IPL-II schedule is finally out: See you in South Africa

Mumbai: The DLF Indian Premier League (IPL) has announced the schedule for its second edition, to be held in South Africa from April 18. The league is set to start in Cape Town with an exciting double-header weekend that will see all eight teams pitted against each other.

The double header on April 18 will see the winner of the first season the Rajasthan Royals play against the Royal Challengers while the Mumbai Indians will do battle against the Chennai Super Kings. On April 19, the Deccan Chargers will face the Kolkata Knight Riders and the second game will see the Delhi Dare Devils clash with the Kings XI Punjab.

IPL will see the eight franchises play a total of 56 league matches to be staged in 34 days at eight venues. The venues are Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, Pretoria, East Lodon, Port Elizabeth, Bloemfontein and Kimberley. The schedule also features 22 days of action packed double-headers. The two semi-finals have been scheduled for May 22 and 23 at Pretoria and Johannesburg respectively, with the grand final schedule for May 24 at Johannesburg.

At www.IPLT20.com, the official online destination for the IPL, fans from around the world will now have access to the 36-day long season. The site will offer access to official league content including live video & audio, photographs, live scoreboards and summaries, match results, fantasy cricket, player interviews, profiles, schedules, statistics, ticketing and a fan community with interaction through polls, contests, newsletters and more.

Not to mention video blog updates from the chairman and commissioner of the IPL, Lalit Modi. Cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar and former India captain Ravi Shastri will further add to the flavour of the league with video blogs of their own over the duration of the league and will also interact directly with the fans.

But for all the IPL fans across India and the globe this would perhaps be the best chance to experience a new web broadcast format never ever experienced before – taking the IPL fans closer to the LIVE entertainment and excitement of the on-field game.

Schedule: All times IST (GMT + 0530)

April 18: Rajasthan Royals (RR) v Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) (4 pm) at Cape Town; Mumbai Indians (MI) v Chennai Super Kings (CSK) (8 pm) at Cape Town

April 19: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) v Deccan Chargers (DC) (4 pm) at Cape Town; Delhi Daredevils (DD) v Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) (8 pm) at Cape Town

April 20: RCB V CSK (4 pm) at Port Elizabeth

April 21: RR v MI (4 pm) at Durban; KKR v KXIP (8 pm) at Durban

April 22: DD v CSK (4 pm) at Durban; RCB v DC (8 pm) at Cape Town

April 23: KKR v RR (4 pm) at Port Elizabeth

April 24: KXIP v RCB (4 pm) at Johannesburg

April 25: KKR v CSK (4 pm) at Cape Town; DC v MI (8 pm) at Durban

April 26: RR v KXIP (4 pm) at Cape Town; RCB v DD (8 pm) Port Elizabeth

April 27: KKR v MI (4 pm) at Cape Town; CSK v DC (8 pm) at Durban

April 28: DD v RR (4 pm) at Pretoria

April 29: MI v KXIP (4 pm) at Durban; KKR v RCB (8 pm) at Durban

April 30: DD v DC (4 pm) at Pretoria; RR v CSK (8 pm) at Pretoria

May 1: RCB v KXIP (4 pm) at East London; MI v KKR (8 pm) at Durban

May 2: RR v DC (4 pm) at Johannesburg; CSK v DD (8 pm) at Port Elizabeth

May 3: MI v RCB (4 pm) at Durban; KXIP v KKR (8 pm) at East London

May 4: DC v CSK (4 pm) at Port Elizabeth

May 5: DD v KKR (4 pm) at Durban; KXIP v RR (8 pm) at Durban

May 6: MI v DC (4 pm) at Pretoria

May 7: KXIP v CSK (4 pm) at Pretoria; RCB v RR (8 pm) at Pretoria

May 8: DD v MI (4 pm) at East London

May 9: DC v KXIP (4 pm) at Bloemfontein; CSK v RR (8 pm) at Port Elizabeth

May 10: KKR v DD (4 pm) at East London; RCB v MI (8 pm) at Johannesburg

May 11: DC v RR (4 pm) at Bloemfontein

May 12: RCB v KKR (4 pm) at Pretoria; KXIP v MI (8 pm) at Pretoria

May 13: DC v DD (4 pm) at Durban

May 14: MI v RR (4 pm) at Durban; CSK v RCB (8 pm) at Durban

May 15: KXIP v DD (4 pm) at Kimberley

May 16: CSK v MI (4 pm) at Johannesburg; DC v KKR (8 pm) at Port Elizabeth

May 17: RR v DD (4 pm) at Kimberley; KXIP v DC (8 pm) at Johannesburg

May 18: CSK v KKR (4 pm) at Pretoria

May 19: DD v RCB (4 pm) at Johannesburg

May 20: CSK v KXIP (4 pm) at Durban; RR v KKR (8 pm) at Durban

May 21: DC v RCB (4 pm) at Pretoria; MI v DD (8 pm) at Pretoria

May 22: Semi Final 1 at Pretoria

May 23: Semi Final 2 at Johannesburg

May 24: Final at Johannesburg