The first match of the Indian Premier League was againstRCB and MI. The winner of the match was decided at the final ball of the match.This match witnessed the unprecedented victory of RCB in its opening match, andRohit’s team for the first time lost a match on the land of Chennai.
On the first match of IPL 2021, Kohli’s team defeatedMumbai Indians by 2 wickets. It was the first time in the history of IPL thatRCB managed to win their first match of the tournament whereas MI faced thedefeat in Chennai for the very first time.
Harshal Patel from Royal Challengers won the title of‘Man of the Match’, Patel gave 27 runs in his innings and sent 5 MI playersback to the pavilion. Harshal for the first time took 5 wickets against MumbaiIndians in his journey of IPL.
This season for the first time will witness two matches aday even on weekdays, in past seasons; two matches a day were only scheduled onSaturdays and Sundays.
IPL matches will be played only on the grounds of sixstates of the country, this year no teams will play the game on their homeground. And the season’s finale is scheduled to be held at the Narendra ModiStadium in Ahemdabad. The stadium will evidence the IPL tournament for thefirst time after the changed name.
Today Chennai’s team CSK will play against Delhi’s teamDC at 7:30 in the evening.