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Defending champions Mumbai Indians will face CSK in the IPL opener on April 7 in Mumbai.Kings will also play the last match of the league phase.Decision taken not to change the tournament's regular match timings with afternoon matches scheduled for a 4pm IST start and the evening matches at 8pm.
In addition to the eight franchises, Indore will be the ninth venue, playing host to the home games of Kings XI. Apart from the tournament first game and the final, Mumbai will also host the first qualifier.
Incidentally the venue for the other two play-offs - the eliminator and the second qualifier - remains unannounced.Reason behind that was because the Maharashtra Cricket Association sent a letter to IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla, demanding the two play-off matches be played in Pune, home of last year's runner-up Rising Pune Supergiant.
In the letter, MCA president told that he was merely asking the IPL to stick to the norm and allot the Eliminator and second qualifier to the home base of last season's runner-up.Final decision on the issue is likely to be taken by the IPL Governing Council.
Incidentally the venue for the other two play-offs - the eliminator and the second qualifier - remains unannounced.Reason behind that was because the Maharashtra Cricket Association sent a letter to IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla, demanding the two play-off matches be played in Pune, home of last year's runner-up Rising Pune Supergiant.
In the letter, MCA president told that he was merely asking the IPL to stick to the norm and allot the Eliminator and second qualifier to the home base of last season's runner-up.Final decision on the issue is likely to be taken by the IPL Governing Council.
In January, the Governing Council had approved the proposal that afternoon matches would begin at 5.30 pm, and evening games would be at 7pm.
According to an IPL official, one solution was to start the day match at 3.30pm to "avoid" the overlap. That, however, was not a feasible solution considering the IPL is played during peak summer and the franchises did not want the players to suffer in India's unforgiving heat.
According to an IPL official, one solution was to start the day match at 3.30pm to "avoid" the overlap. That, however, was not a feasible solution considering the IPL is played during peak summer and the franchises did not want the players to suffer in India's unforgiving heat.
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