On 13 March 2020, the BCCI postponed the tournament until 15 April, in view of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
[15] In June 2020, the BCCI confirmed that their preference was to host the tournament in India, possibly between September and October.
[17] On 22 September, the Rajasthan Royals started their season campaign defeating Chennai Super Kings by 16 runs.
Jofra Archer 27 in 8 balls and finished strongly for the royals, scoring 30 runs in the last over.
Super Kings started off rapidly in their chase, getting 56 runs in the first six overs without losing a wicket.
Kolkata batted first and put up a score of 174/6, Rajasthan failed to chase down 174 and lost the match by 37 runs.