Indian Premier League Season 2

2009 DLF Indian Premier League

Indian Premier League, Live from South Africa!

The 2009 Indian Premier League season will be the second season of the Indian Premier League, established by the BCCI in 2007. The second edition is scheduled between April 10 and May 24, 2009. The format of the tournament would remain unchanged from the 2008 season format. The eight franchises will first play against one another in a league on home-and-away basis. The top four teams will then figure in the two semi-finals and a final. The number of international players allowed in any one squad was increased from 8 to 10 although the number allowed in any playing 11 remains at 4. Four new franchises will join the IPL in 2010-11.

2009 DLF Indian Premier League Final Group Standings

Team	M	W	L	NR	RR	Pts
Delhi Daredevils (V Sehwag)	14	10	4	0	+0.311	20
Chennai Super Kings (MS Dhoni)	14	8	5	1	+0.951	17
Bangalore Royal Challengers (K Pieterson)	14	8	6	0	-0.191	16
Deccan Chargers (Adam Gilchrist)	14	7	7	0	+0.203	14
Kings XI Punjab (Y Singh)	14	7	7	0	-0.483	14
Rajasthan Royals (S Warne)	14	6	7	1	-0.352	13
Mumbai Indians (S Tendulkar)	14	5	8	1	+0.297	11
Kolkata Knight Riders (B McCullam)	14	3	10	1	-0.789	7

2009 DLF Indian Premier League: Latest News

Sony bags IPL TV rights

In the biggest-ever deal in the sporting history of India, Multi Screen Media and World Sport Group have bought the telecast rights of the Indian Premier League for a whopping Rs 8,200 crore (around $ 1.63 billion) for a period of nine years.
Multi Screen Media (Sony), which had bought the rights in the inaugural season for $ 1.1 billion, shelled out more than half a billion dollars this time to acquire the rights. MSM had earlier dragged IPL to court after it had terminated the existing contract, signed last year, and sold it to WSG Mauritius. MSM earned handsome revenues from the 45-day extravaganza last season. But it will be interesting to see how hard it sells the slots this time, given that media planners are already demanding a cut in rates.

IPL schedule announced, final at Johannesburg

Defending champions Rajasthan Royals will take on Royal Challengers in the first match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at Newlands, Cape Town April 18.
A glittering opening ceremony will be held at Newlands before the match. The first semifinal of the 37-day tournament will be played in Centurion, Pretoria May 22. Wanderers, Johannesburg will host the second semifinal May 23 and also the final and the closing ceremony May 24.

South Africa to host IPL from April 18

Indian Premier League (IPL) Commissioner Lalit Modi said that the first match of the cash-rich tournament would be held on April 18.
The tournament will now be held between April 18 and May 24, which will feature 59 matches. IPL organisers took the decision after consultations with the Cricket South Africa Chief Executive Officer Gerald Majola. The IPL Commissioner believed that it was a hard decision to take IPL out of India.
The six venues, where matches are scheduled to play, are yet to decide. Matches would start at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. IST. Modi said that he would like to build up its fan base in South Africa.
Earlier in the day, it was decided to give the opportunity to host the second edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) to South Africa. It was also decided that the tournament would start from April 18, a delay of about one week from the original schedule. Durban, Cape Town, Bloemfontein, Pretoria, Johannesburg and Port Elizabeth are the expected venues for the tournament.

India moves cricket tournament overseas for safety

This year's Indian Premier League cricket tournament will be held overseas because of security concerns since it coincides with the country's general elections, organizers said Sunday.
Some players and officials had expressed concerns about playing on the subcontinent after this month's terrorist attack on Sri Lanka's cricket team in Lahore, Pakistan. India was also the victim of a terror attack in Mumbai in November which left 164 people dead. Shashank Manohar, India's cricket chief, said organizers were looking for a venue outside India after the government refused to approve the tournament schedule because security forces would be occupied with the elections.
The 59-match tournament is to be held April 10 to May 24, while the elections for the lower house of India's Parliament will take place across the country in five different phases between April 16 and May 13. Indian officials said they have begun talks with the England and Wales Cricket Board and Cricket South Africa about the possibility of one of them hosting the tournament. League chairman Lalit Modi said he was hopeful of announcing the venue and final schedule Monday.