The half-way matches of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 might
resume on September 18 or 19 in UAE. The final match of the season is expected
to be played on October 10, according to a senior BCCI official.
It may be noted here that a three-week window will allow complete 31 remaining matches. During this journey, there will be 4 playoff days with 27 league matches before that. It would observe 10 double-headers and 7 single-day games.
Notably, the IPL 2021 was postponed until further notice on May 4 after multiple cases of Covid-19 emerged in the bio-bubble.
The senior BCCI official, who asked to maintain anonymity said, “The BCCI has spoken to all the stakeholders and the likely start could be between September 18th to 20th. Since September 18 is a Saturday and 19 a Sunday, it is more likely that you would want to re-start it on a weekend date."
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“Similarly, October 9th or 10th will be the final as it's a weekend,” he added.
The official further said, “BCCI is finalizing the itinerary and there will be 10 double headers and seven evening matches along with four main games (two qualifiers, one eliminator, and the final), which completes the list of 31 matches.”
Notably, India will play its last match against England on September 14 in Manchester and on the following day, the whole team along with international players will be flown to UAE in a chartered flight for a “bubble to bubble” transfer.
Moreover, the West Indies players will also arrive in UAE after completing the Caribbean Premier League. It will be mandatory for all the players to go under three-day quarantine before the matches took off.
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