With the completion of World T20, cricket fans all around the world would be itching for the ninth edition of Indian Premier League to kick-start.
As usual, the opening ceremony is going to be a starry affair with not only B-town celebrities but also international stars like Chris Brown and Major Lazer.
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The first match is on 9th April, defending champions Mumbai Indians will take on Rising Pune Supergiants at the Wankhede Stadium.
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Here are the details of the opening ceremony of IPL 2016:-
Date: April 8, 2016
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Venue: The Dome at Sardar Vallabhbhai Stadium National Sports Club of India, SVP Stadium, Mumbai.
Celebrity performances: Chris Brown, Major Lazer, Ranveer Singh, Katrina Kaif, Jacqueline Fernandez, Yo Yo Honey Singh, TBC, Major Lazer, Kings United dance group, etc
Time: 7:30 pm IST
LIVE TV Telecast: Set Max, Sony Six, Sony Six HD, Sony ESPN and Sony ESPN HD
LIVE streaming: Hotstar app
Tickets available online at: BookMyShow and Ticketgenie
Indian Premier League 2016
World’s most celebrated Twenty 20 league is knocking at the doors again. The ninth edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) is upon us. With two new teams (Rising Puen Super Giants and Gujarat Lions) coming into the fray in place of suspended franchises Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals, this season promises to throw up some surprises as there has been a lot of reshuffling of players amongst the eight outfits.
The latest IPL auctions saw a new trend whereby the franchises opted for tried and tested T20 specialists instead of big names of the cricketing world.
Mumbai Indians will open their title defence at home against new entrants Rising Pune Supergiants to kick-start the 2016 IPL on April 9. The tournament opener will take place at the Wankhede Stadium, the final on May 29 will also be played in Mumbai.
A total of 60 matches (including the 4 play-offs) will be played over a period of 51 days, in the ninth season of the tournament.
The Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium at Raipur will play host to two home games of Delhi Daredevils, while the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium at Nagpur will host three home games of Kings XI Punjab.
MATCHES |
Mumbai Indians vs Rising Pune Supergiants, 1st T20 Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Summary | Full Scorecard | Commentary Sat, 9 April 2016, 08:00 PM IST To Be Played |
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Daredevils, 2nd T20 Eden Gardens, Kolkata Sun, 10 April 2016, 08:00 PM IST To Be Played |
Kings XI Punjab vs Gujarat Lions, 3rd T20 Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh Mon, 11 April 2016, 08:00 PM IST To Be Played |
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore Tue, 12 April 2016, 08:00 PM IST To Be Played |
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians, Eden Gardens, Kolkata Wed, 13 April 2016, 08:00 PM IST To Be Played |
Gujarat Lions vs Rising Pune Supergiants, Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot Thu, 14 April 2016, 08:00 PM IST To Be Played |
Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab, Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi Fri, 15 April 2016, 08:00 PM IST To Be Played |
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad Sat, 16 April 2016, 04:00 PM IST To Be Played |
Mumbai Indians vs Gujarat Lions, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Sat, 16 April 2016, 08:00 PM IST To Be Played |
Kings XI Punjab vs Rising Pune Supergiants, Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh Sun, 17 April 2016, 08:00 PM IST To Be Played |
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Daredevils, M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore Sun, 17 April 2016, 08:00 PM IST To Be Played |
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad Mon, 18 April 2016, 08:00 PM IST To Be Played |
Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh Tue, 19 April 2016, 08:00 PM IST To Be Played |
Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Wed, 20 April 2016, 08:00 PM IST To Be Played |
Gujarat Lions vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot Thu, 21 April 2016, 08:00 PM IST To Be Played |
Rising Pune Supergiants vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune Fri, 22 April 2016, 08:00 PM IST To Be Played |
Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians, Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi Sat, 23 April 2016, 08:00 PM IST To Be Played |
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kings XI Punjab, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad Sat, 23 April 2016, 08:00 PM IST To Be Played |
Gujarat Lions vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot Sun, 24 April 2016, 08:00 PM IST To Be Played |
Rising Pune Supergiants vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune Sun, 24 April 2016, 08:00 PM IST To Be Played |
Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians, Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh Mon, 25 April 2016, 08:00 PM IST To Be Played |
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rising Pune Supergiants, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad Tue, 26 April 2016, 08:00 PM IST To Be Played |
Delhi Daredevils vs Gujarat Lions, Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi Wed, 27 April 2016, 08:00 PM IST To Be Played |
Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Thu, 28 April 2016, 08:00 PM IST To Be Played |
Rising Pune Supergiants vs Gujarat Lions, Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune Fri, 29 April 2016, 08:00 PM IST To Be Played |
Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi Sat, 30 April 2016, 08:00 PM IST To Be Played |
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad Sat, 30 April 2016, 08:00 PM IST To Be Played |
Gujarat Lions vs Kings XI Punjab, Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot Sun, 1 May 2016, 08:00 PM IST To Be Played |
Rising Pune Supergiants vs Mumbai Indians, Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune Sun, 1 May 2016, 08:00 PM IST To Be Played |
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders, M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore Mon, 2 May 2016, 08:00 PM IST To Be Played |
Gujarat Lions vs Delhi Daredevils, Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot Tue, 3 May 2016, 08:00 PM IST To Be Played |
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab, Eden Gardens, Kolkata Wed, 4 May 2016, 08:00 PM IST To Be Played |
Delhi Daredevils vs Rising Pune Supergiants, Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi Thu, 5 May 2016, 08:00 PM IST To Be Played |
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Gujarat Lions, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad Fri, 6 May 2016, 08:00 PM IST To Be Played |
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rising Pune Supergiants, M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore Sat, 7 May 2016, 08:00 PM IST To Be Played |
Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils, Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur Sat, 7 May 2016, 08:00 PM IST To Be Played |
Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Sun, 8 May 2016, 08:00 PM IST To Be Played |
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Lions, Eden Gardens, Kolkata Sun, 8 May 2016, 08:00 PM IST To Be Played |
Kings XI Punjab vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur Mon, 9 May 2016, 08:00 PM IST To Be Played |
Rising Pune Supergiants vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune Tue, 10 May 2016, 08:00 PM IST To Be Played |
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians, M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore Wed, 11 May 2016, 08:00 PM IST To Be Played |
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Daredevils, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad Thu, 12 May 2016, 08:00 PM IST To Be Played |
Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Fri, 13 May 2016, 08:00 PM IST To Be Played |
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Gujarat Lions, M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore Sat, 14 May 2016, 08:00 PM IST To Be Played |
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rising Pune Supergiants, Eden Gardens, Kolkata Sat, 14 May 2016, 08:00 PM IST To Be Played |
Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Daredevils, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Sun, 15 May 2016, 08:00 PM IST To Be Played |
Kings XI Punjab vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur Sun, 15 May 2016, 08:00 PM IST To Be Played |
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Eden Gardens, Kolkata Mon, 16 May 2016, 08:00 PM IST To Be Played |
Rising Pune Supergiants vs Delhi Daredevils, Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune Tue, 17 May 2016, 08:00 PM IST To Be Played |
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab, M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore Wed, 18 May 2016, 08:00 PM IST To Be Played |
Gujarat Lions vs Kolkata Knight Riders, To Be Announced Thu, 19 May 2016, 08:00 PM IST To Be Played |
Delhi Daredevils vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur Fri, 20 May 2016, 08:00 PM IST To Be Played |
Rising Pune Supergiants vs Kings XI Punjab, Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune Sat, 21 May 2016, 08:00 PM IST To Be Played |
Gujarat Lions vs Mumbai Indians, To Be Announced Sat, 21 May 2016, 08:00 PM IST To Be Played |
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Eden Gardens, Kolkata Sun, 22 May 2016, 08:00 PM IST To Be Played |
Delhi Daredevils vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur Sun, 22 May 2016, 08:00 PM IST To Be Played |
To Be Decided vs To Be Decided, To Be Announced Tue, 24 May 2016, 07:30 PM IST To Be Played |
To Be Decided vs To Be Decided, To Be Announced Wed, 25 May 2016, 08:00 PM IST To Be Played |
To Be Decided vs To Be Decided, To Be Announced Fri, 27 May 2016, 08:00 PM IST To Be Played |
To Be Decided vs To Be Decided, To Be Announced Sun, 29 May 2016, 08:00 PM IST To Be Played |