Moved out of India due to a surge in COVID-19 cases, the 13th edition of the world's biggest T20 league was held in the three venues of Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah in the UAE.
The upcoming 53-day edition is by far the longest in the history of the league.
The schedule was expected to be out in the last week of August but the announcement was delayed after 13 personnel of the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) camp tested positive for the dreaded virus.
Also, due to different quarantine rules in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, IPL's operations team took time to finalise the schedule.
This year's IPL was originally scheduled to be held from March 29 to May 24 but was postponed barely two weeks before the start of the tournament due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Then, as the number of cases increased, the league was indefinitely postponed but the postponement of the T20 World Cup cleared the decks for the league to take place in the September-November window.
Schedule: Indian Premier League 2020
| Match | Day | Date | IST | UAE | Venue | Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Play-off stages: | ||||||||
| Qualifier 1 | Thu | 5-Nov-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | Sharjah | Mumbai Indians | Delhi Capitals | |
| Eliminator | Fri | 6-Nov-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | Abu Dhabi | Sunrisers Hyderabad | RCB | |
| Qualifier 2 | Sun | 8-Nov-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | Abu Dhabi | Delhi Capitals | Sunrisers Hyderabad | |
| FINAL | Tue | 10-Nov-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | Dubai | Mumbai Indians | Delhi Capitals | |
| Match No. | Day | Date | IST | UAE | Venue | Home | Away | |
| Group stages: | ||||||||
| 1 | Sat | 19-Sep-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | Abu Dhabi | Mumbai Indians | CSK | |
| 2 | Sun | 20-Sep-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | Dubai | Delhi Capitals | Kings XI Punjab | |
| 3 | Mon | 21-Sep-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | Dubai | Hyderabad | RCB | |
| 4 | Tue | 22-Sep-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | Sharjah | Rajasthan Royals | CSK | |
| 5 | Wed | 23-Sep-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | Abu Dhabi | KKR | Mumbai Indians | |
| 6 | Thu | 24-Sep-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | Dubai | Kings XI Punjab | RCB | |
| 7 | Fri | 25-Sep-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | Dubai | CSK | Delhi Capitals | |
| 8 | Sat | 26-Sep-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | Abu Dhabi | KKR | Hyderabad | |
| 9 | Sun | 27-Sep-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | Sharjah | Rajasthan Royals | Kings XI Punjab | |
| 10 | Mon | 28-Sep-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | Dubai | RCB | Mumbai Indians | |
| 11 | Tue | 29-Sep-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | Abu Dhabi | Delhi Capitals | Hyderabad | |
| 12 | Wed | 30-Sep-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | Dubai | Rajasthan Royals | KKR | |
| 13 | Thu | 1-Oct-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | Abu Dhabi | Kings XI Punjab | Mumbai Indians | |
| 14 | Fri | 2-Oct-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | Dubai | CSK | Hyderabad | |
| 15 | Sat | 3-Oct-20 | 3:30PM | 2:00PM | Abu Dhabi | RCB | Rajasthan Royals | |
| 16 | Sat | 3-Oct-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | Sharjah | Delhi Capitals | KKR | |
| 17 | Sun | 4-Oct-20 | 3:30PM | 2:00PM | Sharjah | Mumbai Indians | Hyderabad | |
| 18 | Sun | 4-Oct-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | Dubai | Kings XI Punjab | CSK | |
| 19 | Mon | 5-Oct-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | Dubai | RCB | Delhi Capitals | |
| 20 | Tue | 6-Oct-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | Abu Dhabi | Mumbai Indians | Rajasthan Royals | |
| 21 | Wed | 7-Oct-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | Abu Dhabi | KKR | CSK | |
| 22 | Thu | 8-Oct-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | Dubai | Hyderabad | Kings XI Punjab | |
| 23 | Fri | 9-Oct-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | Sharjah | Rajasthan Royals | Delhi Capitals | |
| 24 | Sat | 10-Oct-20 | 3:30PM | 2:00PM | Abu Dhabi | Kings XI Punjab | KKR | |
| 25 | Sat | 10-Oct-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | Dubai | CSK | RCB | |
| 26 | Sun | 11-Oct-20 | 3:30PM | 2:00PM | Dubai | Hyderabad | Rajasthan Royals | |
| 27 | Sun | 11-Oct-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | Abu Dhabi | Mumbai Indians | Delhi Capitals | |
| 28 | Mon | 12-Oct-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | Sharjah | RCB | KKR | |
| 29 | Tue | 13-Oct-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | Dubai | Hyderabad | CSK | |
| 30 | Wed | 14-Oct-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | Dubai | Delhi Capitals | Rajasthan Royals | |
| 31 | Thu | 15-Oct-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | Sharjah | RCB | Kings XI Punjab | |
| 32 | Fri | 16-Oct-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | Abu Dhabi | Mumbai Indians | KKR | |
| 33 | Sat | 17-Oct-20 | 3:30PM | 2:00PM | Dubai | Rajasthan Royals | RCB | |
| 34 | Sat | 17-Oct-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | Sharjah | Delhi Capitals | CSK | |
| 35 | Sun | 18-Oct-20 | 3:30PM | 2:00PM | Abu Dhabi | Hyderabad | KKR | |
| 36 | Sun | 18-Oct-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | Dubai | Mumbai Indians | Kings XI Punjab | |
| 37 | Mon | 19-Oct-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | Abu Dhabi | CSK | Rajasthan Royals | |
| 38 | Tue | 20-Oct-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | Dubai | Kings XI Punjab | Delhi Capitals | |
| 39 | Wed | 21-Oct-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | Abu Dhabi | KKR | RCB | |
| 40 | Thu | 22-Oct-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | Dubai | Rajasthan Royals | Hyderabad | |
| 41 | Fri | 23-Oct-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | Sharjah | CSK | Mumbai Indians | |
| 42 | Sat | 24-Oct-20 | 3:30PM | 2:00PM | Abu Dhabi | KKR | Delhi Capitals | |
| 43 | Sat | 24-Oct-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | Dubai | Kings XI Punjab | Hyderabad | |
| 44 | Sun | 25-Oct-20 | 3:30PM | 2:00PM | Dubai | RCB | CSK | |
| 45 | Sun | 25-Oct-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | Abu Dhabi | Rajasthan Royals | Mumbai Indians | |
| 46 | Mon | 26-Oct-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | Sharjah | KKR | Kings XI Punjab | |
| 47 | Tue | 27-Oct-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | Dubai | Hyderabad | Delhi Capitals | |
| 48 | Wed | 28-Oct-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | Abu Dhabi | Mumbai Indians | RCB | |
| 49 | Thu | 29-Oct-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | Dubai | CSK | KKR | |
| 50 | Fri | 30-Oct-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | Abu Dhabi | Kings XI Punjab | Rajasthan Royals | |
| 51 | Sat | 31-Oct-20 | 3:30PM | 2:00PM | Dubai | Delhi Capitals | Mumbai Indians | |
| 52 | Sat | 31-Oct-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | Sharjah | RCB | Hyderabad | |
| 53 | Sun | 1-Nov-20 | 3:30PM | 2:00PM | Abu Dhabi | CSK | Kings XI Punjab | |
| 54 | Sun | 1-Nov-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | Dubai | KKR | Rajasthan Royals | |
| 55 | Mon | 2-Nov-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | Abu Dhabi | Delhi Capitals | RCB | |
| 56 | Tue | 3-Nov-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | Sharjah | Hyderabad | Mumbai Indians | |
*CSK: Chennai Super Kings, RCB: Royal Challengers Bangalore, KKR: Kolkata Knight Riders, Hyderabad: Sunrisers Hyderabad
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