14th IPL to begin in Chennai at 7-30 pm today

The 14th edition of Indian Premier League, the professional Twenty20 cricket league, will begin today with Mumbai Indians opening their title defence against Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Chepauk grounds in Chennai. The match will begin at 7:30 in the evening.

 

The epic battles in this edition of the IPL are scheduled to be held at six venues including Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad, New Delhi, and Kolkata. The final will be played at the



Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on May 30th.

 

Last year, raging concerns over the Covid-19 pandemic led the teams to travel to the United Arab Emirates. 

This year, the IPL game has returned to the domestic venues while stringent safety protocols have been put in place in all the stadiums. This is the first time an IPL series begins in about six months from its previous edition.