Sunday, March 29, 2009

Final IPL schedule out with slight changes


The second edition of the Indian Premier League will be held in eight cities in South Africa, including Cape Town and Johannesburg which are to host the opening tie and the final respectively, as per the official fixtures list released on Saturday.The schedule of the high-profile Twenty20 League, to be held in South Africa from April 18-May 24, has been released after the organisers fine-tuned the earlier programme sent to the franchises.Sachin Tendulkar-led Mumbai Indians would clash with last year's runners-up Chennai Super Kings, led by India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, to kick off the cash-rich tournament.Durban, with its high population of people of South Asian origin, will host the maximum number of 16 matches, including five double headers (April 21, 29, May 5, 14 and 20) while Cape Town will have double headers on the first two days of the competition.Matches will be held at 12.30 pm and 4.30 pm local time.
The schedule (All times IST): 


April 18: Mumbai Indians (MI) v Chennai Super Kings (CSK) (4 pm) at Cape Town; Rajasthan Royals (RR) v Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) (8 pm) at Cape Town

April 19: Delhi Daredevils v Kings XI Punjab (4 pm) at Cape Town; Kolkata Knight Riders v Deccan Chargers (8 pm) at Cape Town

April 20: RCB V CSK (8 pm) at Port Elizabeth.

April 21: KKR v KXIP (4 pm); RR v MI (8 pm) at Durban

April 22: RCB v DC (8 pm) at Cape Town

April 23: DD v CSK (4 pm) at Durban; KKR v RR (8 pm) at Cape Town

April 24: KXIP v RCB (8 pm) at Durban

April 25: DC v MI (4 pm) at Durban; KKR v CSK (8 pm) at Cape Town

April 26: RCB v DD (4 pm) Port Elizabeth; RR v KXIP (8 pm) at Cape Town

April 27: CSK v DC (4 pm) at Durban; KKR v MI (8 pm) at Port Elizabeth

April 28: DD v RR (8 pm) at Pretoria

April 29: KKR v RCB (4 pm) at Durban; MI v KXIP (8 pm) at Durban

April 30: DD v DC (4 pm) at Pretoria; RR v CSK (8 pm) at Pretoria

May 1: MI v KKR (4 pm) at East London; RCB v KXIP (8 pm) at Durban

May 2: RR v DC (4 pm) at Port Elizabeth; CSK v DD (8 pm) at Johannesburg

May 3: KXIP v KKR (4 pm) at Port Elizabeth; MI v RCB (8 pm) at Johannesburg

May 4: DC v CSK (8 pm) at East London

May 5: KXIP v RR (4 pm) at Durban; DD v KKR (8 pm) at Durban

May 6: MI v DC (8 pm) at Pretoria

May 7: RCB v RR (4 pm) at Pretoria; KXIP v CSK (8 pm) at Pretoria

May 8: DD v MI (8 pm) at East London

May 9: DC v KXIP (4 pm) at Kimberley; CSK v RR (8 pm) at Kimberley

May 10: RCB v MI (4 pm) at Port Elizabeth; KKR v DD (8 pm) at Johannesburg

May 11: DC v RR (8 pm) at Kimberley 

May 12: RCB v KKR (4 pm) at Pretoria; KXIP v MI (8 pm) at Pretoria

May 13: DC v DD (8 pm) at Durban

May 14: CSK v RCB (4 pm) at Durban; MI v RR (8 pm) at Durban

May 15: KXIP v DD (8 pm) at Bloemfontein

May 16: CSK v MI (4 pm) at Port Elizabeth; DC v KKR (8 pm) at Johannesburg

May 17: KXIP v DC (4 pm) at Johannesburg; RR v DD (8 pm) at Bloemfontein

May 18: CSK v KKR (8 pm) at Pretoria

May 19: DD v RCB (8 pm) at Johannesburg

May 20: RR v KKR (4 pm) at Durban; CSK v KXIP (8 pm) at Durban

May 21: MI v DD (4 pm) at Pretoria; DC v RCB (8 pm) at Pretoria

May 22: Semi Final 1 (8 pm) at Pretoria

May 23: Semi Final 2 (8 pm) at Johannesburg

May 24: Final (8 p m) at Johannesburg.


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