Fans will be allowed back to the stadiums for IPL 2021 second leg matches in UAE. Image Source: Twitter

Xtra Time Web Desk: Good news for the fans as IPL 2021 second leg will see their return into the stadiums in UAE. The second leg of IPL 2021 will kick start with reigning champions Mumbai Indians taking on three-time IPL champions Chennai Super Kings at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on September 19. The fans will be allowed from the first match of second leg according to a press release from BCCI.

“This match will be a momentous occasion as IPL will welcome the fans back to the stadiums after a brief hiatus owing to Covid-19 situation,” the release said.

Fans can buy tickets starting September 16 for the remainder of the tournament on the official website http://www.iplt20.com. Tickets can also be purchased on PlatinumList.net.

Matches will be played at Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi with limited seating available keeping in mind the Covid protocols and UAE government regulations.

Twenty-nine matches were played in the first phase before IPL 2021 went into a Covid-forced postponement. The league now restarts with teams targeting Playoffs in home stretch and individual players with an eye on T20 World Cup.