After the Mumbai Indians won IPL 2020 held in a UAE bubble, IPL 2021 was tentatively scheduled to be held between 11 April 2021 and 6 June 2021. However, since England’s tour of India only concludes on March 28th, 2021, the first match of IPL 2021 between defending champions Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals is only expected to take place sometime in the middle of April. The much awaited and lucrative IPL 2021 auction is scheduled to be held on february 11th, 2021. The BCCI has told all franchises to share the retained and released players list before the auction. Let’s find out more.
IPL 2021: Schedule, Teams, Auction, Matches, Players and Venues
IPL 2021 Schedule
| S.No | Match Center | Date | Day | Time (IST) | Stadium | City | State |
| 1 | Mumbai Indians (MI) Vs Delhi Capitals (DC) | 11 April 2021 | Sunday | 7:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium | Mumbai | Maharashtra. |
| 2 | Delhi Capitals (DC) Vs Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) | 12 April 2021 | Monday | 7:30 PM | Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium | Delhi | Delhi |
| 3 | Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) | 13 April 2021 | Tuesday | 7:30 PM | R.G.I. Cricket Stadium | Hyderabad | Telangana. |
| 4 | Rajasthan Royals (RR) Vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK) | 14 April 2021 | Wednesday | 7:30 PM | Sawai Mansingh Stadium | Jaipur | Rajasthan |
| 5 | Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Vs Mumbai Indians (MI) | 15 April 2021 | Thursday | 7:30 PM | Eden Gardens Stadium | Kolkata | WB |
| 6 | Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) | 16 April 2021 | Friday | 7:30 PM | PCA Stadium | Mohali | Punjab |
| 7 | Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Vs Delhi Capitals (DC) | 17 April 2021 | Saturday | 7:30 PM | M.A.Chidambaram Chepauk Stadium | Chennai | Tamilnadu. |
| 8 | Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Vs Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) | 18 April 2021 | Sunday | 3:30 PM | Eden Gardens Stadium | Kolkata | WB |
| 9 | Rajasthan Royals (RR) Vs Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) | 18 April 2021 | Sunday | 7:30 PM | Sawai Mansingh Stadium | Jaipur | Rajasthan |
| 10 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Vs Mumbai Indians (MI) | 19 April 2021 | Monday | 7:30 PM | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium | Bengaluru | Karnataka. |
| 11 | Delhi Capitals (DC) Vs Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) | 20 April 2021 | Tuesday | 7:30 PM | Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium | Delhi | Delhi |
| 12 | Rajasthan Royals (RR) Vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) | 21 April 2021 | Wednesday | 7:30 PM | Sawai Mansingh Stadium | Jaipur | Rajasthan |
| 13 | Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) Vs Mumbai Indians (MI) | 22 April 2021 | Thursday | 3:30 PM | PCA Stadium | Mohali | Punjab |
| 14 | Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Vs Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) | 23 April 2021 | Friday | 7:30 PM | M.A.Chidambaram Chepauk Stadium | Chennai | Tamilnadu. |
| 15 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Vs Rajasthan Royals (RR) | 24 April 2021 | Saturday | 7:30 PM | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium | Bengaluru | Karnataka. |
| 16 | Delhi Capitals (DC) Vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) | 25 April 2021 | Sunday | 3:30 PM | Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium | Delhi | Delhi |
| 17 | Mumbai Indians (MI) Vs Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) | 25 April 2021 | Sunday | 7:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium | Mumbai | Maharashtra. |
| 18 | Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) Vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK) | 26 April 2021 | Monday | 7:30 PM | PCA Stadium | Mohali | Punjab |
| 19 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Vs Delhi Capitals (DC) | 27 April 2021 | Tuesday | 7:30 PM | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium | Bengaluru | Karnataka. |
| 20 | Mumbai Indians (MI) Vs Rajasthan Royals (RR) | 28 April 2021 | Wednesday | 7:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium | Mumbai | Maharashtra. |
| 21 | Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK) | 29 April 2021 | Thursday | 7:30 PM | Eden Gardens Stadium | Kolkata | WB |
| 22 | Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) Vs Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) | 30 April 2021 | Friday | 7:30 PM | R.G.I. Cricket Stadium | Hyderabad | Telangana. |
| 23 | Rajasthan Royals (RR) Vs Delhi Capitals (DC) | 1 May 2021 | Saturday | 7:30 PM | Sawai Mansingh Stadium | Jaipur | Rajasthan |
| 24 | Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) Vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) | 2 May 2021 | Sunday | 3:30 PM | PCA Stadium | Mohali | Punjab |
| 25 | Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) | 2 May 2021 | Sunday | 7:30 PM | M.A.Chidambaram Chepauk Stadium | Chennai | Tamilnadu. |
| 26 | Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) Vs Rajasthan Royals (RR) | 3 May 2021 | Monday | 7:30 PM | R.G.I. Cricket Stadium | Hyderabad | Telangana. |
| 27 | Mumbai Indians (MI) Vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK) | 4 May 2021 | Tuesday | 7:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium | Mumbai | Maharashtra. |
| 28 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) | 5 May 2021 | Wednesday | 7:30 PM | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium | Bengaluru | Karnataka. |
| 29 | Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) Vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK) | 6 May 2021 | Thursday | 7:30 PM | R.G.I. Cricket Stadium | Hyderabad | Telangana. |
| 30 | Delhi Capitals (DC) Vs Rajasthan Royals (RR) | 7 May 2021 | Friday | 7:30 PM | Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium | Delhi | Delhi |
| 31 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Vs Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) | 8 May 2021 | Saturday | 7:30 PM | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium | Bengaluru | Karnataka. |
| 32 | Mumbai Indians (MI) Vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) | 9 May 2021 | Sunday | 3:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium | Mumbai | Maharashtra. |
| 33 | Rajasthan Royals (RR) Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) | 9 May 2021 | Sunday | 7:30 PM | Sawai Mansingh Stadium | Jaipur | Rajasthan |
| 34 | Delhi Capitals (DC) Vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK) | 10 May 2021 | Monday | 7:30 PM | Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium | Delhi | Delhi |
| 35 | Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) Vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) | 11 May 2021 | Tuesday | 7:30 PM | R.G.I. Cricket Stadium | Hyderabad | Telangana. |
| 36 | Mumbai Indians (MI) Vs Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) | 12 May 2021 | Wednesday | 7:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium | Mumbai | Maharashtra. |
| 37 | Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Vs Rajasthan Royals (RR) | 13 May 2021 | Thursday | 7:30 PM | M.A.Chidambaram Chepauk Stadium | Chennai | Tamilnadu. |
| 38 | Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) Vs Delhi Capitals (DC) | 14 May 2021 | Friday | 7:30 PM | PCA Stadium | Mohali | Punjab |
| 39 | Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) | 15 May 2021 | Saturday | 7:30 PM | Eden Gardens Stadium | Kolkata | WB |
| 40 | Rajasthan Royals (RR) Vs Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) | 16 May 2021 | Sunday | 3:30 PM | Sawai Mansingh Stadium | Jaipur | Rajasthan |
| 41 | Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Vs Mumbai Indians (MI) | 16 May 2021 | Sunday | 7:30 PM | M.A.Chidambaram Chepauk Stadium | Chennai | Tamilnadu. |
| 42 | Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Vs Delhi Capitals (DC) | 17 May 2021 | Monday | 7:30 PM | Eden Gardens Stadium | Kolkata | WB |
| 43 | Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) Vs Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) | 18 May 2021 | Tuesday | 7:30 PM | PCA Stadium | Mohali | Punjab |
| 44 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK) | 19 May 2021 | Wednesday | 7:30 PM | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium | Bengaluru | Karnataka. |
| 45 | Rajasthan Royals (RR) Vs Mumbai Indians (MI) | 20 May 2021 | Thursday | 7:30 PM | Sawai Mansingh Stadium | Jaipur | Rajasthan |
| 46 | Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Vs Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) | 21 May 2021 | Friday | 7:30 PM | Eden Gardens Stadium | Kolkata | WB |
| 47 | Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) Vs Delhi Capitals (DC) | 22 May 2021 | Saturday | 7:30 PM | R.G.I. Cricket Stadium | Hyderabad | Telangana. |
| 48 | Mumbai Indians (MI) Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) | 23 May 2021 | Sunday | 3:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium | Mumbai | Maharashtra. |
| 49 | Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) | 23 May 2021 | Sunday | 7:30 PM | M.A.Chidambaram Chepauk Stadium | Chennai | Tamilnadu. |
| 50 | Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) Vs Rajasthan Royals (RR) | 24 May 2021 | Monday | 7:30 PM | PCA Stadium | Mohali | Punjab |
| 51 | Delhi Capitals (DC) Vs Mumbai Indians (MI) | 25 May 2021 | Tuesday | 7:30 PM | Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium | Delhi | Delhi |
| 52 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Vs Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) | 26 May 2021 | Thursday | 7:30 PM | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium | Bengaluru | Karnataka. |
| 53 | Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Vs Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) | 27 May 2021 | Thursday | 7:30 PM | M.A.Chidambaram Chepauk Stadium | Chennai | Tamilnadu. |
| 54 | Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Vs Rajasthan Royals (RR) | 28 May 2021 | Friday | 7:30 PM | Eden Gardens Stadium | Kolkata | WB |
| 55 | Delhi Capitals (DC) Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) | 29 May 2021 | Saturday | 7:30 PM | Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium | Delhi | Delhi |
| 56 | Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) Vs Mumbai Indians (MI) | 30 May 2021 | Sunday | 7:30 PM | R.G.I. Cricket Stadium | Hyderabad | Telangana. |
| 57 | Qualifier-1 | TBD | TBD | 7:30 PM | Eden Gardens | Kolkata | West Bengal. |
| 58 | Eliminator | TBD | TBD | 7:30 PM | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium | Bengaluru | Karnataka. |
| 59 | Qualifier-2 | TBD | TBD | 7:30 PM | M.A.Chidambaram Chepauk Stadium | Chennai | Tamilnadu. |
| 60 | FINAL | TBD | TBD | 7:30 PM | Wankhede Stadium | Mumbai | Maharashtra |
How many matches will be played in IPL 2021?
As it has been the case in previous editions of the IPL, there will be a total of 60 matches played during IPL 2021.
Will there be two new teams in IPL 2021?
IPL Governing Council (IGC) had initially planned to add two new teams for IPL 2021. However, they decided to postpone that for IPL 2022. If two new teams are added, the number of matches will also increase from 60. The overseas player quota is also expected to be bumped up from 4 to 5 overseas players per team.
When is the IPL 2021 Auction?
The COVID-19 pandemic forced IPL 2020 to be rescheduled. It started in a bubble on September 18th and ended on November 10th, with Mumbai Indians emerging victorious. IPL 2021 is most likely to be held at the usual time of the year. India is also going to host the T20I World Cup in October 2021, so IPL 2021 can’t really be pushed too far down the year. The IPL Auction is scheduled to be held on February 11th.
Which are the IPL 2021 Teams?
In case no auction is held before IPL 2021, then the IPL 2020 squads will participate in IPL 2021 unchanged. These are the tentative IPL 2021 teams and squads. These are subject to change and will be updated accordingly.
Mumbai Indians (Defending Champions)
Rohit Sharma, Sherfane Rutherford, Suryakumar Yadav, Anmolpreet Singh, Chris Lynn, Saurabh Tiwary, Dhawal Kulkarni, Jasprit Bumrah, Lasith Malinga, Mitchell McClenaghan, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Mohsin Khan, Prince Balwant Rai Singh, Digvijay Deshmukh, Hardik Pandya, Jayant Yadav, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Anukul Roy, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Ishan Kishan, Quinton de Kock, Aditya Tare
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Gurkeerat Mann, Devdutt Padikkal, Aaron Finch, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Kane Richardson, Dale Steyn, Isuru Udana, Moeen Ali, Pawan Negi, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Chris Morris, Pavan Deshpande, Joshua Philippe, Shahbaz Ahamad, Parthiv Patel
Chennai Super Kings
Narayan Jagadeesan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, KM Asif, Ravindra Jadeja, M Vijay, MS Dhoni (C), Josh Hazlewood, Kedar Jadhav, Karn Sharma, Piyush Chawla, Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, Imran Tahir, Deepak Chahar, Faf du Plessis, Shardul Thakur, Mitchell Santner, Dwayne Bravo, Lungi Ngidi, Sam Curran, Monu Kumar, Shane Watson, Sai Kishore, Harbhajan Singh
Delhi Capitals
Shreyas Iyer (C), Prithvi Shaw, Ajinkya Rahane, Shikhar Dhawan, Jason Roy, Ishant Sharma, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Lamichhane, Kagiso Rabada, Keemo Paul, Mohit Sharma, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, R Ashwin, Marcus Stoinis, Chris Woakes, Rishabh Pant, Alex Carey, Shimron Hetmyer, Tushar Deshpande
Rajasthan Royals
Mahipal Lomror, Manan Vohra, Riyan Parag, Steve Smith, Robin Uthappa, David Miller, Ankit Rajpoot, Mayank Markande, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Varun Aaron, Jaydev Unadkat, Kartik Tyagi, Akash Singh, Oshane Thomas, Andrew Tye, Ben Stokes, Rahul Tewatia, Shashank Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Anirudha Joshi, Tom Curran, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson, Anuj Rawat
Kolkata Knight Riders
Andre Russell , Dinesh Karthik , Harry Gurney, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Nitish Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Rinku Singh, Sandeep Warrier, Shivam Mavi, Shubman Gill, Siddhesh Lad, Sunil Narine, Pat Cummins, Eoin Morgan, Varun Chakravarthy, Tom Banton, Rahul Tripathi, Chris Green, M Siddharth, Praveen Tambe, Nikhil Naik
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Kane Williamson, David Warner, Manish Pandey, Virat Singh, Priyam Garg, Abdul Samad, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Sandeep Sharma, Siddharth Kaul, Billy Stanlake, T Natarajan, Abhishek Sharma, Shahbaz Nadeem, Mitchell Marsh, Fabian Allen, Vijay Shankar, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Sanjay Yadav, Jonny Bairstow, Wriddhiman Saha, Shreevats Goswami, Bavanaka Sandeep, Basil Thampi
Kings XI Punjab
Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, Karun Nair, Sarfaraz Khan, Mandeep Singh, Sheldon Cottrell, Ishan Porel, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Shami, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Arshdeep Singh, Hardus Viljoen, M Ashwin, J Suchith, Harpreet Brar, Darshan Nalkande, Glenn Maxwell, James Neesham, Chris Jordan, Krishnappa Gowtham, Deepak Hooda, Tajinder Singh Dhillon, KL Rahul (C), Nicholas Pooran, Prabhsimran Singh.
Will IPL 2021 be held in India?
COVID-19 forced the BCCI and the IGC to organize IPL 2020 in a safety bubble in UAE. However, IPL 2021, will be held in India only. However, in case there is a spike in COVID cases in India during IPL 2021, the tournament can be shifted to UAE once again.