INDIAN PREMIER LEGUE 2010 SCHEDULE (SEASON 3)

The schedule for the IPL Season 3, was unveiled by IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi

1st match Fri Mar 12 - Deccan Chargers v Kolkata Knight Riders
Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai

2nd match Sat Mar 13 - Mumbai Indians v Rajasthan Royals
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

3rd match Sat Mar 13 - Kings XI Punjab v Delhi Daredevils
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

4th match Sun Mar 14- Kolkata Knight Riders v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

5th match Sun Mar 14- Chennai Super Kings v Deccan Chargers
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

6th match Mon Mar 15 - Rajasthan Royals v Delhi Daredevils
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad

7th match Tue Mar 16- Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kings XI Punjab
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

8th match Tue Mar 16- Kolkata Knight Riders v Chennai Super Kings
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

9th match Wed Mar 17 - Delhi Daredevils v Mumbai Indians
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

10th match Thu Mar 18 - Royal Challengers Bangalore v Rajasthan Royals
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

11th match Fri Mar 19 - Delhi Daredevils v Chennai Super Kings
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

12th match Fri Mar 19 - Deccan Chargers v Kings XI Punjab
Andhra Cricket Association-Visakhapatnam District Cricket Association Stadium, Visakhapatnam

13th match Sat Mar 20 - Rajasthan Royals v Kolkata Knight Riders
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad

14th match Sat Mar 20 - Mumbai Indians v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

15th match Sun Mar 21 - Deccan Chargers v Delhi Daredevils
Andhra Cricket Association-Visakhapatnam District Cricket Association Stadium, Visakhapatnam

16th match Sun Mar 21 - Chennai Super Kings v Kings XI Punjab
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

17th match Mon Mar 22 - Mumbai Indians v Kolkata Knight Riders
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

18th match Tue Mar 23- Royal Challengers Bangalore v Chennai Super Kings
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

19th match Wed Mar 24 - Kings XI Punjab v Rajasthan Royals
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

20th match Thu Mar 25- Mumbai Indians v Chennai Super Kings
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

21st match Fri Mar 26- Rajasthan Royals v Deccan Chargers
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad

22nd match Sat Mar 27- Kings XI Punjab v Kolkata Knight Riders
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

23rd match Sat Mar 27- Royal Challengers Bangalore v Delhi Daredevils
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

24th match Sun Mar 28- Rajasthan Royals v Chennai Super Kings
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad

25th match Sun Mar 28- Deccan Chargers v Mumbai Indians
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad

26th match Mon Mar 29 - Delhi Daredevils v Kolkata Knight Riders
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

27th match Tue Mar 30 - Mumbai Indians v Kings XI Punjab
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

28th match Wed Mar 31- Chennai Super Kings v Royal Challengers Bangalore
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

29th match Wed Mar 31- Delhi Daredevils v Rajasthan Royals
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

30th match Thu Apr 1 - Kolkata Knight Riders v Deccan Chargers
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

31st match Fri Apr 2 - Kings XI Punjab v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

32nd match Sat Apr 3 - Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

33rd match Sat Apr 3 - Mumbai Indians v Deccan Chargers
Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur

34th match Sun Apr 4 - Kolkata Knight Riders v Kings XI Punjab
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

35th match Sun Apr 4 - Delhi Daredevils v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

36th match Mon Apr 5- Deccan Chargers v Rajasthan Royals
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad

37th match Mon Apr 6- Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

38th match Mon Apr 7- Rajasthan Royals v Kings XI Punjab
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad

39th match Mon Apr 7-Kolkata Knight Riders v Delhi Daredevils
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

40th match Thu Apr 8- Royal Challengers Bangalore v Deccan Chargers
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

41st match Thu Apr 9 -Kings XI Punjab v Mumbai Indians
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

42nd match Thu Apr 10-Dccan Chargers v Chennai Super Kings
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad

43rd match Sat Apr 10 - Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kolkata Knight Riders
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

44th match Sat Apr 11- Delhi Daredevils v Kings XI Punjab
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

45th match Sat Apr 11 - Rajasthan Royals v Mumbai Indians
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad

46th match Sat Apr 12 - Deccan Chargers v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad

47th match Tue Apr 13 - Mumbai Indians v Delhi Daredevils
Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur

48th match Tue Apr 13 - Chennai Super Kings v Kolkata Knight Riders
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

49th match Wed Apr 14- Rajasthan Royals v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad

50th match Wed Apr 15- Chennai Super Kings v Delhi Daredevils
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

51st match Wed Apr 16- Kings XI Punjab v Deccan Chargers
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharmasala

52nd match Wed Apr 17- Royal Challengers Bangalore v Mumbai Indians
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

53rd match -Wed Apr 17 Kolkata Knight Riders v Rajasthan Royals
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

54th match Wed Apr 18- Kings XI Punjab v Chennai Super Kings
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharmasala

55th match Wed Apr 18- Delhi Daredevils v Deccan Chargers
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

56th match Wed Apr 19- Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Semi-Final Wed Apr 21- TBC v TBC
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Semi-Final Wed Apr 22- TBC v TBC
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

3rd Place Play-off Wed Apr 24- TBC v TBC
Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai

Final Wed Apr 21- TBC v TBC
Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai

TRS assures Chargers of smooth run

The Deccan Chargers have sought the cooperation of regional outfit TRS for the smooth conduct of the IPL in Hyderabad.

The IPL franchise is concerned that the ongoing Telangana agitation might disturb the third edition of the Indian Premier League.

"We have assured them all help from our side in conducting the event," sources in the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) said.

TRS would also ask the all-party Joint Action Committee (JAC), formed to spearhead the Telangana agitation, to assure its help to the organisers of IPL-III, they said.

A Twenty20 cricket match being organised at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad was cancelled on January 21 after Telangana supporters forced their way into the ground. The match was part of the Deccan T20 Cup, organised by the Deccan Chronicle, owners of Deccan Chargers, and the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA).

A day after the incident, IPL shifted the first match and the opening ceremony to Mumbai from Hyderabad.

"It remains a Deccan Chargers vs Kolkata Knight Riders match but instead of Hyderabad, it would be held in Mumbai.

"The opening game, the opening ceremony and the opening gala dinner (on March 11) are very important for us.

People from all over the world are coming and we are going to make sure that everything is in order. We don't want to take any chances," IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi said on January 22.

The IPL opener is scheduled on March 12.

Later, the IPL representatives met JAC Convener Prof C Kodandaram over the matter.

"I have told them that there will not be any problem from our side," Kodandaram told PTI.

"I have also told them that an international conference on paediatrics was held recently in Hyderabad without any problem," he said.

Meanwhile, the JAC Convener has called for hoisting Telangana flags at the JAC camps in the region on the occasion of Republic Day to symbolically express their demand for a separate state.

Not interested in the IPL says AFRIDI

In a virtual u-turn, flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi made it clear that he was "not interested" in taking part in the IPL.

And he also added that mere apologies could not compensate the humiliation the Pakistani cricketers faced in the auction.

A day after a website had quoted Afridi as saying he has gotten over the anger at being "snubbed" in the Indian Premier League auction and was open to play in the Twenty20 event in future, the star cricketer on Wednesday took a different and more strident stand on his availability.

Afridi ready to 'forget' IPL auction

"I am not at all interested in taking part in the IPL. These issues of Pakistani cricketers should have been sorted out before the auction," Afridi told PTI-Bhasha.

"I have forgotten what happened in the IPL auction in Mumbai. But everybody in Pakistan is very disappointed and angry with the insult. So good luck to Modi and his IPL," Afridi said.

All the 11 Pakistani players in the 67-strong pool went unsold in the glitzy auction in Mumbai on January 19, prompting angry reactions from Pakistan.

"Mere apology can't compensate the humiliation Pakistan cricketers faced in the auction, where the cricketers were called," Afridi said.

Afridi was also of the view that Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan and Indian Home Minister P Chidambaram's statements have only vindicated Pakistan's claim that their players were insulted.

"The statements of Shah Rukh Khan and Chidambaram have confirmed that the Pakistani cricketers were not treated properly in the auction," he said.

SRK: Wanted to recruit Pak players

"I am not talking about myself only, but I think, all were left insulted after the incident. The IPL franchises must have had something in their minds," he added.

Asked whether politics had played any role in the non-selection of the Pakistani cricketers, Afridi said, "There is lot of politics in sports in both the countries."

"When the bilateral relation between the two countries are not good, how do you expect sports to flourish?" he asked.

Afridi had only on Tuesday told a website that if an opportunity came his way, he would like to play in India in the Champions League or IPL in future provided he gets the government's go ahead.

The all-rounder had said he was guided by the teachings of Holy Prophet and willing to forget and forgive what happened in the IPL.

"After the IPL auction I was deeply hurt and angry, the way Pakistani players were treated was disrespectful and in my view wrong. Whose fault it was..I don't know," he had said.