IPL 2014 Schedule: Mumbai Indians to take on Knight Riders in opening match on April 16th

The governing council of the Indian Premier League(IPL) have confirmed that the 7th edition of the domestic T20 tournament will get underway on the 16th of April.

The opening match will be played at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi between defending champions Mumbai Indians and 2012 IPL winners Kolkata Knight Riders.

The IPL governing council has also confirmed that the first phase of the tournament will feature 20 matches played from April 16th to April 3oth. The matches in this phase will be played at 3 venues : Sheikh Zayed Stadium,Abu Dhabi; Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah and the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai.

The IPL is being moved out of the country for the first two phases this year due to the upcoming general elections in the country.

The venues and the dates were confirmed on twitter by the official IPL account.

Here is the full Phase 1 schedule: