The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2013, the most-awaited Twenty20 cricketing extravaganza, is set to kick off on Wednesday with defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders taking on Delhi Daredevils in the opening game.
The games will kick off after the opening ceremony on Tuesday at Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata. Bollywood superstar and Kolkata Knight Riders owner Shah Rukh Khan is expected to perform with his "Jab Tak Hai Jaan" co-star Katrina Kaif at the event, and international rapper Pitbull is also expected to perform.
IPL, which has been a story of phenomenal success since its start in 2008, will enter the sixth season on 3 April. Shah Rukh Khan's team Kolkata Knight Riders will try to reclaim the title but it's not going to be easy as all the teams have strong players who can turn a match around on their day.
A total of 76 matches will be played between nine teams at the upcoming sporting extravaganza, which will come to a close on 26 May.
IPL 2013 SCHEDULE/FIXTURES
|
Match |
Date |
Time (IST) |
Teams |
Venue |
|
1 |
Wednesday 3rd April |
8:00pm |
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Daredevils |
Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
|
2 |
Thursday 4th April |
8:00pm |
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians |
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
|
3 |
Friday 5th April |
8:00pm |
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Pune Warriors India |
Rajiv Gandhi Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad |
|
4 |
Saturday 6th April |
4:00pm |
Delhi Daredevils vs Rajasthan Royals |
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi |
|
5 |
Saturday 6th April |
8:00pm |
Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians |
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
|
6 |
Sunday 7th April |
4:00pm |
Pune Warriors India vs Kings XI Punjab |
Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune |
|
7 |
Sunday 7th April |
8:00pm |
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore |
Rajiv Gandhi Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad |
|
8 |
Monday 8th April |
8:00pm |
Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders |
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
|
9 |
Tuesday 9th April |
4:00pm |
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Sunrisers Hyderabad |
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
|
10 |
Tuesday 9th April |
8:00pm |
Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Daredevils |
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
|
11 |
Wednesday 10th April |
8:00pm |
Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings |
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali |
|
12 |
Thursday 11th April |
4:00pm |
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders |
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
|
13 |
Thursday 11th April |
8:00pm |
Pune Warriors India vs Rajasthan Royals |
Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune |
|
14 |
Friday 12th April |
8:00pm |
Delhi Daredevils vs Sunrisers Hyderabad |
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi |
|
15 |
Saturday 13th April |
4:00pm |
Mumbai Indians vs Pune Warriors India |
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
|
16 |
Saturday 13th April |
8:00pm |
Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore |
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
|
17 |
Sunday 14th April |
4:00pm |
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad |
Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
|
18 |
Sunday 14th April |
8:00pm |
Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab |
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
|
19 |
Monday 15th April |
8:00pm |
Chennai Super Kings vs Pune Warriors India |
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
|
20 |
Tuesday 16th April |
4:00pm |
Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders |
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali |
|
21 |
Tuesday 16th April |
8:00pm |
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Daredevils |
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
|
22 |
Wednesday 17th April |
4:00pm |
Pune Warriors India vs Sunrisers Hyderabad |
Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune |
|
23 |
Wednesday 17th April |
8:00pm |
Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians |
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
|
24 |
Thursday 18th April |
8:00pm |
Delhi Daredevils vs Chennai Super Kings |
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi |
|
25 |
Friday 19th April |
8:00pm |
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kings XI Punjab |
Rajiv Gandhi Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad |
|
26 |
Saturday 20th April |
4:00pm |
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings |
Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
|
27 |
Saturday 20th April |
8:00pm |
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals |
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
|
28 |
Sunday 21st April |
4:00pm |
Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians |
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi |
|
29 |
Sunday 21st April |
8:00pm |
Kings XI Punjab vs Pune Warriors India |
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali |
|
30 |
Monday 22nd April |
8:00pm |
Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals |
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
|
31 |
Tuesday 23rd April |
4:00pm |
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Pune Warriors India |
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
|
32 |
Tuesday 23rd April |
8:00pm |
Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab |
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi |
|
33 |
Wednesday 24th April |
8:00pm |
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians |
Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
|
34 |
Thursday 25th April |
8:00pm |
Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad |
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
|
35 |
Friday 26th April |
8:00pm |
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab |
Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
|
36 |
Saturday 27th April |
4:00pm |
Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad |
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
|
37 |
Saturday 27th April |
8:00pm |
Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore |
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
|
38 |
Sunday 28th April |
4:00pm |
Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders |
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
|
39 |
Sunday 28th April |
8:00pm |
Delhi Daredevils vs Pune Warriors India |
Chhattisgarh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur |
|
40 |
Monday 29th April |
4:00pm |
Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore |
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
|
41 |
Monday 29th April |
8:00pm |
Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab |
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
|
42 |
Tuesday 30th April |
8:00pm |
Pune Warriors India vs Chennai Super Kings |
Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune |
|
43 |
Wednesday 1st May |
4:00pm |
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians |
Rajiv Gandhi Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad |
|
44 |
Wednesday 1st May |
8:00pm |
Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders |
Chhattisgarh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur |
|
45 |
Thursday 2nd May |
4:00pm |
Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab |
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
|
46 |
Thursday 2nd May |
8:00pm |
Pune Warriors India vs Royal Challengers Bangalore |
Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune |
|
47 |
Friday 3rd May |
8:00pm |
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals |
Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
|
48 |
Saturday 4th May |
8:00pm |
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Daredevils |
Rajiv Gandhi Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad |
|
49 |
Sunday 5th May |
4:00pm |
Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings |
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
|
50 |
Sunday 5th May |
8:00pm |
Rajasthan Royals vs Pune Warriors India |
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
|
51 |
Monday 6th May |
8:00pm |
Kings XI Punjab vs Royal Challengers Bangalore |
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali |
|
52 |
Tuesday 7th May |
4:00pm |
Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Daredevils |
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
|
53 |
Tuesday 7th May |
8:00pm |
Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders |
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
|
54 |
Wednesday 8th May |
8:00pm |
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings |
Rajiv Gandhi Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad |
|
55 |
Thursday 9th May |
4:00pm |
Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals |
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali |
|
56 |
Thursday 9th May |
8:00pm |
Pune Warriors India vs Kolkata Knight Riders |
Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune |
|
57 |
Friday 10th May |
8:00pm |
Delhi Daredevils vs Royal Challengers Bangalore |
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi |
|
58 |
Saturday 11th May |
4:00pm |
Pune Warriors India vs Mumbai Indians |
Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune |
|
59 |
Saturday 11th May |
8:00pm |
Kings XI Punjab vs Sunrisers Hyderabad |
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali |
|
60 |
Sunday 12th May |
4:00pm |
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore |
JSCA International Cricket Stadium, Ranchi |
|
61 |
Sunday 12th May |
8:00pm |
Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings |
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
|
62 |
Monday 13th May |
8:00pm |
Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad |
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
|
63 |
Tuesday 14th May |
4:00pm |
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab |
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
|
64 |
Tuesday 14th May |
8:00pm |
Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Daredevils |
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
|
65 |
Wednesday 15th May |
4:00pm |
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Pune Warriors India |
JSCA International Cricket Stadium, Ranchi |
|
66 |
Wednesday 15th May |
8:00pm |
Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals |
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
|
67 |
Thursday 16th May |
8:00pm |
Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils |
HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala |
|
68 |
Friday 17th May |
8:00pm |
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Rajasthan Royals |
Rajiv Gandhi Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad |
|
69 |
Saturday 18th May |
4:00pm |
Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians |
HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala |
|
70 |
Saturday 18th May |
8:00pm |
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings |
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
|
71 |
Sunday 19th May |
4:00pm |
Pune Warriors India vs Delhi Daredevils |
Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune |
|
72 |
Sunday 19th May |
8:00pm |
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders |
Rajiv Gandhi Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad |
|
73 |
Tuesday 21st May |
8:00pm |
TBC vs TBC (1st Placed Team vs 2nd Placed Team) |
MA Chidambaram Stadium - Chepauk, Chennai |
|
74 |
Wednesday 22nd May |
8:00pm |
TBC vs TBC (3rd Placed Team vs 4th Placed Team) |
MA Chidambaram Stadium - Chepauk, Chennai |
|
75 |
Friday 24th May |
8:00pm |
TBC vs TBC (Winner of Eliminator vs Loser of Qualifer 1) |
Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
|
76 |
Sunday 26th May |
8:00pm |
Final - TBC vs TBC |
Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
