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The opening ceremony was earlier planned for April 6, but was later changed.
Updated : Mar 05, 2018, 05:03 PM IST
The opening ceremony of Indian Premier League will be held at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium on April 7, confirmed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) sources.
"The opening ceremony was earlier planned for April 6, but was later changed," said the sources. The decision, reportedly, has been taken at the behest of Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators.
The opening game will see defending champions Mumbai Indians take on two-time winners Chennai Super Kings (CSK), which is returning to the league along with Rajasthan Royals after a gap of two years.
The two teams had to serve a two-year suspension over their officials' involvement in betting during the 2013 edition of the tournament.
The 11th edition of the world's most popular and competitive T20 tournament will be played at nine venues across 51 days.
Meanwhile, the second match will see Delhi Daredevils locking horns with Kings XI Punjab at the Feroz Shah Kotla Ground in New Delhi.
Kings XI Punjab will play their three home matches in Indore and four matches at home in Mohali.
The much-anticipated final between the winner of Qualifier 1 and the winner of Qualifier 2 will be played at Wankhede Stadium on May 27.
Date | Time | VIVO IPL 2018 Teams & Fixtures | Stadium & Venues |
7-April-2018 | 8:00pm | Mumbai Indians Vs Chennai Super Kings | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, Maharashtra |
8-April-2018 | 4:00pm | Delhi Dare Devils Vs Kings XI Punjab | Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, Delhi |
8-April-2018 | 8:00pm | Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | Eden Garden Stadium, Kolkata, West Bengal |
9-April-2018 | 8:00pm | Sun Risers Hyderabad Vs Rajasthan Royals | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad |
10-April-2018 | 8:00pm | Chennai Super Kings Vs Kolkata Knight Riders | M.A.Chidambaram Stadium Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
11-April-2018 | 8:00pm | Rajasthan Royals Vs Delhi Dare Devils | Sawai Man Singh Stadium, Jaipur, Rajasthan |
12-April-2018 | 8:00pm | Sunrisers Hyderabad Vs Mumbai Indians | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad |
13-April-2018 | 8:00pm | Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Kings XI Punjab | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium Bengaluru, Karnataka |
14-April-2018 | 4:00pm | Mumbai Indians Vs Delhi Dare Devils | Wankhede Stadium Mumbai, Maharashtra |
14-April-2018 | 8:00pm | Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Sun Risers Hyderabad | Eden Garden Stadium, Kolkata, West Bengal |
15-April-2018 | 4:00pm | Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Rajasthan Royals | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium Bengaluru, Karnataka |
15-April-2018 | 8:00pm | Kings XI Punjab Vs Chennai Supers Kings | Holkar Stadium Cricket Stadium, Indore, Madhya Pradesh |
16-April-2018 | 8:00pm | Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Delhi Dare Devils | Eden Garden Stadium, Kolkata, West Bengal |
17-April-2018 | 8:00pm | Mumbai Indians Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | Wankhede Stadium Mumbai, Maharashtra |
18-April-2018 | 8:00pm | Rajasthan Royals Vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Sawai Man Singh Stadium, Jaipur, Rajasthan |
19-April-2018 | 8:00pm | Kings XI Punjab Vs Sun Risers Hyderabad | Holkar Stadium Cricket Stadium, Indore, Madhya Pradesh |
20-April-2018 | 8:00pm | Chennai Supers Kings Vs Rajasthan Royals | M.A.Chidambaram Stadium Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
21-April-2018 | 4:00pm | Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Kings XI Punjab | Eden Garden Stadium, Kolkata, West Bengal |
21-April-2018 | 8:00pm | Delhi Dare Devils Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, Delhi |
22-April-2018 | 4:00pm | Sunrisers Hyderabad Vs Chennai Super Kings | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad |
22-April-2018 | 8:00pm | Rajasthan Royals Vs Mumbai Indians | Sawai Man Singh Stadium, Jaipur, Rajasthan |
23-April-2018 | 8:00pm | Kings XI Punjab Vs Delhi Dare Devils | Holkar Stadium Cricket Stadium, Indore, Madhya Pradesh |
24-April-2018 | 8:00pm | Mumbai Indians Vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | Wankhede Stadium Mumbai, Maharashtra |
25-April-2018 | 8:00pm | Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Chennai Super Kings | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium Bengaluru, Karnataka |
26-April-2018 | 8:00pm | Sunrisers Hyderabad Vs Kings XI Punjab | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad |
27-April-2018 | 8:00pm | Delhi Dare Devils Vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, Delhi |
28-April-2018 | 8:00pm | Chennai Super Kings Vs Mumbai | M.A.Chidambaram Stadium Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
29-April-2018 | 4:00pm | Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | Sawai Man Singh Stadium, Jaipur, Rajasthan |
29-April-2018 | 8:00pm | RCB vs Kolkata Knight Riders | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium Bengaluru, Karnataka |
30-April-2018 | 8:00pm | Chennai Super Kings Vs Delhi Dare Devils | M.A.Chidambaram Stadium Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
01-May-2018 | 8:00pm | Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Mumbai Indians | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium Bengaluru, Karnataka |
02-May-2018 | 8:00pm | Delhi Dare Devils vs Rajasthan Royals | Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, Delhi |
03-May-2018 | 8:00pm | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings | Eden Garden Stadium, Kolkata, West Bengal |
04-May-2018 | 8:00pm | Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians | I.S. Bindra Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali |
05-May-2018 | 4:00pm | Chennai Super Kings Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | M.A.Chidambaram Stadium Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
05-May-2018 | 8:00pm | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Dare Devils | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad |
06-May-2018 | 4:00pm | Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Wankhede Stadium Mumbai, Maharashtra |
06-May-2018 | 8:00pm | Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals | I.S. Bindra Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali |
07-May-2018 | 8:00pm | Sunrisers Hyderabad Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad |
08-May-2018 | 8:00pm | Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab | Sawai Man Singh Stadium, Jaipur, Rajasthan |
09-May-2018 | 8:00pm | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians | Eden Garden Stadium, Kolkata, West Bengal |
10-May-2018 | 8:00pm | Delhi Dare Devils Vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, Delhi |
11-May-2018 | 8:00pm | Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings | Sawai Man Singh Stadium, Jaipur, Rajasthan |
12-May-2018 | 4:00pm | Kings XI Punjab Vs Kolkata Knight Riders | I.S. Bindra Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali |
12-May-2018 | 8:00pm | Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Delhi Dare Devils | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium Bengaluru, Karnataka |
13-May-2018 | 4:00pm | Chennai Super Kings Vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | M.A.Chidambaram Stadium Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
13-May-2018 | 8:00pm | Mumbai Indians Vs Rajasthan Royals | Wankhede Stadium Mumbai, Maharashtra |
14-May-2018 | 8:00pm | Kings XI Punjab Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | I.S. Bindra Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali |
15-May-2018 | 8:00pm | Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Rajasthan Royals | Eden Garden Stadium, Kolkata, West Bengal |
16-May-2018 | 8:00pm | Mumbai Indians Vs Kings XI Punjab | Wankhede Stadium Mumbai, Maharashtra |
17-May-2018 | 8:00pm | Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium Bengaluru, Karnataka |
18-May-2018 | 8:00pm | Delhi Dare Devils Vs Chennai Super Kings | Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, Delhi |
19-May-2018 | 4:00pm | Rajasthan Royals Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | Sawai Man Singh Stadium, Jaipur, Rajasthan |
19-May-2018 | 8:00pm | Sunrisers Hyderabad Vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad |
20-May-2018 | 4:00pm | Delhi Dare Devils vs Mumbai Indians | Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, Delhi |
20-May-2018 | 8:00pm | Chennai Super Kings Vs Kings XI Punjab | M.A.Chidambaram Stadium Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
22-May-2018 | 8:00pm | TBC Vs TBC, Qualifier 1 | Wankhede Stadium Mumbai, Maharashtra |
23-May-2018 | 8:00pm | TBC Vs TBC, Eliminator | TBC |
25-May-2018 | 8:00pm | TBC Vs TBC, Qualifier 2 {IPL 2018 Match} | TBC |
27-May-2018 | 8:00pm | TBC Vs TBC, Final VIVO IPL 2018 Match | Wankhede Stadium Mumbai, Maharashtra |