The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the schedule for the remainder of the VIVO IPL 2021 which will be held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). A total number of 31 matches will be played in the duration of 27 days.
The 14th season, which was postponed in May this year in the wake of the pandemic, will resume on 19th September in Dubai with a blockbuster clash between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians.
VIVO IPL 2021 Schedule and Venue
Dubai International Stadium will stage 13 matches including the first qualifier and the final, Sharjah will host 10 matches including the Eliminator and the second qualifier and the remaining 8 matches will be held in Abu Dhabi.
VIVO IPL 2021 Date
A total number of 31 matches will be played in the duration of 27 days including seven doubles headers (five were held in India).
IPL 2021 FULL SCHEDULE
| Match No | Match | Date | Time | Venue |
| 30 | Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings | 19 September, Sunday | 7:30PM | Dubai |
| 31 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | 20 September, Monday | 7:30PM | Abu Dhabi |
| 32 | Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals | 21 September, Tuesday | 7:30PM | Dubai |
| 33 | Delhi Capitals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | 22 September, Wednesday | 7:30PM | Dubai |
| 34 | Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders | 23 September, Thursday | 7:30PM | Abu Dhabi |
| 35 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings | 24 September, Friday | 7:30PM | Sharjah |
| 36 | Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals | 25 September, Saturday | 3:30PM | Abu Dhabi |
| 37 | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Punjab Kings | 25 September, Saturday | 7:30PM | Sharjah |
| 38 | Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders | 26 September, Sunday | 3:30PM | Abu Dhabi |
| 39 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians | 26 September, Sunday | 7:30PM | Dubai |
| 40 | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals | 27 September, Monday | 7:30PM | Dubai |
| 41 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals | 28 September, Tuesday | 3:30PM | Sharjah |
| 42 | Mumbai Indians vs Punjab Kings | 28 September, Tuesday | 7:30PM | Abu Dhabi |
| 43 | Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | 29 September, Wednesday | 7:30PM | Dubai |
| 44 | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings | 30 September, Thursday | 7:30PM | Sharjah |
| 45 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings | 1 October, Friday | 7:30PM | Dubai |
| 46 | Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals | 2 October, Saturday | 3:30PM | Sharjah |
| 47 | Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings | 2 October, Saturday | 7:30PM | Abu Dhabi |
| 48 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Punjab Kings | 3 October, Sunday | 3:30PM | Sharjah |
| 49 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | 3 October, Sunday | 7:30PM | Dubai |
| 50 | Delhi Capitals vs Chennai Super Kings | 4 October, Monday | 7:30PM | Dubai |
| 51 | Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians | 5 October, Tuesday | 7:30PM | Sharjah |
| 52 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | 6 October, Wednesday | 7:30PM | Abu Dhabi |
| 53 | Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings | 7 October, Thursday | 3:30PM | Dubai |
| 54 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals | 7 October, Thursday | 7:30PM | Sharjah |
| 55 | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians | 8 October, Friday | 3:30PM | Abu Dhabi |
| 56 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Capitals | 8 October, Friday | 7:30PM | Dubai |
| 57 | Qualifier 1 | 10 October, Sunday | 7:30PM | Dubai |
| 58 | Eliminator | 11 October, Monday | 7:30PM | Sharjah |
| 59 | Qualifier 2 | 13 October, Wednesday | 7:30PM | Sharjah |
| 60 | Final | 15 October, Friday | 7:30PM | Dubai |
Mumbai Indians on Friday left for IPL 2021 which resumes in September in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and chose to share their departure on Twitter in which Vinay Kumar can be seen travelling on the flight to UAE.
The Mumbai Indians unit, which had been training for the last two weeks after undergoing quarantine, have been tested for COVID-19 before taking off for UAE, where the team has booked rooms in the same hotel as last year.
Speculations are high ever since the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said in May that the remaining part of the 14th edition of IPL will be held in UAE . The first match will be played on September 19, while the final match of IPL has been scheduled for October 15. That’s also the day when Indian will be celebrating Dussehra, a national holiday in the Country.
