Final IPL schedule out with slight changes

The second edition of the Indian Premier League will be held in eight cities in South Africa, including Cape Town and Johannesburg which are to host the opening tie and the final respectively, as per the official fixtures list released on Saturday.The schedule of the high-profile Twenty20 League, to be held in South Africa from April 18-May 24, has been released after the organisers fine-tuned the earlier programme sent to the franchises.Sachin Tendulkar-led Mumbai Indians would clash with last year's runners-up Chennai Super Kings, led by India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, to kick off the cash-rich tournament.Durban, with its high population of people of South Asian origin, will host the maximum number of 16 matches, including five double headers (April 21, 29, May 5, 14 and 20) while Cape Town will have double headers on the first two days of the competition.Matches will be held at 12.30 pm and 4.30 pm local time.The schedule (All times IST): April 18: Mumbai Indians (MI) v Chennai Super Kings (CSK) (4 pm) at Cape Town; Rajasthan Royals (RR) v Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) (8 pm) at Cape TownApril 19: Delhi Daredevils v Kings XI Punjab (4 pm) at Cape Town; Kolkata Knight Riders v Deccan Chargers (8 pm) at Cape TownApril 20: RCB V CSK (8 pm) at Port Elizabeth.April 21: KKR v KXIP (4 pm); RR v MI (8 pm) at DurbanApril 22: RCB v DC (8 pm) at Cape TownApril 23: DD v CSK (4 pm) at Durban; KKR v RR (8 pm) at Cape TownApril 24: KXIP v RCB (8 pm) at DurbanApril 25: DC v MI (4 pm) at Durban; KKR v CSK (8 pm) at Cape TownApril 26: RCB v DD (4 pm) Port Elizabeth; RR v KXIP (8 pm) at Cape TownApril 27: CSK v DC (4 pm) at Durban; KKR v MI (8 pm) at Port ElizabethApril 28: DD v RR (8 pm) at PretoriaApril 29: KKR v RCB (4 pm) at Durban; MI v KXIP (8 pm) at DurbanApril 30: DD v DC (4 pm) at Pretoria; RR v CSK (8 pm) at PretoriaMay 1: MI v KKR (4 pm) at East London; RCB v KXIP (8 pm) at DurbanMay 2: RR v DC (4 pm) at Port Elizabeth; CSK v DD (8 pm) at JohannesburgMay 3: KXIP v KKR (4 pm) at Port Elizabeth; MI v RCB (8 pm) at JohannesburgMay 4: DC v CSK (8 pm) at East LondonMay 5: KXIP v RR (4 pm) at Durban; DD v KKR (8 pm) at DurbanMay 6: MI v DC (8 pm) at PretoriaMay 7: RCB v RR (4 pm) at Pretoria; KXIP v CSK (8 pm) at PretoriaMay 8: DD v MI (8 pm) at East LondonMay 9: DC v KXIP (4 pm) at Kimberley; CSK v RR (8 pm) at KimberleyMay 10: RCB v MI (4 pm) at Port Elizabeth; KKR v DD (8 pm) at JohannesburgMay 11: DC v RR (8 pm) at Kimberley May 12: RCB v KKR (4 pm) at Pretoria; KXIP v MI (8 pm) at PretoriaMay 13: DC v DD (8 pm) at DurbanMay 14: CSK v RCB (4 pm) at Durban; MI v RR (8 pm) at DurbanMay 15: KXIP v DD (8 pm) at BloemfonteinMay 16: CSK v MI (4 pm) at Port Elizabeth; DC v KKR (8 pm) at JohannesburgMay 17: KXIP v DC (4 pm) at Johannesburg; RR v DD (8 pm) at BloemfonteinMay 18: CSK v KKR (8 pm) at PretoriaMay 19: DD v RCB (8 pm) at JohannesburgMay 20: RR v KKR (4 pm) at Durban; CSK v KXIP (8 pm) at DurbanMay 21: MI v DD (4 pm) at Pretoria; DC v RCB (8 pm) at PretoriaMay 22: Semi Final 1 (8 pm) at PretoriaMay 23: Semi Final 2 (8 pm) at JohannesburgMay 24: Final (8 p m) at Johannesburg.

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