PBKS IPL schedule: KL Rahul and co. to play Virat Kohli-led RCB 'Twice' in Ahmedabad

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have released the entire itinerary of the Indian Premier League 2021 (IPL 2021) season. The tournament will kick-off with a game between defending champions Mumbai Indians and the Royal Challengers Bangalore on April 9. The IPL 2021 season will be played across six venues and matches are not scheduled to be played at the home grounds of Punjab Kings (PBKS), Sunrisers Hyderabad and the Rajasthan Royals.

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PBKS match schedule: KL Rahul and co. to take on Rajasthan Royals in Mumbai

Earlier, the Punjab Kings franchise had expressed their grievances to the BCCI after the latter omitted Mohali from their list of IPL 2021 venues. As per reports, the franchise owners were unhappy over losing their home advantage for matches in the tournament. As it turns out, all IPL 2021 games will be played at neutral venues and all teams will play at four out of the six venues during the league stage.

According to the PBKS IPL schedule, the KL Rahul-led side will take on the Rajasthan Royals in their opening match of IPL 2021 on April 12 in Mumbai. The PBKS vs RR game will get underway at 7:30 PM (IST). They will play their 14 league games in Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai and Ahmedabad respectively.

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PBKS IPL schedule

Here is a look at the entire PBKS match schedule for the much-awaited IPL 2021 season.

Date	Match	Venue	Time
April 12	RR vs PBKS	Mumbai	7:30 PM (IST)
April 16	PBKS vs CSK	Mumbai	7:30 PM (IST)
April 18	DC vs PBKS	Mumbai	7:30 PM (IST)
April 21	PBKS vs SRH	Chennai	3:30 PM (IST)
April 23	PBKS vs MI	Chennai	7:30 PM (IST)
April 26	PBKS vs KKR	Ahmedabad	7:30 PM (IST)
April 30	PBKS vs RCB	Ahmedabad	7:30 PM (IST)
May 2	PBKS vs DC	Ahmedabad	7:30 PM (IST)
May 6	RCB vs PBKS	Ahmedabad	7:30 PM (IST)
May 9	CSK vs PBKS	Bengaluru	3:30 PM (IST)
May 13	MI vs PBKS	Bengaluru	3:30 PM (IST)
May 15	KKR vs PBKS	Bengaluru	7:30 PM (IST)
May 19	SRH vs PBKS	Bengaluru	7:30 PM (IST)
May 22	PBKS vs RR	Bengaluru	7:30 PM (IST)

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PBKS team for IPL 2021

Here is a look at the entire PBKS team for the IPL 2021 season, as per the retentions and new purchases at the auction.

PBKS players retained

KL Rahul (c), Arshdeep Singh, Chris Gayle, Darshan Nalkande, Harpreet Brar, Mandeep Singh, Mayank Agarwal, Mohammad Shami, Murugan Ashwin, Nicholas Pooran, Sarfaraz Khan, Deepak Hooda, Ishan Porel, Ravi Bishnoi, Chris Jordan and Prabhsimran Singh.

PBKS players purchased at IPL 2021 auction

Dawid Malan, Riley Meredith, Jhye Richardson, Shahrukh Khan, Jalaj Saxena, Moises Henriques, Utkarsh Singh, Fabian Allen and Saurabh Kumar.

PBKS 2021 schedule

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