The 2020 Indian Premier League (also known as IPL 13 and branded as Dream11 Indian Premier League 2020) was the thirteenth season of the

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, a professional

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(T20) league established by the

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(BCCI) in 2008. The tournament was originally scheduled to commence on 29 March 2020, but was suspended until 15 April due to the

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. After

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announced on 14 April that the lockdown in India would last until at least 3 May 2020, the

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suspended the tournament indefinitely. On 2 August 2020, it was announced that the tournament would be played between 19 September and 10 November 2020 in the

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.The tagline was ''Ab Khel Bolega'': (Now game will speak.) On 4 August 2020, Vivo pulled out as the title sponsor of the Indian Premier League (IPL) for the 2020 edition. On 18 August, fantasy cricket league platform

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was named the title sponsor for the season with a bid of . Defending champions

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successfully retained their title for the first time with a five-wicket win over

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in the

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on 10 November 2020.

Background

The BCCI released the fixture details on 18 February 2020. The league stage was scheduled to start on 29 March 2020, with the opening match between

and

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, the finalists of the previous season, at

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in Mumbai. However, due to the

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, Maharashtra Chief Minister

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announced on 12 March that IPL matches can be held in the state only if they are played in empty stadiums. Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi

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declared that no IPL matches will be held in Delhi. On 13 March, the BCCI suspended the tournament until 15 April, in view of the ongoing

. The decision regarding the postponement was reached by the Governing Council after a meeting with the owners of all eight franchise teams. On 9 April, with India under a nationwide lockdown, a BCCI official told

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that the Board was considering hosting the tournament in July or during the winter, possibly

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. On 14 April 2020, Indian Prime Minister

said that the lockdown in India would last until at least 3 May 2020, with the tournament postponed further. The following day, the BCCI suspended the tournament indefinitely due to the pandemic. On 17 April 2020,

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offered to host the tournament. On 17 May 2020, the Indian government relaxed nationwide restrictions on sports events, allowing events to take place behind closed doors. On 24 May, Indian sports minister

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stated that the decision on whether or not to allow the tournament to be conducted in 2020 will be made by the Indian government based on "the situation of the pandemic". News reports on 17 July suggested that the BCCI was considering hosting the tournament in the United Arab Emirates between the tentative dates of 26 September and 7 November. After the

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(ICC) postponed the 2020 edition of the

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, the BCCI sought

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's permission to move the tournament to the UAE. On 24 July 2020, IPL Governing Council chairman

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said that the tournament would be played in the UAE between 19 September and 10 November, should it get the nod from Government of India. On 10 August 2020, the

gave its permission for the tournament to take place in the

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. The full fixtures for the tournament were confirmed on 6 September 2020.

Rules and regulations

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s will be adjudicated by the

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rather than the on-field umpire. # Teams will be allowed replacements if a player tests positive for COVID-19. # If a

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is a tie, subsequent Super Overs shall be played until there is a winner.

Change in broadcast timings

Until this season, all matches started at 8:00 PM

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, with some weekends hosting a 4:00 PM afternoon game. At the request of Star Sports, BCCI agreed to start every match half an hour earlier. This led to the matches starting at 7:30 PM on weekdays, and weekends having both a 7:30 PM and a 3:30 PM game. This was done in an attempt to increase viewership and monetization, by trying to align it with

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Mid-season transfer

For the first time in IPL history, mid-season transfer was introduced. In mid-season transfer, teams can transfer players between teams like the European football leagues. For the mid-season transfer to begin, all teams must have played 7 matches. Then for a player to be transferred, the player should have played a maximum 2 matches. The player can be capped or uncapped and both Indian and International players can be transferred.

Personnel changes

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's captain

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was transferred to

in November 2019.

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and

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got salary raises during pre-auction trades. The released players were announced on 15 November 2019.

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and

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were the most prominent names among the released players.

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, the costliest Indian player in 2019 auction, was also released. There were 12 transfers between teams during the 2020 transfer window. The players auction for the 2020 season was held on 19 December 2019 in Kolkata.

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was the most expensive player, purchased by the

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for , in doing so Cummins became the most expensive overseas player in the history of the IPL auction at the time. The most expensive Indian player sold was

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for to

. On 18 August, Delhi Capitals signed

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to replace

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. On 31 August, Royal Challengers Bangalore bought

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as a replacement for

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. On 2 September, Australian fast bowler

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was named as a replacement for

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. On 12 September, Ali Khan became the first

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cricketer to join IPL after he was selected as the replacement for

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in Kolkata Knight Riders.

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injured himself during Sunrisers Hyderabad's first match and was hence ruled out of the tournament.

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was named as his replacement.

Key personnel

Venues

Teams and standings

Points table

Match summary

League stage

The schedule for the league stages of the 2020 season was published on the official IPL website on 6 September. The schedule for playoffs was announced later on 25 October 2020.

Matches

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Playoffs

Qualifier 1

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Eliminator

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Qualifier 2

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Final

Statistics

Most runs

*Source: IPLT20.com * K. L. Rahul of

received the

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Most wickets

*Source: IPLT20.com *

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received the Purple Cap.

End of the season awards

*Source:

References

External links

Series home at ESPNcricinfo
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