Published 11:57 IST, March 30th 2020

IPL 2020: Mumbai Indians play virtual match on Twitter against CSK on Mar 29 at 8 PM

The Mumbai Indians were supposed to face the Chennai Super Kings in the inaugural match of IPL 2020. The ill-fated tournament may now be cancelled. Read on.

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ill-fated IPL 2020 was scheduled to begin on March 29 but coronavirus pandemic has poured water on BCCI's planning of competition. With reports w emerging that IPL 2020 may be completely called off, fans around country have been seen expressing ir sadness on social media. Amidst all this, Mumbai Indians' official Twitter account tried to cheer up its fans with some stalgic tweets on Mumbai Indians vs. Chennai Super Kings match day.

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IPL 2020: Mumbai Indians' Twitter account plays out MI vs CSK match day

While fate of IPL 2020 remains highly unpredictable, Mumbai Indians' Twitter account attempted to go about business as usual. At 7:30 PM IST on what was supposed to be original matchday between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings, this tweet came from Mumbai Indians Twitter account.

Almost immediately, this ironic tweet made fans express how much y were missing world's biggest cricket tournament.

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account n made this tweet in an effort to keep its fans engd.

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Following this tweet, account started posting Mumbai Indians trivia that fans seemed to thoroughly enjoy.

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IPL postponed: Is IPL cancelled?

BCCI had IPL postponed amidst rising fears around vel coronavirus to a date beyond April 15. It is w being reported that league is going to be scrapped completely and next IPL will happen in 2021. official anuncements have been made by BCCI regarding same. first match of IPL was scheduled for March 29 and was to be played between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings. 

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11:46 IST, March 30th 2020