On Tuesday, after the meeting of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Governing Council, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to organized the last two league games of the 14th edition of the tournament will be taking place simultaneously. Originally when two matches on scheduled to the same day, the first game starts at 3:30 pm (IST), and the second game starts at 7:30 p.m. (IST).
The last two league matches of the IPL 2021 will be played between Sunrises Hyderabad (SRH) vs Mumbai Indians (MI) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) vs Delhi Capitals (DC).
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Announcing the same through a statement, BCCI wrote: “In a first for the IPL, the last two league matches before the VIVO IPL 2021 Playoffs will be played concurrently. On the last day of the league stage (08.10.2021) of the ongoing season, instead of having one afternoon match and one evening match, two matches (SRH v MI and RCB v DC) will be played simultaneously at 7.30 PM IST (6.00 PM GST).”
The 14th edition of the IPL 2021 is moving towards the business end as none of the teams have made their place secure in the playoffs. Delhi Capitals had a chance to become the first team to enter the play-offs on Tuesday, but their loss to Kolkata Knight Riders in Sharjah means Rishabh Pant’s team will have to wait longer.
MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings could secure their play-offs berth if they beat bottom-placed SunRisers Hyderabad in their next outing. BCCI also announced that they releasing a Tender for the IPL Media Rights for the 2023-2027 cycle.
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In a statement regarding the same, BCCI wrote: “The IPL Media Rights tender for the cycle 2023-2027 will be released immediately after the appointment of two new IPL teams which is scheduled to be announced on 25th October 2021.”
