IPL 7th Season 2014: IPL 7 First Leg Schedule (UAE)
Seventh season of IPL which is going to entertain the cricket lovers for 45 days is going to begin on April 16. The tourney will be played in two phases. The first phase of IPL will be played in UAE to avoid clashing with general election dates in India.
Dubai: UAE will host twenty IPL 7 matches in the first phase. IPL will return to India on May 2 and the remaining matches will be played on different venues such as Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore, Ahmadabad, Kolkata, Ahmadabad, Mumbai, Cuttack and Ranchi. The opening match of the tourney will be between Mumbai Indian Kolkata Knight Riders
First Phase of IPL 7 (2014) Schedule in UAE
|
Date |
Teams |
Venue |
Time |
| April 16 | Mumbai Vs Kolkata | Abu Dhabi | 8.00 pm |
| April 17 | Bangalore Vs Delhi | Sharjah | 8.00 pm |
| April 18 | Chennai Vs Punjab | Abu Dhabi | 4.00 pm |
| April 18 | Sunrisers Vs Rajasthan | Abu Dhabi | 8.00pm |
| April 19 | Bangalore Vs Mumbai | Dubai | 4.00 pm |
| April 19 | Kolkata Vs Delhi | Dubai | 8.00 pm |
| April 20 | Rajasthan Vs Punjab | Sharjah | 8.00 pm |
| April 21 | Chennai Vs Delhi | Abu Dhabi | 8.00 pm |
| April 22 | Sunrisers Vs Punjab | Sharjah | 8.00 pm |
| April 23 | Rajasthan Vs Chennai | Dubai | 8.00 pm |
| April 24 | Bangalore Vs Kolkata | Sharjah | 8.00 pm |
| April 25 | Sunrisers Vs Delhi | Dubai | 4.00 pm |
| April 25 | Chennai Vs Mumbai | Dubai | 8.00 pm |
| April 26 | Rajasthan Vs Bangalore | Abu Dhabi | 4.00 pm |
| April 26 | Kolkata Vs Punjab | Abu Dhabi | 8.00 pm |
| April 27 | Delhi Vs Mumbai | Sharjah | 4.00 pm |
| April 27 | Sunrisers Vs Chennai | Sharjah | 8.00 pm |
| April 28 | Bangalore Vs Punjab | Dubai | 8.00 pm |
| April 29 | Kolkata Vs Rajasthan | Abu Dhabi | 8.00 pm |
| April 30 | Sunrisers Vs Mumbai | Dubai | 8.00 pm |
All eyes are on top players like Kohli, Gayle, Dhoni and Miller in IPL 7 but there are young players who are trying to leave their mark in the tourney. Baba Aparajit, Vijay, Kuldip Yadav, Sanju Samson and other junior players could make it to the franchisees based on their performance in domestic matches. Their only aim is to get selected for Indian national team. They all know pretty well that IPL is the perfect platform for a bright future and eager to utilize the opportunity.
