2012 Indian Premier League – Schedule

. By T.V. Antony Raj

The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a professional league for Twenty20 cricket competition in India. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), with headquarters in Mumbai, initiated this event in 2008.

The 2012 Indian Premier League season, abbreviated as IPL 5 or the IPL 2012, will be the fifth season of the Indian Premier League. The tournament will begin on 4 April and end on 27 May 2012. The opening and closing ceremonies will be held in M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, the home venue of the reigning champions Chennai Super Kings.

Last season 10 teams participated in this popular event; but this season the number of teams participating has been reduced from ten to nine with the termination of Kochi Tuskers Kerala. Each team has lassoed in prestigious cricket players from around the world.

Seasons

First season – 2008

The inaugural season of the tournament started on 18 April 2008. The season lasted for 46 days. Out of the 59 matches scheduled, 58 took place and 1 was a wash out due to rain. The final was played in DY Patil Stadium, Nerul, Navi Mumbai. Every team played each other both at home and away in a round robin system. The top four ranking sides progressed to the knockout stage of semi-finals followed by a final.

Rajasthan Royals, captained and coached by Shane Warne, defeated Chennai Super Kings in a last ball thriller and emerged as the inaugural IPL champions.

Second SEASON – 2009

The 2009 season and the General Elections in India coincided. The venue for the IPL matches was shifted to South Africa since there was a fear for the safety the players. The format of the tournament remained same as the inaugural one.

Hyderabad Deccan Chargers, who finished last in the first season, were big underdogs, but came out as eventual winners defeating the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the final by setting a target of 144 runs with the help of Gibbs(53) and defended it.

third SEASON – 2010

In the third season which opened in January 2010 with the auction for players. 66 players were on offer but only 11 players were sold.

In this season, due to the ongoing political crisis in the Telangana region in Andhra Pradesh, India, Hyderabad Deccan Chargers did not play at their preferred home location of Hyderabad, India.

This season, the new bases for the champions of the second season were Nagpur, Navi Mumbai and Cuttack.

The first semi-final was won by Mumbai Indians who defeated Bangalore Royal Challengers by 35 runs. Chennai Super Kings defeated Hyderabad Deccan Chargers in the second semi-final.

The final was played between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians. Chennai Super Kings won by a margin of 22 runs.

fourth SEASON- 2011

On 21 March 2010, it was announced in Chennai that two new teams from Pune and Kochi will be added to the IPL for the fourth season. However, the bid around the Kochi franchisee turned controversial resulting in the resignation of minister, Shashi Tharoor from the Central Government and investigations by various departments of the Government of India into the financial dealings of IPL and the other existing franchisees.

Later, Lalit Modi was also removed from IPL chairmanship by BCCI. On December 5, 2010, it was confirmed that Kochi Tuskers will take part in the fourth season of IPL.

The addition of the two teams Pune Warriors and Kochi Tuskers increased the number of franchises from 8 to 10.

Chennai Super Kings won their second consecutive IPL title after defeating Royal Challengers Bangalore by 58 runs in the fourth season of IPL. This was the first time a franchise has won two IPL titles, had four consecutive semi-final visits, come to the finals three times, and successfully defended their title.

The top four teams namely CSK, RCB, KKR and MI also qualified for the Champions League. Mumbai Indians are the current Champions League Twenty20 champions.

In 2010, in association with Indiatimes live broadcast on YouTube of the IPL matches became possible. It was the first sporting event ever to be broadcast live on YouTube.

During the fourth season, the IPL brand value was estimated to be around $3.67 billion According to the Annual Review of Global Sports Salaries by sportingintelligence.com, IPL is the second highest-paid league, based on first-team salaries on a pro rata basis, second only to the NBA. It is estimated that the average salary of an IPL player over a year would be $3.84 million.

FIfth SEASON – 2012

The fifth season with 9 teams is set to start on 4 April 2012 in Chennai, for which the players auction was held on February 4, 2012 in Bangalore. The season saw IPL authority increasing the number of players in each squad to 33 from the previous limit of 30 and also increased the salary cap by $2 million.

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IPL 2012 Schedule

Here is the Complete IPL 2012 Schedule – Matches, Dates, Teams, and Venues for this mega cricketing event.

Match: # 1
Date & IST: April 04, 2012 – 8:00:00 PM
Teams: Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians
Venue: M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Match: # 2
Date & IST: April 05, 2012 – 8:00:00 PM
Teams: Kolkata Knight Riders v Delhi Daredevils
Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Match: # 3
Date & IST: April 06, 2012 – 4:00:00 PM
Teams: Mumbai Indians v Pune Warriors
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Match: # 4
Date & IST: April 06, 2012 – 8:00:00 PM
Teams: Rajasthan Royals v Kings XI Punjab
Venue: Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

Match: # 5
Date & IST: April 07, 2012 – 4:00:00 PM
Teams: Royal Challengers Bangalore v Delhi Daredevils
Venue: M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Match: # 6
Date & IST: April 07, 2012 – 8:00:00 PM
Teams: Deccan Chargers v Chennai Super Kings
Venue: Y.S.R Cricket stadium, Visakhapatnam

Match: # 7
Date & IST: April 08, 2012 – 4:00:00 PM
Teams: Rajasthan Royals v Kolkata Knight Riders
Venue: Sawai Mansingh Stadium Jaipur

Match: # 8
Date & IST: April 08, 2012 – 8:00:00 PM
Teams: Pune Warriors v Kings XI Punjab
Venue: Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune

Match: # 9
Date & IST: April 09, 2012 – 8:00:00 PM
Teams: Deccan Chargers v Mumbai Indians
Venue: Y.S.R Cricket stadium, Visakhapatnam

Match: # 10
Date & IST: April 10, 2012 – 4:00:00 PM
Teams: Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kolkata Knight Riders
Venue: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Match: # 11
Date & IST: April 10, 2012 – 8:00:00 PM
Teams: Delhi Daredevils v Chennai Super Kings
Venue: Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Match: # 12
Date & IST: April 11, 2012 – 8:00:00 PM
Teams: Mumbai Indians v Rajasthan Royals
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Match: # 13
Date & IST: April 12, 2012 – 4:00:00 PM
Teams: Chennai Super Kings v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Venue: M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Match: # 14
Date & IST: April 12, 2012 – 8:00:00 PM
Teams: Kings XI Punjab v Pune Warriors
Venue: Punjab Cricket Stadium,Chandigarh

Match: # 15
Date & IST: April 13, 2012 – 8:00:00 PM
Teams: Kolkata Knight Riders v Rajasthan Royals
Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Match: # 16
Date & IST: April 14, 2012 – 8:00:00 PM
Teams: Pune Warriors v Chennai Super Kings
Venue: Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune

Match: # 17
Date & IST: April 15, 2012 – 4:00:00 PM
Teams: Kolkata Knight Riders v Kings XI Punjab
Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Match: # 18
Date & IST: April 15, 2012 – 8:00:00 PM
Teams: Royal Challengers Bangalore v Rajasthan Royals
Venue: M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Match: # 19
Date & IST: April 16, 2012 – 8:00:00 PM
Teams: Mumbai Indians v Delhi Daredevils
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Match: # 20
Date & IST: April 17, 2012 – 4:00:00 PM
Teams: Rajasthan Royals v Deccan Chargers
Venue: Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

Match: # 21
Date & IST: April 17, 2012 – 8:00:00 PM
Teams: Royal Challengers Bangalore v Pune Warriors
Venue: M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Match: # 22
Date & IST: April 18, 2012 – 8:00:00 PM
Teams: Kings XI Punjab v Kolkata Knight Riders
Venue: Punjab Cricket Stadium,Chandigarh

Match: # 23
Date & IST: April 19, 2012 – 4:00:00 PM
Teams: Deccan Chargers v Delhi Daredevils
Venue: Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Match: # 24
Date & IST: April 19, 2012 – 8:00:00 PM
Teams: Chennai Super Kings v Pune Warriors
Venue: M A Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Match: # 25
Date & IST: April 20, 2012 – 8:00:00 PM
Teams: Kings XI Punjab v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Venue: Punjab Cricket Stadium,Chandigarh

Match: # 26
Date & IST: April 21, 2012 – 4:00:00 PM
Teams: Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals
Venue: M A Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Match: # 27
Date & IST: April 21, 2012 – 8:00:00 PM
Teams: Delhi Daredevils v Pune Warriors
Venue: Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Match: # 28
Date & IST: April 22, 2012 – 4:00:00 PM
Teams: Mumbai Indians v Kings XI Punjab
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Match: # 29
Date & IST: April 22, 2012 – 8:00:00 PM
Teams: Deccan Chargers v Kolkata Knight Riders
Venue: Barabati Stadium, Cuttack

Match: # 30
Date & IST: April 23, 2012 – 8:00:00 PM
Teams: Rajasthan Royals v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Venue: Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

Match: # 31
Date & IST: April 24, 2012 – 4:00:00 PM
Teams: Pune Warriors v Delhi Daredevils
Venue: Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune

Match: # 32
Date & IST: April 24, 2012 – 8:00:00 PM
Teams: Kolkata Knight Riders v Deccan Chargers
Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Match: # 33
Date & IST: April 25, 2012 – 4:00:00 PM
Teams: Kings XI Punjab v Mumbai Indians
Venue: Punjab Cricket Stadium,Chandigarh

Match: # 34
Date & IST: April 25, 2012 – 8:00:00 PM
Teams: Royal Challengers Bangalore v Chennai Super Kings
Venue: M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Match: # 35
Date & IST: April 26, 2012 – 8:00:00 PM
Teams: Pune Warriors v Deccan Chargers
Venue: Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune

Match: # 36
Date & IST: April 27/12 – 8:00:00 PM
Teams: Delhi Daredevils v Mumbai Indians
Venue: Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Match: # 37
Date & IST: April 28, 2012 – 4:00:00 PM
Teams: Chennai Super Kings v Kings XI Punjab
Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Match: # 38
Date & IST: April 28, 2012 – 8:00:00 PM
Teams: Kolkata Knight Riders v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Match: # 39
Date & IST: April 29, 2012 4:00:00 PM
Teams: Delhi Daredevils v Rajasthan Royals
Venue: Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Match: # 40
Date & IST: April 29, 2012 – 8:00:00 PM
Teams: Mumbai Indians v Deccan Chargers
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Match: # 41
Date & IST: April 30, 2012 – 8:00:00 PM
Teams: Chennai Super Kings v Kolkata Knight Riders
Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Match: # 42
Date & IST: May 01, 2012 – 4:00:00 PM
Teams: Deccan Chargers v Pune Warriors
Venue: Barabati Stadium, Cuttack

Match: # 43
Date & IST: May 01, 2012 – 8:00:00 PM
Teams: Rajasthan Royals v Delhi Daredevils
Venue: Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

Match: # 44
Date & IST: May 02, 2012 – 8:00:00 PM
Teams: Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kings XI Punjab
Venue: M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Match: # 45
Date & IST: May 03, 2012 – 8:00:00 PM
Teams: Pune Warriors v Mumbai Indians
Venue: Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune

Match: # 46
Date & IST: May 04 – 8:00:00 PM
Teams: Chennai Super Kings v Deccan Chargers
Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Match: # 47
Date & IST: May 05 – 4:00:00 PM
Teams: Kolkata Knight Riders v Pune Warriors
Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Match: # 48
Date & IST: May 05 – 8:00:00 PM
Teams: Kings XI Punjab v Rajasthan Royals
Venue: Punjab Cricket Stadium,Chandigarh

Match: # 49
Date & IST: May 06, 2012 – 4:00:00 PM
Teams: Mumbai Indians v Chennai Super Kings
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Match: # 50
Date & IST: May 06, 2012 – 8:00:00 PM
Teams: Royal Challengers Bangalore v Deccan Chargers
Venue: M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Match: # 51
Date & IST: May 07, 2012 – 8:00:00 PM
Teams: Delhi Daredevils v Kolkata Knight Riders
Venue: Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Match: # 52
Date & IST: May 08, 2012 – 4:00:00 PM
Teams: Pune Warriors v Rajasthan Royals
Venue: Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune

Match: # 53
Date & IST: May 08, 2012 – 8:00:00 PM
Teams: Deccan Chargers v Kings XI Punjab
Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad

Match: # 54
Date & IST: May 09, 2012 – 8:00:00 PM
Teams: Mumbai Indians v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Match: # 55
Date & IST: May 10, 2012 – 4:00:00 PM
Teams: Deccan Chargers v Delhi Daredevils
Venue: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad

Match: # 56
Date & IST: May 10, 2012 – 8:00:00 PM
Teams: Rajasthan Royals v Chennai Super Kings
Venue: Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

Match: # 57
Date & IST: May 11, 2012 – 8:00:00 PM
Teams: Pune Warriors v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Venue: Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune

Match: # 58
Date & IST: May 12, 2012 – 4:00:00 PM
Teams: Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians
Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Match: # 59
Date & IST: May 12, 2012 – 8:00:00 PM
Teams: Chennai Super Kings v Delhi Daredevils
Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Match: # 60
Date & IST: May 13, 2012 – 4:00:00 PM
Teams: Rajasthan Royals v Pune Warriors
Venue: Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

Match: # 61
Date & IST: May 13, 2012 – 8:00:00 PM
Teams: Kings XI Punjab v Deccan Chargers
Venue: Punjab Cricket Stadium,Chandigarh

Match: # 62
Date & IST: May 14, 2012 – 4:00:00 PM
Teams: Royal Challengers Bangalore v Mumbai Indians
Venue: M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Match: # 63
Date & IST: May 14, 2012 – 8:00:00 PM
Teams: Kolkata Knight Riders v Chennai Super Kings
Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Match: # 64
Date & IST: May 15, 2012 – 8:00:00 PM
Teams: Delhi Daredevils v Kings XI Punjab
Venue: Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Match: # 65
Date & IST: May 16, 2012 – 8:00:00 PM
Teams: Mumbai Indians v Kolkata Knight Riders
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Match: # 66
Date & IST: May 17, 2012 – 4:00:00 PM
Teams: Kings XI Punjab v Chennai Super Kings
Venue: Himachal Pradesh Cricket Stadium, Dharamsala

Match: # 67
Date & IST: May 17, 2012 – 8:00:00 PM
Teams: Delhi Daredevils v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Venue: Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Match: # 68
Date & IST: May 18, 2012 – 8:00:00 PM
Teams: Deccan Chargers v Rajasthan Royals
Venue: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad

Match: # 69
Date & IST: May 19, 2012 – 4:00:00 PM
Teams: Kings XI Punjab v Delhi Daredevils
Venue: Himachal Pradesh Cricket Stadium, Dharamsala

Match: # 70
Date & IST: May 19, 2012 – 8:00:00 PM
Teams: Pune Warriors v Kolkata Knight Riders
Venue: Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune

Match: # 71
Date & IST: May 20, 2012 – 4:00:00 PM
Teams: Deccan Chargers v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Venue: Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad

Match: # 72
Date & IST: May 20, 2012 – 8:00:00 PM
Teams: Rajasthan Royals v Mumbai Indians
Venue: Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

Match: # 73
Date & IST: May 22, 2012 – 8:00:00 PM
Teams: Qualifier 1* – TBC v TBC (1st v 2nd)
Venue: Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune

Match: # 74
Date & IST: May 23, 2012 – 8:00:00 PM
Teams: Eliminator* – TBC v TBC (3rd v 4th)
Venue: M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Match: # 75
Date & IST: May 25, 2012 – 8:00:00 PM
Teams: Qualifier 2 – TBC v TBC (Winner Eliminator v Loser Qualifier 1)
Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Match: # 76
Date & IST: May 27, 2012 – 8:00:00 PM
Teams: Final – TBC v TBC
Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai