CSK IPL schedule: MS Dhoni and co. to kick off IPL 2021 season at the Wankhede on April 10

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sunday announced the schedule of the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League. As per the IPL 2021 schedule, the cricketing extravaganza is set to commence on April 9 with the final slated to be played on May 30. The tournament opener will see Royal Challengers Bangalore lock horns with defending champions Mumbai Indians in Chennai. Notably, after two years, the mega league will return home with Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai & Kolkata hosting the marquee event.

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CSK team schedule: Yellow Army to kick off IPL 2021 against Delhi Capitals

Every team is set to play at a neutral venue and all teams will play at 4 out of 6 venues designated for the tournament during the league stage. There will be 11 doubleheaders in which 6 teams will play 3 afternoon matches & two teams will play 2 afternoon matches in the marquee tournament. The IPL 2021 schedule has been mapped in a way that every team will travel only three times during the league stage, thus reducing the commute and minimising risks involving contracting COVID-19. With just over a month for the tournament to get underway, here's a look at the Chennai Super Kings schedule for IPL 2021.

According to the CSK IPL schedule, MS Dhoni's men will take on Delhi Capitals in their opening match of IPL 2021 on Saturday, April 10 in Mumbai. The CSK vs DC game will get underway at 7:30 PM (IST). The three-time IPL champions will play their first five matches in Mumbai, followed by four in Delhi, three in Bengaluru and the last two games in Kolkata.

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CSK IPL schedule

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CSK team 2021

CSK players retained

MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Faf du Plessis, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ambati Rayudu, N. Jagadeesan, Robin Uthappa, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Dwayne Bravo, Karn Sharma, R. Sai Kishore, Mitchell Santner, Imran Tahir, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Lungi Ngidi, Josh Hazlewood, KM Asif.

CSK players bought at IPL 2021 auction

Moeen Ali (₹7 crore), K Gowtham (₹9.25 crore), Cheteshwar Pujara (₹50 lakh), M Harisankar Reddy (₹20 lakh), K. Bhagath Varma (₹20 lakh), C Hari Nishanth (₹20 lakh)

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SOURCE: CHENNAI SUPER KINGS TWITTER