India, get ready for the biggest cricket extravaganza IPL 2021, which is all set to return home. IPL 2021 Full Schedule has been finalized and it is 9th April 2021 when the 14th edition will get underway. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the last edition was forced to take place in the UAE, which saw the Mumbai Indians lifting the title for a record 5th time after they tamed the first-time finalists Delhi Capitals in a showstopping finale.
However, with things settling down here in India as far as the COVID-19 cases are concerned, the BCCI led by Sourav Ganguly is all set to go ahead with the 14th edition in India itself. Reportedly, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has shortlisted six cities to host the upcoming season. These shortlisted IPL 2021 venues include,
1. Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad (Motera)
2. Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi
3. Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
4. M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
5. MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
6. Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Initially, the board had zeroed the chances of hosting the mega event in Mumbai due to a recent spike in COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra. But BCCI has given a green signal to Mumbai as of now. Also, the Times of India has reported that the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi got incorporated into the list recently after the ongoing issues in the Hyderabad Cricket Association weren’t sorted out.
The playoffs and the finals of IPL 2021 will take place at the newly renovated Motera stadium, which has been renamed Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. However, this is not the final decision as IPL 2021 governing council and BCCI will leave no stone unturned for the bio-bubble across the finalized venues.
Here’s the IPL 2021 Full Schedule, Dates, Timings, And Venue
BCCI released the schedule of IPL 2021 on 7th March 2021 i.e. Sunday. Here’s the full schedule.
| S.No | Match Center | Date | Day | Time (IST) | Stadium | Host |
| 1 | MUMBAI INDIANS Vs ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE | 9 April 2021 | Friday | 07:30 PM | M.A.ChidambaramChepauk Stadium | CHENNAI |
| 2 | CHENNAI SUPER KINGS Vs DELHI CAPITALS | 10 April 2021 | Saturday | 07:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium | MUMBAI |
| 3 | SUNRISERS HYDERABAD Vs KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS | 11 April 2021 | Sunday | 07:30 PM | M.A.ChidambaramChepauk Stadium | CHENNAI |
| 4 | RAJASTHAN ROYALS Vs PUNJAB KINGS | 12 April 2021 | Monday | 07:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium | MUMBAI |
| 5 | KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS Vs MUMBAI INDIANS | 13 April 2021 | Tuesday | 07:30 PM | M.A.ChidambaramChepauk Stadium | CHENNAI |
| 6 | SUNRISERS HYDERABAD Vs ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE | 14 April 2021 | Wednesday | 07:30 PM | M.A.ChidambaramChepauk Stadium | CHENNAI |
| 7 | RAJASTHAN ROYALS Vs DELHI CAPITALS | 15 April 2021 | Thursday | 07:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium | MUMBAI |
| 8 | PUNJAB KINGS Vs CHENNAI SUPER KINGS | 16 April 2021 | Friday | 07:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium | MUMBAI |
| 9 | MUMBAI INDIANS Vs SUNRISERS HYDERABAD | 17 April 2021 | Saturday | 07:30 PM | M.A.ChidambaramChepauk Stadium | CHENNAI |
| 10 | ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE Vs KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS | 18 April 2021 | Sunday | 03:30 PM | M.A.ChidambaramChepauk Stadium | CHENNAI |
| 11 | DELHI CAPITALS Vs PUNJAB KINGS | 18 April 2021 | Sunday | 07:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium | MUMBAI |
| 12 | CHENNAI SUPER KINGS Vs RAJASTHAN ROYALS | 19 April 2021 | Monday | 07:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium | MUMBAI |
| 13 | DELHI CAPITALS Vs MUMBAI INDIANS | 20 April 2021 | Tuesday | 07:30 PM | M.A.ChidambaramChepauk Stadium | CHENNAI |
| 14 | PUNJAB KINGS Vs SUNRISERS HYDERABAD | 21 April 2021 | Wednesday | 03:30 PM | M.A.ChidambaramChepauk Stadium | CHENNAI |
| 15 | KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS Vs CHENNAI SUPER KINGS | 21 April 2021 | Wednesday | 07:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium | MUMBAI |
| 16 | ROYAL CHALLENGERS Vs BANGALORE RAJASTHAN ROYALS | 22 April 2021 | Thursday | 07:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium | MUMBAI |
| 17 | PUNJAB KINGS Vs MUMBAI INDIANS | 23 April 2021 | Friday | 07:30 PM | M.A.ChidambaramChepauk Stadium | CHENNAI |
| 18 | RAJASTHAN ROYALS Vs KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS | 24 April 2021 | Saturday | 07:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium | MUMBAI |
| 19 | CHENNAI SUPER KINGS Vs ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE | 25 April 2021 | Sunday | 03:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium | MUMBAI |
| 20 | SUNRISERS HYDERABAD Vs DELHI CAPITALS | 25 April 2021 | Sunday | 07:30 PM | M.A.ChidambaramChepauk Stadium | CHENNAI |
| 21 | PUNJAB KINGS Vs KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS | 26 April 2021 | Monday | 07:30 PM | Narendra Modi Stadium | AHMEDABAD |
| 22 | DELHI CAPITALS Vs ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE | 27 April 2021 | Tuesday | 07:30 PM | Narendra Modi Stadium | AHMEDABAD |
| 23 | CHENNAI SUPER KINGS Vs SUNRISERS HYDERABAD | 28 April 2021 | Wednesday | 07:30 PM | Arun Jaitley Stadium | DELHI |
| 24 | MUMBAI INDIANS Vs RAJASTHAN ROYALS | 29 April 2021 | Thursday | 03:30 PM | Arun Jaitley Stadium | DELHI |
| 25 | DELHI CAPITALS Vs KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS | 29 April 2021 | Thursday | 07:30 PM | Narendra Modi Stadium | AHMEDABAD |
| 26 | PUNJAB KINGS Vs ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE | 30 May 2021 | Friday | 07:30 PM | Narendra Modi Stadium | AHMEDABAD |
| 27 | MUMBAI INDIANS Vs CHENNAI SUPER KINGS | 1 May 2021 | Saturday | 07:30 PM | Arun Jaitley Stadium | DELHI |
| 28 | RAJASTHAN ROYALS Vs SUNRISERS HYDERABAD | 2 May 2021 | Sunday | 03:30 PM | Arun Jaitley Stadium | DELHI |
| 29 | PUNJAB KINGS Vs DELHI CAPITALS | 2 May 2021 | Sunday | 07:30 PM | Narendra Modi Stadium | AHMEDABAD |
| 30 | KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS Vs ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE | 3 May 2021 | Monday | 07:30 PM | Narendra Modi Stadium | AHMEDABAD |
| 31 | SUNRISERS HYDERABAD Vs MUMBAI INDIANS | 4 May 2021 | Tuesday | 07:30 PM | Arun Jaitley Stadium | DELHI |
| 32 | RAJASTHAN ROYALS Vs CHENNAI SUPER KINGS | 5 May 2021 | Wednesday | 07:30 PM | Arun Jaitley Stadium | DELHI |
| 33 | ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE Vs PUNJAB KINGS | 6 May 2021 | Thursday | 07:30 PM | Narendra Modi Stadium | AHMEDABAD |
| 34 | SUNRISERS HYDERABAD Vs CHENNAI SUPER KINGS | 7 May 2021 | Friday | 07:30 PM | Arun Jaitley Stadium | DELHI |
| 35 | KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS Vs DELHI CAPITALS | 8 May 2021 | Saturday | 03:30 PM | Narendra Modi Stadium | AHMEDABAD |
| 36 | RAJASTHAN ROYALS Vs MUMBAI INDIANS | 8 May 2021 | Saturday | 07:30 PM | Arun Jaitley Stadium | DELHI |
| 37 | CHENNAI SUPER KINGS Vs PUNJAB KINGS | 9 May 2021 | Sunday | 03:30 PM | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium | BANGALORE |
| 38 | ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE Vs SUNRISERS HYDERABAD | 9 May 2021 | Sunday | 07:30 PM | Eden Gardens Stadium | KOLKATA |
| 39 | MUMBAI INDIANS Vs KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS | 10 May 2021 | Monday | 07:30 PM | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium | BANGALORE |
| 40 | DELHI CAPITALS Vs RAJASTHAN ROYALS | 11 May 2021 | Tuesday | 07:30 PM | Eden Gardens Stadium | KOLKATA |
| 41 | CHENNAI SUPER KINGS Vs KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS | 12 May 2021 | Wednesday | 07:30 PM | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium | BANGALORE |
| 42 | MUMBAI INDIANS Vs PUNJAB KINGS | 13 May 2021 | Thursday | 03:30 PM | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium | BANGALORE |
| 43 | SUNRIERS HYDERABAD Vs RAJASTHAN ROYALS | 13 May 2021 | Thursday | 07:30 PM | Eden Gardens Stadium | KOLKATA |
| 44 | ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE Vs DELHI CAPITALS | 14 May 2021 | Friday | 07:30 PM | Eden Gardens Stadium | KOLKATA |
| 45 | KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS Vs PUNJAB KINGS | 15 May 2021 | Saturday | 07:30 PM | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium | BANGALORE |
| 46 | RAJASTHAN ROYALS Vs ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE | 16 May 2021 | Sunday | 03:30 PM | Eden Gardens Stadium | KOLKATA |
| 47 | CHENNAI SUPER KINGS Vs MUMBAI INDIANS | 16 May 2021 | Sunday | 07:30 PM | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium | BANGALORE |
| 48 | DELHI CAPITALS Vs SUNRISERS HYDERABAD | 17 May 2021 | Monday | 07:30 PM | Eden Gardens Stadium | KOLKATA |
| 49 | KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS Vs RAJASTHAN ROYALS | 18 May 2021 | Tuesday | 07:30 PM | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium | BANGALORE |
| 50 | SUNRISERS HYDERABAD Vs PUNJAB KINGS | 19 May 2021 | Wednesday | 07:30 PM | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium | BANGALORE |
| 51 | ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE Vs MUMBAI INDIANS | 20 May 2021 | Thursday | 07:30 PM | Eden Gardens Stadium | KOLKATA |
| 52 | KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS Vs SUNRISERS HYDERABAD | 21 May 2021 | Friday | 03:30 PM | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium | BANGALORE |
| 53 | DELHI CAPITALS Vs CHENNAI SUPER KINGS | 21 May 2021 | Friday | 07:30 PM | Eden Gardens Stadium | KOLKATA |
| 54 | PUNJAB KINGS Vs RAJASTHAN ROYALS | 22 May 2021 | Saturday | 07:30 PM | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium | BANGALORE |
| 55 | MUMBAI INDIANS Vs DELHI CAPITALS | 23 May 2021 | Sunday | 03:30 PM | Eden Gardens Stadium | KOLKATA |
| 56 | ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE Vs CHENNAI SUPER KINGS | 23 May 2021 | Sunday | 07:30 PM | Eden Gardens Stadium | KOLKATA |
| 57 | Qualifier-1 | 25 May 2021 | Tuesday | 07:30 PM | Narendra Modi Stadium | AHMEDABAD |
| 58 | Eliminator | 26 May 2021 | Wednesday | 07:30 PM | Narendra Modi Stadium | AHMEDABAD |
| 59 | Qualifier-2 | 28 May 2021 | Friday | 07:30 PM | Narendra Modi Stadium | AHMEDABAD |
| 60 | FINAL | 30 May 2021 | Sunday | 07:30 PM | Narendra Modi Stadium | AHMEDABAD |
Stadiums Would Not Have A Full Capacity Crowd!
Taking the COVID-19 call seriously, the BCCI has decided that the stadiums won’t be at full capacity. The Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai will not allow any fans to experience the match, while the other stadiums might be open for 50% crowd.
The 13th IPL edition was played entirely in the UAE across three venues- Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Sharjah, and it got conducted pretty smoothly. Many franchises are left confused about whether the BCCI’s idea of organizing IPL 2021 across six cities would be a better idea or not.
“Obviously, it is scary. The earlier idea of hosting it in one or two cities sounded far better. After all, the 2020 edition got conducted between three venues, and it went well,” a franchise representative was quoted as saying by the Times Of India.
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How The Eight Teams Stack Up After The 2021 Auctions
IPL 2021 auctions took place on 11th February in Chennai. It was not a massive event, rather a short one that saw South African lanky all-rounder Chris Morris becoming the most expensive player in the IPL auction history. He got picked up by Rajasthan Royals for a whopping sum of rupees 16.25 Crores from his base price of INR 75 Lakhs. Apart from him, New Zealand all-rounder Kyle Jamieson fetched INR 15 Crores from Royal Challengers Bangalore becoming the most expensive debutant in IPL auction history. With so many surprises taking place on the auction night.
Eight IPL Franchise Stack Up For IPL 2021-
1. Chennai Super Kings Team (CSK)
MS Dhoni (Captain), Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, N Jagadeesan, Faf Du Plessis, Imran Tahir, R Sai Kishore, Deepak Chahar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Dwayne Bravo, Mitchell Santner, Moeen Ali, Krishnappa Gowtham, Josh Hazlewood, Shardul Thakur, Karn Sharma, KM Asif, Lungi Ngidi, Robin Uthappa (Traded in), Harisankar Reddy, Bhagath Varma, and CheteshwarPujara
2. Kolkata Knight Riders Team (KKR)
Eoin Morgan (Captain), Dinesh Karthik, Nitish Rana, Shubman Gill, Rinku Singhi, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Pawan Negi, Venkatesh Iyer, Vaibhav Arora, Lockie Ferguson, Rahul Tripathi, Kamlesh Nagarkot, Pat Cummins, Prasidh Krishna, Sandeep Warrier, Shivam Mavi, Tim Seifert, Shakib Al Hasan, Sheldon Jackson, Harbhajan Singh, Ben Cutting, Karun Nair
3. Delhi Capitals Team (DC)
Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Ajinkya Rahane, Amit Mishra, Kagiso Rabada, Marcus Stoinis, Avesh Khan, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Ishant Sharma, Prithvi Shaw, R Ashwin, Tom Curran, Vishnu Vinod, Rishabh Pant, Shikhar Dhawan, ShimronHetmyer, Lalit Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Daniel Sams, Pravin Dubey, Chris Woakes, Umesh Yadav, Steven Smith, Umesh Yadav, Ripal Patel, Manimaran Siddharth, Lukman Meriwala
4. Mumbai Indians Team (MI)
Rohit Sharma (Captain), Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Quinton de Kock, Anmolpreet Singh, Krunal Pandya, James Neesham, YudhvirChahak, Kieron Pollard, Jayant Yadav, Aditya Tare, Chris Lynn, Saurabh Tiwary, Arjun Tendulkar, Hardik Pandya, Trent Boult, JaspritBumrah, Mohsin Khan, Rahul Chahar, Anukul Roy, Adam Milne, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Piyush Chawla, Marco Jansen
5. Punjab Kings Team
KL Rahul (Captain), Arshdeep Singh, Chris Gayle, Jhye Richardson, Shahrukh Khan, Darshan Nalkande, Harpreet Brar, Mandeep Singh, Mayank Agarwal, M Ashwin, Nicholas Pooran, Sarfaraz Khan, Deepak Hooda, Ishan Porel, Ravi Bishnoi, Chris Jordan, Jalaj Saxena, Moises Henriques, Saurav Kumar, Mohammad Shami, Prabhsimran Singh, Dawid Malan, Fabian Allen
6. Royal Challengers Bangalore Team (RCB)
Virat Kohli (Captain), AB de Villiers, Yuzvendra Chahal, DevduttPadikkal, Navdeep Saini, Adam Zampa, Shahbaz Ahmed, Harshal Patel (Traded-in), Washington Sundar, Mohammed Siraj, Josh Philippe, Kane Richardson, Pavan Deshpande, Glenn Maxwell, Sachin Baby, Daniels Sams (Traded-in), Rajat Patidar, Mohammed Azharuddeen, Kyle Jamieson, KS Bharat, Suyash Prabhudessai, Daniel Christian
7. Sunrisers Hyderabad Team (SRH)
David Warner (Captain), Kane Williamson, Manish Pandey, Abhishek Sharma, Basil Thampi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jonny Bairstow, Jason Holder, Priyam Garg, Virat Singh, Kedar Jadhav, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Shahbaz Nadeem, Shreevats Goswami, Siddarth Kaul, Khaleel Ahmed, T Natarajan, Vijay Shankar, WriddhimanSaha, Abdul Samad, Mitchell Marsh, JagadeeshaSuchith
8. Rajasthan Royals Team (RR)
Sanju Samson (Captain), Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer, Jos Buttler, Jaydev Unadkat, Riyan Parag, Shreyas Gopal, KC Cariappa, MahipalLomror, Kartik Tyagi, Andrew Tye, Kuldip Yadav, Liam Livingstone, Akash Singh, Rahul Tewatia, Mayank Markande, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Anuj Rawat, David Miller, Manan Vohra, Shivam Dube, Chris Morris, Mustafizur Rahman, Chetan Sakariya
Time to wrap up:
BCCI has shortlisted six venues to host IPL 2021 which is all set to get underway from April 9th. Talking about the IPL 2021 schedule, we have mentioned it here in this post. Stay tuned with Uptalkies for more stuff related to IPL 2021.
