New Delhi: Mumbai Indians will open their title defence at home against new entrants Rising Pune Supergiants to kick-start the 2016 Indian Premier League on April 9.
The tournament opener will take place at the Wankhede Stadium, it was announced today. The final on May 29 will also be played in Mumbai.
A total of 60 matches (including the 4 play-offs) will be played over a period of 51 days, in the ninth season of the tournament.
The Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium at Raipur will play host to two home games of Delhi Daredevils, while the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium at Nagpur will host three home games of Kings XI Punjab.
"All the top players from around the world will be seen in action this year. This season the IPL will be played at 10 venues – Mohali, Delhi, Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Rajkot and Raipur. I am excited to join the fans to see a lot of exciting cricket over the next three months," IPL chairman Rajiv Shukla said.
FULL SCHEDULE
Day Date Time Match Venue
Saturday March 9 8.00 PM MI vs RPS Mumbai
Sunday March 10 8.00 PM KKR vs DD Kolkata
Monday March 11 8.00 PM KXIP vs GL Mohali
Tuesday March 12 8.00 PM RCB vs SRH Bengaluru
Wednesday March 13 8.00 PM KKR vs MI Kolkata
Thursday March 14 8.00 PM GL vs RPS Rajkot
Friday March 15 8.00 PM DD vs KXIP Delhi
Saturday March 16 4.00 PM SRH vs KKR Hyderabad
Saturday March 16 8.00 PM MI vs GL Mumbai
Sunday March 17 4.00 PM KXIP vs RPS Mohali
Sunday March 17 8.00 PM RCB vs DD Bengaluru
Monday March 18 8.00 PM SRH vs MI Hyderabad
Tuesday March 19 8.00 PM KXIP vs KKR Mohali
Wednesday March 20 8.00 PM MI vs RCB Mumbai
Thursday March 21 8.00 PM GL vs SRH Rajkot
Friday March 22 8.00 PM RPS vs RCB Pune
Saturday March 23 4.00 PM DD vs MI Delhi
Saturday March 23 8.00 PM SRH vs KXIP Hyderabad
Sunday March 24 4.00 PM GL vs RCB Rajkot
Sunday March 24 8.00 PM RPS vs KKR Pune
Monday March 25 8.00 PM KXIP vs MI Mohali
Tuesday March 26 8.00 PM SRH vs RPS Hyderabad
Wednesday March 27 8.00 PM DD vs GL Delhi
Thursday March 28 8.00 PM MI vs KKR Mumbai
Friday March 29 8.00 PM RPS vs GL Pune
Saturday March 30 4.00 PM DD vs KKR Delhi
Saturday March 30 8.00 PM SRH vs RCB Hyderabad
Sunday April 1 4.00 PM GL vs KXIP Rajkot
Sunday April 1 8.00 PM RPS vs MI Pune
Monday April 2 8.00 PM RCB vs KKR Bengaluru
Tuesday April 3 8.00 PM GL vs DD Rajkot
Wednesday April 4 8.00 PM KKR vs KXIP Kolkata
Thursday April 5 8.00 PM DD vs RPS Delhi
Friday April 6 8.00 PM SRH vs GL Hyderabad
Saturday April 7 4.00 PM RCB vs RPS Bengaluru
Saturday April 7 8.00 PM KXIP vs DD Nagpur
Sunday April 8 4.00 PM MI vs SRH Mumbai
Sunday April 8 8.00 PM KKR vs GL Kolkata
Monday April 9 8.00 PM KXIP vs RCB Nagpur
Tuesday April 10 8.00 PM RPS vs SRH Pune
Wednesday April 11 8.00 PM RCB vs MI Bengaluru
Thursday April 12 8.00 PM SRH vs DD Hyderabad
Friday April 13 8.00 PM MI vs KXIP Mumbai
Saturday April 14 4.00 PM RCB vs GL Bengaluru
Saturday April 14 8.00 PM KKR vs RPS Kolkata
Sunday April 15 4.00 PM MI vs DD Mumbai
Sunday April 15 8.00 PM KXIP vs SRH Nagpur
Monday April 16 8.00 PM KKR vs RCB Kolkata
Tuesday April 17 8.00 PM RPS vs DD Pune
Wednesday April 18 8.00 PM RCB vs KXIP Bengaluru
Thursday April 19 8.00 PM GL vs KKR Rajkot/Kanpur
Friday April 20 8.00 PM DD vs SRH Raipur
Saturday April 21 4.00 PM RPS vs KXIP Pune
Saturday April 21 8.00 PM GL vs MI Rajkot/Kanpur
Sunday April 22 4.00 PM KKR vs SRH Kolkata
Sunday April 22 8.00 PM DD vs RCB Raipur
PLAYOFFS
Tuesday April 24 8.00 PM Qualifier 1 Bengaluru
Wednesday April 25 8.00 PM Eliminator Pune
Friday April 27 8.00 PM Qualifier 2 Pune
Sunday April 29 8.00 PM FINAL Mumbai