IPL schedule undergoes minor changes due to MCD elections

New Delhi: The schedule of the tenth edition of Indian Premier League has been revised owing to the Municipal elections in Delhi scheduled for April 22.

Due to the elections, the home matches involving Delhi Daredevils, Mumbai Indians and the Rising Pune Supergiants have undergone minor changes.

As per the current schedule, there were two matches on April 22 between Delhi Daredevils and Mumbai Indians at 4:00 PM in Delhi and the Rising Pune Supergiant against Sunrisers Hyderabad at 8:00 PM in Pune.

With the revised schedule, Delhi will now host Mumbai Indians on May 6 and play their away game in Mumbai at 8.00 PM on April 22. Pune Supergiants will play on the same day but their game Sunrisers has been pushed ahead to a 4.00 PM start.

The IPL will kick start from April 5 with defending champions Sunrisers Hyderabad taking on runner up Royal Challengers Bangalore at Hyderabad in a rematch of the last year’s final.