The 2009 Indian Premier League (IPL) starts on the 18th April in South Africa. After the Twenty20 competition was moved to Africa due to security issues amidst the elections taking place in India at the same time.
Many feel the competition will not have the same vibe it had in India last year whilst others think that the move is bringing global attention to this huge Indian owned contest.
Players from around the world will be participating in this exciting tournament of 59 Twenty20 games. With the final to be held in Johannesburg on Sunday 24th May 2009.
Here is the official IPL schedule of all the games to be played with the start times in UK (GMT), India (IST) and the Local time in South Africa. The games are broadcasted by Setanta Sports in the UK.
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| Date | Teams | Venue | UK (GMT) | IST | Local |
| Saturday 18-Apr-09 | Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings | Cape Town | 10.30 a.m. | 4.00 p.m. | 12.30 p.m. |
| Saturday 18-Apr-09 | Rajasthan Royals vs Bangalore Royal Challengers | Cape Town | 2.30 p.m. | 8.00 p.m. | 4.30 p.m. |
| Sunday 19-Apr-09 | Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab | Cape Town | 10.30 a.m. | 4.00 p.m. | 12.30 p.m. |
| Sunday 19-Apr-09 | Deccan Chargers vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Cape Town | 2.30 p.m. | 8.00 p.m. | 4.30 p.m. |
| Monday 20-Apr-09 | Chennai Super Kings vs Bangalore Royal Challengers | Port Elizabeth | 2.30 p.m. | 8.00 p.m. | 4.30 p.m. |
| Tuesday 21-Apr-09 | Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Durban | 10.30 a.m. | 4.00 p.m. | 12.30 p.m. |
| Tuesday 21-Apr-09 | Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians | Durban | 2.30 p.m. | 8.00 p.m. | 4.30 p.m. |
| Wednesday 22-Apr-09 | Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Deccan Chargers | Cape Town | 2.30 p.m. | 8.00 p.m. | 4.30 p.m. |
| Thursday 23-Apr-09 | Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Daredevils | Durban | 10.30 a.m. | 4.00 p.m. | 12.30 p.m. |
| Thursday 23-Apr-09 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals | Cape Town | 2.30 p.m. | 8.00 p.m. | 4.30 p.m. |
| Friday 24-Apr-09 | Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Kings XI Punjab | Durban | 2.30 p.m. | 8.00 p.m. | 4.30 p.m. |
| Saturday 25-Apr-09 | Mumbai Indians vs Deccan Chargers | Durban | 10.30 a.m. | 4.00 p.m. | 12.30 p.m. |
| Saturday 25-Apr-09 | Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Cape Town | 2.30 p.m. | 8.00 p.m. | 4.30 p.m. |
| Sunday 26-Apr-09 | Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Delhi Daredevils | Port Elizabeth | 10.30 a.m. | 4.00 p.m. | 12.30 p.m. |
| Sunday 26-Apr-09 | Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals | Cape Town | 2.30 p.m. | 8.00 p.m. | 4.30 p.m. |
| Monday 27-Apr-09 | Deccan Chargers vs Chennai Super Kings | Durban | 10.30 a.m. | 4.00 p.m. | 12.30 p.m. |
| Monday 27-Apr-09 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians | Port Elizabeth | 2.30 p.m. | 8.00 p.m. | 4.30 p.m. |
| Tuesday 28-Apr-09 | Delhi Daredevils vs Rajasthan Royals | Pretoria | 2.30 p.m. | 8.00 p.m. | 4.30 p.m. |
| Wednesday 29-Apr-09 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Bangalore Royal Challengers | Durban | 10.30 a.m. | 4.00 p.m. | 12.30 p.m. |
| Wednesday 29-Apr-09 | Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians | Durban | 2.30 p.m. | 8.00 p.m. | 4.30 p.m. |
| Thursday 30-Apr-09 | Deccan Chargers vs Delhi Daredevils | Pretoria | 10.30 a.m. | 4.00 p.m. | 12.30 p.m. |
| Thursday 30-Apr-09 | Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings | Pretoria | 2.30 p.m. | 8.00 p.m. | 4.30 p.m. |
| Friday 1-May-09 | Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders | East London | 10.30 a.m. | 4.00 p.m. | 12.30 p.m. |
| Friday 1-May-09 | Kings XI Punjab vs Bangalore Royal Challengers | Durban | 2.30 p.m. | 8.00 p.m. | 4.30 p.m. |
| Saturday 2-May-09 | Deccan Chargers vs Rajasthan Royals | Port Elizabeth | 10.30 a.m. | 4.00 p.m. | 12.30 p.m. |
| Saturday 2-May-09 | Delhi Daredevils vs Chennai Super Kings | Johannesburg | 2.30 p.m. | 8.00 p.m. | 4.30 p.m. |
| Sunday 3-May-09 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab | Port Elizabeth | 10.30 a.m. | 4.00 p.m. | 12.30 p.m. |
| Sunday 3-May-09 | Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Mumbai Indians | Johannesburg | 2.30 p.m. | 8.00 p.m. | 4.30 p.m. |
| Monday 4-May-09 | Chennai Super Kings vs Deccan Chargers | East London | 2.30 p.m. | 8.00 p.m. | 4.30 p.m. |
| Tuesday 5-May-09 | Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab | Durban | 10.30 a.m. | 4.00 p.m. | 12.30 p.m. |
| Tuesday 5-May-09 | Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Durban | 2.30 p.m. | 8.00 p.m. | 4.30 p.m. |
| Wednesday 6-May-09 | Deccan Chargers vs Mumbai Indians | Pretoria | 2.30 p.m. | 8.00 p.m. | 4.30 p.m. |
| Thursday 7-May-09 | Bangalore Royal Challengersvs Rajasthan Royals | Pretoria | 10.30 a.m. | 4.00 p.m. | 12.30 p.m. |
| Thursday 7-May-09 | Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings | Pretoria | 2.30 p.m. | 8.00 p.m. | 4.30 p.m. |
| Friday 8-May-09 | Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians | East London | 2.30 p.m. | 8.00 p.m. | 4.30 p.m. |
| Saturday 9-May-09 | Deccan Chargersvs Kings XI Punjab | Kimberley | 10.30 a.m. | 4.00 p.m. | 12.30 p.m. |
| Saturday 9-May-09 | Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals | Kimberley | 2.30 p.m. | 8.00 p.m. | 4.30 p.m. |
| Sunday 10-May-09 | Mumbai Indians vs Bangalore Royal Challengers | Port Elizabeth | 10.30 a.m. | 4.00 p.m. | 12.30 p.m. |
| Sunday 10-May-09 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Daredevils | Johannesburg | 2.30 p.m. | 8.00 p.m. | 4.30 p.m. |
| Monday 11-May-09 | Rajasthan Royalsvs Deccan Chargers | Kimberley | 2.30 p.m. | 8.00 p.m. | 4.30 p.m. |
| Tuesday 12-May-09 | Bangalore Royal Challengersvs Kolkata Knight Riders | Pretoria | 10.30 a.m. | 4.00 p.m. | 12.30 p.m. |
| Tuesday 12-May-09 | Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab | Pretoria | 2.30 p.m. | 8.00 p.m. | 4.30 p.m. |
| Wednesday 13-May-09 | Delhi Daredevils vs Deccan Chargers | Durban | 2.30 p.m. | 8.00 p.m. | 4.30 p.m. |
| Thursday 14-May-09 | Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Chennai Super Kings | Durban | 10.30 a.m. | 4.00 p.m. | 12.30 p.m. |
| Thursday 14-May-09 | Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals | Durban | 2.30 p.m. | 8.00 p.m. | 4.30 p.m. |
| Friday 15-May-09 | Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils | Bloemfontein | 2.30 p.m. | 8.00 p.m. | 4.30 p.m. |
| Saturday 16-May-09 | Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians | Port Elizabeth | 10.30 a.m. | 4.00 p.m. | 12.30 p.m. |
| Saturday 16-May-09 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Deccan Chargers | Johannesburg | 2.30 p.m. | 8.00 p.m. | 4.30 p.m. |
| Sunday 17-May-09 | Kings XI Punjab vs Deccan Chargers | Johannesburg | 10.30 a.m. | 4.00 p.m. | 12.30 p.m. |
| Sunday 17-May-09 | Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Daredevils | Bloemfontein | 2.30 p.m. | 8.00 p.m. | 4.30 p.m. |
| Monday 18-May-09 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings | Pretoria | 2.30 p.m. | 8.00 p.m. | 4.30 p.m. |
| Tuesday 19-May-09 | Delhi Daredevils vs Bangalore Royal Challengers | Johannesburg | 2.30 p.m. | 8.00 p.m. | 4.30 p.m. |
| Wednesday 20-May-09 | Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Durban | 10.30 a.m. | 4.00 p.m. | 12.30 p.m. |
| Wednesday 20-May-09 | Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab | Durban | 2.30 p.m. | 8.00 p.m. | 4.30 p.m. |
| Thursday 21-May-09 | Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Daredevils | Pretoria | 10.30 a.m. | 4.00 p.m. | 12.30 p.m. |
| Thursday 21-May-09 | Deccan Chargers vs Bangalore Royal Challengers | Pretoria | 2.30 p.m. | 8.00 p.m. | 4.30 p.m. |
| Friday 22-May-09 | Delhi Daredevils vs Deccan Chargers | Pretoria | 2.30 p.m. | 8.00 p.m. | 4.30 p.m. |
| Saturday 23-May-09 | Chennai Super Kings vs Bangalore Royal Challengers | Johannesburg | 2.30 p.m. | 8.00 p.m. | 4.30 p.m. |
| Sunday 24-May-09 | FINAL | Johannesburg | 2.30 p.m. | 8.00 p.m. | 4.30 p.m. |
Any changes to the schedule will be reflected here as they happen. So, bookmark this page to keep informed of any changes.
