IPL 2009 schedule released

The official tournament schedule of IPL 2009 has been released. Centurion, Cape Town and Durban have considerable Indian population and hence half of the matches of all 8 IPL franchises are scheduled at these venues. On 18th April 2009 (the opening day), the matches that will be played in Cape Town would include minimum 9 South African players and this is a planned attempt to arouse local interest. Albie Morkel and Makhaya Ntini would play against JP Duminy. Similarly, Dale Steyn, Mark Boucher and Jacques Kallis would contest against Tyron Henderson, Morne Morkel and Smith. On the opening day, Andrew Flintoff and Kevin Pietersen would make their IPL debuts.

Venues

As per the schedule, most of the matches from 18th to 26th April would be played at Cape Town. Further, Supersport Park and other venues are considered. The main venue is Durban where the matches are arranged from 21st April to 20th May. Amongst all the 8 venues, 16 matches are planned at Kingsmead in Durban as it has a lot of Indian origin population. Supersport Park in Centurion is the host of 12 matches. 8 matches would be held at Newlands and the Wanderers. St George’s Park in Port Elizabeth has been assigned 7 matches and Buffalo Park in East London would stage 3 matches.

Schedule

Date	Local Time	Contestant Teams	Venue
18 April	12:30	Chennai Super Kings Vs Mumbai Indians	Newlands, Cape Town
18 April	16:30	Bangalore Royal Challengers Vs Rajasthan Royals	Newlands, Cape Town
19 April	12:30	Delhi Daredevils Vs Kings XI Punjab	Newlands, Cape Town
19 April	16:30	Deccan Chargers Vs Kolkata Knight Riders	Newlands, Cape Town
20 April	16:30	Bangalore Royal Challengers Vs Chennai Super Kings	St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth
21 April	12:30	Kings XI Punjab Vs Kolkata Knight Riders	Kingsmead, Durban
21 April	16:30	Rajasthan Royals Vs Mumbai Indians	Kingsmead, Durban
22 April	16:30	Bangalore Royal Challengers Vs Deccan Chargers	Newlands, Cape Town
23 April	12:30	Chennai Super Kings Vs Delhi Daredevils	Kingsmead, Durban
23 April	16:30	Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Rajasthan Royals	Newlands, Cape Town
24 April	16:30	Bangalore Royal Challengers Vs Kings XI Punjab	Kingsmead, Durban
25 April	12:30	Deccan Chargers Vs Mumbai Indians	Kingsmead, Durban
25 April	16:30	Chennai Super Kings Vs Kolkata Knight Riders	Newlands, Cape Town
26 April	12:30	Bangalore Royal Challengers Vs Delhi Daredevils	St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth
26 April	16:30	Kings XI Punjab Vs Rajasthan Royals	Newlands, Cape Town
27 April	12:30	Deccan Chargers Vs Chennai Super Kings	Kingsmead, Durban
27 April	16:30	Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Mumbai Indians	St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth
28 April	16:30	Delhi Daredevils Vs Rajasthan Royals	SuperSport Park, Centurion
29 April	12:30	Bangalore Royal Challengers Vs Kolkata Knight Riders	Kingsmead, Durban
29 April	16:30	Kings XI Punjab Vs Mumbai Indians	Kingsmead, Durban
30 April	12:30	Delhi Daredevils Vs Deccan Chargers	SuperSport Park, Centurion
30 April	16:30	Chennai Super Kings Vs Rajasthan Royals	SuperSport Park, Centurion
1 May	12:30	Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Mumbai Indians	Buffalo Park, East London
1 May	16:30	Bangalore Royal Challengers Vs Kings XI Punjab	Kingsmead, Durban
2 May	12:30	Deccan Chargers Vs Rajasthan Royals	St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth
2 May	16:30	Chennai Super Kings Vs Delhi Daredevils	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
3 May	12:30	Kings XI Punjab Vs Kolkata Knight Riders	St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth
3 May	16:30	Bangalore Royal Challengers Vs Mumbai Indians	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
4 May	16:30	Chennai Super Kings Vs Deccan Chargers	Buffalo Park, East London
5 May	12:30	Kings XI Punjab Vs Rajasthan Royals	Kingsmead, Durban
5 May	16:30	Delhi Daredevils Vs Kolkata Knight Riders	Kingsmead, Durban
6 May	16:30	Deccan Chargers Vs Mumbai Indians	SuperSport Park, Centurion
7 May	12:30	Bangalore Royal Challengers Vs Rajasthan Royals	SuperSport Park, Centurion
7 May	16:30	Chennai Super Kings Vs Kings XI Punjab	SuperSport Park, Centurion
8 May	16:30	Delhi Daredevils Vs Mumbai Indians	Buffalo Park, East London
9 May	12:30	Deccan Chargers Vs Kings XI Punjab	De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley
9 May	16:30	Chennai Super Kings Vs Rajasthan Royals	De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley
10 May	12:30	Bangalore Royal Challengers Vs Mumbai Indians	St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth
10 May	16:30	Delhi Daredevils Vs Kolkata Knight Riders	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
11 May	16:30	Deccan Chargers Vs Rajasthan Royals	De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley
12 May	12:30	Bangalore Royal Challengers Vs Kolkata Knight Riders	SuperSport Park, Centurion
12 May	16:30	Kings XI Punjab Vs Mumbai Indians	SuperSport Park, Centurion
13 May	16:30	Deccan Chargers Vs Delhi Daredevils	Kingsmead, Durban
14 May	12:30	Bangalore Royal Challengers Vs Chennai Super Kings	Kingsmead, Durban
14 May	16:30	Mumbai Indians Vs Rajasthan Royals	Kingsmead, Durban
15 May	16:30	Delhi Daredevils Vs Kings XI Punjab	Outsurance Oval, Bloemfontein
16 May	12:30	Chennai Super Kings Vs Mumbai Indians	St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth
16 May	16:30	Deccan Chargers Vs Kolkata Knight Riders	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
17 May	12:30	Deccan Chargers Vs Kings XI Punjab	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
17 May	16:30	Delhi Daredevils Vs Rajasthan Royals	Outsurance Oval, Bloemfontein
18 May	16:30	Chennai Super Kings Vs Kolkata Knight Riders	SuperSport Park, Centurion
19 May	16:30	Delhi Daredevils Vs Bangalore Royal Challengers	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
20 May	12:30	Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Rajasthan Royals	Kingsmead, Durban
20 May	16:30	Chennai Super Kings Vs Kings XI Punjab	Kingsmead, Durban
21 May	12:30	Delhi Daredevils Vs Mumbai Indians	SuperSport Park, Centurion
21 May	16:30	Bangalore Royal Challengers Vs Deccan Chargers	SuperSport Park, Centurion
22 May	16:30	1st semi-final	SuperSport Park, Centurion
23 May	16:30	2nd semi-final	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
24 May	16:30	Final	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg