IPL 2009 to begin on April 10, Complete Schedule released

Mumbai (24/7 News Network): The IPL (Indian Premier League) 2009, which is the second edition of the most popular Twenty20 tournament, will begin on April 10. The first match will be held between Rajasthan Royals and Delhi DareDevils in Jaipur.

Chennai will host both semi-finals, while the final will be held in Mumbai on May 24. Contrary to the expectations, Ahmedabad and Cuttack did not get IPL matches.

There will be nine venues in the IPL Season II. Vishakhapatnam is the only new venue, which will host a few matches of Deccan Chargers, Hyderabad. Rajasthan Royals will play all their matches in Jaipur. The day matches will begin at 4 PM and the night matches will begin at 8 PM.

Complete Schedule of IPL Season II (2009):

April 10 - Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi DareDevils (Jaipur)

April 11 - Kolkata KnightRiders vs Deccan Chargers (Kolkata)

April 11 - Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (Chennai)

April 12 - Delhi DareDevils vs Kings XI Punjab (Delhi)

April 12 - Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals (Mumbai)

April 13 - Deccan Chargers vs Chennai Super Kings (Hyderabad)

April 14 - Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkta KnightRiders (Bangalore)

April 15 - Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians (Mohali)

April 16 - Deccan Chargers vs Delhi DareDevils (Hyderabad)

April 16 - Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals (Chennai)

April 17 - Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (Mumbai)

April 18 - Kings XI Punjab vs Deccan Chargers (Mohali)

April 18 - Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi DareDevils (Kolkata)

April 19 - Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings (Mumbai)

April 19 - Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals (Bangalore)

April 20 - Kolkta KnightRiders vs Kings XI Punjab (Kolkata)

April 21 - Delhi DareDevils vs Mumbai Indians (Delhi)

April 22 - Rajasthan Royals vs Deccan Chargers (Jaipur)

April 23 - Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab (Bangalore)

April 24 - Mumbai Indians vs Kolkta KnightRiders (Mumbai)

April 25 - Delhi DareDevils vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (Delhi)

April 25 - Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab (Chennai)

April 29 - Kolkta KnightRiders vs Rajasthan Royals (Mohali)

April 30 - Deccan Chargers vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (Vizag)

May 1 - Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi DareDevils (Chennai)

May 2 - Mumbai Indians vs Deccan Chargers (Mumbai)

May 2 - Kolkta KnightRiders vs Rajasthan Royals (Kolkata)

May 3 - Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings (Mohali)

May 3 - Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi DareDevils (Bangalore)

May 4 - Deccan Chargers vs Rajasthan Royals (Hyderabad)

May 5 - Delhi DareDevils vs Chennai Super Kings (Delhi)

May 6 - Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab (Jaipur)

May 7 - Kolkta KnightRiders vs Mumbai Indians (Kolkata)

May 7 - Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Deccan Chargers (Bangalore)

May 8 - Kolkta KnightRiders vs Chennai Super Kings (Kolkata)

May 9 - Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians (Jaipur)

May 9 - Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi DareDevils (Mohali)

May 10 - Deccan Chargers vs Kolkta KnightRiders (Hyderabad)

May 11 - Delhi DareDevils vs Rajasthan Royals (Delhi)

May 12 - Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab (Mumbai)

May 12 - Chennai Super Kings vs Deccan Chargers (Chennai)

May 13 - Kolkta KnightRiders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (Kolkata)

May 14 - Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings (Jaipur)

May 14 - Delhi DareDevils vs Deccan Chargers (Delhi)

May 15 - Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians (Bangalore)

May 16 - Delhi DareDevils vs Kolkata KnightRiders (Delhi)

May 16 - Deccan Chargers vs Kings XI Punjab (Hyderabad)

May 17 - Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (Jaipur)

May 17 - Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians (Chennai)

May 18 - Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata KnightRiders (Mohali)

May 19 - Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings (Bangalore)

May 21 - 1st Semifinal (Chennai)

May 22 - 2nd Semifinal (Chennai)

May 24 - FINAL (Mumbai)