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The Indian Premier League T20 all set to return this March

The Indian Premier League also known as IPL in short is coming back for another season this March. VIVO IPL 2020 has been scheduled between 29 March 2020 and 24 May 2020. Opening match will be played on 29 March 2020 between the Mumbai Indians (MI) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) which will be played in Wankhede Stadium Mumbai, Maharashtra.

IPL founded by the Board of Control for Cricket in India in 2008 is one of the most watched cricket tournaments in India and the hype around this season is already high. A massive total of 62 matches are set to be played in season 14 of IPL this year, but since there are 2 more teams joining in IPL this year, the match count can go upto 76.

VIVO IPL 2020 TEAMS

Every IPL, 8 different teams compete for the ultimate IPL trophy, but this year something is different. According to IGC(IPL Governing Council), 2 new teams will be added this season. Various corporate houses and companies are bidding for the 2 new teams. The names and the states associated with new teams have not been disclosed yet. The teams that have been confirmed for this season of IPL are:-

  1. Delhi Capitals
  2. Chennai Super Kings
  3. Royal Challengers Bangalore
  4. Mumbai Indians
  5. Kolkata Knight Riders
  6. Rajasthan Royals
  7. Kings XI Punjab
  8. Sunrisers Hyderabad
  9. Unnamed Team 1 (team yet to be auctioned)
  10. Unnamed Team 2 (team yet to be auctioned)

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VIVO IPL 2020 SCHEDULE

This is the official schedule released by the BCCI for this year’s IPL. DO note that the new teams’ schedule have not been added till now since the bidding for those teams are yet to start.

1 Mumbai Indians (MI) Vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK) 29 March 2020 Sunday 8:00 PM Wankhede Stadium Mumbai Maharashtra.
2 Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Vs Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) 29 March 2020 Sunday 4:00 PM Eden Gardens Stadium Kolkata West Bengal.
3 Mumbai Indians (MI) Vs Delhi Capitals (DC) 30 March 2020 Monday 8:00 PM Wankhede Stadium Mumbai Maharashtra.
4 Rajasthan Royals (RR) Vs Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) 31 March 2020 Tuesday 8:00 PM Sawai Mansingh Stadium Jaipur Rajasthan
5 Delhi Capitals (DC) Vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK) 1 April 2020 Wednesday 8:00 PM Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium Delhi Delhi
6 Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Vs Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) 2 April 2020 Thursday 8:00 PM Eden Gardens Stadium Kolkata WB
7 Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Vs Mumbai Indians (MI) 3 April 2020 Friday 8:00 PM M.Chinnaswamy Stadium Bengaluru Karnataka
8 Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) Vs Rajasthan 4 April 2020 Saturday 8:00 PM RGI Stadium Hyderabad Telangana
9 Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) Vs Mumbai Indians (MI) 4 April 2020 Saturday 4:00 PM PCA Stadium Mohali Punjab
10 Delhi Capitals (DC) Vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) 5 April 2020 Sunday 8:00 PM Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium Delhi Delhi
11 Hyderabad Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) 5 April 2020 Sunday 4:00 PM RGI Stadium Hyderabad Telangana
12 Chennai Vs Rajasthan 6 April 2020 Monday 8:00 PM M.A.Chidambaram Stadium Chennai Tamilnadu
13 Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) vs Delhi Capitals (DC) 7 April 2020 Tuesday 8:00 PM PCA Stadium Mohali Punjab
14 Rajasthan Vs Bangalore 8 April 2020 Wednesday 8:00 PM Sawai Mansingh Stadium Jaipur Rajasthan
15 Mumbai Indians Vs Chennai Super Kings 9 April 2020 Thursday 8:00 PM Wankhede Stadium Mumbai Maharashtra
16 Delhi Capitals (DC) Vs Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) 10 April 2020 Friday 8:00 PM Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium Delhi Delhi
17 Bangalore Vs Kolkata 11 April 2020 Saturday 8:00 PM M.Chinnaswamy Stadium Bangalore Karnataka
18 Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) vs Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) 11 April 2020 Saturday 4:00 PM Eden Gardens Kolkata West Bengal.
19 Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Vs Delhi Daredevils (DD) 12 April 2020 Sunday 8:00 PM Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi.
20 Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK) 12 April 2020 Sunday 4:00 PM R.G.I. Cricket Stadium Hyderabad Telangana.
21 Rajasthan Royals (RR) vs Mumbai Indians (MI) 13 April 2020 Monday 8:00 PM Sawai Mansingh Stadium Jaipur Rajasthan
22 Delhi Capitals (DC) vs Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) 14 April 2020 Tuesday 8:00 PM Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium Delhi Delhi
23 Mumbai Indians (MI) vs Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) 15 April 2020 Wednesday 8:00 PM Wankhede Stadium Mumbai Maharashtra.
24 Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK) 16 April 2020 Thursday 8:00 PM M.Chinnaswamy Stadium Bengaluru Karnataka.
25 Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) vs Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) 17 April 2020 Friday 8:00 PM R.G.I. Cricket Stadium Hyderabad Telangana.
26 Delhi Capitals (DC) vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) 18 April 2020 Saturday 8:00 PM Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium Delhi Delhi
27 Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Vs Mumbai Indians (MI) 18 April 2020 Saturday 4:00 PM M.A.Chidambaram Chepauk Stadium Chennai Tamilnadu.
28 Rajasthan Royals (RR) Vs Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) 19 April 2020 Sunday 8:00 PM Sawai Mansingh Stadium Jaipur Rajasthan
29 Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) 19 April 2020 Sunday 4:00 PM M.Chinnaswamy Stadium Bengaluru Karnataka.
30 Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Vs Delhi Capitals (DC) 20 April 2020 Monday 8:00 PM M.A.Chidambaram Chepauk Stadium Chennai Tamilnadu.
31 Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Vs Mumbai Indians (MI) 21 April 2020 Tuesday 8:00 PM M.Chinnaswamy Stadium Bengaluru Karnataka.
32 Delhi Capitals (DC) Vs Rajasthan Royals (RR) 22 April 2020 Wednesday 8:00 PM Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium Delhi Delhi
33 Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK) 23 April 2020 Thursday 8:00 PM Eden Gardens Kolkata West Bengal.
34 Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) Vs Mumbai Indians (MI) 24 April 2020 Friday 8:00 PM PCA Stadium Mohali Punjab
35 Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) 25 April 2020 Saturday 8:00 PM M.A.Chidambaram Chepauk Stadium Chennai Tamilnadu.
36 Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) Vs Delhi Capitals (DC) 25 April 2020 Saturday 4:00 PM R.G.I. Cricket Stadium Hyderabad Telangana.
37 Mumbai Indians (MI) Vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) 26 April 2020 Sunday 8:00 PM Wankhede Stadium Mumbai Maharashtra.
38 Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) Vs Rajasthan Royals (RR) 26 April 2020 Sunday 4:00 PM PCA Stadium Mohali Punjab
39 Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) 27 April 2020 Monday 8:00 PM R.G.I. Cricket Stadium Hyderabad Telangana.
40 Rajasthan Royals (RR) Vs Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) 28 April 2020 Tuesday 8:00 PM Sawai Mansingh Stadium Jaipur Rajasthan
41 Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Vs Mumbai Indians (MI) 29 April 2020 Wednesday 8:00 PM Eden Gardens Kolkata West Bengal.
42 Delhi Capitals (DC) Vs Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) 30 April 2020 Thursday 8:00 PM Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium Delhi Delhi
43 Rajasthan Royals (RR) Vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK) 1 May 2020 Friday 8:00 PM Sawai Mansingh Stadium Jaipur Rajasthan
44 Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) Vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) 2 May 2020 Saturday 8:00 PM PCA Stadium Mohali Punjab
45 Delhi Capitals (DC) Vs Rajasthan Royals (RR) 2 May 2020 Saturday 4:00 PM Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi.
46 Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) 3 May 2020 Sunday 8:00 PM PCA Stadium Mohali Punjab
47 Mumbai Indians (MI) Vs Rajasthan Royals (RR) 3 May 2020 Sunday 4:00 PM Wankhede Stadium Mumbai Maharashtra.
48 Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Vs Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) 4 May 2020 Monday 8:00 PM Eden Gardens Kolkata West Bengal.
49 Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Vs Mumbai Indians (MI) 5 May 2020 Tuesday 8:00 PM M.A.Chidambaram Chepauk Stadium Chennai Tamilnadu.
50 Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Vs Rajasthan Royals (RR) 6 May 2020 Wednesday 8:00 PM Eden Gardens Kolkata West Bengal.
51 Mumbai Indians (MI) Vs Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) 7 May 2020 Thursday 8:00 PM Wankhede Stadium Mumbai Maharashtra.
52 Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Vs Rajasthan Royals (RR) 8 May 2020 Friday 8:00 PM M.Chinnaswamy Stadium Bengaluru Karnataka.
53 Delhi Capitals (DC) Vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK) 9 May 2020 Saturday 8:00 PM Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium Delhi Delhi
54 Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Vs Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) 9 May 2020 Saturday 4:00 PM M.Chinnaswamy Stadium Bengaluru Karnataka.
55 Mumbai Indians (MI) Vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) 10 May 2020 Sunday 8:00 PM Wankhede Stadium Mumbai Maharashtra.
56 Rajasthan Royals (RR) Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) 10 May 2020 Sunday 4:00 PM Sawai Mansingh Stadium Jaipur Rajasthan
57 Delhi Capitals (DC) Vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK) 11 May 2020 Monday 8:00 PM Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium Delhi Delhi
58 Mumbai Indians (MI) Vs Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) 12 May 2020 Tuesday 8:00 PM Wankhede Stadium Mumbai Maharashtra.
59 Qualifier-1 14 May 2020 Thursday 8:00 PM Eden Gardens Kolkata West Bengal.
60 Eliminator 15 May 2020 Friday 8:00 PM M.Chinnaswamy Stadium Bengaluru Karnataka.
61 Qualifier-2 16 May 2020 Saturday 8:00 PM M.A.Chidambaram Chepauk Stadium Chennai Tamilnadu.
62 FINAL 24 May 2020 Sunday 8:00 PM Wankhede Stadium Mumbai Maharashtra

Where to watch

Star Sports is set to broadcast live coverage of IPL – Indian Premier League 2020 in India and its subcontinent (Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, and Nepal) countries; all matches will be streamed live on Hotstar, Star Network’s digital platform (Website, App).

Star India has bagged IPL media rights for a massive amount INR 16,347.50 crores for a period of five years (2018-2022), they acquired TV and OTT (Audio, Video, and other media services via the internet) rights.

Star Network will offer this year’s IPL coverage in eight different languages – Hindi, English, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Bengali, Marathi and Kannada.