Here are the complete details of the biggest cricket tournament in the world – the Indian Premiere League or IPL 5. IPL 5 is going to be the biggest cricket carnival of 2012, which will be lasted for 54 days.
The 20/20 format tournament, the IPL5 will begin on April 4, 2012 and will end on 27 May 2012. Both opening match and final match and concluding ceremony will be taken place at the Chidambaram stadium in Chennai.
The first match will be played between two time champion Chennai Super kings and Mumbai Indians on April 4.
As the IPL governing body has dropped Kochi Tuskers from the tournament due to non-payment issues, therefore the IPL 5 will have 9 teams instead of 10 teams.
Indian Premiere League 5
There will be 76 matches in the IPL 5 tournament and the teams will be spitted into two groups -Group A and Group B.
Group A – Deccan Chargers, Kings XI Punjab, Delhi Daredevils, Pune Warriors and Mumbai Indians.
Group B – Chennai Super Kings, Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders.
- Rahul Dravid will be the new captain of Rajasthan Royals, replacing Shane Warne
- Pune Warriors named Sourav Ganguly as their coach-cum-Captain. Sourav replaces Yuvraj Singh.
- There would be no Pakistani players at 5th edition of IPL
- Set Max will telecast all the matches LIVE
IPL 5 Match Schedule:
| No. | Date | Match | Location | Time |
| 1 | April 4 | Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians | M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | 8 P.M. |
| 2 | April 5 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Daredevils | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 8 P.M. |
| 3 | April 6 | Mumbai Indians vs Pune Warriors | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | 4 P.M. |
| 4 | April 6 | Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur | 8 P.M. |
| 5 | April 7 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Daredevils | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | 4 P.M. |
| 6 | April 7 | Deccan Chargers vs Chennai Super Kings | Y.S.Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam | 8 P.M. |
| 7 | April 8 | Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Sawai Mansingh Stadium Jaipur | 4 P.M. |
| 8 | April 8 | Pune Warriors vs Kings XI Punjab | Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune | 8 P.M. |
| 9 | April 9 | Deccan Chargers vs Mumbai Indians | Y.S.Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam | 8 P.M. |
| 10 | April 10 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | 4 P.M. |
| 11 | April 10 | Delhi Daredevils vs Chennai Super Kings | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi | 8 P.M. |
| 12 | April 11 | Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | 8 P.M. |
| 13 | April 12 | Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | 4 P.M. |
| 14 | April 12 | Kings XI Punjab vs Pune Warriors | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Chandigarh | 8 P.M. |
| 15 | April 13 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 8 P.M. |
| 16 | April 14 | Delhi Daredevils vs Deccan Chargers | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi | 4 P.M. |
| 17 | April 14 | Pune Warriors vs Chennai Super Kings | Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune | 8 P.M. |
| 18 | April 15 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 4 P.M. |
| 19 | April 15 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Pune Warriors | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | 8 P.M. |
| 20 | April 16 | Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Daredevils | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | 8 P.M. |
| 21 | April 17 | Rajasthan Royals vs Deccan Chargers | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur | 4 P.M. |
| 22 | April 17 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Pune Warriors | M Chinnaswamy Stadium | 4 P.M. |
| 23 | April 18 | Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Chandigarh | 8 P.M. |
| 24 | April 19 | Deccan Chargers vs Delhi Daredevils | venue TBC | 4 P.M. |
| 25 | April 19 | Chennai Super Kings vs Pune Warriors | M A Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | 8 P.M. |
| 26 | April 20 | Chennai Super Kings vs Pune Warriors | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Chandigarh | 8 P.M. |
| 27 | April 21 | Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals | M A Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | 4 P.M. |
| 28 | April 21 | Delhi Daredevils vs Pune Warriors | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi | 8 P.M. |
| 29 | April 22 | Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | 4 P.M. |
| 30 | April 22 | Deccan Chargers vs Kolkata Knight Riders | venue TBC | 8 P.M. |
| 31 | April 23 | Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur | 8 P.M. |
| 32 | April 24 | Pune Warriors vs Delhi Daredevils | Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune | 4 P.M. |
| 33 | April 24 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Deccan Chargers | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 8 P.M. |
| 34 | April 25 | Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Chandigarh | 4 P.M. |
| 35 | April 25 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | 8 P.M. |
| 36 | April 26 | Pune Warriors vs Deccan Chargers | Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune | 8 P.M. |
| 37 | April 27 | Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi | 8 P.M. |
| 38 | April 28 | Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | 4 P.M. |
| 39 | April 28 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 8 P.M. |
| 40 | April 29 | Delhi Daredevils vs Rajasthan Royals | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi | 4 P.M. |
| 41 | April 29 | Mumbai Indians vs Deccan Chargers | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | 8 P.M. |
| 42 | April 30 | Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | 8 P.M. |
| 43 | May 1 | Deccan Chargers vs Pune Warriors | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad | 4 P.M. |
| 44 | May 1 | Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Daredevils | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur | 8 P.M. |
| 45 | May 2 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | 8 P.M. |
| 46 | May 3 | Pune Warriors vs Mumbai Indians | Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune | 8 P.M. |
| 47 | May 4 | Chennai Super Kings vs Deccan Chargers | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | 8 P.M. |
| 48 | May 5 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Pune Warriors | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 4 P.M. |
| 49 | May 5 | Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Chandigarh | 8 P.M. |
| 50 | May 6 | Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | 4 P.M. |
| 51 | May 6 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Deccan Chargers | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | 8 P.M. |
| 52 | May 7 | Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi | 8 P.M. |
| 53 | May 8 | Pune Warriors vs Rajasthan Royals | Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune | 4 P.M. |
| 54 | May 8 | Deccan Chargers vs Kings XI Punjab | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad | 8 P.M. |
| 55 | May 9 | Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | 8 P.M. |
| 56 | May 10 | Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur | 8 P.M. |
| 57 | May 11 | Pune Warriors vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune | 8 P.M. |
| 58 | May 12 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 4 P.M. |
| 59 | May 12 | Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Daredevils | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | 8 P.M. |
| 60 | May 13 | Rajasthan Royals vs Pune Warriors | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur | 4 P.M. |
| 61 | May 13 | Kings XI Punjab vs Deccan Chargers | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Chandigarh | 8 P.M. |
| 62 | May 14 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | 4 P.M. |
| 63 | May 14 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 8 P.M. |
| 64 | May 15 | Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi | 8 P.M. |
| 65 | May 16 | Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | 8 P.M. |
| 66 | May 17 | Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings | Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala | 4 P.M. |
| 67 | May 17 | Delhi Daredevils vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi | 8 P.M. |
| 68 | May 18 | Deccan Chargers vs Rajasthan Royals | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad | 8 P.M. |
| 69 | May 19 | Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils | Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala | 4 P.M. |
| 70 | May 19 | Pune Warriors vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune | 8 P.M. |
| 71 | May 20 | Deccan Chargers vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad | 4 P.M. |
| 72 | May 20 | Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur | 8 P.M. |
| 73 | May 22 | Qualifier 1 – (1st vs 2nd) | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | 8 P.M. |
| 74 | May 23 | Eliminator – (3rd vs 4th) | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | 8 P.M. |
| 75 | May 25 | Qualifier 2 – Winner Eliminator vs Loser Qualifier 1 | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | 8 P.M. |
| 76 | May 27 | Final | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | 8 P.M. |
(Source: hacktrix)
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