The opening match of IPL 2009 will be played at Newlands in Cape Town on April 18, and the final will be held at the Wanderers in Johannesburg on May 24, according to a tournament schedule that has been circulated among the franchises and key BCCI officials.
In all, the 59 matches will be held across eight cities – Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, Centurion, East London, Kimberley, Bloemfontein and Port Elizabeth.
The matches will be held at 12.30pm and 4.30pm (4.00pm and 8.00pm IST; 10.30am and 2.30pm GMT ).
Kingsmead in Durban, which has a sizeable Indian-origin population, has been allocated 16 matches while Supersport Park in Centurion will host 12 ties. The Wanderers and Newlands will stage eight matches each, while St George’s Park in Port Elizabeth and Buffalo Park in East London have been given seven and four matches respectively. Two matches each have been handed to the Outsurance Oval in Bloemfontein and De Beers Oval in Kimberley.
The matches will be held at 12.30pm and 4.30pm (4.00pm and 8.00pm IST; 10.30am and 2.30pm GMT ).
The Teams :
Rajasthan Royals (RR)
Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)
Mumbai Indians (MI)
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
Delhi Daredevils (DD)
Kings XI Punjab (KXIP)
Deccan Chargers (DC)
The schedule (All times mentioned below are in Indian Standard Time (IST):
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IPL Season 2 2009 Full Schedule
18 April: Mumbai Indians v Chennai Super Kings, Cape Town, 4:00pm Rajasthan Royals v Bangalore Royal Challengers, Cape Town, 8:00pm
19 April: Dehli Daredevils v Kings XI Punjab, Cape Town, 4:00pm
Deccan Chargers v Kolkata Knight Riders, Cape Town, 8:00pm
20 April: Chennai Super Kings v Bangalore Royal Challengers, Port Elizabeth, 8:00pm
21 April: Kings XI Punjab v Kolkata Knight Riders, Durban, 4:00pm Rajasthan Royals v Mumbai Indians, Durban, 8:00pm
22 April: Bangalore Royal Challengers v Deccan Chargers, Cape Town, 8:00pm
23 April: Chennai Super Kings v Dehli Daredevils, Durban, 4:00pm
Kolkata Knights Riders v Rajastan Royals, Cape Town, 8:00pm
24 April: Bangalore Royal Challengers v Kings XI Punjab, Durban, 8:00pm
25 April: Mumbai Indians v Deccan Chargers, Durban, 4:00pm
Chennai Super Kings v Kolkata Knight Riders, Cape Town, 8:00pm
26 April: Bangalore Royal Challengers v Dehli Daredevils, Port Elizabeth, 4:00pm
Kings XI Punjab v Rajasthan Royals, Port Elizabeth, 8:00pm
27 April: Deccan Chargers v Chennai Super Kings, Durban, 4:00pm
Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians, Port Elizabeth, 8:00pm
28 April: Dehli Daredevils v Rajasthan Royals, Centurion, 8:00pm
29 April: Kolkata Knight Riders v Bangalore Royal Challengers, Durban, 4:00pm
Kings XI Punjab v Mumbai Indians, Durban, 8:00pm
30 April: Deccan Chargers v Dehli Daredevils, Centurion, 4:00pm
Rajasthan Royals v Chennai Super Kings, Centurion, 8:00pm
1 May: Mumbai Indians v Kolkata Knight Riders, East London, 4:00pm
Kings XI Punjab v Bangalore Royal Challengers, Durban, 8:00pm
2 May: Deccan Chargers v Rajastan Royals, Port Elizabeth, 4:00pm
Dehli Daredevils v Chennai Super Kings, Johannesburg, 8:00pm
3 May: Kolkata Knights Riders v Kings XI Punjab, Port Elizabeth, 4:00pm
Bangalore Royal Challengers v Mumbai Indians, Johannesburg, 8:00pm
4 May: Chennai Super Kings v Deccan Chargers, East London, 8:00pm
5 May: Rajasthan Royals v Kings XI Punjab, Durban, 4:00pm
Dehli Daredevils v Kolkata Knight Riders, Durban, 8:00pm
6 May: Deccan Chargers v Mumbai Indians, Pretoria, 8:00pm
7 May: Bangalore Royal Challengers v Rajasthan Royals, Centurion, 4:00pm
Kings XI Punjab v Chennai Super Kings, Pretoria, 8:00pm
8 May: Dehli Daredevils v Mumbai Indians, East London, 8:00pm
9 May: Deccan Chargers v Kings XI Punjab, Kimberley, 4:00pm
Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals, Kimberley, 8:00pm
10 May: Mumbai Indians v Bangalore Royal Challengers, Port Elizabeth, 4:00pm
Kolkata Knight Riders v Dehli Daredevils, Johannesburg, 8:00pm
11 May: Rajasthan Royals v Deccan Chargers, Kimberley, 8:00pm
12 May: Bangalore Royal Challengers v Kolkata Knight Riders, Centurion, 4:00pm
Mumbai Indians v Kings XI Punjab, Centurion, 8:00pm
13 May: Dehli Daredevils v Deccan Chargers, Durban, 8:00pm
14 May: Bangalore Royal Challengers v Chennai Super Kings, Durban, 4:00pm
Mumbai Indians v Rajasthan Royals, Durban, 8:00pm
15 May: Kings XI Punjab v Dehli Daredevils, Bloemfontein, 8:00pm
16 May: Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians, Port Elizabeth, 4:00pm
Kolkata Knight Riders v Deccan Chargers, Johannesburg, 8:00pm
17 May: Kings XI Punjab v Deccan Chargers, Johannesburg, 4:00pm
Rajasthan Royals v Dehli Daredevils, Bloemfontein, 8:00pm
18 May: Kolkata Knight Riders v Chennai Super Kings, Centurion, 8:00pm
19 May: Dehli Daredevils v Bangalore Royal Challengers, Johannesburg, 8:00pm
20 May: Rajasthan Royals v Kolkata Knight Riders, Durban, 4:00pm
Chennai Super Kings v Kings XI Punjab, Durban, 8:00pm
21 May: Mumbai Indians v Dehli Daredevils, Centurion, 4:00pm
Deccan Chargers v Bangalore Royal Challengers, Centurion, 8:00pm
22 May: 1st Semi-final, Centurion, 8:00pm
23 May: 2nd Semi-final, Johannesburg, 8:00pm
24 May: Final, Johannesburg, 8:00pm.
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