2020 Indian Premier League Final

The 2020 Indian Premier League Final will be a day/night Twenty20 cricket match will play on 24 May 2020 at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. It will determine the winner of the 2020 season of the Indian Premier League, an annual Twenty20 tournament in India.[1] Mumbai Indians are the defending champion.[2]

2020 Indian Premier League Final
Event2020 Indian Premier League
VenueWankhede Stadium, Mumbai
← 2019

On 13 March 2020, The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has postponed the tournament till April 15, in view of the threat of Corona virus. The first IPL was to begin on March 29 with the match between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings, to be played at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium. On 14 April 2020, Narendra Modi said that the lockdown in India would last until at least 3 May 2020,[3] with the tournament postponed further.[4] The following day, the BCCI suspended the tournament indefinitely due to the pandemic.[5]

References
  1. "Mumbai Indians to host CSK in IPL 2020 opener on March 29". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  2. "IPL 2019: How much prize money will winners, runners up take home?". Indian Express. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  3. "PM Narendra Modi says India will extend coronavirus lockdown until 3 May". BBC News. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  4. "Indian Premier League 2020 set to be further delayed after lockdown extended". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  5. "With India in lockdown, IPL 2020 suspended indefinitely". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
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