By T. V. Antony Raj

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In this Vivo IPL 2016 (IPL 9), Maharashtra was home to three venues: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune and Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur. Due to the prevailing acute drought situations in the State of Maharashtra, the Bombay High Court demanded the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to shift the matches slated to be played in May 2016 from the state to some other place.

On April 29, 2016, the Indian Premier League Governing Council announced that Vizag will be the neutral venue for Mumbai Indians and Rising Pune Supergiants home matches after May 1, 2016 for the 2016 VIVO IPL season.

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Both the IPL franchises have expressed satisfaction and are keen to embrace Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Pothinamallayya Palem, Visakhapatnam,  in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh as their home ground for the upcoming matches.

Revised Vivo Indian Premier League  2016 Tournament Schedule From Match #31 To Finals

Date	Time	Fixture	Venue
Tuesday 3 May .	8 pm	Match #31 GL vs DD	Rajkot
Wednesday 4 May .	8 pm	Match #32 KXIP vs KKR	Kolkata
Thursday 5 May .	8 pm	Match #33 RPS vs DD	Delhi
Friday 6 May .	8 pm	Match #34 GL vs SRH	Hyderabad
Saturday 7 May .	4 pm	Match #35 RPS vs  RCB	Bengaluru
	8 pm	Match #36 DD vs KXIP	Mohali
Sunday 8 May .	4 pm	Match #37 SRH vs MI	Vizag
	8 pm	Match #38 GL vs KKR	Kolkata
Monday 9 May .	8 pm	Match #39 RCB vs KXIP	Vizag
Tuesday 10 May .	8 pm	Match #40 RPS vs SRH	Vizag
Wednesday 11 May .	8 pm	Match #41 RCB vs MI	Bengaluru
Thursday 12 May .	8 pm	Match #42 DD vs SH	Hyderabad
Friday 13 May .	8 pm	Match #43 MI vs KXIP	Vizag
Saturday 14 May .	4 pm	Match #44 GL vs RCB	Bengaluru
	8 pm	Match #45 RPS vs KKR	Kolkata
Sunday 15 May .	4 pm	Match #46 KXIP vs SRH	Vizag
	8 pm	Match #47 MI vs DD	Vizag
Monday 16 May . .	8 pm	Match #48 KKR vs RCB	Kolkata
Tuesday 17 May .	8 pm	Match #49 RPS vs DD	Vizag
Wednesday 18 May .	8 pm	Match #50 RCB vs KXIP	Bengaluru
Thursday 19 May .	8 pm	Match #51 GL vs KKR	Kanpur
Friday 20 May .	8 pm	Match #52 DD vs SRH	Raipur
Saturday 21 May .	4 pm	Match #53 RPS vs  KXIP	Vizag
	8 pm	Match #54 GL vs MI	Vizag
Sunday 22 May .	4 pm	Match #55 SRH vs KKR	Kolkata
	8 pm	Match #56 RCB vs DD	Raipur
Tuesday 24 May .	8 pm	Match #57 Qualifier 1	Bengaluru
Wednesday 25 May .	8 pm	Match #58 Eliminator	Delhi
Friday 27 May .	8 pm	Match #59 Qualifier 2	Delhi
Sunday 29 May .	8 pm	Match #60 Final	Bengaluru

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