannot bet on that but what we can bet on is, we all are as excited as ever for the IPL 2020 and just cannot wait any longer to see our players on the ground.
I’m for CSK, whom are you cheering up for?
Source: www.icccricket.com