The IPL 2020 will kickstart on March 29, with defending champions Mumbai Indians hosting Chennai Super Kings in a rematch of the previous year's final.
The schedule for the 2020 season of the Indian Premier League was given to all the franchises participating in the tournament on Saturday. While the official announcement is yet to be made, ESPNCricinfo reports that the schedule has been finalized, with Mumbai Indians taking on the Chennai Super Kings in the opener on March 29.
This year will see the double-headers being scrapped on Saturdays - a first in IPL history. This also means that the tournament will be extended by a week.
Team India will play a three-match ODI series against South Africa before the IPL, with the final match of the series taking place on March 18 - which gives the players a 10-day window for rest. It is also reported that five Indian players will participate in two matches between Asia XI and World XI, which take place on March 18 and 21.
The league phase of the IPL ends on May 17, which will be followed by the play-offs and final.
Here is the full schedule of IPL 2020:
March 29, Sunday: Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings - 8:00 PM in Mumbai
March 30, Monday: Delhi Capitals vs Kings XI Punjab - 8:00 PM in Delhi
March 31, Tuesday: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders - 8:00 PM in Bengaluru
April 1, Wednesday: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians - 8:00 PM in Hyderabad
April 2, Thursday: Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals - 8:00 PM in Chennai
April 3, Friday: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals - 8:00 PM in Kolkata
April 4, Saturday: Kings XI Punjab vs Sunrisers Hyderabad - 8:00 PM in Mohali
April 5, Sunday: Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore - 4:00 PM in Mumbai
April 5, Sunday: Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals - 8:00 PM in Jaipur/Guwahati
April 6, Monday: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings - 8:00 PM in Kolkata
April 7, Tuesday: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad - 8:00 PM in Bengaluru
April 8, Wednesday: Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians - 8:00 PM in Mohali
April 9, Thursday: Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders - 8:00 PM in Jaipur/Guwahati
April 10, Friday: Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore - 8:00 PM in Delhi
April 11, Saturday: Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab - 8:00 PM in Chennai
April 12, Sunday: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals - 4:00 PM in Hyderabad
April 12, Sunday: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians - 8:00 PM in Kolkata
April 13, Monday: Delhi Capitals vs Chennai Super Kings - 8:00 PM in Delhi
April 14, Tuesday: Kings XI Punjab vs Royal Challengers Bangalore - 8:00 PM in Mohali
April 15, Wednesday: Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals - 8:00 PM in Mumbai
April 16, Thursday: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders - 8:00 PM in Hyderabad
April 17, Friday: Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings - 8:00 PM in Mohali
April 18, Saturday: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals - 8:00 PM in Bengaluru
April 19, Sunday: Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders - 4:00 PM in Delhi
April 19, Sunday: Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad - 8:00 PM in Chennai
April 20, Monday: Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab - 8:00 PM in Mumbai
April 21, Tuesday: Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad - 8:00 PM in Jaipur
April 22, Wednesday: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Capitals - 8:00 PM in Bengaluru
April 23, Thursday: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab - 8:00 PM in Kolkata
April 24, Friday: Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians - 8:00 PM in Chennai
April 25, Saturday: Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore - 8:00 PM in Jaipur
April 26, Sunday: Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders - 4:00 PM in Mohali
April 26, Sunday: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Capitals - 8:00 PM in Hyderabad
April 27, Monday: Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore - 8:00 PM in Chennai
April 28, Tuesday: Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders - 8:00 PM in Mumbai
April 29, Wednesday: Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab - 8:00 PM in Jaipur
April 30, Thursday: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings - 8:00 PM in Hyderabad
May 1, Friday: Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals - 8:00 PM in Mumbai
May 2, Saturday: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals - 8:00 PM in Kolkata
May 3, Sunday: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab - 4:00 PM in Bengaluru
May 3, Sunday: Delhi Capitals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad - 8:00 PM in Delhi
MAY 4, Monday: Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings - 8:00 PM in Jaipur
May 5, Tuesday: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore - 8:00 PM in Hyderabad
May 6, Wednesday: Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians - 8:00 PM in Delhi
May 7, Thursday: Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders - 8:00 PM in Chennai
MAY 8, Friday: Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals - 8:00 PM in Mohali
May 9, Saturday: Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad - 8:00 PM in Mumbai
May 10, Sunday: Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals - 4:00 PM in Chennai
May 10, Sunday: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore - 8:00 PM in Kolkata
May 11, Monday: Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians - 8:00 PM in Jaipur
May 12, Tuesday: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kings XI Punjab - 8:00 PM in Hyderabad
May 13, Wednesday: Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals - 8:00 PM in Delhi
MAY 14, Thursday: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings - 8:00 PM in Bengaluru
May 15, Friday: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad - 8:00 PM in Kolkata
May 16, Saturday: Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Capitals - 8:00 PM in Mohali
May 17, Sunday: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians - 8:00 PM in Bengaluru
