The 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL) will get under way with a mouthwatering clash between defending champions Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore on 9 April.

The almost two-months-long competition will once again be held on Indian shores after the UAE hosted the 2020 edition where Rohit Sharma captained Mumbai to their fifth IPL crown.

All the playoff matches will be held at the new Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, with the final scheduled to take place on 30 May.

The first half of encounters will all take place in Mumbai and Chennai before the cities of Ahmedabad, Delhi, Bengaluru, Kolkata will be introduced.

The fixture list will accommodate a total of 11 double-headers with no spectators allowed to attend at first.

Full fixtures:

Friday, 9 April: Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (Chennai)

Saturday, 10 April: Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals (Mumbai)

Sunday, 11 April: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders (Chennai)

Monday, 12 April: Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings (Mumbai)

Tuesday, 13 April: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians (Chennai)

Wednesday, 14 April: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (Chennai)

Thursday, 15 April: Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals (Mumbai)

Friday, 16 April: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings (Mumbai)

Saturday, 17 April: Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (Chennai)

Sunday, 18 April: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders (Chennai), Delhi Capitals vs Punjab Kings (Mumbai)

Monday, 19 April: Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals (Mumbai)

Tuesday, 20 April: Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians (Chennai)

Wednesday, 21 April: Punjab Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (Chennai), Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings (Mumbai)

Thursday, 22 April: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals (Mumbai)

Friday, 23 April: Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians (Chennai)

Saturday, 24 April: Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders (Mumbai)

Sunday, 25 April: Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (Mumbai), Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Capitals (Chennai)

Monday, 26 April: Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians (Ahmedabad)

Tuesday, 27 April: Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (Ahmedabad)

Wednesday, 28 April: Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (Delhi)

Thursday, 29 April: Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals (Delhi), Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders (Ahmedabad)

Friday, 30 April: Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (Ahmedabad)

Saturday, 1 May: Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings (Delhi)

Sunday, 2 May: Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (Delhi), Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals (Ahmedabad)

Monday, 3 May: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (Ahmedabad)

Tuesday, 4 May: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians (Delhi)

Wednesday, 5 May: Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings (Delhi)

Thursday, 6 May: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Punjab Kings (Ahmedabad)

Friday, 7 May: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings (Delhi)

Saturday, 8 May: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals (Ahmedabad), Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians (Delhi)

Sunday, 9 May: Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings (Bangalore), Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (Kolkata)

Monday, 10 May: Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders (Bangalore)

Tuesday, 11 May: Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals (Kolkata)

Wednesday, 12 May: Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders (Bangalore)

Thursday, 13 May: Mumbai Indians vs Punjab Kings (Bangalore), Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals (Kolkata)

Friday, 14 May: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Capitals (Kolkata)

Saturday, 15 May: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings (Bangalore)

Sunday, 16 May: Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (Kolkata), Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians (Bangalore)

Monday, 17 May: Delhi Capitals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (Kolkata)

Tuesday, 18 May: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals (Bangalore)

Wednesday, 19 May: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Punjab Kings (Bangalore)

Thursday, 20 May: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians (Kolkata)

Friday, 21 May: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (Bangalore), Delhi Capitals vs Chennai Super Kings (Kolkata)

Saturday, 22 May: Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals (Bangalore)

Sunday, 23 May: Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals (Kolkata), Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings (Kolkata)

Tuesday, 25 May: Qualifier 1

Wednesday, 26 May: Eliminator

Friday, 28 May: Qualifier 2

Sunday, 30 May: Final