The opening match of IPL 2020 will be a rematch of the 2019 edition final. Defending Champions Mumbai Indians will take on Chennai Super Kings at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, Maharashtra at the curtain raiser of the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League.
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Each team will play each other twice. Once at home and the other on the road. The group stages will conclude on 17th May when Royal Challengers Bangalore take on Mumbai Indians at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, Karnataka.
At the conclusion of the Round Robin stage, the top 4 teams in the league will advance to the next stage. The ranked 1st and 2nd place side take on each other in the first qualifier while the 3rd and 4th place clash in the eliminator.
The winner of the qualifier will earn their place in the final. While, the winner of the eliminator will then face the loser of the 1st qualifier, the winner of whom will also book a place in the final which is scheduled to take place on 24th May at the Wankhede Stadium.