There had been rumours for weeks now that the Indian Premier League will begin almost two to three weeks early this time by the end of March. As it turns out all that hearsay was indeed correct. The BCCI has now released the official schedule for the tournament and it begins on the 29th of March with the opening game of the season taking place between last season’s finalists and the two most successful IPL franchises in history, Mumbai Indians and the Chennai Super Kings.
It should be noted that these two teams share a very intense rivalry, but last season MI got the better of CSK at every occasion. The Rohit Sharma led side defeated MS Dhoni’s men four times in a single season, twice in the regular league stage, while twice in the playoffs including a sensational victory in the final.
The final league stage match before the playoffs will be played on 17th May in Bengaluru between Virat Kohli’s RCB and MI.
Below is the entire IPL 2020 schedule as released by the BCCI:
| MAR 29, SUN | Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings | 8:00 PM | Mumbai |
| MAR 30, MON | Delhi Capitals vs Kings XI Punjab | 8:00 PM | Delhi |
| MAR 31, TUE | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders | 8:00 PM | Bengaluru |
| APR 1, WED | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians | 8:00 PM | Hyderabad |
| APR 2, THUR | Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals | 8:00 PM | Chennai |
| APR 3, FRI | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals | 8:00 PM | Kolkata |
| APR 4, SAT | Kings XI Punjab vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | 8:00 PM | Mohali |
| APR 5, SUN | Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | 4:00 PM | Mumbai |
| APR 5, SUN | Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals | 8:00 PM | Jaipur/Guwahati |
| APR 6, MON | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings | 8:00 PM | Kolkata |
| APR 7, TUE | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | 8:00 PM | Bengaluru |
| APR 8, WED | Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians | 8:00 PM | Mohali |
| APR 9, THUR | Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders | 8:00 PM | Jaipur/Guwahati |
| APR 10, FRI | Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | 8:00 PM | Delhi |
| APR 11, SAT | Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab | 8:00 PM | Chennai |
| APR 12, SUN | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals | 4:00 PM | Hyderabad |
| APR 12, SUN | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians | 8:00 PM | Kolkata |
| APR 13, MON | Delhi Capitals vs Chennai Super Kings | 8:00 PM | Delhi |
| APR 14, TUE | Kings XI Punjab vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | 8:00 PM | Mohali |
| APR 15, WED | Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals | 8:00 PM | Mumbai |
| APR 16, THUR | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders | 8:00 PM | Hyderabad |
| APR 17, FRI | Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings | 8:00 PM | Mohali |
| APR 18, SAT | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals | 8:00 PM | Bengaluru |
| APR 19, SUN | Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders | 4:00 PM | Delhi |
| APR 19, SUN | Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | 8:00 PM | Chennai |
| APR 20, MON | Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab | 8:00 PM | Mumbai |
| APR 21, TUE | Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | 8:00 PM | Jaipur |
| APR 22, WED | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Capitals | 8:00 PM | Bengaluru |
| APR 23, THUR | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab | 8:00 PM | Kolkata |
| APR 24, FRI | Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians | 8:00 PM | Chennai |
| APR 25, SAT | Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | 8:00 PM | Jaipur |
| APR 26, SUN | Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders | 4:00 PM | Mohali |
| APR 26, SUN | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Capitals | 8:00 PM | Hyderabad |
| APR 27, MON | Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | 8:00 PM | Chennai |
| APR 28, TUE | Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders | 8:00 PM | Mumbai |
| APR 29, WED | Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab | 8:00 PM | Jaipur |
| APR 30, THUR | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings | 8:00 PM | Hyderabad |
| MAY 1, FRI | Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals | 8:00 PM | Mumbai |
| MAY 2, SAT | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals | 8:00 PM | Kolkata |
| MAY 3, SUN | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab | 4:00 PM | Bengaluru |
| MAY 3, SUN | Delhi Capitals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | 8:00 PM | Delhi |
| MAY 4, MON | Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings | 8:00 PM | Jaipur |
| MAY 5, TUE | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | 8:00 PM | Hyderabad |
| MAY 6, WED | Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians | 8:00 PM | Delhi |
| MAY 7, THUR | Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders | 8:00 PM | Chennai |
| MAY 8, FRI | Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals | 8:00 PM | Mohali |
| MAY 9, SAT | Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | 8:00 PM | Mumbai |
| MAY 10, SUN | Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals | 4:00 PM | Chennai |
| MAY 10, SUN | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | 8:00 PM | Kolkata |
| MAY 11, MON | Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians | 8:00 PM | Jaipur |
| MAY 12, TUE | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kings XI Punjab | 8:00 PM | Hyderabad |
| MAY 13, WED | Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals | 8:00 PM | Delhi |
| MAY 14, THUR | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings | 8:00 PM | Bengaluru |
| MAY 15, FRI | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | 8:00 PM | Kolkata |
| MAY 16, SAT | Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Capitals | 8:00 PM | Mohali |
| MAY 17, SUN | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians | 8:00 PM | Bengaluru |
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