The schedule for the much-awaited IPL 2015 has been announced and cricket enthusiasts from across the world are waiting with bated breath for the action to hit the field.
Many have already booked their tickets and made travel arrangements to watch their favourite cricket stars slug it out. Here is a quick rundown on the participating teams, and venues and schedules of the matches. Check out the details to plan your trip to India accordingly!
Teams: This year, eight teams will vie to win the acclaimed IPL Trophy. Apart from the defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders KKR, the seven other teams that are all set to prove their mettle are Chennai Super Kings CSK, Royal Challengers Bangalore RCB, Sunrisers Hyderabad SRH, Delhi Daredevils DD, Mumbai Indians MI, Kings XI Punjab KXIP and Rajasthan Royals RR.
Schedule: As many as 12 stadiums across 11 Indian cities will play host to this fascinating cricketing event.
Here is the complete schedule:
Match 1 | Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Mumbai Indians | 2:30pm GMT | Apr 8, 2015 | Kolkata | ||
Match 2 | Chennai Super Kings Vs Delhi Daredevils | 2:30pm GMT | Apr 9, 2015 | Chennai | ||
Match 3 | Kings XI Punjab Vs Rajasthan Royals | 2:30pm GMT | Apr 10, 2015 | Pune | ||
Match 4 | Chennai Super Kings Vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | 10:30am GMT | Apr 11, 2015 | Chennai | ||
Match 5 | Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | 2:30pm GMT | Apr 11, 2015 | Kolkata | ||
Match 6 | Delhi Daredevils Vs Rajasthan Royals | 10:30am GMT | Apr 12, 2015 | Delhi | ||
Match 7 | Mumbai Indians Vs Kings XI Punjab | 2:30pm GMT | Apr 12, 2015 | Mumbai | ||
Match 8 | Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | 2:30pm GMT | Apr 13, 2015 | Bengaluru | ||
Match 9 | Rajasthan Royals Vs Mumbai Indians | 10:30am GMT | Apr 14, 2015 | Ahmedabad | ||
Match 10 | Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Chennai Super Kings | 2:30pm GMT | Apr 14, 2015 | Kolkata | ||
Match 11 | Kings XI Punjab Vs Delhi Daredevils | 2:30pm GMT | Apr 15, 2015 | Pune | ||
Match 12 | Sunrisers Hyderabad Vs Rajasthan Royals | 2:30pm GMT | Apr 16, 2015 | Visakhapatnam | ||
Match 13 | Mumbai Indians Vs Chennai Super Kings | 2:30pm GMT | Apr 17, 2015 | Mumbai | ||
Match 14 | Sunrisers Hyderabad Vs Delhi Daredevils | 10:30am GMT | Apr 18, 2015 | Visakhapatnam | ||
Match 15 | Kings XI Punjab Vs Kolkata Knight Riders | 2:30pm GMT | Apr 18, 2015 | Pune | ||
Match 16 | Rajasthan Royals Vs Chennai Super Kings | 10:30am GMT | Apr 19, 2015 | Ahmedabad | ||
Match 17 | Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Mumbai Indians | 2:30pm GMT | Apr 19, 2015 | Bengaluru | ||
Match 18 | Delhi Daredevils Vs Kolkata Knight Riders | 2:30pm GMT | Apr 20, 2015 | Delhi | ||
Match 19 | Rajasthan Royals Vs Kings XI Punjab | 2:30pm GMT | Apr 21, 2015 | Ahmedabad | ||
Match 20 | Sunrisers Hyderabad Vs Kolkata Knight Riders | 10:30am GMT | Apr 22, 2015 | Visakhapatnam | ||
Match 21 | Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Chennai Super Kings | 2:30pm GMT | Apr 22, 2015 | Bengaluru | ||
Match 22 | Delhi Daredevils Vs Mumbai Indians | 2:30pm GMT | Apr 23, 2015 | Delhi | ||
Match 23 | Rajasthan Royals Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | 2:30pm GMT | Apr 24, 2015 | Ahmedabad | ||
Match 24 | Mumbai Indians Vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | 10:30am GMT | Apr 25, 2015 | Mumbai | ||
Match 25 | Chennai Super Kings Vs Kings XI Punjab | 2:30pm GMT | Apr 25, 2015 | Chennai | ||
Match 26 | Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Rajasthan Royals | 10:30am GMT | Apr 26, 2015 | Kolkata | ||
Match 27 | Delhi Daredevils Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | 2:30pm GMT | Apr 26, 2015 | Delhi | ||
Match 28 | Kings XI Punjab Vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | 2:30pm GMT | Apr 27, 2015 | Mohali | ||
Match 29 | Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Delhi Daredevils | 2:30pm GMT | Apr 28, 2015 | Kolkata | ||
Match 30 | Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Rajasthan Royals | 2:30pm GMT | Apr 29, 2015 | Bengaluru | ||
Match 31 | Chennai Super Kings Vs Kolkata Knight Riders | 2:30pm GMT | Apr 30, 2015 | Chennai | ||
Match 32 | Delhi Daredevils Vs Kings XI Punjab | 10:30am GMT | May 1, 2015 | Delhi | ||
Match 33 | Mumbai Indians Vs Rajasthan Royals | 2:30pm GMT | May 1, 2015 | Mumbai | ||
Match 34 | Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Kolkata Knight Riders | 10:30am GMT | May 2, 2015 | Bengaluru | ||
Match 35 | Sunrisers Hyderabad Vs Chennai Super Kings | 2:30pm GMT | May 2, 2015 | Hyderabad | ||
Match 36 | Kings XI Punjab Vs Mumbai Indians | 10:30am GMT | May 3, 2015 | Mohali | ||
Match 37 | Rajasthan Royals Vs Delhi Daredevils | 2:30pm GMT | May 3, 2015 | Mumbai | ||
Match 38 | Chennai Super Kings Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | 10:30am GMT | May 4, 2015 | Chennai | ||
Match 39 | Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | 2:30pm GMT | May 4, 2015 | Kolkata | ||
Match 40 | Mumbai Indians Vs Delhi Daredevils | 2:30pm GMT | May 5, 2015 | Mumbai | ||
Match 41 | Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Kings XI Punjab | 2:30pm GMT | May 6, 2015 | Bengaluru | ||
Match 42 | Rajasthan Royals Vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | 2:30pm GMT | May 7, 2015 | Mumbai | ||
Match 43 | Chennai Super Kings Vs Mumbai Indians | 2:30pm GMT | May 8, 2015 | Chennai | ||
Match 44 | Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Kings XI Punjab | 10:30am GMT | May 9, 2015 | Kolkata | ||
Match 45 | Delhi Daredevils Vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | 2:30pm GMT | May 9, 2015 | Raipur | ||
Match 46 | Mumbai Indians Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | 10:30am GMT | May 10, 2015 | Mumbai | ||
Match 47 | Chennai Super Kings Vs Rajasthan Royals | 2:30pm GMT | May 10, 2015 | Chennai | ||
Match 48 | Sunrisers Hyderabad Vs Kings XI Punjab | 2:30pm GMT | May 11, 2015 | Hyderabad | ||
Match 49 | Delhi Daredevils Vs Chennai Super Kings | 2:30pm GMT | May 12, 2015 | Raipur | ||
Match 50 | Kings XI Punjab Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | 2:30pm GMT | May 13, 2015 | Mohali | ||
Match 51 | Mumbai Indians Vs Kolkata Knight Riders | 2:30pm GMT | May 14, 2015 | Mumbai | ||
Match 52 | Sunrisers Hyderabad Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | 2:30pm GMT | May 15, 2015 | Hyderabad | ||
Match 53 | Kings XI Punjab Vs Chennai Super Kings | 10:30am GMT | May 16, 2015 | Mohali | ||
Match 54 | Rajasthan Royals Vs Kolkata Knight Riders | 2:30pm GMT | May 16, 2015 | Mumbai | ||
Match 55 | Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Delhi Daredevils | 10:30am GMT | May 17, 2015 | Bengaluru | ||
Match 56 | Sunrisers Hyderabad Vs Mumbai Indians | 2:30pm GMT | May 17, 2015 | Hyderabad | ||
Qualifier 1 | TBD Vs TBD | 2:30pm GMT | May 19, 2015 | TBC | ||
Eliminator | TBD Vs TBD | 2:30pm GMT | May 20, 2015 | TBC | ||
Qualifier 2 | TBD Vs TBD | 8:00pm 2:30pm GMT | May 22, 2015 | TBC | ||
Final | TBD Vs TBD | 2:30pm GMT | May 24, 2015 | Kolkata |