Dubai: The Board of Government of the IPL on Tuesday decided that the two final league matches would start at the same time at 7:30 p.m.
Ist, not a usual double header with one match began in the afternoon.
Norm until the date has become one match at 3:30 pm is followed by the night match at 7:30 p.m.
but the game will start at the same time to avoid providing unfair benefits for any team that the last game has a chance Qualification math.
“In the first for IPL, the last two league matches before the Vivo IPL 2021 playoff will be played simultaneously,” said Secretary BCCI Jay Shah in the release.
The last two matches will display Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians in one and Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi mibalik on the other.
“On the last day of the league stage (08.10.2021) from the ongoing season, instead of having one afternoon match and match one night, two matches (SRH V MI and RCB V DC) will be played simultaneously at 7:30 a.m.
(6.00 PM GST).
“The new IPL team will be announced on October 25, the tender cycle of fresh media rights to start the tender of the IPL media rights for the 2023-2027 cycle will be released immediately after the appointment of two new IPL teams scheduled to be announced on October 25, 2021.
It is understood that Sony and Zee, who have recently become a merger, are expected to install handsome offers along with the current rights holders of Star Sports.