The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 franchise Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) is under the leadership of stylish KL Rahul and they will play their opener against Delhi Capitals (DC) on September 20 in Dubai.
There was plenty of delay in the schedule because of the 13 staff members in the Chennai Super Kings testing positive for the coronavirus. With all reports of the Chennai Super Kings players now COVID negative, MS Dhoni’s side began their preparation for the tournament in Dubai.
The schedule was initially meant to be announced on Friday but some unknown delay forced the schedule to be announced on Sunday. There will be 10 doubleheaders with the first match starting at 3:30 PM IST and 2:00 PM UAE time. All evening matches will start at 7:30 PM IST and 6:00 PM UAE time. In all, 24 matches will be held in Dubai, 20 in Abu Dhabi and 12 in Sharjah.
Kings XI Punjab match schedule
September 20: Delhi Capitals vs Kings XI Punjab, Dubai, 7:30 PM IST
September 24: Kings XI Punjab vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Dubai, 7:30 PM IST
September 27: Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab, Sharjah, 7:30 PM IST
October 01: Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians, Abu Dhabi, 7:30 PM IST
October 04: Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings, Dubai, 7:30 PM IST
October 08: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kings XI Punjab, Dubai, 7:30 PM IST
October 10: Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Abu Dhabi, 3:30 PM IST
October 15: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Sharjah, 7:30 PM IST
October 18: Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab, Dubai, 7:30 PM IST
October 20: Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Capitals, Abu Dhabi, 7:30 PM IST
October 24: Kings XI Punjab vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Dubai, 7:30 PM IST
October 26: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab, Sharjah, 7:30 PM IST
October 30: Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals, Abu Dhabi, 7:30 PM IST
November 01: Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab, Abu Dhabi, 3:30 PM IST