#IPL2018 to begin on April 7 in Mumbai's Wankhede stadium

NewsBharati    05-Mar-2018
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Mumbai, March 5: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has confirmed that the opening ceremony of the IPL 2018 will be held on April 7 at Mumbai's Wankhede stadium.

The decision has been made at the behest of the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators. The opening game will be between defending champions Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings, the two-time champions, who are returning to the league after serving 2-year suspension.

 

The 11th edition of the world's most popular and competitive T20 tournament will be played at nine venues across 51 days. The much-anticipated final between the winner of Qualifier 1 and the winner of Qualifier 2 will be played at Wankhede Stadium on May 27.

The IPL governing council decided to increase the budget, by what is a significant margin from Rs 3.5 crore per opening ceremony to Rs 50 crore for one, in a bid to provide the build-up event to the IPL with some internationally starry flavour.

The multiple opening ceremonies last year though were limited to having Bollywood celebrities on stage.

 
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