Defending and five-time Champions Mumbai Indians will take on three-time winners Chennai Super Kings, led by former India skipper MS Dhoni in the first match of the UAE leg of the previously postponed Indian Premier League’s 2021 season. The opening encounter will be played at the Dubai International Stadium on September 19. This stadium will also host 13 out of the 31 games this season.
The other stadiums where matches will be played include Sharjah Cricket Stadium and Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Sharjah will host 10 games including the Eliminator and the second qualifier.
In total, seven doubleheaders days have been scheduled with Delhi Capitals the current leaders of the points table playing most afternoon games (three matches), Others including CSK, MI, Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings will play two-afternoon games while Sunrisers Hyderabad, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals will play just one-afternoon game out of their seven remaining league games.
While the afternoon matches will begin at 3:30 PM IST (14:00 UAE time), evening fixtures will start at 7:30 PM IST (18:00 UAE Time) as usual.
As announced before the Final will be played on October 15 while the league phase will continue till October 8. From October 10 the Playoffs will begin.
Here is the link to the full Schedule.