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IPL 2020 schedule, date, match timings: After much delay, the Indian Premier League (IPL) Governing Council, announced the schedule of the 2020 season on Sunday. The first match will be held on September 19 at Abu Dhabi, where Mumbai Indians led by Rohit Sharma will face Chennai Super Kings captained by MS Dhoni.  

For the third time, the IPL season has been moved out of India as the Covid-19 cases see a sharp surge in the country. The upcoming 13th edition will be held in the three venues of Abu Dhabi, Sharjah in the UAE, and Dubai. “After the tournament opener on Saturday, Dubai will host its first game on Sunday when Delhi Capitals take on Kings XI Punjab followed by the third match on Monday between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore”, said the official statement.

On 22 September, the action will shift to Sharjah where Chennai Super Kings will face Rajasthan Royals. The statement said that the evening matches will start at 7:30 PM IST and 6:00 PM UAE time. There will be 10 doubleheaders, out of which 24 matches will be held in Dubai, 20 in Abu Dhabi, and 12 in Sharjah.

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As Covid-19 took over the world and the entire globe faced a standstill, all kinds of events and sports league got delayed this year. Originally, IPL 2020 was scheduled to be held from March 29 to May 24 but got postponed due to the pandemic. The schedule was expected to be out in the last week of August but after 13 members of the CSK camp tested positive for Covid-19, things got delayed even further. 

56 encounters will be played across 46 days as the league stage will conclude with Sunrisers Hyderabad facing Mumbai Indians on November 3. However, the details for the playoff fixtures are yet to be announced.

Earlier in August, the IPL governing council had revealed that the final will take place on November 10.