Our report becomes verified today when IPL announced schedule for 2016 edition and Mumbai Indians and Rising Pune Supergiants will take on each other in the opening match of tournament on 9th April. We reported earlier that IPL 2016’s first match will be played between Pune and Mumbai, and it becomes true. We also mentioned that schedule would announce on Wednesday but it didn’t happen yesterday as officials were busy to solve indo-pak wt20 match venue issue.
We also reported that first qualifier of the tournament will be played on 24 whereas eliminator to be held on 27. We said, “Two qualifiers, 1 eliminator and final match are to play during 6-day time period. The first qualifier match will be played on 24 May between the top two teams of the group stage and winner of this match will proceed to final. Loser of this game will have one more chance to play second qualifier on 27 May which will be against the winner of Eliminator which will be played on 25 May, 2016.”
10 venues Mumbai, Kolkata, Mohali, Bengaluru, Rajkot, Delhi, Hyderabad, Pune, Nagpur and Raipur will host 58 matches of Indian Premier League ninth edition. Two Gujarat Lions matches venue are yet to be confirmed. Match 51 and 54 venues are not declared.
IPL Chairman Mr. Rajiv Shukla said, “All the top players from around the world will be seen in action this year. This season the IPL will be played at 10 venues – Mohali, Delhi, Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Rajkot and Raipur. I am excited to join the fans to see a lot of exciting cricket over the next three months.”
Mumbai Indians are the title defending champions in the competition.
IPL 2016 Schedule
| Date | Match | Fixture | Venue |
| 9 April 2016 | Match 1 | Mumbai vs Pune | Mumbai |
| 10 April 2016 | Match 2 | Kolkata vs Delhi | Kolkata |
| 11 April 2016 | Match 3 | Punjab vs Gujarat | Mohali |
| 12 April 2016 | Match 4 | Bangalore vs Hyderabad | Bengaluru |
| 13 April 2016 | Match 5 | Kolkata vs Mumbai | Kolkata |
| 14 April 2016 | Match 6 | Gujarat vs Pune | Rajkot |
| 15 April 2016 | Match 7 | Delhi vs Punjab | Delhi |
| 16 April 2016 | Match 8 | Hyderabad vs Kolkata | Hyderabad |
| Match 9 | Mumbai vs Gujarat | Mumbai | |
| 17 April 2016 | Match 10 | Punjab vs Pune | Mohali |
| Match 11 | Bangalore vs Delhi | Bengaluru | |
| 18 April 2016 | Match 12 | Hyderabad vs Mumbai | Hyderabad |
| 19 April 2016 | Match 13 | Punjab vs Kolkata | Mohali |
| 20 April 2016 | Match 14 | Mumbai vs Bangalore | Mumbai |
| 21 April 2016 | Match 15 | Gujarat vs Hyderabad | Rajkot |
| 22 April 2016 | Match 16 | Pune vs Bangalore | Pune |
| 23 April 2016 | Match 17 | Delhi vs Mumbai | Delhi |
| Match 18 | Hyderabad vs Punjab | Hyderabad | |
| 24 April 2016 | Match 19 | Gujarat vs Bangalore | Rajkot |
| Match 20 | Pune vs Kolkata | Pune | |
| 25 April 2016 | Match 21 | Punjab vs Mumbai | Mohali |
| 26 April 2016 | Match 22 | Hyderabad vs Pune | Hyderabad |
| 27 April 2016 | Match 23 | Delhi vs Gujarat | Delhi |
| 28 April 2016 | Match 24 | Mumbai vs Kolkata | Mumbai |
| 29 April 2016 | Match 25 | Pune vs Gujarat | Pune |
| 30 April 2016 | Match 26 | Delhi vs Kolkata | Delhi |
| Match 27 | Hyderabad vs Bangalore | Hyderabad | |
| 1 May 2016 | Match 28 | Gujarat vs Punjab | Rajkot |
| Match 29 | Pune vs Mumbai | Pune | |
| 2 May 2016 | Match 30 | Bangalore vs Kolkata | Bengaluru |
| 3 May 2016 | Match 31 | Gujarat vs Delhi | Rajkot |
| 4 May 2016 | Match 32 | Kolkata vs Punjab | Kolkata |
| 5 May 2016 | Match 33 | Delhi vs Pune | Delhi |
| 6 May 2016 | Match 34 | Hyderabad vs Gujarat | Hyderabad |
| 7 May 2016 | Match 35 | Bangalore vs Pune | Bengaluru |
| Match 36 | Punjab vs Delhi | Nagpur | |
| 8 May 2016 | Match 37 | Mumbai vs Hyderabad | Mumbai |
| Match 38 | Kolkata vs Gujarat | Kolkata | |
| 9 May 2016 | Match 39 | Punjab vs Bangalore | Nagpur |
| 10 May 2016 | Match 40 | Pune vs Hyderabad | Pune |
| 11 May 2016 | Match 41 | Bangalore vs Mumbai | Bengaluru |
| 12 May 2016 | Match 42 | Hyderabad vs Delhi | Hyderabad |
| 13 May 2016 | Match 43 | Mumbai vs Punjab | Mumbai |
| 14 May 2016 | Match 44 | Bangalore vs Gujarat | Bengaluru |
| Match 45 | Kolkata vs Pune | Kolkata | |
| 15 May 2016 | Match 46 | Mumbai vs Delhi | Mumbai |
| Match 47 | Punjab vs Hyderabad | Nagpur | |
| 16 May 2016 | Match 48 | Kolkata vs Bangalore | Kolkata |
| 17 May 2016 | Match 49 | Pune vs Delhi | Pune |
| 18 May 2016 | Match 50 | Bangalore vs Punjab | Bengaluru |
| 19 May 2016 | Match 51 | Gujarat vs Kolkata | TBC |
| 20 May 2016 | Match 52 | Delhi vs Hyderabad | Raipur |
| 21 May 2016 | Match 53 | Pune vs Punjab | Pune |
| Match 54 | Gujarat vs Mumbai | TBC | |
| 22 May 2016 | Match 55 | Kolkata vs Hyderabad | Kolkata |
| Match 56 | Delhi vs Bangalore | Raipur | |
| 24 May 2016 | Match 57 | Qualifier 1 | Bengaluru |
| 25 May 2016 | Match 58 | Eliminator | Pune |
| 27 May 2016 | Match 59 | Qualifier 2 | Pune |
| 29 May 2016 | Match 60 | Final | Mumbai |