The Board of Control for Cricket in India have confirmed the schedule for the Indian Premier League 2020.
The Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings will contest the tournament opener on 19 September in Abu Dhabi.
The Delhi Capitals will play the Kings XI Punjab in Dubai on 20 September.
The Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore will meet in Dubai on 21 September.
The Kolkata Knight Riders' first match of the IPL 2020 will be against Mumbai in Abu Dhabi on 23 September.
Sharjah will be the tournament's third host city. This is the second time the IPL has been played in the United Arab Emirates. The UAE also hosted the tournament in 2014.
IPL 2020 Schedule
- A – Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Zayed Stadium
- D – Dubai, Dubai International Cricket Stadium
- S – Sharjah, Sharjah Cricket Stadium
Date | Start Time | Match and Venue |
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19 September 2020 | 18:00 local (19:30 IST) | Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings (A) |
20 September 2020 | 18:00 local (19:30 IST) | Delhi Capitals vs Kings XI Punjab (D) |
21 September 2020 | 18:00 local (19:30 IST) | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (D) |
22 September 2020 | 18:00 local (19:30 IST) | Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings (S) |
23 September 2020 | 18:00 local (19:30 IST) | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians (A) |
24 September 2020 | 18:00 local (19:30 IST) | Kings XI Punjab vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (D) |
25 September 2020 | 18:00 local (19:30 IST) | Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals (D) |
26 September 2020 | 18:00 local (19:30 IST) | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (A) |
27 September 2020 | 18:00 local (19:30 IST) | Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab (S) |
28 September 2020 | 18:00 local (19:30 IST) | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians (D) |
29 September 2020 | 18:00 local (19:30 IST) | Delhi Capitals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (A) |
30 September 2020 | 18:00 local (19:30 IST) | Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders (D) |
1 October 2020 | 18:00 local (19:30 IST) | Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians (A) |
2 October 2020 | 18:00 local (19:30 IST) | Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (D) |
3 October 2020 | 14:00 local (15:30 IST) | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals (A) |
3 October 2020 | 18:00 local (19:30 IST) | Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders (S) |
4 October 2020 | 14:00 local (15:30 IST) | Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (S) |
4 October 2020 | 18:00 local (19:30 IST) | Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings (D) |
5 October 2020 | 18:00 local (19:30 IST) | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Capitals (D) |
6 October 2020 | 18:00 local (19:30 IST) | Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals (A) |
7 October 2020 | 18:00 local (19:30 IST) | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings (D) |
8 October 2020 | 18:00 local (19:30 IST) | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kings XI Punjab (D) |
9 October 2020 | 18:00 local (19:30 IST) | Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals (S) |
10 October 2020 | 14:00 local (15:30 IST) | Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders (A) |
10 October 2020 | 18:00 local (19:30 IST) | Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (D) |
11 October 2020 | 14:00 local (15:30 IST) | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals (D) |
11 October 2020 | 18:00 local (19:30 IST) | Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals (A) |
12 October 2020 | 18:00 local (19:30 IST) | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders (S) |
13 October 2020 | 18:00 local (19:30 IST) | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings (D) |
14 October 2020 | 18:00 local (19:30 IST) | Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals (D) |
15 October 2020 | 18:00 local (19:30 IST) | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab (S) |
16 October 2020 | 18:00 local (19:30 IST) | Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders (A) |
17 October 2020 | 14:00 local (15:30 IST) | Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (D) |
17 October 2020 | 18:00 local (19:30 IST) | Delhi Capitals vs Chennai Super Kings (S) |
18 October 2020 | 14:00 local (15:30 IST) | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders (A) |
18 October 2020 | 18:00 local (19:30 IST) | Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab (D) |
19 October 2020 | 18:00 local (19:30 IST) | Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals (A) |
20 October 2020 | 18:00 local (19:30 IST) | Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Capitals (D) |
21 October 2020 | 18:00 local (19:30 IST) | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (A) |
22 October 2020 | 18:00 local (19:30 IST) | Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (D) |
23 October 2020 | 18:00 local (19:30 IST) | Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians (S) |
24 October 2020 | 14:00 local (15:30 IST) | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals (A) |
24 October 2020 | 18:00 local (19:30 IST) | Kings XI Punjab vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (D) |
25 October 2020 | 14:00 local (15:30 IST) | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings (D) |
25 October 2020 | 18:00 local (19:30 IST) | Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians (A) |
26 October 2020 | 18:00 local (19:30 IST) | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab (S) |
27 October 2020 | 18:00 local (19:30 IST) | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Capitals (D) |
28 October 2020 | 18:00 local (19:30 IST) | Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (A) |
29 October 2020 | 18:00 local (19:30 IST) | Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders (D) |
30 October 2020 | 18:00 local (19:30 IST) | Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals (A) |
31 October 2020 | 14:00 local (15:30 IST) | Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians (D) |
31 October 2020 | 18:00 local (19:30 IST) | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (S) |
1 November 2020 | 14:00 local (15:30 IST) | Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab |
1 November 2020 | 18:00 local (19:30 IST) | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals (D) |
2 November 2020 | 18:00 local (19:30 IST) | Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (A) |
3 November 2020 | 18:00 local (19:30 IST) | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians (S) |
IPL 2020 in the UAE
This year's IPL will be played without spectators, as a preventative measure against the spread of the coronavirus.
There will be 56 round-robin fixtures in the IPL 2020. The play-offs stage of the tournament will follow.
Mumbai are the reigning champions. They have four titles. Chennai have three. Kolkata have two.