The Indian Premier League is scheduled to resume this week, from Saturday, May 17. It will start with the clash between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Kolkata Knight Riders. BCCI confirmed this on May 12 and released the schedule for the remaining matches in the group stage and playoffs.
In the new lineup, a total of 17 matches will be played across six venues, and the final is scheduled to be played on June 3. However, the board did not reveal the venues for the playoffs.
BCCI said in a statement that they decided to continue with the league ‘after extensive consultations with government and security agencies, and with all the key stakeholders.’
Here is the revised schedule.
Date Time Match Venue May 17 7:30 PM RCB vs KKR Bengaluru May 18 3:30 PM RR vs PBKS Jaipur May 18 7:30 PM DC vs GT Delhi May 19 7:30 PM LSG vs SRH Lucknow May 20 7:30 PM CSK vs RR Delhi May 21 7:30 PM MI vs DC Mumbai May 22 7:30 PM GT vs LSG Ahmedabad May 23 7:30 PM RCB vs SRH Bengaluru May 24 7:30 PM PBKS vs DC Jaipur May 25 3:30 PM GT vs CSK Ahmedabad May 25 7:30 PM SRH vs KKR Delhi May 26 7:30 PM PBKS vs MI Jaipur May 27 7:30 PM LSG vs RCB Lucknow May 29 7:30 PM Qualifier 1 TBC May 30 7:30 PM Eliminator TBC June 1 7:30 PM Qualifier 2 TBC June 3 7:30 PM Final TBC
In this new schedule, there are only two double headers, both on Sundays.
Earlier, it was also reported that BCCI is considering only three venues for the remaining matches – Chennai, Hyderabad, and Bengaluru. However, later the board decided to play on six venues, including Delhi, Jaipur, Lucknow, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, and Bengaluru.
In the revised schedule, Chennai Super Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad, and Punjab Kings will not get to play their remaining home games.
The game that was abandoned due to bad light between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals will be replayed on May 24. Apart from that, Punjab Kings will play the rest of their games in Jaipur.
