Defending Champions Mumbai Indians set to kick-start their title defense on Saturday 19th in Abu Dhabi against Last year’s runner-up Chennai Super Kings.Rhoit Sharma’s men are betting favorites to win 5th title this year and they have strong squad to win first back to back titles.
Match 1 will be a Home game for Mumbai Indians before they play three Road games against Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kings XI Punjab.Mumbai set to play against another title favorites Sunrisers Hyderabad for the first time on 4th October at Sharjah.
Re-match of Game 1 will be played on 23rd October at Sharjah and it will be a away game for Mumbai and home game for Chennai. The Paltan’s will finish their regular season match on 3rd November against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Mumbai Indians complete 2020 IPL Schedule
| MATCH DAY | DAY | DATE | Match time (IST) | Match time (UAE) | VENUE | HOME | AWAY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAT | 19-Sep-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | ABU DHABI | MUMBAI INDIANS | CHENNAI SUPER KINGS |
| 5 | WED | 23-Sep-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | ABU DHABI | KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS | MUMBAI INDIANS |
| 10 | MON | 28-Sep-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | DUBAI | ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE | MUMBAI INDIANS |
| 13 | THU | 1-Oct-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | ABU DHABI | KINGS XI PUNJAB | MUMBAI INDIANS |
| 16 | SUN | 4-Oct-20 | 3:30PM | 2:00PM | SHARJAH | MUMBAI INDIANS | SUNRISERS HYDERABAD |
| 18 | TUE | 6-Oct-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | ABU DHABI | MUMBAI INDIANS | RAJASTHAN ROYALS |
| 23 | SUN | 11-Oct-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | ABU DHABI | MUMBAI INDIANS | DELHI CAPITALS |
| 28 | FRI | 16-Oct-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | ABU DHABI | MUMBAI INDIANS | KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS |
| 30 | SUN | 18-Oct-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | DUBAI | MUMBAI INDIANS | KINGS XI PUNJAB |
| 35 | FRI | 23-Oct-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | SHARJAH | CHENNAI SUPER KINGS | MUMBAI INDIANS |
| 37 | SUN | 25-Oct-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | ABU DHABI | RAJASTHAN ROYALS | MUMBAI INDIANS |
| 40 | WED | 28-Oct-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | ABU DHABI | MUMBAI INDIANS | ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE |
| 43 | SAT | 31-Oct-20 | 3:30PM | 2:00PM | DUBAI | DELHI CAPITALS | MUMBAI INDIANS |
| 46 | TUE | 3-Nov-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | SHARJAH | SUNRISERS HYDERABAD | MUMBAI INDIANS |
On Paper, Mumbai Indians are strongest team in this year’s IPL even without Malinga. With the likes of Bumrah,Pandya and Rohit Sharma can win the game single Handily for four time champions.
Mumbai will have some tough competition from Super Kings, led by Dhoni, who announced his retirement from International Cricket recently and his sole focus will be on winning IPL this year.
Royal Challengers and Kohli has point to prove this year, so they can be in the mix as well.And Sunrisers Hyderabad, another strong contenders with a talented squad can play spoilers for Mumbai.
Can Rohit and Co start their title quest with a win over Super Kings on Saturday?
