Mumbai: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday announced that the last two matches of IPL 2021 league phase will be played concurrently.
"In a first for the IPL, the last two league matches before the VIVO IPL 2021 Playoffs will be played concurrently," said a release from the BCCI.
This means that the afternoon match between Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Mumbai Indians (MI) in Abu Dhabi on October 8 will be shifted to the evening slot. The SRH-MI match and the Royal Challengers Bangalore-Delhi Capitals game in Dubai will be played simultaneously at 7.30 pm IST (6 pm UAE time).
The decision to release the tender of media rights for 2023-2027 IPL was also taken in the meeting. It will be released immediately after the announcement of two new IPL teams on October 25.
IPL 2021: Last two league matches to be played simultaneously
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