IPL 2021 remaining matches to be held in in UAE in September

The BCCI’s Special General Meeting (SGM) on Saturday unanimously decided to restart the Indian Premier League (IPL) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the third week of September. The members also agreed to keeping UAE as a backup venue for the T20 World Cup later this year, although the BCCI will request the ICC to wait for at least one more month before taking a final call.

“With the Covid curve coming down in India, we are still optimistic about holding the T20 World Cup in the country in October-November. We will request the ICC to wait at least



until the first week of July,” a BCCI official said.

“As for the resumption of the IPL, as because September is still peak monsoon, the members have agreed to its shifting out to UAE (for the remaining 31 matches),” he added.

“The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday announced to complete the remaining matches of VIVO Indian Premier League 2021 season in the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E) considering the monsoon season in India in the months of September-October this year,” said the BCCI press release.