The fifteenth season of IPL will begin from March 26, the T20 league’s chairman Brijesh Patel has confirmed. The determination was finalised throughout an IPL Governing Council assembly held nearly on Thursday.
Additionally, crowd, in restricted numbers, will even be allowed on the venues.
“The IPL will kick off on March 26, the total schedule will come quickly. We will even have crowds however as per the coverage of the Maharashtra authorities. Whether it will likely be 25 or 50 per cent of the stadium capability will probably be determined by the federal government instruction,” Patel was quoted as saying by Cricbuzz.
As per the report, the entire IPL season will be held in Maharashtra. 55 matches will be held in Mumbai while 15 in Pune. The contests will be held across four stadiums including Wankhede Stadium, Brabourne Stadium, DY Patil Stadium (all in Mumbai) and Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) ground (Pune).
The final of the season will be held on May 29 but the playoff venues are still to be decided. “We will decide about the play-offs later,” Patel stated.
The BCCI has additionally recognized 4 venues to permit the groups to apply. The venues are BKC floor in Bandra Kurla Complex in Mumbai, Brabourne Stadium in South Mumbai, DY Patil floor in Navi Mumbai and both MCA Ground in Kandivali or in Thane.
Additionally, like earlier seasons, the Women’s T20 Challenge will probably be held previous to the beginning of the season.
The IPL 2020 was held completely in UAE due to the coronavirus scenario within the nation. Last season, the league returned to India however was halted halfway after coronavirus outbreak in varied franchises’ bio-secure bubbles and finally resumed in UAE later.
However, this time round, the whole season will probably be held within the nation with the board mentioning there’s no plan to take it abroad.
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