Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings land in UAE for IPL 2021 restart

Remainder of T20 league will be held in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah from September

Mumbai Indians won the IPL title for the fifth time after defeating Delhi Capitals by five wickets in Dubai in 2020.

Mumbai Indians with the 2020 IPL trophy in Dubai on Tuesday.

Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma celebrates the win in the final against Delhi Capitals.

Quinton de Kock and Rohit Sharma powered Mumbai Indians to a comfortable win over Delhi Capitals in the IPL final in Dubai on Tuesday.

Rohit Sharma hit a match-winning fifty for Mumbai Indians in the final against Delhi Capitals.

Ishan Kishan has been a revelation for Mumbai Indians.

Jayant Yadav of Mumbai Indians celebrates the wicket of Shikhar Dhawan of Delhi Capitals.

Trent Boult gave Mumbai Indians an electric start with the ball against Delhi Capitals in the final in Dubai on Tuesday.

Nita Ambani, co- owner of Mumbai Indians, cheers her team in Dubai.

Rishabh Pant of Delhi Capitals scored a fifty on Tuesday.

Marcus Stoinis of Delhi Capitals celebrates the wicket of Quinton de Kock.

Shikhar Dhawan of Delhi Capitals is bowled by Jayant Yadav.

Shreyas Iyer, captain of Delhi Capitals, celebrates his fifty.

The suspended Indian Premier League 2021 season is all set to resume in the UAE, and teams have started to arrive for the September 19 restart.

Chennai Super Kings and defending champions Mumbai Indians players landed in the UAE on Friday, with Chennai setting up base at Th8 Palm in Dubai and Mumbai returning to the location they stayed at the last time the IPL was held in the UAE in 2020 - St Regis Saadiyat Island Resort, Abu Dhabi.

Players went straight into quarantine and will be tested before being cleared to begin practice.

Chennai icon Mahendra Singh Dhoni is one of the main stars who has already landed in the country.

The T20 league was suspended on May 4 after a number of players and team officials tested positive for Covid-19 despite being in bio-secure bubbles in India.

Now the remainder of the league will be completed in the UAE, and will conclude just days before the T20 World Cup begins in the emirates, owing to the coronavirus situation in India.

Under the new schedule, a total of 13 IPL matches will be played in Dubai, 10 in Sharjah and eight in Abu Dhabi. The final will be held in Dubai on October 15, just two days before the T20 World Cup gets under way.

In all, there will be seven double headers to make up for the limited available time. The final game of the league stage will be played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capitals on October 8. The first qualifier will be in Dubai on October 10 with the eliminator and second qualifier to be held in Sharjah on October 11 and 13.

The 2020 IPL was also postponed and was held in the UAE, with Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah as host venues.