The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 season will kickstart on September 19 in Abu Dhabi when defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) will host Chennai Super Kings (CSK).
The Rohit Sharma-led side will be aiming to start the cash-rich tournament on a high, especially after Dhoni's 'Dad's Army' will be missing some prominent players. The reasons reportedly were the number of coronavirus cases in the Chennai Super Kings camp and the travel permissions between Dubai and Abu Dhabi. However, once all the permissions were given and the Chennai Super Kings’ coronavirus situation improved, the BCCI finally released the schedule. 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.
Mumbai Indians match schedule
September 19: Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings, Abu Dhabi, 7:30 PM IST
September 23: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians, Abu Dhabi, 7:30 PM IST
September 28: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians, Dubai, 7:30 PM IST
October 01: Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians, Abu Dhabi, 7:30 PM IST
October 04: Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Sharjah, 3:30 PM IST
October 06: Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals, Abu Dhabi, 7:30 PM IST
October 11: Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals, Abu Dhabi, 7:30 PM IST
October 16: Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Abu Dhabi, 7:30 PM IST
October 18: Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab, Dubai, 7:30 PM IST
October 23: Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians, Sharjah, 7:30 PM IST
October 25: Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians, Abu Dhabi, 7:30 PM IST
October 28: Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Abu Dhabi, 7:30 PM IST
October 31: Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians, Dubai, 3:30 PM IST
November 03: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians, Sharjah, 3:30 PM IST
