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IPL 2018 : Defending champions MI to host CSK in IPL 2018 opener

IPL season 11 schedule was announced by BCCI on Wednesday. The 11th edition of Indian Premier League will see 51 matches to be played crosswise over nine cities.

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In the opening match, defending champions Mumbai Indians will go up against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) who come back to the competition subsequent to serving a two-year suspension. The competition starts on Saturday, April 7. The last match will be played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday, May 27. This season sees the exit of Rising Pune Supergiant and Gujarat Lions. In the meantime, it likewise observes the arrival of Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings. The competition additionally takes after a two-day marathon closeout that was held in January that saw various enormous names exchanging allegiances.The first match of the season sees defending champions Mumbai Indians going up against Chennai Super Kings. It is a repeat of the 2011 final that the Chennai Super Kings won to lift the trophy for the first time.

Check IPL 2018 full list/schedule of matches

7 April: Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings in Mumbai at 8:00 PM

8 April:  Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab in Delhi 4:00 PM

8 April:  Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore in Kolkata 8:00 PM

9 April: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals in Hyderabad at 8:00 PM

10 April: Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders in Chennai at 8:00 PM

11 April: Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Daredevils in Jaipur at 8:00 PM

12 April: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians in Hyderabad at 8:00 PM

13 April: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab in Bangalore at 8:00 PM

14 April: Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Daredevils in Mumbai at 4:00 PM

14 April: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad in Kolkata at 8:00 PM

15 April: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals in Bangalore at 4:00 PM

15 April: Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings in Indore at 8:00 PM

16 April: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Daredevils in Kolkata at 8:00 PM

17 April: Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore in Mumbai at 8:00 PM

18 April: Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders in Jaipur at 8:00 PM

19 April: Kings XI Punjab vs Sunrisers Hyderabad in Indore at 8:00 PM

20 April: Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals in Chennai at 8:00 PM

21 April: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab in Kolkata at 4:00 PM

21 April: Delhi Daredevils vs Royal Challengers Bangalore in Delhi at 8:00 PM

22 April: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings in Hyderabad at 4:00 PM

22 April: Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians in Jaipur at 8:00 PM

23 April: Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils in Indore at 8:00 PM

24 April: Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad in Mumbai at 8:00 PM

25 April: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings in Bangalore at 8:00 PM

26 April: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kings XI Punjab in Hyderabad at 8:00 PM

27 April: Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders in Delhi at 8:00 PM

28 April: Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians in Chennai at 8:00 PM

29 April: Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad in Jaipur at 4:00 PM

29 April: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders in Bangalore at 8:00 PM

30 April: Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Daredevils in Chennai at 8:00 PM

1 May: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians in Bangalore at 8:00 PM

2 May: Delhi Daredevils vs Rajasthan Royals Delhi 8:00 PM

3 May: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings Kolkata 8:00 PM

4 May: Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians Mohali 8:00 PM

5 May: Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Chennai 4:00 PM

5 May: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Daredevils Hyderabad 8:00 PM

6 May: Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders Mumbai 4:00 PM

6 May: Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals Mohali 8:00 PM

7 May: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Hyderabad 8:00 PM

8 May: Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab Jaipur 8:00 PM

9 May: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians Kolkata 8:00 PM

10 May: Delhi Daredevils vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Delhi 8:00 PM

11 May: Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings Jaipur 8:00 PM

12 May: Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders Mohali 4:00 PM

12 May: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Daredevils Bangalore 8:00 PM

13 May:Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Chennai 4:00 PM

13 May: Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals Mumbai 8:00 PM

14 May: Kings XI Punjab vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Mohali 8:00 PM

15 May: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals Kolkata 8:00 PM

16 May: Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab Mumbai 8:00 PM

17 May: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Bangalore 8:00 PM

18 May: Delhi Daredevils vs Chennai Super Kings Delhi 8:00 PM

19 May: Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Jaipur 4:00 PM

19 May: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders Hyderabad 8:00 PM

20 May: Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians Delhi 4:00 PM

20 May: Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab Chennai 8:00 PM

22 May: Qualifier 1, TBD vs TBD, in Mumbai at 8:00 PM

23 May: Eliminator TBD vs TBD, Place to be decided, at 8:00 PM

25 May: Qualifier 2 TBD vs TBD, Place to be decided, at 8:00 PM

27 May: Final TBD vs TBD in Mumbai at 8:00 PM