Cricket's premier club Twenty20 competition kicks-off on September 21, when Rajasthan Royals take on Indian Premier League champions Mumbai Indians at the Sawai Man Singh stadium in Jaipur.
The tournament will follow a format similar to the two previous editions, with the Group Stage preceded by a Qualifier.
A total of 29 matches will be played in the US$ 6 million tournament.
The qualifying stage of the tournament, to be played from September 17 to 20, at Hyderabad, involves four teams, of which two will make it to the group stages of Champions League T20.
The final will be on October 6 at the Ferozeshah Kotla in New Delhi. It will also host the second semi-final of the tournament on October 5.
The first semi-final will be at Jaipur on October 4.
Check out the complete schedule:
| Date | Match | Venue | Time |
| Sep 17 | Qualifier: Otago Volts v Faisalabad Wolves | Mohali | 1600 IST |
| Sep 17 | Qualifier: Sunrisers Hyderabad v Kandurata Maroons | Mohali | 2000 IST |
| Sep 18 | Qualifier: Kandurata Maroons v Otago Volts | Mohali | 1600 IST |
| Sep 18 | Qualifier: Sunrisers Hyderabad v Faisalabad Wolves | Mohali | 2000 IST |
| Sep 20 | Qualifier: Faisalabad Wolves v Kandurata Maroons | Mohali | 1600 IST |
| Sep 20 | Qualifier: Sunrisers Hyderabad v Otago Volts | Mohali | 2000 IST |
| Sep 21 | Group A: Rajasthan Royals v Mumbai Indians | Jaipur | 2000 IST |
| Sep 22 | Group B: Brisbane Heat v Trinidad & Tobago | Ranchi | 1600 IST |
| Sep 22 | Group B: Chennai Super Kings v Titans | Ranchi | 2000 IST |
| Sep 23 | Group A: Highveld Lions v Perth Scorchers | Ahmedabad | 1600 IST |
| Sep 23 | Group A: Mumbai Indians v TBC | Ahmedabad | 2000 IST |
| Sep 24 | Group B: Titans v Brisbane Heat | Mohali | 1600 IST |
| Sep 24 | Group B: Trinidad & Tobago v TBC | Mohali | 2000 IST |
| Sep 25 | Group A: Perth Scorchers v TBC | Jaipur | 1600 IST |
| Sep 25 | Group A: Rajasthan Royals v Highveld Lions | Jaipur | 2000 IST |
| Sep 26 | Group B: Chennai Super Kings v TBC | Ranchi | 2000 IST |
| Sep 27 | Group A: Highveld Lions v Mumbai Indians | Ahmedabad | 2000 IST |
| Sep 28 | Group B: Titans v TBC | Ranchi | 1600 IST |
| Sep 28 | Group B: Chennai Super Kings v Brisbane Heat | Ranchi | 2000 IST |
| Sep 29 | Group A: Highveld Lions v TBC | Jaipur | 1600 IST |
| Sep 29 | Group A: Rajasthan Royals v Perth Scorchers | Jaipur | 2000 IST |
| Sep 30 | Group B: Titans v Trinidad & Tobago | Ahmedabad | 1600 IST |
| Sep 30 | Group B: Brisbane Heat v TBC | Ahmedabad | 2000 IST |
| Oct 1 | Group A: Rajasthan Royals v TBC | Jaipur | 2000 IST |
| Oct 2 | Group A: Perth Scorchers v Mumbai Indians | Delhi | 1600 IST |
| Oct 2 | Group B: Chennai Super Kings v Trinidad & Tobago | Delhi | 2000 IST |
| Oct 4 | First semi-final (A1 vs B2) | Jaipur | 2000 IST |
| Oct 5 | Second semi-final (B1 vs A2) | Delhi | 2000 IST |
| Oct 6 | FINAL | Delhi | 2000 IST |
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