The United Arab Emirates bagged the hosting rights for 20 matches in IPL 7, starting on 16 April with defending champions Mumbai Indians taking on Kolkata Knight Riders in Abu Dhabi.
The IPL council decided on the schedule after a meeting in Chennai on Wednesday. 30 April will be the last match to be played close to the sands of UAE in Dubai, with Mumbai Indians facing Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Sheikh Zayed Stadium Abu Dhabi (seven matches), Sharjah CA Stadium (six matches), Dubai International Cricket Stadium (seven matches) are the three grounds finalised for IPL 2014's first phase. The second leg, however, could be held in Bangladesh but many insistent Indian states, which would not go to polls between 1 to 12 May during the general elections, have opened up options for the IPL governing council to make a final call.
"Pursuant to the initiative taken by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, many State Governments have indicated that IPL matches can be conducted in their respective states," BCCI secretary Sanjay Patel said in a statement.
"Based on the responses received so far, the BCCI believes that the Pepsi IPL 2014 can be conducted in India from the first week of May. The schedule for the remaining 40 matches will be announced in due course."
In the UAE schedule announced, all eight teams will play five matches each. The day matches start at 2.30pm local time (4pm IST) and the night ones at 6.30pm (8 pm IST).
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Date |
Teams |
Venue |
Time |
|
April 16 |
Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders |
Abu Dhabi |
6.30 pm (8 pm IST) |
|
April 17 |
Delhi Daredevils vs Royal Challengers Bangalore |
Sharjah |
6.30 pm (8 pm IST) |
|
April 18 |
Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab |
Abu Dhabi |
2.30 pm (4 pm IST) |
|
April 18 |
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals |
Abu Dhabi |
6.30 pm (8 pm IST) |
|
April 19 |
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians |
Dubai |
2.30 pm (4 pm IST) |
|
April 19 |
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Daredevils |
Dubai |
6.30 pm (8 pm IST) |
|
April 20 |
Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab |
Sharjah |
6.30 pm (8 pm IST) |
|
April 21 |
Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Daredevils |
Abu Dhabi |
6.30 pm (8 pm IST) |
|
April 22 |
Kings XI Punjab vs Sunrisers Hyderabad |
Sharjah |
6.30 pm (8 pm IST) |
|
April 23 |
Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings |
Dubai |
6.30 pm (8 pm IST) |
|
April 24 |
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders |
Sharjah |
6.30 pm (8 pm IST) |
|
April 25 |
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Daredevils |
Dubai |
2.30 pm (4 pm IST) |
|
April 25 |
Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians |
Dubai |
6.30 pm (8 pm IST) |
|
April 26 |
Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore |
Abu Dhabi |
2.30 pm (4 pm IST) |
|
April 26 |
Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders |
Abu Dhabi |
6.30 pm (8 pm IST) |
|
April 27 |
Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians |
Sharjah |
2.30 pm (4 pm IST) |
|
April 27 |
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings |
Sharjah |
6.30 pm (8 pm IST) |
|
April 28 |
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab |
Dubai |
6.30 pm (8 pm IST) |
|
April 29 |
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals |
Abu Dhabi |
6.30 pm (8 pm IST) |
|
April 30 |
Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad |
Dubai |
6.30 pm (8 pm IST) |
