Indian Premier League 2009

The IPL (Indian Premier League) 2009, which is the second edition of the most popular Twenty20 tournament, will begin on April 18 in South Africa. The first match will be played between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore in Cape Town. The revised IPL Schedule has been released by IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi.
The semi-finals will be held at Pretoria and Johannesburg. Final will be held at Johannesburg on May 24. There will be eight venues in the IPL Season II. The day matches will begin at 4 PM and the night matches will begin at 8 PM. All matches are according to the Indian Standard Time (IST).

The eight teams in the fray are: Rajasthan Royals (RR), Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), Kolkata KnightRiders (KKR), Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Deccan Chargers (DC), Mumbai Indians (MI), Delhi Daredevils (DD) and Kings XI Punjab (KXIP).