Mumbai to face Chennai in IPL opener on April 7

Mumbai, Feb 14 - Defending champions Mumbai Indians will face two-time winners Chennai Super Kings in the opening match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) tp be played at the Wankhede Stadium here on April 7, it was announced on Wednesday.

The much-anticipated final between the winner of Qualifier 1 and the winner of Qualifier 2 will be played at Wankhede Stadium here on May 27, according to an official release.

Fans in Chennai and Jaipur will get their share of the IPL frenzy as M. A. Chidambaram Stadium and the Sawai Mansingh Stadium will host home matches of Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals respectively.

Kings XI Punjab will play their three home matches in Indore and four matches at home in Mohali.

IANS