XtraTime Web Desk: Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises Delhi Capitals (DC) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) reach UAE later in the afternoon on Sunday. Both the teams left the Mumbai Airport on Sunday morning in the same charter flight. This was revealed following the posts on Instagram by the two teams. After reaching the UAE a few images were shared of the cricketers by the team’s official instagram handle with a Telegu caption,” Arambaniki adugu padindi”. In English it means ‘Stepped into the beginning’.
On the other hand Delhi Capitals went live after reaching their hotel in Dubai.
The Delhi Capitals will be looking to reach their maiden IPL final, having finished third last year. The Capitals recorded nine wins in 14 games, beating the SunRisers Hyderabad in the Eliminator.
However, they were knocked out of the tournament following a defeat to the Chennai Super Kings in the second Qualifier.
The 2020 edition of the tournament will be played in the UAE, following the high number of COVID-19 cases in India.
While the IPL will begin on September 19, the final is set to be played on November 10. The final is scheduled to be played on a weekday (Tuesday), marking the first time in the history of the T20 tournament that the match will not be played on a weekend.
Another noteworthy change is the afternoon and evening fixtures being played half-an-hour earlier than usual. Matches will be played across three venues in Sharjah, Abu Dhabi and Dubai over a period of 53 days.