Cricket fans in the UAE you better strap on your pads and put on your helmets because we are going to deliver you some exciting news.
The remaining fixtures of the delayed 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL) have now been pencilled in on the calendar with the 31 matches to be played over a 27-day period in the UAE.
BCCI announces schedule for remainder of VIVO IPL 2021 in UAE.
The 14th season, will resume on 19th September in Dubai with the final taking place on 15th October.
More details here – https://t.co/ljH4ZrfAAC #VIVOIPL
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) July 25, 2021
Announced by The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the first ball will be bowled on Sunday September 19 as the Chennai Super Kings clash with Mumbai Indians at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
The jam-packed schedule will see 13 games played in Dubai including the final on Friday October 15, 10 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium and eight at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi.
There will be also the exciting prospect of seven double headers, meaning fans could potentially see 80 overs of thrilling sixes and wickets in one day.
The competition is taking place in the UAE for the second consecutive year after The BCCI decided not to complete the tournament in India due to the monsoon season during the months of September and October this year, having previously been postponed in May due to COVID-19.
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The news makes for a very exciting couple of months for UAE cricket fans with the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup due to begin on Sunday October 17 with the decider scheduled for Sunday November 14.
The IPL is also not the first major cricketing competition to take place in the UAE this year with the Pakistani Super League completing its tournament at the end of June with the Multan Sultans beating Peshawar Zalmi to raise silverware in Abu Dhabi.
Some three months of top class cricket in our own backyard? HOWZAT?
Sep 19-Oct 15. Various locations in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, iplt20.com.
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