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The cash rich league is all set to start from April 9, 2021and will continue till May 30th , 2021 with RCB facing Mumbai Indians in the opening encounter in Chennai. The tournament will be held in six venues- Ahmedabad, Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai, Delhi, and Bangalore with no team getting the home advantage.
Lets have a look on the best 4 foreign players of the teams:
Punjab Kings
Punjab Kings will begin their journey against Rajasthan Royals on April 12, 2021in Mumbai. They had a mixed performance last year, having played 14 matches and won 6 games. They were one of the contenders for finishing in the top 4 but unfortunately finished 6th spot on the points table. KL Rahul will lead the side in IPL 2021.
Punjab Kings 4 Overseas players are:
Chris Gayle, Dawid Malan, Nicholas Pooran, Jhye Richardson
SunRisers Hyderabad
Sunrisers Hyderabad will begin their IPL 2021 journey against Kolkata Knight Riders on April 11, in Chennai. They qualified for playoffs last year but lost against Delhi in the Qualifier 2 match. David Warner will be the captain of the side in IPL 2021.
SunRisers Hyderabad’s 4 Overseas players are:
David Warner, Kane Williamson, Jonny Bairstow, Rashid Khan
Royal Challengers Bangalore
The tournament is starting with the match between RCB and MI on April 9, 2021. RCB played well in the last season, managing to reach the playoffs but lost the Eliminator match against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Royal Challengers Bangalore’s 4 Overseas players are:
Kyle Jamieson, Dan Christian, Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers.
Delhi Capitals
Delhi Capitals will begin their IPL 2021 journey against Chennai Super Kings in Mumbai on April 10, 2021. Delhi Capitals finished their IPL 2020 as a runner-up after they lost the final match to Mumbai Indians. Shreyas Iyer is going to miss the full season due to a shoulder injury and Rishabh Pant will lead Delhi in IPL 2021.
Delhi Capitals 4 Overseas players are:
Steve Smith, Nicholas Pooran, kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje.