IPL 2018 Opening Ceremony Postponed, New Date Announced

Earlier the opening ceremony was scheduled to be held at the Cricket Club of India, Mumbai on April 6

The opening ceremony of the 11th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2018) has been postponed by a day, and now the event will take place on April 7, instead of April 6. This decision has been taken following Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators’ advice to cut the budget for the event by as much as Rs 20 crore.

Earlier, the opening ceremony was scheduled to be held at the Cricket Club of India in Mumbai on April 6.

“A decided by the CoA, the IPL 11 opening ceremony, which was scheduled for April 6 at the Cricket Club of India, will now happen on April 7 at Wankhede before the 2018 IPL opener,” a BCCI functionary told The Indian Express.

He also informed, “Earlier the budget for the opening ceremony was Rs 50 crore (approved by the IPL governing council), now it has been reduced to Rs 30 crore. This call, too, has been taken by the CoA.”

There is, however, no change in the rest of the IPL schedule. Both the opening game and final will be played at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. The final will be played on May 27.

BCCI, though, is yet to announce the venues of the eliminator and second qualifier.

The tournament will witness a total of 60 matches and the finals will be played between the winner of Qualifier 1 and the winner of Qualifier 2.

After a 2-year-ban following the spot-fixing scandal, Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals are going to make a comeback into the cash-rich league.

Here’s the full schedule:

DATE

TIME (IST)

MATCH

April 7, 2018

8: 00 PM

Mumbai vs Chennai

April 8, 2018

4: 00 PM

Delhi vs Punjab

April 8, 2018

8: 00 PM

Kolkata vs Bangalore

April 9, 2018

8: 00 PM

Hyderabad vs Rajasthan

April 10, 2018

8: 00 PM

Chennai vs Kolkata

April 11, 2018

8: 00 PM

Rajasthan vs Delhi

April 12, 2018

8: 00 PM

Hyderabad vs Mumbai

April 13, 2018

8: 00 PM

Bangalore vs Punjab

April 14, 2018

4: 00 PM

Mumbai vs Delhi

April 14, 2018

8: 00 PM

Kolkata vs Hyderabad

April 15, 2018

4: 00 PM

Bangalore vs Rajasthan

April 15, 2018

8: 00 PM

Punjab vs Chennai

April 16, 2018

8: 00 PM

Kolkata vs Delhi

April 17, 2018

8: 00 PM

Mumbai vs Bangalore

April 18, 2018

8: 00 PM

Rajasthan vs Kolkata

April 19, 2018

8: 00 PM

Punjab vs Hyderabad

April 20, 2018

8: 00 PM

Chennai vs Rajasthan

April 21, 2018

4: 00 PM

Kolkata vs Punjab

April 21, 2018

8: 00 PM

Delhi vs Bangalore

April 22, 2018

4: 00 PM

Hyderabad vs Chennai

April 22, 2018

8: 00 PM

Rajasthan vs Mumbai

April 23, 2018

8: 00 PM

Mumbai vs Hyderabad

April 25, 2018

8: 00 PM

Bangalore vs Chennai

April 26, 2018

8: 00 PM

Hyderabad vs Punjab

April 27, 2018

8: 00 PM

Delhi vs Kolkata

April 28, 2018

8: 00 PM

Chennai vs Mumbai

April 29, 2018

4: 00 PM

Rajasthan vs Hyderabad

April 29, 2018

8: 00 PM

Bangalore vs Kolkata

April 30, 2018

8: 00 PM

Chennai vs Delhi

May 1, 2018

8: 00 PM

Bangalore vs Mumbai

May 2, 2018

8: 00 PM

Delhi vs Rajasthan

May 3, 2018

8: 00 PM

Kolkata vs Chennai

May 4, 2018

8: 00 PM

Punjab vs Mumbai

May 5, 2018

4: 00 PM

Chennai vs Bangalore

May 5, 2018

8: 00 PM

Hyderabad vs Delhi

May 6, 2018

4: 00 PM

Mumbai vs Kolkata

May 6, 2018

8: 00 PM

Punjab vs Rajasthan

May 7, 2018

8: 00 PM

Hyderabad vs Bangalore

May 8, 2018

8: 00 PM

Rajasthan vs Punjab

May 9, 2018

8: 00 PM

Kolkata vs Mumbai

May 10, 2018

8: 00 PM

Delhi vs Hyderabad

May 11, 2018

8: 00 PM

Rajasthan vs Chennai

May 12, 2018

4 00 PM

Punjab vs Kolkata

May 12, 2018

8: 00 PM

Bangalore vs Delhi

May 13, 2018

4 00 PM

Chennai vs Hyderabad

May 13, 2018

8: 00 PM

Mumbai vs Rajasthan

May 14, 2018

8: 00 PM

Punjab vs Bangalore

May 15, 2018

8: 00 PM

Kolkata vs Rajasthan

May 16, 2018

8: 00 PM

Mumbai vs Punjab

May 17, 2018

8: 00 PM

Bangalore vs Hyderabad

May 18, 2018

8: 00 PM

Delhi vs Chennai

May 19, 2018

4: 00 PM

Rajasthan vs Bangalore

May 19, 2018

8: 00 PM

Hyderabad vs Kolkata

May 20, 2018

4: 00 PM

Delhi vs Mumbai

May 20, 2018

8: 00 PM

Chennai vs Punjab

May 22, 2018 – Qualifier 1

8: 00 PM

TBC vs TBC

May 23, 2018 – Eliminator

8: 00 PM

TBC vs TBC

May 25, 2018 – Qualifier 2

8: 00 PM

TBC vs TBC

May 27, 2018 – FINALS

8: 00 PM

TBC vs TBC

 

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