The second season of Indian Premier League (IPL) will
begin from 10 April 2009. The inaugural match of IPL 2009 will be hosted
by the winners of last year, Rajasthan Royals at Jaipur. The first match
will be played between Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Daredevils.
Like the last season of IPL, this time too, there will be two
semi-finals which will be played at M.A. Chidambaram Stadium on the 21
and 22 May 2009. The finals once again will be held at Mumbai on 24 May
2009. While all the day matches will be played from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.,
the night matches will be played from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
The format of the IPL tournament of 2009 will remain unchanged from the
2008 season format. All the teams of will first play against one another
in a league on home-and-away basis, after which, the top four teams will
contest in the two semi-finals. Two winners of semi-finals will enter
the finals.
Though the format remains same as last year, certain changes in rules
and conditions regarding participation by English players will be seen
in the latest season of Indian premier League, which are:
Here is the Indian Premier League/IPL 2009 match
schedule/fixture for the season.
IPL 2009 Schedule
- The number of international players allowed in any one squad - increased from 8 to 10 (the number allowed in any playing 11 remains at 4)
- The players purchase cap - increased from 5 to 7 million. English players will be allowed to play in IPL 2009 for 21 days in between their tour to West Indies and the subsequent return tour.
IPL 2009 Schedule | |||
| Date | Teams | Venue | Time |
| April - 2009 | |||
| Saturday, 18 | Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | Cape Town | 8 p.m. |
| Saturday, 18 | Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings | Cape Town | 4 p.m. |
| Sunday, 19 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Deccan Chargers | Cape Town | 8 p.m. |
| Sunday, 19 | Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab | Cape Town | 4 p.m. |
| Monday, 20 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings | Port Elizabeth | 8 p.m. |
| Tuesday, 21 | Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians | Durban | 8 p.m. |
| Tuesday, 21 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab | Durban | 4 p.m. |
| Wednesday, 22 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Deccan Chargers | Cape Town | 8 p.m. |
| Thursday, 23 | Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Daredevils | Durban | 4 p.m. |
| Thursday, 23 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals | Cape Town | 8.15 p.m. |
| Friday, 24 | Kings XI Punjab vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | Durban | 8.00 p.m. |
| Saturday, 25 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings | Cape Town | 8.15 p.m. |
| Saturday, 25 | Deccan Chargers vs Mumbai Indians | Durban | 4 p.m. |
| Sunday, 26 | Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab | Cape Town | 8.15 p.m. |
| Sunday, 26 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Daredevils | Port Elizabeth | 4 p.m. |
| Monday, 27 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians | Port Elizabeth | 8.15 p.m. |
| Monday, 27 | Chennai Super Kings vs Deccan Chargers | Durban | 4 p.m. |
| Tuesday, 28 | Delhi Daredevils vs Rajasthan Royals | Pretoria | 8 p.m. |
| Wednesday, 29 | Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab | Durban | 8 p.m. |
| Wednesday, 29 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | Durban | 4 p.m. |
| Thursday, 30 | Delhi Daredevils vs Deccan Chargers | Pretoria | 4 p.m. |
| Thursday, 30 | Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings | Pretoria | 8 p.m. |
| May - 2009 | |||
| Friday, 1 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab | Durban | 8.15 p.m. |
| Friday, 1 | Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders | East London | 4 p.m. |
| Saturday, 2 | Rajasthan Royals vs Deccan Chargers | Port Elizabeth | 4 p.m. |
| Saturday, 2 | Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Daredevils | Johannesburg | 8.15 p.m. |
| Sunday, 3 | Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | Johannesburg | 8.15 p.m. |
| Sunday, 3 | Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Port Elizabeth | 4 p.m. |
| Monday, 4 | Deccan Chargers vs Chennai Super Kings | East London | 8 p.m. |
| Tuesday, 5 | Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Durban | 8 p.m. |
| Tuesday, 5 | Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals | Durban | 4 p.m. |
| Wednesday, 6 | Mumbai Indians vs Deccan Chargers | Pretoria | 8 p.m. |
| Thursday, 7 | Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings | Pretoria | 8 p.m. |
| Thursday, 7 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals | Pretoria | 4 p.m. |
| Friday, 8 | Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians | East London | 8 p.m. |
| Saturday, 9 | Deccan Chargers vs Kings XI Punjab | Kimberley | 4 p.m. |
| Saturday, 9 | Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals | Kimberley | 8 p.m. |
| Sunday, 10 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Daredevils | Johannesburg | 8.15 p.m. |
| Sunday, 10 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians | Port Elizabeth | 4 p.m. |
| Monday, 11 | Deccan Chargers vs Rajasthan Royals | Kimberley | 8 p.m. |
| Tuesday, 12 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Pretoria | 4 p.m. |
| Tuesday, 12 | Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians | Pretoria | 8 p.m. |
| Wednesday, 13 | Deccan Chargers vs Delhi Daredevils | Durban | 8 p.m. |
| Thursday, 14 | Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals | Durban | 8 p.m. |
| Thursday, 14 | Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | Durban | 4 p.m. |
| Friday, 15 | Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils Kimberley | Bloemfontein | 8 p.m. |
| Saturday, 16 | Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians | Port Elizabeth | 4 p.m. |
| Saturday, 16 | Deccan Chargers vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Johannesburg | 8.15 p.m. |
| Sunday, 17 | Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Daredevils | Bloemfontein | 8.15 p.m. |
| Sunday, 17 | Kings XI Punjab vs Deccan Chargers | Johannesburg | 4 p.m. |
| Monday, 18 | Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Pretoria | 8 p.m. |
| Tuesday, 19 | Delhi Daredevils vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | Johannesburg | 8 p.m. |
| Wednesday, 20 | Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab | Durban | 8 p.m. |
| Wednesday, 20 | Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Durban | 4 p.m. |
| Thursday, 21 | Deccan Chargers vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | Pretoria | 8 p.m. |
| Thursday, 21 | Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Daredevils | Pretoria | 4 p.m. |
| Friday, 22 | Semi Final 1, Delhi Daredevils v Deccan Chargers | Pretoria | 8 p.m. |
| Saturday, 23 | Semi Final 2, Chennai Super Kings v Royal Challengers | Johannesburg | 8 p.m. |
| Sunday, 24 | Final | Johannesburg | 8 p.m. |