IPL 2021: Venues, teams, timings, full schedule; all you need to know

The Indian Premier League (IPL 2021) has started on April 9 with defending champions Mumbai Indians took on Royal Challengers Bangalore at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. 

A total of 56 matches will be played with 11 double-headers across the months of April and May. The IPL 2021 final will be played at the Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium Ahmedabad on May 30th.

The eight teams will play across six venues - Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad, New Delhi, and Kolkata - with each side playing in four venues out of the decided ones. There will be no home advantage as none of the teams will be playing in their home stadiums.

Amid concerns related to Covid-19 pandemic, spectators will not be allowed in the first half of the tournament. The IPL Governing Council has said in a statement that a call on allowing spectators inside stadiums will be taken at a later stage of the tournament.

The IPL has also issued Standard operating Procedures (SoP) under which the cricketers who played the India-England limited-overs series were eligible for a bubble-to-bubble transfer instead of undergoing quarantine, while there is no mandatory vaccination for any of the players or staff.

(Credit to all the information I provided in this thread goes to Business Standard)

Which teams are participating in IPL 2021?

The following eight franchises are part of the IPL 2021

Chennai Super Kings (CSK)

Delhi Capitals (DC)

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)

Punjab Kings (PBKS)

Mumbai Indians (MI)

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)

Rajasthan Royals (RR) 

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH).

Venues for IPL 2021

The IPL 2021 matches will be held at the following venues: 

Mumbai: Wankhede Stadium

Chennai: MA Chidambaram Stadium

Bengaluru: M Chinnaswamy Stadium

Kolkata: Eden Gardens

New Delhi: Arun Jaitley Stadium

Ahmedabad: Narendra Modi Stadium

What are the match timings for IPL 2021?

The night matches begin at 7.30 pm IST, while the day matches will have an afternoon start at 3.30 pm IST. There will be a total of 11 double-headers.

Where can I watch, live stream IPL 2021?

The IPL T20 will be telecast on the Star Sports network.

The matches can also be watched on online platform Disney+ Hostar. 

Who are the captains of the participating IPL teams?

List of captains of eight IPL teams.

CSK: MS Dhoni

DC: Rishabh Pant

KKR: Eoin Morgan

PBKS: KL Rahul

MI: Rohit Sharma

RCB: Virat Kohli

RR: Sanju Samson

SRH: David Warner

Past winners of IPL

2008: Rajasthan Royals 

2009: Deccan Chargers

2010: Chennai Super Kings

2011: Chennai Super Kings

2012: Kolkata Knight Riders

2013: Mumbai Indians

2014: Kolkata Knight Riders

2015: Mumbai Indians

2016: SunRisers Hyderabad

2017: Mumbai Indians

2018: Chennai Super Kings

2019: Mumbai Indians

2020: Mumbai Indians

IPL 2021 full schedule

Winners are highlighted in already concluded matches.

April 9, Friday, 19.30 PM: Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore in Chennai

April 10th, Saturday, 19.30 PM: Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals in Mumbai

April 11, Sunday, 19.30 PM: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders in Chennai

April 12, Monday, 19.30 PM: Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings in Mumbai

April 13, Tuesday, 19.30 PM: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians in Chennai

April 14, Wednesday, 19.30 PM: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore in Chennai

April 15, Thursday, 19.30 PM: Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals in Mumbai

April 16, Friday, 19.30 PM: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings in Mumbai

April 17, Saturday, 19.30 PM: Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chennai

April 18, Sunday, 15.30 PM: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders in Mumbai

April 18, Sunday, 19.30 PM: Delhi Capitals vs Punjab Kings in Mumbai

April 19, Monday, 19.30 PM: Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals in Mumbai

April 20, Tuesday, 19.30 PM: Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians in Chennai

April 21, Wednesday, 15.30 PM: Punjab Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chennai

April 21, Wednesday, 19.30 PM: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings in Mumbai

April 22, Thursday, 19.30 PM: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals in Mumbai

April 23, Friday, 19.30 PM: Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians in Chennai

April 24, Saturday, 19.30 PM: Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders in Mumbai

April 25, Sunday, 15.30 PM: Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore in Mumbai

April 25, Sunday, 19.30 PM: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Capitals in Mumbai

April 26, Monday, 19.30 PM: Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders in Ahmedabad

April 27, Tuesday, 19.30 PM: Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore in Ahmedabad

April 28, Wednesday, 19.30 PM Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad in Delhi

April 29, Thursday, 15.30 PM: Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals in Delhi

April 29, Thursday, 19.30 PM: Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders in Ahmedabad

April 30, Friday, 19.30 PM: Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore in Ahmedabad

May 1, Saturday, 19.30 PM: Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings in Delhi

May 2, Sunday, 15.30 PM: Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad in Delhi

1st set of Round Robin concluded

May 2, Sunday, 19.30 PM: Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals in Ahmedabad

May 3, Monday, 19.30 PM: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore in Ahmedabad

May 4, Tuesday, 19.30 PM: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians in Delhi

May 5, Wednesday, 19.30 PM: Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings in Delhi

May 6, Thursday, 19.30 PM: Royal Challengers vs Bangalore Punjab Kings in Ahmedabad

May 7, Friday, 19.30 PM: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings in Delhi

May 8, Saturday, 15.30 PM: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals in Ahmedabad

May 8, Saturday, 19.30 PM: Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians in Delhi

May 9, Sunday, 15.30 PM: Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings in Bangalore

May 9, Sunday, 19.30 PM: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad in Kolkata

May 10, Monday, 19.30 PM: Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders in Bangalore

May 11, Tuesday, 19.30 PM: Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals in Kolkata

May 12, Wednesday, 19.30 PM: Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders in Bangalore

May 13, Thursday, 15.30 PM: Mumbai Indians vs Punjab Kings in Bangalore

May 13, Thursday, 19.30 PM: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals in Kolkata

May 14, Friday, 19.30 PM: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Capitals in Kolkata

May 15, Saturday, 19.30 PM Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings in Bangalore

May 16, Sunday, 15.30 PM: Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore in Kolkata

May 16, Sunday, 19.30 PM: Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians in Bangalore

May 17, Monday, 19.30 PM: Delhi Capitals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad in Kolkata

May 18, Tuesday, 7:30 PM: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals in Bangalore

May 19, Wednesday, 19.30 PM: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Punjab Kings in Bangalore

May 20, Thursday, 19.30 PM: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians in Kolkata

May 21, Friday, 15.30 PM: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad in Bangalore

May 21, Friday, 19.30 PM: Delhi Capitals vs Chennai Super Kings in Kolkata

May 22, Saturday, 19.30 PM: Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals in Bangalore

May 23, Sunday, 15.30 PM: Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals in Kolkata

May 23, Sunday, 19.30 PM: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings in Kolkata

May 25, Tuesday, 19.30 PM: Qualifier 1 in Ahmedabad

May 26, Wednesday, 19.30 PM: Eliminator in Ahmedabad

May 18, Friday, 19.30 PM Qualifier 2 in Ahmedabad

May 30, 19.30 PM: Final in Ahmedabad

Thank you for sharing.  Very helpful❤️

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Some match threads and other threads are playing hide and seek on IPL 2021 Forum.  You can't find them under IPL 2021 Forum Topics.

Today it is Match 7.

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IPL 2021 Match # 7; RR vs DC

Yesterday, I noticed this with another match,  I think it was match 6.

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I just noticed that a thread I created earlier on IPL forum is also gone missing.  It is definitely in "My Posts" but not under IPL 2021 Forum topics.

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