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 |