The 13th season of the IPL starts on March 29 this year. The schedule of knockout matches has also been released. This time also, 8 teams will compete for the title. All double header matches of the tournament are held on Sunday. A total of 60 matches will be played in this tournament lasting 57 days. The finals will be played on May 24 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The first match of the season will be played between the defending champions Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings at Wankhede. In the 2020 auction, Kolkata Knight Riders have included Australia's Pat Cummins with the highest amount of Rs 15.5 crore in their team. The team winning the tournament will get a prize money of Rs 20.83 crore.
Of the 8 teams in the IPL, 6 are headed by Indian players, while Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad have captained foreign players. Dhoni, Virat and Rohit will once again be don the captain's hat on ground. Shreyas Iyer and Lokesh Rahul will also try their hand among these giants.