IPL to start with defending champions Mumbai vs Chennai on September 19

The 2020 IPL begins on Saturday with defending champions Mumbai Indians up against Chennai Super Kings in Abu Dhabi in a repeat of the 2019 final.

Mumbai defeated Chennai by one run in May of last year to win the IPL for a record fourth time.

The 2020 tournament, postponed from its usual spring slot due to the coronavirus pandemic, will be entirely staged in the United Arab Emirates, with every match of the competition live on Sky Sports.

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Delhi Capitals will take on Kings XI Punjab on Sunday, with Sunrisers Hyderabad playing Royal Challengers Bangalore on Monday, September 21 and then Rajasthan Royals meeting Chennai on Tuesday, September 22.

Venues for the play-offs and the final in November will be announced in due course. Click here for full details of Sky Sports' live coverage.

IPL SCHEDULE

SEPTEMBER

19 Mumbai Indians v Chennai Super Kings

20 Delhi Capitals v Kings XI Punjab

21 Sunrisers Hyderabad v Royal Challengers Bangalore

22 Rajasthan Royals v Chennai Super Kings

23 Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians

24 Kings XI Punjab v Royal Challengers Bangalore

25 Chennai Super Kings v Delhi Capitals

26 Kolkata Knight Riders v Sunrisers Hyderabad

27 Rajasthan Royals v Kings XI Punjab

28 Royal Challengers Bangalore v Mumbai Indians

29 Delhi Capitals v Sunrisers Hyderabad

30 Rajasthan Royals v Kolkata Knight Riders

OCTOBER

1 Kings XI Punjab v Mumbai Indians

2 Chennai Super Kings v Sunrisers Hyderabad

3 Royal Challengers Bangalore v Rajasthan Royals; Delhi Capitals v Kolkata Knight Riders

4 Mumbai Indians v Sunrisers Hyderabad; Kings XI Punjab v Chennai Super Kings

5 Royal Challengers Bangalore v Delhi Capitals

6 Mumbai Indians v Rajasthan Royals

7 Kolkata Knight Riders v Chennai Super Kings

8 Sunrisers Hyderabad v Kings XI Punjab

9 Rajasthan Royals v Delhi Capitals

10 Kings XI Punjab v Kolkata Knight Riders; Chennai Super Kings v Royal Challengers Bangalore

11 Sunrisers Hyderabad v Rajasthan Royals; Mumbai Indians v Delhi Capitals

12 Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kolkata Knight Riders

13 Sunrisers Hyderabad v Chennai Super Kings

14 Delhi Capitals v Rajasthan Royals

15 Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kings XI Punjab

16 Mumbai Indians v Kolkata Knight Riders

17 Rajasthan Royals v Royal Challengers Bangalore; Delhi Capitals v Chennai Super Kings

18 Sunrisers Hyderabad v Kolkata Knight Riders; Mumbai Indians v Kings XI Punjab

19 Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals

20 Kings XI Punjab v Delhi Capitals

21 Kolkata Knight Riders v Royal Challengers Bangalore

22 Rajasthan Royals v Sunrisers Hyderabad

23 Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians

24 Kolkata Knight Riders v Delhi Capitals; Kings XI Punjab v Sunrisers Hyderabad

25 Royal Challengers Bangalore v Chennai Super Kings; Rajasthan Royals v Mumbai Indians

26 Kolkata Knight Riders v Kings XI Punjab

27 Sunrisers Hyderabad v Delhi Capitals

28 Mumbai Indians Royal v Challengers Bangalore

29 Chennai Super Kings v Kolkata Knight Riders

30 Kings XI Punjab v Rajasthan Royals

31 Delhi Capitals v Mumbai Indians; Royal Challengers Bangalore v Sunrisers Hyderabad

NOVEMBER

1 Chennai Super Kings v Kings XI Punjab; Kolkata Knight Riders v Rajasthan Royals

2 Delhi Capitals Royal v Challengers Bangalore

3 Sunrisers Hyderabad v Mumbai Indians