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IPL 2017: Hyderabad to host first game on April 5 against RCB

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Here is the full list of matches of IPL 2017. April 5: Sunrisers Hyderabad v Royal Challengers Bangalore, Rajiv Gandhi Intlernational Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad April 6: Rising Pune Supergiants v Mumbai Indians, Maharashtra Cricket Association's International Stadium, Pune April 7: Gujarat Lions v Kolkata Knight Riders, Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot April 8: Kings XI Punjab v RPSG, Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore April 8: RCB v Delhi Daredevils, M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru April 9: SRH v GL, Rajiv Gandhi Intl. Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad April 9: MI v KKR, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai April 10: KXIP v RCB, Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore April 11: RPSG v DD, Maharashtra Cricket Association's International Stadium, Pune April 12: MI v SRH, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai April 13: KKR v KXIP, Eden Gardens, Kolkata April 14: RCB v MI, M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru April 14: GL v RPSG, Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot April

IPL 2017 Player Auction to be Held on February 20

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The players auction for the 10th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will be held on February 20 in Bengaluru. "The 2017 IPL player auction will be held on February 20 at the Ritz-Carlton in Bengaluru," a statement from the IPL read. "The IPL franchises will go into the player auction with a maximum of Rs 143.33 crore purse for 2017 season," it added. The teams can have a maximum of 27 players including nine overseas players. A maximum of 76 players, including 28 overseas, can be bought at the auction. The auction was delayed from the originally proposed date of February 4 due to the administrative changes in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) following the directions of the Supreme Court. BCCI's Committee of Administrators (COA) has already finalised the dates for the tournament with the league starting on April 5 and the final slated for May 21. The team that goes into the auction with the biggest purse is Kings XI Punjab,