IPL 2020 UAE
- The tournament was originally scheduled to commence on 29 March 2020, but was suspended until 15 April due to the global coronavirus pandemic. After Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on 14 April that the lockdown in India would last until at least 3 May 2020, the BCCI 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 United Arab Emirates. On 10 August 2020, theGovernment of India gave its permission for the tournament to take place in the UAE.The full fixtures for the tournament were confirmed on 6 September 2020.
On 4 August 2020, VIVO pulled out as the title sponsor of the Indian Premier League (IPL) for this year's edition. On 18 August,Fantasy cricket league platform Dream11 was named title sponsor with a bid of ₹222 crore(US$31 million) for IPL 2020. On 29 August, Indian online education technology company Unacademy was named official partner of IPL until 2020.
MI VS CSK RIVELRY
- The Chennai Super Kings–Mumbai Indians rivalry is a sports rivalry between the cricketteams of Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and defunct Champions League Twenty20(CLT20). The two teams have played each other 31 times which is the most number of times any two IPL teams have faced off with the Mumbai Indians having more victories (18).
CENNAI SUPER KINGS
- The Super Kings have lifted the IPL title thrice (in 2010, 2011 and 2018), and have the best win percentage among all teams in the IPL (61.28). They hold the records of most appearances in the playoffs (ten) and the Final (eight) of the IPL. They are the only IPL team to qualify for the playoff stage in each edition of their appearance in the league. The team is currently being captain by MS Dhoni.
- The highest runs scorer from these two teams is Suresh Raina of the Super Kings while the leading wicket-taker is Lasith Malinga of Mumbai Indians.They are the two most successful teams in the league winning combined seven (MI-4, CSK-3) of the total twelve seasons of IPL. The two teams also represent the capitals of the top two largest states in India by GDP. The rivalry is often referred to as the El Clasico of IPL.
- The Super Kings have lifted the IPL title thrice (in 2010, 2011 and 2018), and has the highest win percentage among all teams in the IPL (61.28). They hold the records of most appearances in the playoffs (ten) and the Final (eight) of the IPL. They are the only IPL team to qualify for the playoff stage in each edition of their appearance in the league. In addition, they have also won the Champions League Twenty20 in 2010 and 2014. The brand value of the Super Kings in 2019 is estimated to be around ₹732 crore (roughly $104 million), making them the second-most valuable IPL franchise, after Mumbai Indians.
MUMBAI INDAINS
- The Super Kings have lifted the IPL title thrice (in 2010, 2011 and 2018), and has the highest win percentage among all teams in the IPL (61.28). They hold the records of most appearances in the playoffs (ten) and the Final (eight) of the IPL. They are the only IPL team to qualify for the playoff stage in each edition of their appearance in the league. In addition, they have also won the Champions League Twenty20 in 2010 and 2014. The brand value of the Super Kings in 2019 is estimated to be around ₹732 crore (roughly $104 million), making them the second-most valuable IPL franchise, after Mumbai Indians.
- Mumbai Indians team is owned by India's biggest conglomerate, Reliance Industries, through its 100% subsidiary IndiaWin Sports. Since its establishment, the team has played its home matches in the 33,108-capacityWankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
- In 2017, the Mumbai Indians became the first franchise to cross the $100 million mark in brand value among the IPL franchises. The brand value of Mumbai Indians, in 2019, is estimated to be around ₹809 crore (roughly $115 million), the highest among all the IPL franchises for the fourth consecutive year.
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