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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