By T. V. Antony Raj

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On Wednesday, October 21, 2015, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced its association with Vivo, the premium global smartphone manufacturer, for the title sponsorship of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Vivo fulfilled their obligation of presenting the bank guarantee to the BCCI and confirmed the title sponsorship rights and replaces PepsiCo, the beverage giant, as title sponsor of the 9th edition of Indian Premier League’s Twenty20 event.

The Teams participating in
Vivo Indian Premier League  2016 (IPL 9)

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1. Delhi Daredevils
2. Gujarat Lions
3. Kings XI Punjab
4. Kolkata Knight Riders
5. Mumbai Indians
6. Rising Pune Supergiants
7. Royal Challengers Bangalore
8. Sunrisers Hyderabad

The Captains of the teams participating in
Vivo Indian Premier League  2016 (IPL 9)

Left to Right:

1. Delhi Daredevils: Zaheer Khan (India)
2. Gujarat Lions: Suresh Raina (India)
3. Kings XI Punjab: David Miller (South Africa)
4. Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (India)
5. Rising Pune Supergiants: M.S. Dhoni(India)
6. Kolkata Knight Riders: Gautam Gambhir (India)
7. Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli (India)
8. Sunrisers Hyderabad: David Warner (Australia)

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Schedule of Vivo Indian Premier League  2016 (IPL 9)

The schedule of Vivo IPL 2016 (IPL 9) has been declared. A total of 60 matches will be played from April 9, 2016, to May 29, 2016, across 10 Indian cities.

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Schedule of Vivo Indian Premier League  2016 (IPL 9)
Fixtures in  IST Time
April 9, 2016 to May 29, 2016

Date	Time	Fixture	Venue
Saturday 9 April .	8 pm	Match #1 MI vs RPS	Mumbai
Sunday 10 April .	8 pm	Match #2 KKR vs DD	Kolkata
Monday 11 April .	8 pm	Match #3 GL vs KXIP	Mohali
Tuesday 12 April .	8 pm	Match #4 SRH vs RCB	Bengaluru
Wednesday 13 April .	8 pm	Match #5 KKR vs MI	Kolkata
Thursday 14 April .	8 pm	Match #6 GL vs RPS	Rajkot
Friday 15 April .	8 pm	Match #7 DD vs KXIP	Delhi
Saturday 16 April . ........	4 pm	Match #8 SRH vs KKR	Hyderabad
	8 pm	Match #9 GL vs MI	Mumbai
Sunday 17 April .	4 pm	Match #10 RPS vs  KXIP	Mohali
	8 pm	Match #11 RCB vs DD	Bengaluru
Monday 18 April .	8 pm	Match #12 SRH vs MI	Hyderabad
Tuesday 19 April .	8 pm	Match #13 KXIP vs KKR	Mohali
Wednesday 20 April .	8 pm	Match #14 RCB vs MI	Mumbai
Thursday 21 April .	8 pm	Match #15 GL vs SRH	Rajkot
Friday 22 April .	8 pm	Match #16 RPS vs RCB	Pune
Saturday 23 April .	4 pm	Match #17 MI vs DD	Delhi
	8 pm	Match #18 KXIP vs SRH	Hyderabad
Sunday 24 April .	4 pm	Match #19 GL vs RCB	Rajkot
	8 pm	Match #20 RPS vs KKR	Pune
Monday 25 April .	8 pm	Match #21 MI vs KXIP	Mohali
Tuesday 26 April .	8 pm	Match #22 RPS vs SRH	Hyderabad
Wednesday 27 April .	8 pm	Match #23 GL vs DD	Delhi
Thursday 28 April .	8 pm	Match #24 MI vs KKR	Mumbai
Friday 29 April .	8 pm	Match #25 GL vs RPS	Pune
Saturday 30 April .	4 pm	Match #26 KKR vs DD	Delhi
	8 pm	Match #27 SRH vs RCB	Hyderabad
Sunday 1 May .	4 pm	Match #28 GL vs KXIP	Rajkot
	8 pm	Match #29 RPS vs MI	Pune
Monday 2 May .	8 pm	Match #30 KKR vs RCB	Bengaluru
Tuesday 3 May .	8 pm	Match #31 GL vs DD	Rajkot
Wednesday 4 May .	8 pm	Match #32 KXIP vs KKR	Kolkata
Thursday 5 May .	8 pm	Match #33 RPS vs DD	Delhi
Friday 6 May .	8 pm	Match #34 GL vs SRH	Hyderabad
Saturday 7 May .	4 pm	Match #35 RPS vs  RCB	Bengaluru
	8 pm	Match #36 DD vs KXIP	Nagpur
Sunday 8 May .	4 pm	Match #37 SRH vs MI	Mumbai
	8 pm	Match #38 GL vs KKR	Kolkata
Monday 9 May .	8 pm	Match #39 RCB vs KXIP	Nagpur
Tuesday 10 May .	8 pm	Match #40 RPS vs SRH	Pune
Wednesday 11 May .	8 pm	Match #41 RCB vs MI	Bengaluru
Thursday 12 May .	8 pm	Match #42 DD vs SH	Hyderabad
Friday 13 May .	8 pm	Match #43 MI vs KXIP	Mumbai
Saturday 14 May .	4 pm	Match #44 GL vs RCB	Bengaluru
	8 pm	Match #45 RPS vs KKR	Kolkata
Sunday 15 May .	4 pm	Match #46 MI vs DD	Mumbai
	8 pm	Match #47 KXIP vs SRH	Nagpur
Monday 16 May . .	8 pm	Match #48 KKR vs RCB	Kolkata
Tuesday 17 May .	8 pm	Match #49 RPS vs DD	Pune
Wednesday 18 May .	8 pm	Match #50 RCB vs KXIP	Bengaluru
Thursday 19 May .	8 pm	Match #51 GL vs KKR	TBC
Friday 20 May .	8 pm	Match #52 DD vs SRH	Raipur
Saturday 21 May .	4 pm	Match #53 RPS vs  KXIP	Pune
	8 pm	Match #54 GL vs MI	TBC
Sunday 22 May .	4 pm	Match #55 SRH vs KKR	Kolkata
	8 pm	Match #56 RCB vs DD	Raipur
Tuesday 24 May .	8 pm	Match #57 Qualifier 1	Bengaluru
Wednesday 25 May .	8 pm	Match #58 Eliminator	Pune
Friday 27 May .	8 pm	Match #59 Qualifier 2	Pune
Sunday 29 May .	8 pm	Match #60 Final	Mumbai

Several broadcasting networks and television channels  will bring live coverage of Vivo IPL 2016 across the globe.

Broadcasting Rights
Vivo Indian Premier League 2016 (IPL 9)

Country/Region	Broadcaster
India	Sony Max, Sony Six, Sony ESPN
Africa	SuperSport
Pakistan	Geo Super
Bangladesh	Maasranga
Caribbean	Sportsmax
Bhutan	Set Max, Sony Six
Canada	Sportsnet
New Zealand	Sky Sport
Malaysia	Astro
Sri Lanka	Carlton Sports Network
Hong Kong	PCCW
Middle East and North Africa	OSN
United States	ESPN
Singapore	StarHub, Singtel
Australia	CricketGateway.com
United Kingdom	Sky Sports
Nepal	Sony Six, Sony Max
Brunei	Astro

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This year too the Sony Entertainment Television Network has bagged the global rights to broadcast Indian Premier League in India, Bhutan, and Nepal. Hence, viewers in these three countries will be able to watch the live telecast of all 60 IPL 2016 matches on Sony Six, Set Max and Sony ESPN.

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RELATED ARTICLES

• Vivo to be IPL sponsor for next two seasons (thehindu.com)
• Rising Pune Supergiants (en.wikipedia.org)
• List of current Indian Premier League team rosters (en.wikipedia.org)
• Cricket: Pepsi IPL 2015 (IPL 8) Tournament Schedule (tvaraj.com)
• The Opening Ceremony of Vivo Indian Premier League 2016 (IPL 9) (tvaraj.com)
• Cricket: Scorecards of All Vivo IPL 2016 (IPL 9) Matches (tvaraj.com)