This year sees nine teams competing
The Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament for 2012 commences on the 4th April 2011. This is season 5 of this fantastic cricketing event with world class players coming together to play for their particular IPL team.
IPL Season 5 takes place between the 4th April 2012 and 27th May 2012 with an anticipated 76 matches to be played. This year sees nine teams competing, from the 10 in the previous year as the IPL franchise ‘Kochi Tuskers Kerala’ were terminated due to their infringement of BCCI’s (Board of Control for Cricket in India) terms and conditions.
The up-beat opening ceremony was held at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, the home venue of the reigning champions Chennai Super Kings.
The pop singer Katy Perry performed her track ‘Teenage dream’ in Indian clothes together with her whole crew dressed up too! Amitabh Bachchan recited the poem ‘Janam Yadhi Phir Se Mile’ written by Prasoon Joshi and then addressed the captains of each team in an oath ceremony; Kareena Kapoor performed to a mix of ‘Chhammak Challo and ‘Dil Mera Muft,’; Salman Khan performed Dhinka Chika in his macho style; Priyanka Chopra performed ‘Aaj Ki Raat’ and did a stunt flying in the air and superstar dancer Prabhu Deva performed his Michael Jackson style dance. Attending too were many popular stars, politicians and dignitaries, to support India’s most loved sport and popular sporting event.
News surrounding the games includes Sachin Tendulkar relinquishing MI (Mumbai Indians) captaincy to Harbhajan Singh. In regards to the resignation Sachin said: “The Mumbai Indians is more than a team. It is like a family to me. At this point of time, I feel I need a break from the responsibility of captaincy of the Mumbai Indians.”
There are 76 anticipated games over the 53 days of the IPL’s 5th season. Here the teams will play against one another either home or away. The final format layout will be the top two teams playing against one another in the first play off to be Game A. Winners of game A are then allocated a place in the final. Teams finishing third and fourth will be in the second play off to be Game B. The winners of Game B will play the losers of Game A for a place in the finals, against the winners of Game A.
The schedule has been revised on the 15th March to accommodate the municipal election in Delhi. Here sites for the matches have been swapped – Pune is now hosting the match on the 22nd May and Bengaluru on the 23rd May.
In the UK, the matches and tournament shall be broadcasted on ITV 4. The games schedule for the IPL 2012 is as follows:
Date | Time | Match Details | Venue | Result |
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Apr 4 | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 IST | Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians | Chennai | Mumbai Indians won by 8 wickets. |
Apr 5 | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 IST | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Daredevils | Kolkata | Delhi Daredevils won by 8 wickets. |
Apr 6 | 10:30 GMT | 16:00 IST | Mumbai Indians vs Pune Warriors | Mumbai | Pune Warriors won by 29 runs. |
Apr 6 | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 IST | Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab | Jaipur | Rajasthan Royals won by 31 runs. |
Apr 7 | 10:30 GMT | 16:00 IST | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Daredevils | Bangalore | Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 20 runs. |
Apr 7 | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 IST | Deccan Chargers vs Chennai Super Kings | Visakhapatnam | Chennai Super Kings won by 74 runs. |
Apr 8 | 10:30 GMT | 16:00 IST | Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Jaipur | Rajasthan Royals won by 22 runs. |
Apr 8 | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 IST | Pune Warriors vs Kings XI Punjab | Pune | Pune Warriors India won by 22 runs |
Apr 9 | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 IST | Deccan Chargers vs Mumbai Indians | Visakhapatnam | Mumbai Indians won by 5 wickets |
Apr 10 | 10:30 GMT | 16:00 IST | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Bangalore | Kolkata Knight Riders won by 42 runs |
Apr 10 | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 IST | Delhi Daredevils vs Chennai Super Kings | Delhi | Delhi Daredevils won by 8 wickets |
Apr 11 | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 IST | Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals | Mumbai | Mumbai Indians won by 27 runs |
Apr 12 | 10:30 GMT | 16:00 IST | Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | Chennai | Chennai Super Kings won by 5 wickets |
Apr 12 | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 IST | Kings XI Punjab vs Pune Warriors | Chandigarh | Kings XI Punjab won by 7 wickets |
Apr 13 | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 IST | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals | Kolkata | Kolkata Knight Riders won by 5 wickets |
Apr 14 | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 IST | Pune Warriors vs Chennai Super Kings | Pune | Pune Warriors India won by 7 wickets |
Apr 15 | 10:30 GMT | 16:00 IST | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab | Kolkata | Kings XI Punjab won by 2 runs |
Apr 15 | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 IST | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals | Bengaluru | Rajasthan Royals won by 59 runs |
Apr 16 | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 IST | Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Daredevils | Mumbai | Delhi Daredevils won by 7 wickets |
Apr 17 | 10:30 GMT | 16:00 IST | Rajasthan Royals vs Deccan Chargers | Jaipur | Rajasthan Royals won by 5 wickets |
Apr 17 | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 IST | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Pune Warriors | Bangalore | Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 6 wickets |
Apr 18 | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 IST | Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Chandigarh | Kolkata Knight Riders won by 8 wickets |
Apr 19 | 10:30 GMT | 16:00 IST | Deccan Chargers vs Delhi Daredevils | Venue TBC | Delhi Daredevils won by 5 wickets |
Apr 19 | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 IST | Chennai Super Kings vs Pune Warriors | Chennai | Chennai Super Kings won by 13 runs |
Apr 20 | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 IST | Kings XI Punjab vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | Chandigarh | Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 5 wickets |
Apr 21 | 10:30 GMT | 16:00 IST | Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals | Chennai | Chennai Super Kings won by 7 wickets |
Apr 21 | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 IST | Delhi Daredevils vs Pune Warriors | Delhi | Pune Warriors won by 20 runs |
Apr 22 | 10:30 GMT | 16:00 IST | Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab | Mumbai | Kings XI Punjab won by 6 wickets |
Apr 22 | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 IST | Deccan Chargers vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Cuttack | Kolkata Knight Riders won by 5 wickets |
Apr 23 | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 IST | Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | Jaipur | Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 46 run |
Apr 24 | 10:30 GMT | 16:00 IST | Pune Warriors vs Delhi Daredevils | Pune | Delhi Daredevils won by 8 wickets |
Apr 24 | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 IST | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Deccan Chargers | Kolkata | Match abandoned |
Apr 25 | 10:30 GMT | 16:00 IST | Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians | Chandigarh | Mumbai Indians won by 4 wickets |
Apr 25 | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 IST | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings | Bangalore | Match abandoned due to heavy rain |
Apr 26 | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 IST | Pune Warriors vs Deccan Chargers | Pune | Deccan Chargers won by 18 runs |
Apr 27 | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 IST | Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians | Delhi | Delhi Daredevils won by 37 runs |
Apr 28 | 10:30 GMT | 16:00 IST | Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab | Chennai | Kings XI Punjab won by 7 runs |
Apr 28 | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 IST | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | Kolkata | Kolkata Knight Riders won by 47 runs |
Apr 29 | 10:30 GMT | 16:00 IST | Delhi Daredevils vs Rajasthan Royals | Delhi | Delhi Daredevils won by 1 run |
Apr 29 | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 IST | Mumbai Indians vs Deccan Chargers | Mumbai | Mumbai Indians won by 5 wickets |
Apr 30 | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 IST | Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Chennai | Kolkata Knight Riders won by 5 wickets |
May 1 | 10:30 GMT | 16:00 IST | Deccan Chargers vs Pune Warriors | Hyderabad | Deccan Chargers won by 13 runs |
May 1 | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 IST | Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Daredevils | Jaipur | Delhi Daredevils won by 6 wickets |
May 2 | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 IST | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab | Bangalore | Kings XI Punjab won by 4 wickets |
May 3 | 10:30 GMT | 16:00 IST | Pune Warriors vs Mumbai Indians | Pune | Mumbai Indians won by 1 run |
May 4 | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 IST | Chennai Super Kings vs Deccan Chargers | Chennai | Chennai Super Kings won by 10 runs |
May 5 | 10:30 GMT | 16:00 IST | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Pune Warriors | Kolkata | Kolkata Knight Riders won by 7 runs |
May 5 | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 IST | Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals | Chandigarh | Rajasthan Royals won by 43 runs |
May 6 | 10:30 GMT | 16:00 IST | Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings | Mumbai | Mumbai Indians won by 2 wickets |
May 6 | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 IST | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Deccan Chargers | Bangalore | Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 5 wickets |
May 7 | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 IST | Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Delhi | Kolkata Knight Riders won by 6 wickets |
May 8 | 10:30 GMT | 16:00 IST | Pune Warriors vs Rajasthan Royals | Pune | Rajasthan Royals won by 7 wickets |
May 8 | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 IST | Deccan Chargers vs Kings XI Punjab | Hyderabad | Kings XI Punjab won by 25 runs |
May 9 | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 IST | Mumbai Indians v Royal Challengers Bangalore | Mumbai | Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 9 wickets |
May 10 | 10:30 GMT |16:00 IST | Deccan Chargers v Delhi Daredevils | Hyderabad | Delhi Daredevils won by 9 wickets |
May 10 | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 IST | Rajasthan Royals v Chennai Super Kings | Jaipur | Chennai Super Kings won by 4 wickets |
May 11 | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 IST | Pune Warriors v Royal Challengers Bangalore | Pune | Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 35 runs |
May 12 | 10:30 GMT | 16:00 IST | Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians | Kolkata | Mumbai Indians beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 27 runs |
May 12 | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 IST | Chennai Super Kings v Delhi Daredevils | Chennai | Chennai Super Kings beat Delhi Daredevils by 9 wickets |
May 13 | 10:30 GMT | 16:00 IST | Rajasthan Royals v Pune Warriors | Jaipur | Rajasthan Royals beat Pune Warriors India by 45 runs |
May 13 | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 IST | Kings XI Punjab v Deccan Chargers | Chandigarh | Kings XI Punjab beat Deccan Chargers by 4 wickets |
May 14 | 10:30 GMT | 16:00 IST | Royal Challengers Bangalore v Mumbai Indians | Bangalore | Mumbai Indians beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 5 wickets |
May 14 | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 IST | Kolkata Knight Riders v Chennai Super Kings | Kolkata | Chennai Super Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 5 wickets |
May 15 | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 IST | Delhi Daredevils v Kings XI Punjab | Delhi | Delhi Daredevils beat Kings XI Punjab by 5 wickets |
May 16 | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 IST | Mumbai Indians v Kolkata Knight Riders | Mumbai | Kolkata Knight Riders beat Mumbai Indians by 32 runs |
May 17 | 10:30 GMT | 16:00 IST | Kings XI Punjab v Chennai Super Kings | Dharamsala | Kings XI Punjab beat Chennai Super Kings by 6 wickets |
May 17 | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 IST | Delhi Daredevils v Royal Challengers Bangalore | Delhi | Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Delhi Daredevils by 21 runs |
May 18 | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 IST | Deccan Chargers v Rajasthan Royals | Hyderabad | |
May 19 | 10:30 GMT | 16:00 IST | Kings XI Punjab v Delhi Daredevils | Dharamsala | |
May 19 | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 IST | Pune Warriors v Kolkata Knight Riders | Pune | |
May 20 | 10:30 GMT | 16:00 IST | Deccan Chargers v Royal Challengers Bangalore | Hyderabad | |
May 20 | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 IST | Rajasthan Royals v Mumbai Indians | Jaipur | |
May 22 | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 IST | Qualifier 1 aO" TBC v TBC (1st v 2nd) | Mumbai | |
May 23 | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 IST | Eliminator aO" TBC v TBC (3rd v 4th) | Mumbai | |
May 25 | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 IST | Qualifier 2 aO" TBC v TBC (Winner Eliminator v Loser Qualifier 1) | Chennai | |
May 27 | 14:30 GMT | 20:00 IST | Final aO" TBC v TBC | Chennai |