The opening ceremony of the 11th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2018) has been postponed by a day, and now the event will take place on April 7, instead of April 6. This decision has been taken following Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators’ advice to cut the budget for the event by as much as Rs 20 crore.
Earlier, the opening ceremony was scheduled to be held at the Cricket Club of India in Mumbai on April 6.
“A decided by the CoA, the IPL 11 opening ceremony, which was scheduled for April 6 at the Cricket Club of India, will now happen on April 7 at Wankhede before the 2018 IPL opener,” a BCCI functionary told The Indian Express.
He also informed, “Earlier the budget for the opening ceremony was Rs 50 crore (approved by the IPL governing council), now it has been reduced to Rs 30 crore. This call, too, has been taken by the CoA.”
There is, however, no change in the rest of the IPL schedule. Both the opening game and final will be played at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. The final will be played on May 27.
BCCI, though, is yet to announce the venues of the eliminator and second qualifier.
The tournament will witness a total of 60 matches and the finals will be played between the winner of Qualifier 1 and the winner of Qualifier 2.
After a 2-year-ban following the spot-fixing scandal, Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals are going to make a comeback into the cash-rich league.
Here’s the full schedule:
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DATE |
TIME (IST) |
MATCH |
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April 7, 2018 |
8: 00 PM |
Mumbai vs Chennai |
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April 8, 2018 |
4: 00 PM |
Delhi vs Punjab |
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April 8, 2018 |
8: 00 PM |
Kolkata vs Bangalore |
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April 9, 2018 |
8: 00 PM |
Hyderabad vs Rajasthan |
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April 10, 2018 |
8: 00 PM |
Chennai vs Kolkata |
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April 11, 2018 |
8: 00 PM |
Rajasthan vs Delhi |
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April 12, 2018 |
8: 00 PM |
Hyderabad vs Mumbai |
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April 13, 2018 |
8: 00 PM |
Bangalore vs Punjab |
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April 14, 2018 |
4: 00 PM |
Mumbai vs Delhi |
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April 14, 2018 |
8: 00 PM |
Kolkata vs Hyderabad |
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April 15, 2018 |
4: 00 PM |
Bangalore vs Rajasthan |
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April 15, 2018 |
8: 00 PM |
Punjab vs Chennai |
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April 16, 2018 |
8: 00 PM |
Kolkata vs Delhi |
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April 17, 2018 |
8: 00 PM |
Mumbai vs Bangalore |
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April 18, 2018 |
8: 00 PM |
Rajasthan vs Kolkata |
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April 19, 2018 |
8: 00 PM |
Punjab vs Hyderabad |
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April 20, 2018 |
8: 00 PM |
Chennai vs Rajasthan |
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April 21, 2018 |
4: 00 PM |
Kolkata vs Punjab |
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April 21, 2018 |
8: 00 PM |
Delhi vs Bangalore |
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April 22, 2018 |
4: 00 PM |
Hyderabad vs Chennai |
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April 22, 2018 |
8: 00 PM |
Rajasthan vs Mumbai |
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April 23, 2018 |
8: 00 PM |
Mumbai vs Hyderabad |
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April 25, 2018 |
8: 00 PM |
Bangalore vs Chennai |
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April 26, 2018 |
8: 00 PM |
Hyderabad vs Punjab |
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April 27, 2018 |
8: 00 PM |
Delhi vs Kolkata |
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April 28, 2018 |
8: 00 PM |
Chennai vs Mumbai |
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April 29, 2018 |
4: 00 PM |
Rajasthan vs Hyderabad |
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April 29, 2018 |
8: 00 PM |
Bangalore vs Kolkata |
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April 30, 2018 |
8: 00 PM |
Chennai vs Delhi |
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May 1, 2018 |
8: 00 PM |
Bangalore vs Mumbai |
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May 2, 2018 |
8: 00 PM |
Delhi vs Rajasthan |
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May 3, 2018 |
8: 00 PM |
Kolkata vs Chennai |
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May 4, 2018 |
8: 00 PM |
Punjab vs Mumbai |
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May 5, 2018 |
4: 00 PM |
Chennai vs Bangalore |
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May 5, 2018 |
8: 00 PM |
Hyderabad vs Delhi |
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May 6, 2018 |
4: 00 PM |
Mumbai vs Kolkata |
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May 6, 2018 |
8: 00 PM |
Punjab vs Rajasthan |
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May 7, 2018 |
8: 00 PM |
Hyderabad vs Bangalore |
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May 8, 2018 |
8: 00 PM |
Rajasthan vs Punjab |
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May 9, 2018 |
8: 00 PM |
Kolkata vs Mumbai |
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May 10, 2018 |
8: 00 PM |
Delhi vs Hyderabad |
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May 11, 2018 |
8: 00 PM |
Rajasthan vs Chennai |
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May 12, 2018 |
4 00 PM |
Punjab vs Kolkata |
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May 12, 2018 |
8: 00 PM |
Bangalore vs Delhi |
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May 13, 2018 |
4 00 PM |
Chennai vs Hyderabad |
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May 13, 2018 |
8: 00 PM |
Mumbai vs Rajasthan |
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May 14, 2018 |
8: 00 PM |
Punjab vs Bangalore |
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May 15, 2018 |
8: 00 PM |
Kolkata vs Rajasthan |
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May 16, 2018 |
8: 00 PM |
Mumbai vs Punjab |
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May 17, 2018 |
8: 00 PM |
Bangalore vs Hyderabad |
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May 18, 2018 |
8: 00 PM |
Delhi vs Chennai |
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May 19, 2018 |
4: 00 PM |
Rajasthan vs Bangalore |
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May 19, 2018 |
8: 00 PM |
Hyderabad vs Kolkata |
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May 20, 2018 |
4: 00 PM |
Delhi vs Mumbai |
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May 20, 2018 |
8: 00 PM |
Chennai vs Punjab |
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May 22, 2018 – Qualifier 1 |
8: 00 PM |
TBC vs TBC |
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May 23, 2018 – Eliminator |
8: 00 PM |
TBC vs TBC |
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May 25, 2018 – Qualifier 2 |
8: 00 PM |
TBC vs TBC |
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May 27, 2018 – FINALS |
8: 00 PM |
TBC vs TBC |
