IPL 2021: Start Date, Venues, Mega or Mini Auctions, Hosting Country all you need to know. New-season of IPL is coming soon. IPL 2021: Start Date, Venues, Mega or Mini Auctions, Hosting Country all you need to know.
Dream11 IPL 2020 completed on 10 November 2020. IPL 2020 was a successful IPL season despite of the COVID-19 situation across the world. Just after the conclusion of Dream IPL 2020, BCCI started the preparation of IPL 2021 which is not too far from here. BCCI will aim to make things go as planned for the 14th season of IPL. So, here is the Opening Date, Venues, Mega or Mini Auctions, Hosting Country about IPL 2021.
IPL Trophy | image credit: twitter
IPL 2021 Starting Date:
As per BCCI plans, the IPL 2021 is likely to start from the mid of April to first week of June 2021. Sourav Ganguly made it clear that he wants the IPL 2021 at its usual pace and he wants to conduct IPL 2021 just like any other IPL held till now except IPL 2020. All this depends on the COVID scenario which is going to play a key role in next year’s IPL, he added.
The next season of IPL is likely to be played in India hopefully everything is in place and the COVID-19 vaccine will be ready by that time, said the president of BCCI. However, we will keep UAE as a backup option, he added.
“Hopefully the vaccine will be out by that time and we can host it,” said Ganguly on hosting IPL 2021 in India.
Mega or Mini Auctions IPL 2021:
As per the sources, Auctions will be conducted in India itself mostly mid February 2021. Also, the BCCI president said that they are yet to take a call on Mega or Mini Auctions due to COVID 19 Pandemic and time scarcity.
Update: IPL mega or mini auction will to be held on 18 February 2021.
Venues and Fixtures:
As the Covid situation getting improved, BCCI likely to conduct the IPL2021 in India only. The venues might be reduced to half due to tough scenes in several parts.
5 Reasons Why RCB failed to make it to the finals of Dream11 IPL2020. Royal Challenger Bangalore flaws in IPL 20 edition: 5 Reasons Why RCB failed to make it to the finals of Dream11 IPL2020
Royal Challenger Bangalore is yet to win an IPL title. This season of IPL 2020 had shown them some rays of hope to get closer to the IPL title and quench RCB’s thirst. But the wait seems to continue for RCB and management. Dream 11 IPL 2020 for RCB started with a win and looked good till the first half of the tournament. RCB won 7 out of their first 10 matches. But as the tournament progressed to the second half, RCB lost all the 5 games they played.
Here are 5 reasons why RCB failed :
Dependence on Virat and AB de Villiers:
Royal Challenger Bangalore is a lot dependent on the performance of Virat and AB. They have choked most of the time when these two batsmen failed to score runs for the side. Virat Kohli was in the good form in the first half but got out early in the last few matches. The same is with AB de Villiers. They need to find a few strong and dependent middle over batsmen to overcome this flaw.
Not giving proper time to the players:
Virat Kohli is someone who believes a lot in the current form. He makes changes in the side very quickly. If a player is not performing to the mark, he will bench him and include other players.
Not finding the right playing 11:
RCB and management have failed to find the perfect playing 11 for the side. We have seen too many changes in the recent games of RCB. Finding the right 11 players for the game is very important and RCB has failed miserably in it. In the last match, Eliminator RCB made as many as four changes in the side, which is rare in a high-intensity match.
Slow Run Rate in middle overs:
Virat Kohli led RCB has the lowest Run Rate in the middle overs(6- 16 overs) in Dream11 IPL 2020. RCB scores with 6.80 runs per over in the middle, which is the lowest in this season of IPL by any team. Because of the slow run rate in middle overs, they have to play drastically fast in the death overs.
Losing too many wickets at death:
Because of the slow knocks in the middle overs, RCB faces a lot of pressure at death overs and they lose too many wickets at death.
IPL 2020 SRH vs RCB: Sunrisers ended Bangalore’s hope to lift the title, won by 6 wickets. Dream11 IPL 2020: Match no 2 of qualifiers, Eliminator SRH vs RCB: Sunrisers ended Bangalore’s hope to lift the title, won by 6 wickets.
Match Highlights(SRH vs RCB):
Kane Williamson’s crucial half-century and Jason Holder’s all-round show eliminated Virat Kohli and his men from Dream11 IPL 2020. Sunrisers Hyderabad chased a total of 132 runs comfortably with 2 balls spare. Now SRH will have to play against Delhi Capitals in qualifier 2 on Sunday, 8th November at Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi. The team to win qualifier 2 will meet Mumbai Indians in the final of Dream11 IPL 2020 on 10th November.
Earlier, David Warner won the toss and invited RCB to bat first. SRH had one change in their lineup, ace Batsman Wriddhiman Saha missed out due to an injury. Shreevats Goswami has replaced him. Also, Royal Challenger Bangalore did as many as four changes in their lineup, Aaron Finch, Adam Zampa, Moeen Ali and Navdeep Saini came back into the playing 11.
Royal Challenger Bangalore(RCB):
The change for RCB did not worked much. Jason holder started the damage by dismissing in-form Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal inside 4 overs. Aaron Finch and AB de Villiers tried to construct a much-needed partnership but Shahbaz Nadeem got Finch(32 from 30 balls) in the 11th over.
However, AB de Villiers stood up at another end and completed his half-century in 43 balls. The other end was inconsistent, SRH bowlers were able to pick all of them with ease. AB de Villiers got bowled to T Natarajan 18th over. From there it was all over for RCB with the bat.
RCB batsmen just managed to put 131 runs on the board with the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs. Jason Holder was the key bowler for SRH, picking 3 wickets while T Natarajan picked 2 and Nadeem got one into his pocket.
Sunrisers Hyderabad(SRH):
The change for Wriddhiman Saha did not pay off to SRH. Mohd. Siraj got wicketkeeper Batsman Shreevats Goswami in the first over of the innings. David Warner and Manish Pandey took Sunrisers past 40 runs in the 5th over. Mohd. Siraj provided another breakthrough to RCB, dismissing skipper David Warner in the 6th over. Manish Pandey also got out in the 9th over off Mohd. Siraj.
Kane Williamson and Jason Holder(SRH) | Image – BCCI/IPL
Kane Williamson and Jason Holder after a few dismissals stitched a match-winning partnership of 65 runs for the 4th wicket. Williamson also completed his half-century and reached the total with two balls to spare. Jason Holder added 24 runs from 20 balls in the partnership.
Mohd. Siraj for RCB took 3 wickets while Yuzi Chahal got one.
That's that from Eliminator.@SunRisers win by 6 wickets. They will face #DelhiCapitals in Qualifier 2 at Abu Dhabi.
Women’s T20 Challenge: Supernova vs Trailblazers Match Preview, Probable11, Fantasy Tips. Jio Women’s T20 Challenge: Match 3, Supernova vs Trailblazers Match Preview, Probable 11, Fantasy Tips, Who will win?
Match Preview(Supernova vs Trailblazers):
Sharjah: The final game of the league stage of Jio Women’s T20 Challenge will be played between Smriti Mandhana’s Trailblazers and Harmanpreet Kaur’s Supernova. The match will be hosted by Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah on Saturday, 7th November 2020. The game will proceed at the usual timings of evening games i.e., 19:30 IST (14:00 GMT), 18:00 LOCAL.
Smriti Mandhana Trailblazers | Image – BCCI/IPL
Trailblazers will be high on confidence, as they restricted Mitali Raj’s Velocity to a short 49 runs total in the last outing on Thursday, 5th November. Sophie Ecclestone picked four wickets against Velocity. The one-sided win from Trailblazers reflected on their Net Run Rate. The Run Rate of Trailblazers is now over +3 and they just need to play a game and try not to lose it with a huge margin and they will be on the finals of the Jio Women’s T20 Challenge.
While Supernova faced a defeat on the opener of the T20 Challenge, Harmanpreet Kaur will look to win this game to reach the finals of the tournament. Velocity thrashed Supernova in the 1st game of the season by 5 wickets. Supernova will look to win the game against Trailblazers to take 2nd spot in the points table leaving behind Velocity. Velocity’s previous miserable defeat resulted in a huge dip in the Net Run Rate( – 1.869).
Dream11 IPL 2020: Eliminator, SRH vs RCB Preview, Probable 11, Fantasy Tips. Match no 2 of the playoffs, Eliminator, SRH vs RCB Preview, Probable 11, Fantasy Tips, Prediction, Who will win?
Match Preview(SRH vs RCB):
Dream11 IPL 2020: Sunrisers Hyderabad will play against Royal Challenger Bangalore to seal the spot in Qualifier 2 against Delhi Capitals. Delhi had lost Qualifier 1 against Mumbai Indians, but due to better performance in the league stages, they will get an extra opportunity to prove themselves. However, the case with Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore is not the same. Whoever lost the eliminator will have to leave the tournament. And the team to win the eliminator will face Delhi Capitals in Eliminator 2.
Sunrisers will come out all guns blazing as they have won all their must-win games back to back. Sunrisers needed to win 3 matches for a spot in the top 4. David Warner led SRH defeated Mumbai Indians(MI), Royal Challenger Bangalore(RCB) and Delhi Capitals(DC) in his last three outings.
While RCB had some different outcomes in its last 4 matches. Royal Challenger Bangalore could not capitalize on its performance of the first half of the league phase, as they lost all their last 4 matches in a trot.
Player’s to Watch:
Wriddhiman Saha and David Warner(SRH):
Wriddhiman Saha and David Warner(SRH) | Image – BCCI/IPL
The Indian wicketkeeper-batsman has changed the fortune of SRH. The management had to take an unusual decision to bench the Englishmen Jhonny Bairstow and open up with Saha alongside skipper David Warner. Saha proved his stance with back to back long batting stand with opener David Warner for the opening wicket. Also, the inclusion of Saha had brought balance in the lineup, they can now play with Jason Holder and Kane Williamson together.
Also, David Warner has shown why he is one of the best white-ball cricketers in the world. He is the most consistent overseas batsman in IPL history. David Warner yet another time has touched the mark of 500 runs. For the 6th time consecutively, Warner tramped over 500 runs.
Warner and Saha partnership will be the crucial one for SRH to cement the qualifier 2 spot. And it is seen almost 99% of matches they win just because of their opening stand.
Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers(RCB):
AB de Villiers (RCB) } Image – BCCI/IPL
RCB for the first time in the last six years reached playoffs and they would definitely want to make it count. Royal Challenger Bangalore depends a lot on performances from Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers. Virat from consecutive flop shows in the starting matches to score back to back half centuries has come a long way.
AB de Villers has not delivered in past few matches for RCB. Now this will be high time that he could do something for his side. Also, in the previous outing against SRH, AB scored a brilliant half-century to take his side to victory.
Rashid Khan(SRH) and Yuzvendra Chahal(RCB):
The spin duo has been the leading wicket-takers for their respective teams. Yuzvendra leading the spinners chart with 20 wickets in 14 matches while on the other hand, Rashid Khan has been outstanding in giving breakthroughs. Khan picked 19 wickets in 14 outings for SRH and is the leading wicket-taker for Hyderabad. A good performance from these two can lead their respective side to victory.
Head to Head(DRH vs RCB):
Played : 17 | SRH: 9 |RCB: 7 |No Result : 1
Probable 11(SRH vs RCB):
Sunrisers Hyderabad(SRH):
David Warner(c), W Saha(w), Manish Pandey, J Holder, Abdul Samad, Abhishek Sharma, Priyam Garg, Rashid Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed, T Natarajan
Full Squad(SRH):
Kane Williamson, David Warner (c), Jonny Bairstow (wk), Manish Pandey, Mohammad Nabi, Priyam Garg, Vijay Shankar, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Virat Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Basil Thampi, Abhishek Sharma, Billy Stanlake, Sandeep Sharma, Shahbaz Nadeem, Shreevats Goswami, Siddarth Kaul, K Khaleel Ahmed, T Natarajan, Mitchell Marsh, Bavanaka Sandeep, Fabian Allen, Abdul Samad, Sanjay Yadav, Rashid Khan
Royal Challenger Bangalore(RCB):
Devdutt Padikkal, Aaron Finch, Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers (wk), Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Isuru Udana, Navdeep Saini, C Morris, Yuzvendra Chahal
Full Squad(RCB):
Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers, Parthiv Patel (wk), Aaron Finch, Josh Philippe, Chris Morris, Moeen Ali, Mohammed Siraj, Shahbaz Ahmed, Devdutt Padikkal, Yuzvendra Chahal, Navdeep Saini, Dale Steyn, Pawan Negi, Isuru Udana, Shivam Dube, Umesh Yadav, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Washington Sundar, Pavan Deshpande, Adam Zampa.
Fantasy Tips(SRH vs RCB):
David Warner, W Saha, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Manish Pandey, J Holder, Washington Sundar, Rashid Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sandeep Sharma, C Morris.
MI vs DC: Mumbai secures Final spot after Crumbling Delhi by 57 runs. Dream11 IPL2020: Qualifier 1, MI vs DC: Mumbai secures Final spot after Crumbling Delhi by 57 runs.
Highlights(MI vs DC):
MI vs DC: Mumbai Indians defeated Delhi Capitals to head straight to the finals of Dream11 IPL2020 for the second consecutive year. Mumbai is on song this edition of IPL 2020. This is Delhi’s straight third loss to Mumbai Indians in IPL2020 held in Dubai. All three wins Mumbai took the game with them convincingly and one-sided matches were produced.
Earlier, Delhi Capitals won the toss and invited Mumbai Indians to bat first. With the very first over of the game, intent became clear to score as much as possible. Quinton de Kock smashed Daniel Sams for 15 runs. Ravi Ashwin provided the first breakthrough to Capitals, dismissing skipper Rohit Sharma for a duck in the very first ball.
But de Kock and Surya Kumar looked fearless to score runs on regular occasions. In the 8th over Ravi Ashwin once again dismissed Quinten de Kock when he was about to reach his half-century. Surya Kumar Yadav got caught to Shikhar Dhawan after a well-directed half-century from his bat.
Ashwin dismissed Pollard for a duck in the 13th over. But the other end looked in complete control. Ishan Kishan completed his half-century in 30 balls with 4 fours and 3sixes.
On the other end, Hardik Pandya smashed bowlers out of the park smoothly. Hardik scored 37 runs in just 14 balls with a strike rate of 264.29, hitting 5 sixes in his short innings.
Mumbai scored a total of 200 runs in the loss of 5 wickets in 20 overs.
For Delhi Capitals Ravi Ashwin was the pick of the bowlers, Ashwin picked 3 wickets of Rohit, de Kock and Pollard, While one wicket each for Anrich Nortje and Stoinis.
Shreyas Iyer led Delhi Capitals had no clue to Mumbai’s lethal bowling. Trent Boult in the very first over dismissed Prithivi Shaw and Ajinkya Rahane for a duck. Trent Boult produced a two-wicket maiden over for Mumbai.
Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah celebrating after Stoinis wicket | Image – BCCI/IPL
In the second over, Bumrah dismissed Shikhar Dhawan for a duck with a perfect yorker. At this time Delhi’s score was 0/3. This was the only second time in the history of IPL, the team getting three straight ducks from the first three batsmen. Earlier, This was done in Deccan Chargers and Chennai Super Kings match.
Shreyas Iyer and Marcus Stoinis tried to pull the game towards themselves but Bumrah dismissed Shreyas Iyer in his 2nd over. Marcus Stoinis played a good knock under pressure, scoring 65 from 46 balls.
Axer Patel on the other hand showed some wrist work, Patel scored 42 runs from 33 balls. This was not enough for Delhi to overshadow Mumbai. As a result, Mumbai Indians won the game by 57 runs and head straight to the finals of Dream11 IPL2020.
Delhi was restricted to just 143 – 8 in 20 overs by Mumbai Indians.
For Mumbai, Jasprit Bumrah ended with 4/14 and won the purple cap. Trent Boult figures were also threatening 2/9 in 2 overs. While Kieron Pollard and Krunal Pandya picked one each.
Only one team in #IPL2020 has batted this way….relentless assault. Depth in the batting is for this very purpose….they’ve fulfilled it. #MI is the best T20 franchise team on the planet. Too good. 👏👏 #MIvDC
Jio Women’s T20 Challenge: Trailblazers brutally beats Velocity by 9 wickets. Match 2 of Jio Women’s T20 Challenge: Trailblazers brutally beats Velocity by 9 wickets.
Highlights(Velocity vs Trailblazers):
Jio Women’s T20 Challenge, Match no 2, Smriti Mandhana’s Trailblazers beat Mitali’s Velocity by 9 wickets. Sophie Ecclestone, Jhulan Goswami and Rajeshwari Gayakwad sheer dominance bowled out Velocity for the lowest total in the history of Women’s T20 League. Velocity just managed to score 47 runs before they got bowled out by Trailblazers in 15.1 overs.
Earlier, Velocity got the toss to their side and they decided to bat first. The first breakthrough for Trailblazer came in 3rd over of Jhulan Goswami. Goswami picked Shafali Verma, 13 from 9 balls which include a four and a six.
Sophie Ecclestone picked two wickets in the 4th over. Ecclestone dismissed skipper Mithali Raj and Veda Krishnamurthy on consecutive deliveries. Mitali Raj scored a single run while Veda Krishnamurthy went for a golden duck.
Jhulan Goswami picked another wicket in the 5th over, dismissing D Wyatt. Sophie Ecclestone collected her 3rd wicket in the 6th over of the game. She dismissed Sushma Verma(1 from 8 balls).
Previous match-winner Sune Luus dismissed by Rajeshwari Gayakwad in the 9th over, Sikha Pandey got out in 10 runs. Sushree Dibyadarshini got out for a duck off Rajeshwari Gayakwad in the 9th over. To finish off, Ekta Bisht and Jahanara Alam were picked by Dipti Sharma and Ecclestone respectively.
Trailblazers || Image – BCCI/IPL
Velocity got reduced to 47 runs for 10 wickets in 15.1 overs. Sophie Ecclestone was the centre of the talks as she returned with figures 4 wickets in 3.1 overs giving away just 9 runs. While Goswami and Gayakwad got two wickets each in their bag and Dipti Sharma managed to open her account.
Trailblazers did not give a single chance to Velocity to come back and get settle down.
In response to a low scoring total, Trailblazers reached 49 runs in just 7.5 overs. Trailblazers in the loss of Smriti Mandhana got to the total with Deandra Dottin scoring 29 runs from 28 balls while Richa Ghosh scored 13 runs off 10 balls.
The Net Run Rate of Trailblazers goes high to +3.905 with a low scoring win on Thursday, 5th November. Sophie Ecclestone was awarded Player of The Match for her 4 wickets in 3.1 overs.
We have a great team with a great bunch of girls, to come up here again and play for them is great. When the wicket wasn’t turning, so I tried to keep it straight and vary the pace. It’s quite nice to get a few wickets. So many youngsters around, they are teaching me the Hindi language and I’m trying to understand their culture.
Smriti Mandhana | Trailblazers captain:
We were really excited. We were raring to play cricket after a break of seven months. It was a good game. I was happy with Mithali’s decision as we wanted to have a look at the wicket. The bowling plans were according to the batters. I just told all the bowlers to keep it back of a length and stick to the stump line. We have a good spin attack. I was following IPL, so I thought we had a good bowling attack (with all the spinners). It’s an exciting tournament, even last year it was really exciting. It’s an amazing opportunity for everyone. This is really going to help women’s cricket.
Deandra Dottin:
I just wanted to get the runs quickly because cricket is a funny game. There could be a spot where you will have to go through on net run rate. Talking to my friends back home, watching Netflix, that’s all that I have been doing during the lockdown. We will rest up a bit before playing our next game.
Mithali Raj | Velocity captain:
Definitely (would want to forget this game). But it is fine because when you have a fresh wicket the batters want to have a bat. That’s the reason we chose to bat. Personally, I would have liked Dani and Shafali to have a big partnership because they are the key for our batting line up and we are dependent on them to give us a start. Unfortunately in both the games we didn’t get that, Shafali played a cameo but we wanted Dani to spend some time in the middle and then there was a collapse. We are going to recover from this defeat. I think it is important we regroup and analyze, we haven’t had much preparation, two games back to back and no team gets bad in one game. The girls just need to cheer up because they would have felt bad after today’s game.
Women’s T20 Challenge: Velocity beats Supernova by 5 wickets. The first game of Women’s T20 Challenge and what a thriller: Velocity beats Supernova by 5 wickets.
Match Highlights (Velocity vs Supernova):
Women’s T20 Challenge opener was played between Supernova and Velocity on Wednesday, 4th November. The opener was hosted at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah at usual timings of evening matches i.e.,19:30 IST (14:00 GMT), 18:00 LOCAL. The first match was one of the thrillers to watch. It was a low scoring game due to Sharjah pitches which tends to slow down as the tournament progresses.
Earlier, Velocity won the toss and opt to bowl first, keeping that dew factor in mind. The first breakthrough came in the 6th over, Kasperek dismissing Priya Punia (11 off 15). Rodrigues(7 off 8) became the second one to get dismissed in 8th over by Ekta Bisht. A good partnership between Athapaththu and captain Harmanpreet Kaur which took Supernova past 85 runs. The partnership was broken by Jahanara Alam picking Athapaththu(44 off 39) in 14 over.
Harmanpreet Kaur(31 from 27) looked in good touch but sent to the dugout by Jahanara Alam. S Siriwardene managed to score 18 from 21 balls and got run out. No other got to settle down at the end as a result Supernova put 126 – 8 in 20 overs.
Ekta Bisht was the pick of the bowler, she returned with the figures 3/22 in 4 overs while Jahanara Alam and Kasperek got two wickets each.
Velocity didn’t get a good start, Ayabonga Khaka dismissed Danielle Wyatt for a duck. Shafali Verma(17 from 11 balls) could not capitalize on her good start, she was removed by Ayabonga Khaka in the 3rd over, Captain Mitali Raj(7 off 19 balls) also dismissed cheaply by S Siriwardene in the 9th over.
Veda Krishnamurthy and Sushma Verma stitched a good partnership of another 30 runs, this partnership for the 4th wicket took Velocity past 60 runs in the 13th over. While Veda Krishnamurthy (29 from 28 balls) was dismissed by Radha Yadav in the 13th over.
Velocity got a match-winning duo when Sushma Verma and Sune Luus took Velocity closer to the total. They built a good another 50 runs stand and almost won the game for Velocity. But Sushma Verma(34 from 33 balls) was dismissed to Poonam Yadav on the last ball of the 18th over.
Velocity vs Supernova | Image – BCCI/IPL
Sune Luus was unbeaten on quickfire 37 from 21 balls. Velocity reached a total of 129 – 5 in one ball prior. For Supernova, Ayabonga Khaka picked two wickets while, Radha Yadav, Poonam Yadav and Shashikala Siriwardene got one wicket each.
Yes, we were 20 runs short, but if you want to win the game, you have to keep bowling well. I think whatever we thought, we didn’t bowl according to our plans in the last couple of overs. They batted really well. Last four overs, we didn’t utilize it very well with the bat. We could’ve looked for the singles at least but we didn’t get those runs. Playing after a long time, it’s not easy for the players. If you keep winning then only you can survive in this tournament. We need to come up with a positive approach in the next game. There was dew in the last couple of overs, but I feel it’s part of the game and we didn’t win this because we didn’t bowl well in the last couple of overs.
Mithali Raj | Velocity (winning) captain:
It went very close. Definitely challenging. Most of the girls were part of the T20 World Cup but Jhulan and I are playing after the last edition. I was expecting 120-130, but you expect the openers to get you 30-40 runs. Losing Dani, our main player, there was some panic, but Veda and Luus have played really well and got us back on track. Such platforms help young players rub shoulders with seniors and their idols and that’s excellent exposure for them. It’s difficult to prepare for back-to-back games since it’s a 2 PM game tomorrow, but that’s how it is.
Sune Luus | Player of the Match (37* off 21):
It was a difficult task. The other team bowled very well, but Veda and Sushma batted really well, rotated the strike and hit boundaries too. Sushma told me every ball to stay here till the end. I didn’t find the surface that difficult, and it was coming on quite nicely. You saw the sixes that we managed to hit. I think it played nicely throughout the innings, so I think it depends on your style of batting whether the conditions suit you or not. We’re very grateful to the BCCI and the ICC, for organizing a tournament like this, especially in these crazy times.
IPL 2021 Mega Auction date, IPL 2021 Mini Auction date, all you need to know. BCCI hinted at the IPL2021 Auction date, all you need to know. IPL 2021 auction date February 18, finalized in BCCI Annual General Meeting on 24 December’2020.
Dream11 IPL 2020 successfully completed in UAE. On 10th November IPL 2020 got the winner as Mumbai Indians. IPL 2021 Auctions details were also hinted.
IPL 2020 Winner | Image Credit: BCCI/IPL
What is the IPL 2021 Auction tentative date and time? IPL 2021 Auction likely to be held on 18 February 2021. IPL 2021 Auction expected to start by 330 PM India timing.
Which TV channel will broadcast IPL 2021 Auction? Where I can watch IPL 2021 Auction online? Star Sport will broadcast IPL 2021 Auction. You can also watch IPL 2021 Auction online streaming on Disney+ Hotstar.
Chennai super kings Captain and Management had already spoken of changing the core of the side by 2021 IPL. CSK will release the old payers from the squad and buy a mix of young and experienced players. This has been the poorest performance of CSK in the 13 seasons of IPL. Kings XI will also look to include some big names in the bowling unit. Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders will also purchase some quality players to strengthen their unit. After loosing eliminator match Royal Challengers Bangalore Director Mike Hesson also said that RCB will have a new squad before IPL 2021.
Initially, due to the COVID pandemic, there were no hopes of IPL Mega Auctions before 2021 but it seems there is a possibility now for the cash-rich tournament to carry 2021 auctions.
As per the sources, there was a good change of mega auction in the UAE itself after the wrap from Dream11 IPL 2020. But due to the unwillingness from franchise IPL 2021 auction will be organized most probably in February 2021. BCCI called Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 24 December’2020 to decide the IPL 2021 mega or mini auction date, new IPL teams and many other India team events throughout the year 2021.
The franchise would be more than happy if BCCI successfully conducts the Auction ahead of 2021 IPL. A lot of eyes will be on the BCCI president to take the decision of Auctions. BCCI would also want to carry out the Auctions to make the competition more thrilling and exciting for the fans and the players.
IPL Auctions | Image – BCCI/IPL
BCCI had also decided to host IPL2021 in India itself if the COVID situation will be under control and if the vaccine will be in place. However, UAE will be considered as the backup option for cash-rich tournament 2021.
Update: BCC called annual general meeting on 24 December 2020 to take decision to add 2 new teams in IPL and decide the IPL 2021 Auction date.
BCCI got approval from the India government to play IPL 2021 with 50% of the audience.
IPL 2021 Auction Date: 18 February 2020.
BCCI is adding new IPL team before the IPL 2022 Auction not IPL 2021. Tender for a new IPL team will be posted after the PL 2021 completion.
IPL 2020: Qualifier 1 MI vs DC Match Preview, Probable XI, Fantasy Tips. Dream11 IPL 2020: Qualifier 1 MI vs DC Match Preview, Probable XI, Fantasy Tips, Who will win?
Match Preview(MI vs DC):
Dream11 IPL 2020 finally has entered into the business end now. After a lot of thrilling and exciting contests in the league stages. What could be more interesting than six teams fighting for a spot in playoffs till the end of the tournament? While Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challenger Bangalore making it to the final four of the Playoffs.
Qualifier 1 of Dream11 IPL2020 will be played between defending champions Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals, Delhi who is clearly eyeing to open their account in the list of IPL Winners. The match will be played on Thursday, 5th November at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai. Action will begin in the usual timings of evening games i.e., 19:30 IST (14:00 GMT), 18:00 LOCAL.
Delhi Capitals(DC):
Shreyas Iyer led Delhi Capitals has shown their calibre in the first half of the tournament. The later phase did not go as planned, loosing back to back games in a trot. Delhi in his last five games just managed to get a single win. That win came against Royal Challenger Bangalore which put them in 2nd spot of the points table.
Delhi Capitals(DC) | Image – BCCI/IPL
The yet to become champions would definitely come up with a master plan against mighty Mumbai in order to get a direct ticket to the final of the IPL on 10th November. Prithivi Shaw is definitely not in the best flow at the moment, just been able to score 228 in 12 games.
Few changes in the last game proved out positive for them. Ajinkya Rahane coming in at number 3 giving them necessary momentum after a poor start. Axer Patel and Daniel Sams have provided enough depth in bowling as well as in batting. Though Danial Samas was expensive last night but the combination gets almost perfect with the inclusion of the Australian.
Anrich Nortje hitting the balls at right length is a good sign for Delhi Capitals. Rabada’s form will be crucial for them. Shreyas Iyer will also look to score big for his side in order to defeat robust Mumbai.
Mumbai Indians(MI):
The four-time champions are on song this IPL. They have a smooth IPL journey this edition. Mumbai Indians performance has been consistent this season. Producing a different match-winner in every other game is their strength.
The last match against Sunrisers Hyderabad did not go their way, probably the worst defeat this season for them. Given that they benched their key matchwinners, Bumrah, Boult and Pandya were given rest to overcome workload. This also broke their momentum to a certain extent. But Mumbai will be full of confidence in the game against DC to get one step closer to their 5th IPL Trophy.
Mumbai and Delhi(MI vs DC) | Image – BCCI/IPL
A good sign for Mumbai is that their skipper is back to lead the team. Rohit got injured with a hamstring injury in the match against Kings XI Punjab which went for double super over. The Mumbai skipper has recovered well and is completely fine now. Also, Kieron Pollard is constantly smashing balls out of the park and produced match-winning knock for MI.
