IPL 2021 Schedule released – All the fixtures right here

The Indian Premier League (IPL) Governing Council has issued the schedule for the 2021 T20 showpiece to be held in India.

Matches will take place in hubs within India, after the 2020 edition was postponed and moved to the UAE over COVID-19 concerns.

“After nearly two years, the IPL extravaganza will return home with Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata hosting the marquee event,” an IPL announcement reads.

“The season will kickstart on 9 April, 2021 in Chennai with a high octane clash between defending champions Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore. The World’s Largest Cricket Stadium – Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad will host the Playoffs as well as the final on 30 May, 2021 which promises to be a visual spectacle. The newly-built stadium that hosted India’s second Pink Ball fixture at home with great grandeur will host its first ever IPL.”

Each team is set to play at four ‘hub’ venues during the league stage. Of the 56 league matches, Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata and Bengaluru will host ten matches each, while Ahmedabad and Delhi will each stage eight.

The BCCI are confident of hosting a successful tournament in India.

“After hosting the tournament safely and successfully in the UAE last year with all safety protocols in place, the BCCI is confident of hosting the IPL at home with health and safety of players and all people involved being paramount.”

Full 2021 IPL schedule

All times given as South African Standard Time.

MATCHDAY MATCH NO. DAY DATE TIME VENUE HOME AWAY
1 1 FRI 9-APR-21 16:00 CHENNAI MUMBAI INDIANS ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE
2 2 SAT 10-APR-21 16:00 MUMBAI CHENNAI SUPER KINGS DELHI CAPITALS
3 3 SUN 11-APR-21 16:00 CHENNAI SUNRISERS HYDERABAD KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS
4 4 MON 12-APR-21 16:00 MUMBAI RAJASTHAN ROYALS PUNJAB KINGS
5 5 TUE 13-APR-21 16:00 CHENNAI KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS MUMBAI INDIANS
6 6 WED 14-APR-21 16:00 CHENNAI SUNRISERS HYDERABAD ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE
7 7 THU 15-APR-21 16:00 MUMBAI RAJASTHAN ROYALS DELHI CAPITALS
8 8 FRI 16-APR-21 16:00 MUMBAI PUNJAB KINGS CHENNAI SUPER KINGS
9 9 SAT 17-APR-21 16:00 CHENNAI MUMBAI INDIANS SUNRISERS HYDERABAD
10 10 SUN 18-APR-21 12:00 CHENNAI ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS
10 11 SUN 18-APR-21 16:00 MUMBAI DELHI CAPITALS PUNJAB KINGS
11 12 MON 19-APR-21 16:00 MUMBAI CHENNAI SUPER KINGS RAJASTHAN ROYALS
12 13 TUE 20-APR-21 16:00 CHENNAI DELHI CAPITALS MUMBAI INDIANS
13 14 WED 21-APR-21 12:00 CHENNAI PUNJAB KINGS SUNRISERS HYDERABAD
13 15 WED 21-APR-21 16:00 MUMBAI KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS CHENNAI SUPER KINGS
14 16 THU 22-APR-21 16:00 MUMBAI ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE RAJASTHAN ROYALS
15 17 FRI 23-APR-21 16:00 CHENNAI PUNJAB KINGS MUMBAI INDIANS
16 18 SAT 24-APR-21 16:00 MUMBAI RAJASTHAN ROYALS KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS
17 19 SUN 25-APR-21 12:00 MUMBAI CHENNAI SUPER KINGS ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE
17 20 SUN 25-APR-21 16:00 CHENNAI SUNRISERS HYDERABAD DELHI CAPITALS
18 21 MON 26-APR-21 16:00 AHMEDABAD PUNJAB KINGS KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS
19 22 TUE 27-APR-21 16:00 AHMEDABAD DELHI CAPITALS ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE
20 23 WED 28-APR-21 16:00 DELHI CHENNAI SUPER KINGS SUNRISERS HYDERABAD
21 24 THU 29-APR-21 12:00 DELHI MUMBAI INDIANS RAJASTHAN ROYALS
21 25 THU 29-APR-21 16:00 AHMEDABAD DELHI CAPITALS KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS
22 26 FRI 30-APR-21 16:00 AHMEDABAD PUNJAB KINGS ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE
23 27 SAT 1-MAY-21 16:00 DELHI MUMBAI INDIANS CHENNAI SUPER KINGS
24 28 SUN 2-MAY-21 12:00 DELHI RAJASTHAN ROYALS SUNRISERS HYDERABAD
24 29 SUN 2-MAY-21 16:00 AHMEDABAD PUNJAB KINGS DELHI CAPITALS
25 30 MON 3-MAY-21 16:00 AHMEDABAD KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE
26 31 TUE 4-MAY-21 16:00 DELHI SUNRISERS HYDERABAD MUMBAI INDIANS
27 32 WED 5-MAY-21 16:00 DELHI RAJASTHAN ROYALS CHENNAI SUPER KINGS
28 33 THU 6-MAY-21 16:00 AHMEDABAD ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE PUNJAB KINGS
29 34 FRI 7-MAY-21 16:00 DELHI SUNRISERS HYDERABAD CHENNAI SUPER KINGS
30 35 SAT 8-MAY-21 12:00 AHMEDABAD KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS DELHI CAPITALS
30 36 SAT 8-MAY-21 16:00 DELHI RAJASTHAN ROYALS MUMBAI INDIANS
31 37 SUN 9-MAY-21 12:00 BANGALORE CHENNAI SUPER KINGS PUNJAB KINGS
31 38 SUN 9-MAY-21 16:00 KOLKATA ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE SUNRISERS HYDERABAD
32 39 MON 10-MAY-21 16:00 BANGALORE MUMBAI INDIANS KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS
33 40 TUE 11-MAY-21 16:00 KOLKATA DELHI CAPITALS RAJASTHAN ROYALS
34 41 WED 12-MAY-21 16:00 PM BANGALORE CHENNAI SUPER KINGS KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS
35 42 THU 13-MAY-21 12:00 BANGALORE MUMBAI INDIANS PUNJAB KINGS
35 43 THU 13-MAY-21 16:00 KOLKATA SUNRISERS HYDERABAD RAJASTHAN ROYALS
36 44 FRI 14-MAY-21 16:00 KOLKATA ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE DELHI CAPITALS
37 45 SAT 15-MAY-21 16:00 BANGALORE KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS PUNJAB KINGS
38 46 SUN 16-MAY-21 12:00 KOLKATA RAJASTHAN ROYALS ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE
38 47 SUN 16-MAY-21 16:00 BANGALORE CHENNAI SUPER KINGS MUMBAI INDIANS
39 48 MON 17-MAY-21 16:00 KOLKATA DELHI CAPITALS SUNRISERS HYDERABAD
40 49 TUE 18-MAY-21 16:00 BANGALORE KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS RAJASTHAN ROYALS
41 50 WED 19-MAY-21 16:00 BANGALORE SUNRISERS HYDERABAD PUNJAB KINGS
42 51 THU 20-MAY-21 16:00 KOLKATA ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE MUMBAI INDIANS
43 52 FRI 21-MAY-21 12:00 BANGALORE KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS SUNRISERS HYDERABAD
43 53 FRI 21-MAY-21 16:00 KOLKATA DELHI CAPITALS CHENNAI SUPER KINGS
44 54 SAT 22-MAY-21 16:00 BANGALORE PUNJAB KINGS RAJASTHAN ROYALS
45 55 SUN 23-MAY-21 12:00 KOLKATA MUMBAI INDIANS DELHI CAPITALS
45 56 SUN 23-MAY-21 16:00 KOLKATA ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE CHENNAI SUPER KINGS
47 57 TUE 25-MAY-21 16:00 AHMEDABAD QUALIFIER 1
48 58 WED 26-MAY-21 16:00 AHMEDABAD ELIMINATOR
50 59 FRI 28-MAY-21 16:00 AHMEDABAD QUALIFIER 2
52 60 SUN 30-MAY-21 16:00 AHMEDABAD FINAL

IPL fixtures can be downloaded in PDF form here.