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IPL Season 2 Schedules, IPL Time Table 2009


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India Premiere League (IPL) Season 2 TimeTable | DLF IPL T20 Schedules 2009

IPL- India Premiere League Season 2 (2009) Cricket match Schedule and Timetable.

India Premiere LeagueLalit Modi, Chairman & League Commissioner, DLF Indian Premier League, announced that the DLF Indian Premier League will be held from April 10th, 2009 to May 29th, 2009. The League Chairman and Commissioner also announced that the format of the tournament will remain the same as that of the inaugural season.

IPL 2009 matches schedules and Time-Table have officially announced and complete schedule with timetable and place is below so enjoy IPL 2009 Twenty Twenty Cricket matches. Total 59 matches will be played in IPL 2009.



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India Premiere League (IPL) season 2 TimeTable

1. Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Daredevils
Date : April 10, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : Venue TBC

2. Kolkata Knight Riders vs Deccan Chargers
Date : April 11, 2009
Time : 10:30 GMT
Ground : Eden Gardens, Kolkata

3. Chennai Super Kings vs Bangalore Royal Challengers
Date : April 11, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

4. Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab
Date : April 12, 2009
Time : 10:30 GMT
Ground : Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

5. Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals
Date : April 12, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

6. Deccan Chargers vs Chennai Super Kings
Date : April 13, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : Venue TBC

7. Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Date : April 14, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

8. Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians
Date : April 15, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : PCA Stadium, Chandigarh

9. Deccan Chargers vs Delhi Daredevils
Date : April 16, 2009
Time : 10:30 GMT
Ground : Venue TBC

10. Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals
Date : April 16, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

11. Mumbai Indians vs Bangalore Royal Challengers
Date : April 17, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

12. Kings XI Punjab vs Deccan Chargers
Date : April 18, 2009
Time : 10:30 GMT
Ground : PCA Stadium, Chandigarh

13. Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Daredevils
Date : April 18, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : Eden Gardens, Kolkata

14. Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Rajasthan Royals
Date : April 19, 2009
Time : 10:30 GMT
Ground : M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

15. Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings
Date : April 19, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

16. Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab
Date : April 20, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : Eden Gardens, Kolkata

17. Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians
Date : April 21, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

18. Rajasthan Royals vs Deccan Chargers
Date : April 22, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : Venue TBC

19. Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Kings XI Punjab
Date : April 23, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

20. Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Date : April 24, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

21. Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab
Date : April 25, 2009
Time : 10:30 GMT
Ground : MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

22. Delhi Daredevils vs Bangalore Royal Challengers
Date : April 25, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

23. Deccan Chargers vs Mumbai Indians
Date : April 26, 2009
Time : 10:30 GMT
Ground : Venue TBC

24. Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Date : April 26, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : Venue TBC

25. Kings XI Punjab vs Bangalore Royal Challengers
Date : April 27, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : PCA Stadium, Chandigarh

26. Mumbai Chargers vs Delhi Daredevils
Date : April 28, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

27. Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Date : April 29, 2009
Time : 10:30 GMT
Ground : MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

28.Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals
Date : April 29, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : PCA Stadium, Chandigarh

29. Deccan Chargers vs Bangalore Royal Challengers
Date : April 30, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : Venue TBC

30. Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Daredevils
Date : May 1, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

31. Mumbai Indians vs Deccan Chargers
Date : May 2, 2009
Time : 10:30 GMT
Ground : Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

32. Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals
Date : May 2, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : Eden Gardens, Kolkata

33. Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings
Date : May 3, 2009
Time : 10:30 GMT
Ground : Venue TBC

34. Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Delhi Daredevils
Date : May 3, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

35. Deccan Chargers vs Rajasthan Royals
Date : May 4, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : Venue TBC

36. Delhi Daredevils vs Chennai Super Kings
Date : May 5, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

37. Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians
Date : May 6, 2009
Time : 10:30 GMT
Ground : Eden Gardens, Kolkata

38. Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab
Date : May 6, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : Venue TBC

39. Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Deccan Chargers
Date : May 7, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Gorund : M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

40. Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings
Date : May 8, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : Gardens, Kolkata

41. Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils
Date : May 9, 2009
Time : 10:30 GMT
Ground : PCA Stadium, Chandigarh

42. Rajasthan Royals Mumbai Indians
Date : May 9, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : Venue TBC

43. Deccan Chargers vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Date : May 10, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : Venue TBC

44. Delhi Daredevils vs Rajasthan Royals
Date : May 11, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

45. Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab
Date : May 12, 2009
Time : 10:30 GMT
Ground : Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

46. Chennai Super Kings vs Deccan Chargers
Date : May 12, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

47. Kolkata Knight Riders vs Bangalore Royal Challengers
Date : May 13, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : Eden Gardens, Kolkata

48. Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings
Date : May 14, 2009
Time : 10:30 GMT
Ground : Venue TBC

49. Delhi Daredevils vs Deccan Chargers
Date : May 14, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

50. Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Mumbai Indians
Date : May 15, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

51. Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Date : May 16, 2009
Time : 10:30 GMT
Ground : Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

52. Deccan Chargers vs Kings XI Punjab
Date : May 16, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : Venue TBC

53. Rajasthan Royals vs Bangalore Royal Challengers
Date : May 17, 2009
Time : 10:30 GMT
Ground : Venue TBC

54. Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians
Date : May 17, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

55. Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Date : May 18, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : PCA Stadium, Chandigarh

56. Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Chennai Super Kings
Date : May 19, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

57. First Semi-Final
Date : May 21, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

58. Second Semi-Final
Date : May 22, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

59. Final
Date : May 24, 2009
Time : 14:30 GMT
Ground : Mumbai



Team Owners & Introduction

YouTube - Preity Zinta Indian Premier League 2009

[Sadaf Gondal]

IPL gala parade held in Cape Town, opening ceremony today

CAPE TOWN: The inaugural ceremony of the Indian Premier League second edition will be held in south Africa today while the event will formally be opened with the match between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians on Saturday.

Before the inaugural ceremony, a gala parade was held on the streets of Cape Town in which all teams participated while riding on trucks.

Bollywood glitz and cricket razzmatazz combined in the colourful, star-studded parade.

Nine floats, one for each of the eight teams plus one for the IPL, made their way along one of the main streets, accompanied by energetic Indian dancers and brass bands drawn from the local community.

More than 150 cricketers were in attendance, as were Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta and Shilpa Shetty, part-owners of the Kolkata Knight Riders, Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals respectively.

Hundreds of people lined the streets to watch the parade, which launched festivities that will run until the grand final in Johannesburg on May 24.

The inaugural ceremony will be held today in Cape Town after which the IPL will be formally started on Saturday with the match between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians.

The second match will be played between Bangalore Royal Challengers and defending champion Rajasthan Royals.

In all, 59 matches will be played in the tournament and all matches of the event will be shown live on Geo Super, the only sports channel of Pakistan.

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Terror threat leads to doubling of insurance cover

The second IPL season has been insured for a total of $286 million, more than double that of the $125-million cover last season, and includes provisions for acts of terrorism and cancelled matches. It also includes ten-fold increases, in some cases, in individual covers.
MS Dhoni, captain of Chennai Super Kings, attracts the highest individual insurance cover of $10.5 million, while Sanath Jayasuriya of the Mumbai Indians is the highest insured among overseas players. The package takes into account all 120 auctioned players as well a few non-auctioned players.
The cost in premiums to the franchises is around $430,000 each.
The original plan - formulated when the tournament was to be held in India - involved a total insurance package of $219-263 million negotiated by the BCCI, broadcasters Sony Entertainment Television (SET) and the eight franchisees. That package included a $120-154 million cover for match cancellation due to standard perils, a $87-million cover for the BCCI against terror attacks and personal accident insurances for individual players.
"The sum assured has been higher this time around with the tournament moving overseas," Reena Bhatnagar, deputy general manager of Oriental Insurance Corporation (OIC), the IPL's insurers, told Cricinfo. "The details of the package are similar to those signed last year, and will provide covers not just due to terrorism, but take into account other factors like accidents during travel, flights etc as well."
The width of the individual player insurance covers - the figures are decided by the franchises - ranges from $2.5 million to $10.5 million. Dhoni commands the highest, followed by Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and Yuvraj Singh. Jayasuriya is covered for around $6 million. "That Dhoni has been placed above Tendulkar or Ganguly, is entirely their [franchises'] perception," Bhatnagar said. "It is the IPL organizers who then decide and provide us the values."
The new figures are more than six times those for the previous season, when the individual covers ranged from $380,000 and $1 million. Dhoni still led the pack, with Tendulkar, Ganguly and Andrew Symonds following behind. The policies for non-auctioned and junior players were between $120-250,000.
The entire package is totally reinsurance-driven, meaning that OIC would seek to protect itself with other insurance companies against the risk of losses during the tournament. "With such a large package signed up, it was beyond the capacity of the Indian insurers," Bhatnagar said. "We had to travel the reinsurance route and tap the London market."
A match cancellation cover includes non-payment by sponsors and broadcasters in case a match gets cancelled. It also insures budget match expenses, or the expenses incurred by franchisees for preparing the stadium field. The loss of baggage cover means that players will be paid the cost of their belongings, in case they misplace them during the course of the tournament. The policies will be effective from the time the players leave for the tournament till they return home.
The IPL's second edition will be played from April 18- May 24, spanning 37 days

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Rajasthan Royals face tough IPL title defence opener

CAPE TOWN: When the glitz and the glamour of the build-up to the Indian Premier League makes way for cricket action Saturday, past form will not count for much. Defending champions the Rajasthan Royals could find it tough this time around, starting with their opening clash against Bangalore Royal Challengers in the second match of a double header which gets the five-week, 2009 tournament underway.

Mumbai Indians meet Chennai Super Kings, who were runners-up last year, in the early match.

The relocation of the world's richest cricket league from India to South Africa means that conditions will be different, with seam bowlers likely to get far more assistance than they did in the inaugural tournament in India last year.

The Royals had an early taste of the Newlands pitch in a warm-up match last weekend when batsmen struggled to play the sort of dominating innings that marked the first IPL.
It is a major blow for the champions will be without all-rounder Shane Watson and left-arm fast bowler Sohail Tanvir, two of the main match-winners for the underdogs who spent the least money on players but carried away the 1.2-million-dollar prize money.

The Royals, who will again be led by veteran Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne, will hope that Indian fast bowler Munaf Patel and South Africa's Morne Morkel can compensate for the loss of the two stars.

In contrast to the Royals, the Challengers spent big but achieved little in the first IPL, finishing seventh of the eight teams.

They are likely to be an improved side, however, with star English signing Kevin Pietersen leading the team in the only stages of the tournament and tough South African Ray Jennings cracking the whip as coach.

The Bangalore team will be boosted by the signing of Indian batsman Robin Uthappa, while South African fast bowler Dale Steyn is likely to be more effective on his home country pitches than he was in India.

South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis and leading Indian batsman Rahul Dravid will be expected to improve on mediocre performances last time.

The battle between the Mumbai and Chennai franchises should get the tournament off to a cracking start.

Mumbai Indians will be led by Indian icon Sachin Tendulkar, who missed most of the first series because of injury.

Their squad had a pre-season training camp in South Africa under the direction of Shaun Pollock, appointed as team mentor, and fielding ace Jonty Rhodes.

With teams only able to field four non-Indian players, Mumbai have a stronger core of Indian stars than some of their rivals, with Tendulkar and Test bowlers Zaheer Khan and Harbhajan Singh in their squad.

Overseas aces include Sri Lanka's Sanath Jayasuriya, West Indian Dwayne Bravo and South Africa's JP Duminy.

Chennai Super Kings were runners-up last year and will again provide a formidable challenge.

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Indian Premier League begins today

CAPE TOWN: The second edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), full of colour and glamour, is beginning today here in South Africa.

Rajasthan Royals will defend its title in this most expensive cricket league.

The colourful inaugural ceremony will be held today after the first two matches of the event. It was due to be held yesterday but postponed due to security reasons.

Strict security arrangements have been made here to avoid any mishap and terrorism.

Earlier on Thursday, all participating teams took part in the march past.

Rajasthan Royals will face a challenge of defending its title in the second edition of the IPL as there will be tough competition among the eight teams.

In the opening match, Rajasthan Royals will face Bangalore Royal while Mumbai Indians will play against Chennai Super Kings in its first match.

Geo Super will show these matches live from Cape Town.

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Chennai wins toss, puts Mumbai into bat in IPL opener

CAPE TOWN: The second edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has begun with the start of the first match between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings here on Saturday.

Mahindra Singh Dhoni, captain of Chennai Super Kings has won the toss and put Mumbai Indians into batting.

The teams for today�s match are:

Mumbai Indians: Tendulkar, Jayasuriya, Dhawan, Duminy, Bravo, Nayar, Pinal shah, Harbhajan singh, Zaheer khan, Malinga, Raje

Chennai Super Kings: hayden, Patel, raina, badrinath, thushara, oram, flintoff, joginder sharma, dhoni, gony, ashwin.

Second match will be played between Rajasthan Royals and Bangalore Royal Challengers today.

Geo Super is showing these matches live from Cape Town.

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Mumbai set Chennai 167-run target in IPL opener

CAPE TOWN: Mumbai Indians set a winning target of 167 runs to Chennai Super Kings in the opening Twenty20 match of the second edition of the Indian Premier League here on Saturday.

After Mahindra Singh Dhoni, captain of Chennai Super Kings won the toss and decided to field first, Mumbai Indians made 166 runs for the loss of seven wickets in the allotted 20 overs.

Star Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar was the top scorer with an unbeaten 59 off 49 balls while Abhishek Nayar smashed 35 runs from only 14 balls with three sixes and two fours. Sri Lanka�s veteran batsman Sanath Jayasuriya made 26 off 20 balls and together with Tendulkar gave his team a solid start of 39 runs.

For Chennai Super Kings, Manpreet Gony claimed two wickets while Joginder Sharma, Jacob Oram, Thilan Tushara and Anrew Flintoff took one wicket each.

The teams are:

Mumbai Indians: Tendulkar, Jayasuriya, Dhawan, Duminy, Bravo, Nayar, Pinal shah, Harbhajan singh, Zaheer khan, Malinga, Raje

Chennai Super Kings: hayden, Patel, raina, badrinath, thushara, oram, flintoff, joginder sharma, dhoni, gony, ashwin.

Second match will be played between Rajasthan Royals and Bangalore Royal Challengers today.

Geo Super is showing these matches live from Cape Town.

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Bangalore wins toss and bats against Rajasthan

CAPE TOWN: Captain of Bangalore Royal Challengers Kevin Peitersen won the toss and decided to bat first against Rajasthan Royals in the second match of the opening day of the Indian Premier League (IPL)�s second edition here on Saturday.

Australian spinner Shane Warne is leading the defending champion, Rajasthan Royals in the event.

Geo Super is showing this match live from Cape Town.

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Mumbai beat Chennai by 19 runs in IPL opener

CAPE TOWN: Mumbai Indians won by 19 runs against Chennai Super Kings in the opening Twenty20 match of the second edition of the Indian Premier League here on Saturday.

Chasing 166, Chennai Super Kings were restricted to 146 in the allotted 20 overs and lost seven wickets.

Their main scorers were Matthew Hayden and captain Mahindra Singh Dhoni. Hayden made 44 off 35 balls with six fours and one six while Dhoni smashed two sixes and one four in his 26-ball 36.

For Mumbai Indians, Lasith Malinga captured three wickets for 15 runs and Sanath Jayasuriya claimed two for 34. Harbhajan Singh and Dwayne Bravo took one wicket each.

Earlier, Dhoni won the toss and put Mumbai Indians into bat who made 165 runs for the loss of seven wickets in the allotted 20 overs.

Their captain Sachin Tendulkar was the top scorer with an unbeaten 59 off 49 balls while Abhishek Nayar smashed 35 runs from only 14 balls with three sixes and two fours. Sri Lanka�s veteran batsman Sanath Jayasuriya made 26 off 20 balls and together with Tendulkar gave his team a solid start of 39 runs.

For Chennai Super Kings, Manpreet Gony claimed two wickets while Joginder Sharma, Jacob Oram, Thilan Tushara and Andrew Flintoff took one wicket each.

Tendulkar was adjudged the man-of-the-match.

This interesting match was shown live on Geo Super.

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