The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2016 will be the 9th season of the immensely popular T20 league played in India. This year the IPL will be sponsored by the Chinese mobile giants Vivo and hence is named as Vivo IPL 9. The schedule for the IPL 9 has been released and the tournament will begin on April 9th and end on May 29th, 2016.
This year, the tournament will not feature two of its most popular teams in Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals, as both the teams were suspended for two years, up to 2017. In their place, two new franchises, The Rising Pune Supergiants, owned by the Intex group and Gujarat Lions, owned by the a consortium led by Sanjeev Goenka were chosen from cities of Pune and Rajkot respectively. These two teams will be a part of the tournament for the next two years.
The Rising Pune Supergiants will be led by MS Dhoni and features players like Ajinkya Rahane, Kevin Pietersen and R.Ashwin. While the Gujarat Lions will be led by Suresh Raina and has Brendon McCullum, Ravindra Jadeja and Aaron Finch in its ranks.
The IPL governing committee will want to see this season of IPL to begin on a positive and slam-bang mode, as this season has been marred with controversies and the ban on the two most famous and popular teams in the league.
The schedule of the upcoming season of IPL was awaited by all the fans of the T20 league and the IPL will kick off on 9th April with Mumbai Indians taking on Rising Pune Supergiants at the Wankhede Stadium. According to the schedule, the first qualifier will be played at Bengaluru on 24th May, while the eliminator and the second qualifier will be played in Pune on 25th May and 27th May respectively.
The final of the IPL will be played on 29th of May at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Here’s the IPL 2016 Schedule :
| Date | Match | Venue | Time (IST) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/04/2016 | Mumbai Indians vs Rising Pune Supergiants | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | 20:00 |
| 10/04/2016 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Daredevils | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 20:00 |
| 11/04/2016 | Kings XI Punjab vs Gujarat Lions | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali | 20:00 |
| 12/04/2016 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | .M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | 20:00 |
| 13/04/2016 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 20:00 |
| 14/04/2016 | Gujarat Lions vs Rising Pune Supergiants | Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot | 20:00 |
| 15/04/2016 | Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab | Ferozeshah Kotla, Delhi | 20:00 |
| 16/04/2016 | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad | 16:00 |
| 16/04/2016 | Mumbai Indians vs Gujarat Lions | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | 20:00 |
| 17/04/2016 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Daredevils | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | 20:00 |
| 18/04/2016 | Sunrisers Hyderabad Vs Mumbai Indians | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad | 20:00 |
| 19/04/2016 | Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali | 20:00 |
| 20/04/2016 | Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | 20:00 |
| 21/04/2016 | Gujarat Lions vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot | 20:00 |
| 22/04/2016 | Rising Pune Supergiants vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | .MCA International Stadium, Pune | 20:00 |
| 23/04/2016 | Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians | Ferozeshah Kotla, Delhi | 16:00 |
| 23/04/2016 | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kings XI Punjab | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad | 20:00 |
| 24/04/2016 | Gujarat Lions vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot | 16:00 |
| 24/04/2016 | Rising Pune Supergiants vs Kolkata Knight Riders | .MCA International Stadium, Pune | 20:00 |
| 25/04/2016 | Kings XI vs Mumbai Indians | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali | 20:00 |
| 26/04/2016 | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rising Pune Supergiants | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad | 20:00 |
| 27/04/2016 | Delhi Daredevils Vs Gujarat Lions | Ferozeshah Kotla, Delhi | 20:00 |
| 28/04/2016 | Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | 20:00 |
| 29/04/2016 | Rising Pune Supergiants vs Gujarat Lions | .MCA International Stadium, Pune | 20:00 |
| 30/04/2016 | Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Ferozeshah Kotla, Delhi | 16:00 |
| 30/04/2016 | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad | 20:00 |
| 01/05/2016 | Gujarat Lions vs Kings XI Punjab | Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot | 16:00 |
| 01/05/2016 | Rising Pune Supergiants vs Mumbai Indians | .MCA International Stadium, Pune | 20:00 |
| 02/05/2016 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders | .M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | 20:00 |
| 03/05/2016 | Gujarat Lions vs Delhi Daredevils | Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot | 20:00 |
| 04/05/2016 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 20:00 |
| 05/05/2016 | Delhi Daredevils vs Rising Pune Supergiants | Ferozeshah Kotla, Delhi | 20:00 |
| 06/05/2016 | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Gujarat Lions | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad | 20:00 |
| 07/05/2016 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rising Pune Supergiants | .M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | 16:00 |
| 07/05/2016 | Kings XI Punjab VS Delhi Daredevils | Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur | 20:00 |
| 08/05/2016 | Mumbai Indians VS Sunrisers Hyderabad | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | 16:00 |
| 08/05/2016 | Kolkata Knight Riders VS Gujarat Lions | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 20:00 |
| 09/05/2016 | Kings XI Punjab VS Royal Challengers Bangalore | Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur | 20:00 |
| 10/05/2016 | Rising Pune Supergiants VS Sunrisers Hyderabad | MCA International Stadium, Pune | 20:00 |
| 11/05/2016 | Royal Challengers Bangalore VS Mumbai Indians | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | 20:00 |
| 12/05/2016 | Sunrisers Hyderabad VS Delhi Daredevils | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad | 16:00 |
| 13/05/2016 | Mumbai Indians VS Kings XI Punjab | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | 20:00 |
| 14/05/2016 | Royal Challengers Bangalore VS Gujarat Lions | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | 16:00 |
| 14/05/2016 | Kolkata Knight Riders VS Rising Pune Supergiants | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 20:00 |
| 15/05/2016 | Mumbai Indians VS Delhi Daredevils | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | 16:00 |
| 15/05/2016 | Kings XI Punjab VS Sunrisers Hyderabad | Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur | 20:00 |
| 16/05/2016 | Kolkata Knight Riders VS Royal Challengers Bangalore | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 20:00 |
| 17/05/2016 | Rising Pune Supergiants VS Delhi Daredevils | MCA International Stadium, Pune | 20:00 |
| 18/05/2016 | Royal Challengers Bangalore VS Kings XI Punjab | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | 20:00 |
| 19/05/2016 | Gujarat Lions VS Kolkata Knight Riders | TBC, TBC | 20:00 |
| 20/05/2016 | Delhi Daredevils VS Sunrisers Hyderabad | Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur | 20:00 |
| 21/05/2016 | Rising Pune Supergiants VS Kings XI Punjab | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 16:00 |
| 21/05/2016 | Gujarat Lions VS Mumbai Indians | TBC, TBC | 20:00 |
| 22/05/2016 | Kolkata Knight Riders VS Sunrisers Hyderabad | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 16:00 |
| 22/05/2016 | Delhi Daredevils vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur | 20:00 |
KNOCKOUT STAGE :
| Date | Match | Venue | Time (IST) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24/05/2016 | Qualifier 1: TBC vs TBC | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | 20:00 |
| 25/05/2016 | Eliminator: TBC vs TBC | MCA International Stadium, Pune | 20:00 |
| 27/05/2016 | Qualifier 2: TBC vs TBC | MCA International Stadium, Pune | 20:00 |
| 29/05/2016 | Final: TBC vs TBC | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | 20:00 |
Here is the complete schedule (VIVO IPL 2016 Match Schedule.pdf).
VIVO IPL 2016 Match Schedule
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